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
  • Continuum of Care Reform - The Budget includes $127.3 million General Fund in 2016-17 to continue the implementation of the Continuum of Care reforms contained in Chapter 773, Statutes of 2015 (AB 403). The reforms emphasize home-based family care, improved access to services without having to change out-of-home placements to get those services, and an increased role of children, youth, and families in assessment and case planning. The measure establishes a core practice model to govern all services, whether delivered by a county or licensed provider organization, and provides currently required medically necessary mental health services to children regardless of their placement setting.
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
 Enacted
2016-17*
Positions
Dollars
4270 Welfare Programs
433.9
$10,403,088
4275 Social Services and Licensing
1,381.6
13,015,948
4280 Title IV-E Waiver
-
860,184
4285 Disability Eval & Other Serv
1,571.4
295,867
9900100 Administration
405.7
52,001
9900200 Administration - Distributed
-
-52,001
Totals, Positions and Expenditures (excluding Infrastructure)
3,792.6
$24,575,087
 
 Infrastructure Expenditures
-
-
Totals, Positions and All Expenditures
3,792.6
$24,575,087

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 * - 120K) 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 * - 14K)
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 * - 13K)
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 * - 51K)
Reflects maximum grant levels for the CalWORKs program for 2016-17.