California Department of Social Services

Gov. Newsom Appeals USDA Slashing $47 Million-A-Year Food Assistance Program

April 8, 2025 2:30 amApril 8, 2025 2:31 am

Governor Gavin Newsom and the California Department of Social Services appealed a United States Department of Agriculture decision to abruptly end the $47 million a year Local Food Purchase Assistance (LFPA) Program over the weekend. According to the USDA, the...

New Law Forces Parents to Abandon Religious Beliefs to Become Foster Parents

December 30, 2024 6:47 amDecember 30, 2024 6:48 am

It is established case law from the Supreme Court on down that the government cannot make services or funding contingent on political beliefs or withhold services based on them. In other words, there are not supposed to be loyalty oaths...

Social Services Child Care Transparency Bill Passes Senate in Unanimous Vote

August 29, 2024 12:43 pmSeptember 27, 2024 3:54 pm

A bill that would create more transparency at the Department of Social Services passed the Senate on Wednesday, moving the bill to the Governor’s desk for a final decision. Senate Bill 1043, authored by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield), would specifically...

Child Care Transparency Bill Passes Assembly Appropriations Committee In Unanimous Vote

August 15, 2024 6:44 pmAugust 15, 2024 6:44 pm

A bill aimed at creating more transparency at the Department of Social Services passed the critical Assembly Appropriations Committee on Thursday, moving the bill up for a floor vote in the next few weeks. Senate Bill 1043, authored by Senator...

CA Senate Passes Bill to Replace Parents with State School Employees for ‘Gender Confused’ Students

June 17, 2024 2:49 pmJune 18, 2024 9:57 am

California parents are systematically being replaced by school counselors, teachers, mental health providers, abortion providers, “gender-affirming” trans care specialists, or any number of adults willing to give vaccines, feed kids drugs, provide opposite-sex hormones, authorize gender surgeries, and get them...

California Unveils $25 Million In Guaranteed Income Grants

November 22, 2022 4:34 pm

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announced on Monday that they would be giving more than $25 million worth of grants to guaranteed income projects across the state, with the amount given to affect around 1,975 people in the...

San Diego Non-Profit Helping Sex-Trafficking Victims Wins Fight for New Home

February 8, 2021 2:08 amFebruary 7, 2021 7:24 pm

Sex trafficking is the fastest-growing illegal enterprise in California. The San Diego County District Attorney‘s office reports that in San Diego County alone there are an estimated 12,000 sex trafficking victims and survivors, with the average age of only 15....