Health and Human Services
5180 Department of Social Services

The mission of the Department of Social Services is to serve, aid, and protect needy and vulnerable children and adults in ways that strengthen and preserve families, encourage personal responsibility, and foster independence. The Department accomplishes its mission through the operation and oversight of a variety of programs that provide cash assistance, social services, disability evaluation, community care licensing, and other services.
MAJOR PROGRAM CHANGES Back to Top
  • The Governor's Budget includes an increase of $9.9 million in 2014-15 to begin implementing a six-county, three-year $115.4 million Parent/Child Engagement Demonstration Pilot Project to improve outcomes for 2,000 CalWORKs families. Beginning January 1, 2015, participating counties will target the neediest and hardest to serve CalWORKs families with children between the ages of 18 months and 5 years utilizing early interventions, including parenting skills, home visitation, job preparation tools, licensed subsidized child care, and child development activities.
PROGRAMS Back to Top
The following table presents total proposed budget year positions and expenditures for each budgeted program area. These expenditures include all funding sources that support the state agency's programs.
Code Program
 Proposed
2014-15*
Positions
Dollars
16 Welfare Programs
404.7
$9,591,070
25 Social Services and Licensing
1,651.9
8,847,423
26 Title IV-E Waiver
-
594,650
35 Disability Evaluation and Other Services
1,879.8
284,024
60.01 Administration
397.8
51,662
60.02 Distributed Administration
-
-51,662
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
4,334.2
$19,317,167
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
4,334.2
$19,317,167

Refer to the Program Descriptions for a description of programs operated by this state agency.

Refer to the 3-Yr Expenditures & Positions for expenditures, positions, and funding detail.
PRINTABLE BUDGET DOCUMENTS Back to Top
The following identifies budget documents for this state agency that are available in a printable (pdf) format.

Entire Department of Social Services Budget (pdf * - 183K) in pdf format.
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of all budget information for this state agency. Note: Along with other information, this document includes the documents listed below.

 Fund Condition Statements ONLY (pdf * - 13K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the fund condition statements for each fund administered by this state agency.

 Detail of Appropriations and Adjustments ONLY (pdf * - 12K)
This document provides a printable format (pdf) of only the detail of appropriations and adjustments for this state agency.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Back to Top
Legal Citations and Authority
Includes the legal citations (state statutes, federal statutes, and court orders) for operation of department programs and activities.
CalWORKs Maximum Aid Payment (pdf * - 126K)
Reflects maximum grant levels for the CalWORKs program for 2014-15.