Joy Perrin had been living in a van with her two children for several months when she walked into a welfare office in 2018. She had left an abusive partner and had failed her first semester at Laney ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Five South Bay families are being awarded for their determination and resilience. On Monday, Santa Clara County Supervisors recognized families from the CalWORKs program, who ...

A handful of participants in the CalWORKs program that helps families pull out of poverty, were applauded recently at a “Champions” celebration in Escondido. The event highlighted the hard work and ...

To apply for CalWORKs in California is complex and daunting to most applicants who have never used government services. The guide aims to take all the mystery out of what can be a confusing process, ...

Public health officials say the outbreaks of measles and whooping cough over the past year put a spotlight on the need to ensure as many children as possible get their immunizations. That effort is ...