Other State & Federal Assistance

To discover other public benefits and services that may be available to you and your family, please see the following resources. Program availability and eligibility information may be accessed by visiting the websites linked below.

Listos California

Listos California offers education and resources to prepare for wildfire, flood, earthquake, drought, heatwave, and other disasters.

Guide to Disaster Assistance Services

This guide provides both disaster and non-disaster related information regarding federal, state, and local assistance services available in California.

Guía para Servicios de Asistencia en Caso de Desastre

En esta guía, se brinda información relacionada y no relacionada con desastres con respecto a los servicios de asistencia federales, estatales y locales disponibles en California.

Public Charge Guide

This guide provides information about changes to federal public charge rules. The rules do not apply to everyone. Each person’s case is different. Get trusted advice from a qualified immigration legal services provider before you change health care, food aid, or other support for you or your family.

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BenefitsCal

BenefitsCal provides Californians with one unified experience to apply for and manage benefits online. BenefitsCal is a one-stop-shop to apply for food assistance (CalFresh), cash aid (CalWORKs, General Assistance, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants), and affordable health insurance (Medi-Cal).

CalFresh

CalFresh is for people with low-income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table.

CalWORKs

CalWORKs is a welfare program that gives cash aid and services to eligible California families. If a family has little or no cash and needs housing, food, utilities, clothing or medical care, they may be eligible to receive immediate short-term help.

Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)

Part of the nation's nutrition safety net for over 40 years, WIC now serves more than 8 million pregnant and post-partum women, infants, and children in the US. For a family to participate it must have a gross income of no more than 185 percent of the federal poverty level and be at nutritional risk.

Medi-Cal

Medi-Cal offers free or low-cost health coverage for California residents who meet eligibility requirements. Most applicants who apply through Covered California and enroll in Medi-Cal will receive care through managed health plans.

Property Tax Postponement

The State Controller’s Property Tax Postponement Program allows homeowners who are seniors, are blind, or have a disability to defer current-year property taxes on their principal residence if they meet certain criteria, including at least 40 percent equity in the home and an annual household income of $45,000 or less (among other requirements).

California's Low Cost Auto Insurance

Established by the Legislature in 1999, California’s Low Cost Auto Insurance Program is a state-sponsored program that makes auto insurance affordable for California's good drivers who meet income eligibility requirements, regardless of immigration status.

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The California LifeLine Program

The California LifeLine Program is a state program that provides discounted home phone and cell phone services to qualifying households.

For additional resources, please visit www.ca.gov.

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Other State & Federal Assistance

​L​istos California

Guid​​​e​ to Disa​s​ter Assistance Services

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Guía para Servicios de ​Asistencia en Caso de Desastre​​

​​Public C​harge Guide

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​CalW​ORKs

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​Wom​en, In​fants, & Children (WIC)

​Medi-Cal

​​Property Tax P​ostpone​m​ent

​​​California's ​Low Cos​t Auto Insurance​​

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