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Other examples of home visiting case management components that may count towards JS/JR include:
• Pregnancy health and education, which reduce instances of out-of- wedlock pregnancy and offer better health outcomes for pregnant people. • Referrals to community resources, including career development and education services.
In addition to JS/JR, some components of California’s home visiting models may count toward other federally allowable activities, only to the extent that they can be counted according to federal guidelines. For example, the HVP program includes volunteer hours in an early learning setting which may be counted as community service, work experience, or job readiness.
Family Stabilization
CalWORKs also provides intensive supportive services to families in crisis, known as family stabilization (FS) services. FS services include intensive case management services to address immediate crisis situations and needs, such as housing instability or family safety issues. These services ensure a basic level of stability within the family so that future participation in WTW activities that lead to self-sufficiency may be more successful.
CalWORKs Housing & Homelessness Programs
CalWORKs Housing Support Program (HSP)
CalWORKs offers HSP to assist eligible families in the CalWORKs program who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, including participants who have not yet received an eviction notice and for whom housing instability would be a barrier to self-sufficiency or child well-being.
Counties that elect to operate HSP are awarded HSP funds and given the flexibility to design their own county specific HSP plan to serve the needs of their unique populations. Among CalWORKs participants identified as eligible for HSP, counties are advised to prioritize serving participants experiencing homelessness and those with the greatest vulnerabilities and risk factors for homelessness, including households with multiple risk factors.