1. CalWORKs Cash Assistance and Welfare to Work Programs
2. Non-Cash Assistance Eligibility Programs:  Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, CMSP, General Assistance

 

Office Location – CalWORKs Cash Assistance, Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, CMSP, General Assistance:  Main Office, 251 E. Webster St., Colusa, CA 95932 (next door to the Colusa Regional Medical Center); Phone No. (530) 458-0250; FAX No. (530) 458-0492

Office Locations – CalWORKs Welfare to Work, Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, CMSP:

1. Main Office – 251 E. Webster St., Colusa (next door to Colusa Regional Medical Center); (530) 458-0250
2. Colusa County One-Stop Partnership, Williams – 570 – 6th St. (P.O. Box 37), Williams, CA 95987; Phone No. (530) 473-3927; FAX No. (530) 473-5990

 

CalWORKs and the Welfare to Work Program

CalWORKs provides temporary cash assistance for needy families.  Eligibility Workers determine initial and on-going eligibility for cash assistance.  Unless exempt, parents and caretaker relatives are required to participate in Welfare to Work activities.  Employment and Training Workers provide Welfare to Work case management services, which include referrals for education, training, and jobs, as well as supportive services – child care, transportation, and other services needed for work and training activities.

Cal-Learn
Cal-Learn is a special CalWORKs program for parenting or pregnant teenagers who have not earned a high school diploma or its equivalent.  Case management services and supportive services (child care, transportation, school supplies) are provided to these parents to encourage them to stay in school or return to school until graduation or earning a high school equivalency certificate.  Teen parents earn bonuses for successful participation.  Cal-Learn case management services are provided by a Welfare to Work Employment and Training Worker who is located at the Colusa County One-Stop Partnership, 570 – 6th Street, Williams.

Food Stamps

Eligibility Workers determine initial and on-going eligibility for Food Stamps.  Some people who receive Food Stamps also receive CalWORKs cash assistance.  To remain eligible for Food Stamps, most recipients must complete and submit a Quarterly Status Report.

CalWORKs and Food Stamps – Quarterly Reporting

 

People on CalWORKs cash aid and Food Stamps now use a 3-month (“quarterly”) report to list income and household changes.  For CalWORKs cash aid, the amount of income that would make a household ineligible for aid is called the “Income Reporting Threshold,” or “IRT.” 

Income Reporting Threshold (IRT) for Recipient Family
Family Size	IRT
1	$1,037
2	$1,390
3	$1,744
4	$2,097
5	$2,450
6	$2,803
7	$3,156
8	$3,509
9	$3,863
10 or more	$4,271

 

CalWORKs Cash Aid/Food Stamps – Electronic Benefit Transfer (“EBT”)

Food Stamps:  Food Stamp benefits are issued to the recipient’s EBT account.  To access benefits, the Department of Health and Human Services issues each client an EBT Golden State Advantage card. This card is like an ATM card.  It can be used to buy food using Point-Of-Sale – POS - machines at grocery stores that are approved to accept Food Stamps.

CalWORKs Cash Benefits: Cash benefits are issued to the recipient’s EBT account.  The Department of Health and Human Services issues an EBT Golden State Advantage card to the payee for each CalWORKs case.  The EBT card can then be used to get cash from ATMs (automated teller machines) and POS machines at participating grocery stores. 

Colusa County EBT Cash Access Points and EBT ATM’s

 

City	Business Name	Address	Transaction Limit	Surcharge	Surcharge Amount
Arbuckle
	Umpqua Bank	540 Amanda St.	$500.00	N	$0.00
Colusa
	Bank Of America	558 Market St.	$1,000.00	Y	$1.50
	Umpqua Bank	655 Fremont St.	$500.00	N	$0.00
	U.S. Bank	600 Market St.	$500.00	N	$0.00
	Wells Fargo Bank	501 Market St.	$500.00	Y	$1.50
Maxwell
	Wells Fargo Bank	122 Old Hwy. 99W	$500.00	Y	$1.50
Williams
	Bank Of America (ATM next to Fouch’s Pharmacy)	692 E St.	$1,000.00	Y	$1.50
	E*Trade (ATM inside Jensen’s Chevron)	505 - 4th St.	$300.00	Y	$1.50
	Independent ATM (Inside                              Granzella's Restaurant & Deli)	451 - 6th St.	$300.00	Y	$1.50
	Just ATMs	301 Vann St.	$300.00	Y	$1.50
	Umpqua Bank	475 - 4th St.	$500.00	N	$0.00
	U.S. Bank	780 E St.	$500.00	N	$0.00

 

Stores that Give Back EBT Cash

 

City	Business Name	Address	Cash Back Limit	Surcharge	Surcharge Amount
Arbuckle
	Arbuckle Food Center	575 Amanda St.	$999.00	N	$0.00
	Corona's Video	413 -  5th St.	$999.00	N	$0.00
Colusa
	Chung Sun Market	110 - 6th St.	$25.00	N	$0.00
	Full Stop	11 Market St.	$20.00	N	$0.00
	Holiday Quality Foods	1017 Bridge St.	$100.00	N	$0.00
	La Reyna Carniceria & Meat Mkt.	751 Fremont St.	$20.00	N	$0.00
	Rite Aid	1021 Bridge St.	$100.00	N	$0.00
	Shop `N Save	10 Sioc St.	$40.00	N	$0.00
	Valero	11 Market St.	$20.00	N	$0.00
Maxwell
	Maxwell Country Market	50 Maxwell Rd.	$40.00	N	$0.00
Princeton
	Princeton Market & Deli	236 Commercial St.	$40.00	N	$0.00
Williams
	Roy's Super Market	933 E St.	$40.00	N	$0.00
	Shop `N Save	421 - 7th St.	$40.00	N	$0.00

 

Medi-Cal

Medi-Cal is California’s Medicaid health care program. This program pays for a variety of medical services for children and adults with limited income and resources. Medi-Cal is supported by federal and state taxes.

There are two basic categories of Medi-Cal:

1. Public Assistance Medi-Cal, which is for individuals and families who receive cash assistance (CalWORKs, SSI/SSP), and
2. Medi-Cal for individuals and families not receiving cash assistance but who are eligible for a variety of special Medi-Cal programs, including:
3. aged, blind, and disabled patients
4. long-term care patients
5. pregnancy services
6. services for newborns
7. cervical cancer patients
8. breast cancer patients

CMSP (County Medical Services Program)

CMSP provides access to medical services for low-income persons who are not linked to the federal Medi-Cal program.  Colusa is one of 34 counties in the CMSP program.  CMSP is supported by county and state funds.

General Assistance

Needy residents of the county who have no means of support may be eligible for limited financial assistance through the General Assistance program.  Applicants and recipients of General Assistance who do not have a verified physical or mental disability are referred to a work crew.  Applicants and recipients having substance abuse problems will be referred to a substance abuse treatment program.

Grant-Based Emergency Housing Programs

Colusa County participates in a tri-county (Colusa, Glenn, Trinity) consortium administered by the Glenn County Human Resource Agency’s Community Action Division to provide homeless assistance under three separate grant programs.  These programs can provide limited emergency shelter and rental assistance.  Emergency housing assistance is made through vouchers and payments since Colusa County does not have a homeless shelter.

Important Phone Numbers & Addresses:
Employment, Training, Child Care, Housing

1. Colusa County One-Stop Partnership – (530) 458-0326; 146 Market St., Colusa
2. Colusa County One-Stop Partnership – (530) 473-3927; 570 – 6th St., Williams
3. Colusa County Office of Education – R.O.P. – (530) 458-0300; 345 – 5th St., Colusa
4. Colusa County Office of Education – Children’s Services (Child Care Resource & Referral) – (530) 458-0300; 345 – 5th St., Colusa
5. Glenn Community Services/Section 8 – 1-800-287-8711 or (530) 934-6510
6. HEAP (Housing and Energy Assistance Program) – 1-800-433-4327 or (530) 934-6510
7. Mental Health Services – (530) 458-0520; 162 E. Carson St., Suite A, Colusa
8. Alcohol and Drug Services – (530) 458-0516; 162 E. Carson St., Suite A, Colusa
9. Casa de Esperanza – 1-888-874-2040
10. Social Security Administration – 1-800-772-1213; 355 Percy Avenue, Yuba City 95991
11. Colusa County Transit – (530) 458-0287 (“458-0-BUS”)
12. California Rural Legal Assistance (Legal Aid) – (530) 742-5191

Links – Jobs, Training, Education

1. CalJOBS:  www.caljobs.ca.gov/
2. Appeal-Democrat:   www.appeal-democrat.com/
3. Merit Systems:  http://agency.governmentjob.com/cps
4. Yuba Community College:  www.yuba.cc.ca.us/
5. Butte Community College:  www.butte.cc.ca.us/
6. Colusa County Office of Education:  www.colusa-coe.k12.ca.us
7. Colusa County One-Stop Partnership:  http://www.colusa1stop.org/
8. County Medical Services Program (CMSP):  www.dhs.ca.gov/cmsp/
9. California Department of Social Services (CDSS):  www.dss.cahwnet.gov/cdssweb/
10. Medi-Cal:  www.medi-cal.ca.gov/
11. Food Stamps:  www.dss.cahwneet.gov/foodstamps/
12. Becoming an Authorized Food Stamp Retailer:  www.fns.usda.gov/fsp/retailers/becoming.htm
13. EBT:  www.ebtproject.ca.gov