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Employment
and Financial Services |
The Employment and Financial Services division
delivers temporary financial assistance, case management support and
employment services that are mandated by the Federal and State
governments. Eligibility factors are established in state laws and
regulations. They target poor and dependent children, needy families and
elderly and disabled individuals.
The following are the objectives for all programs in the
Employment and Financial Services Division:
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Determining and monitoring
eligibility for benefits and financial assistance according to
program regulations and department performance standards; approving
and issuing only the benefits which a client is eligible to receive.
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Identifying suspected
fraud; referring these cases for investigation and recovering
benefits issued to people who were not eligible to receive them.
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Developing and implementing
plans to minimize payment errors.
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Reducing out-of-wedlock
births, supporting the maintenance of two-parent families and
promoting marriage.
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Assisting and supporting
California’s efforts to reduce poverty among children through
promotion of personal responsibility, self-sufficiency and
accountability.
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Reducing dependence on
government financial assistance through promoting job preparation,
creation of links between recipients and employment, and job
retention.
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Supporting and assisting
California's efforts to foster the well being of children through
adult and family responsibility and building collaborations that
promote child health and child safety, keeping children in school,
in their home and out of trouble.
To learn more about employment
and financial services, please visit these pages:
CalWorks
CalLearn
General Assistance
Welfare-To-Work
Plumas County Department of Social Services
270 County Hospital Road, Suite 207
Quincy, CA. 95971
Phone:
(530) 283-6350 Fax: (530) 283-6368