2024 All County Letters

ACL 24-82 (November 13, 2024)
California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) And CalFresh: Instructions On Informing Participants Of Their Workplace Rights And Remedies When Those Rights Are Violated

ACL 24-81 (November 5, 2024)
Adoption Photo-Listing Of Court Dependent Children

ACL 24-78 (October 18, 2024)
Sharing Ratios For Family Foster Agencies, Intensive Services Foster Care, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs, Community Treatment Facilities, And Transitional Housing Placement – Nonminor Dependent Programs For Fiscal Year 2024-25

ACL 24-77 (October 25, 2024)
Resource Family Approval - Expedited Portability

ACL 24-76 (October 11, 2024)
CalFresh One-Year Statewide Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents Time Limit Waiver

ACL 24-75 (October 10, 2024)
Updates To The Excellence In Family Finding, Engagement And Support Program

ACL 24-74 (October 25, 2024)
California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) Program: Changes To The Cal-Learn Program And Welfare-To-Work (WTW) Good Cause For Pregnant And Parenting Participants As A Result Of Senate Bill (SB) 521

ACL 24-73 (October 15, 2024)
Tracking Ukrainian Supplemental Appropriation Funds

ACL 24-72 (October 8, 2024)
Implementation Of The In-Home Supportive Services Program Telehealth Reassessment Option

ACL 24-70 (October 25, 2024)
California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs): New Definition Of Fleeing Felon Pursuant To Senate Bill (SB) 345

ACL 24-69 (November 14, 2024)
Resource Family Approval Program Requirements Associated To The Assessment Of A Family’s Ability And Willingness To Meet The Needs Of A Child Or Non-Minor Dependent Inclusive Of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity Or Expression

ACL 24-68 (October 17, 2024)
Instructions On When To Offer And How To Complete And Document Form CR 6181 Regarding Interpretation Services And Confidentiality Agreement

ACL 24-67 (October 4, 2024)
Policy Guidance For Ensuring Equal And Meaningful Access For Individuals With Disabilities In Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA)/Entrant Cash Assistance (ECA), And Trafficking And Crime Victims Assistance Program (TCVAP) Cash Aid

ACL 24-66 (August 30, 2024)
Wraparound Services Paid By Adoption Assistance Program

ACL 24-65 (October 1, 2024)
Policy Guidance For Ensuring Equal And Meaningful Access For Individuals With Disabilities In California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs)

ACL 24-64 (August 30, 2024)
A Parent’s Failure To Participate Regularly And Make Substantive Progress In Court-Ordered Treatment Programs Not Prima Facie Evidence Of Detriment To Return Or Reunification

ACL 24-63 (September 6, 2024)
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility To Kids, Refugee Cash Assistance, Entrant Cash Assistance, and Trafficking and Crime Victims Assistance Program: Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Income Reporting Threshold

ACL 24-62E (September 30, 2024)
Errata To CalFresh Changes To Electronic Theft Replacement Policy

ACL 24-62 (August 23, 2024)
CalFresh Changes To Electronic Theft Replacement Policy

ACL 24-61 (August 21, 2024)
CalFresh Eligibility For Compacts Of Free Association (COFA) Citizens Of The Federated States Of Micronesia, The Republic Of The Marshall Islands, And The Republic Of Palau

ACL 24-60 (August 22, 2024)
CalFresh Revised Form: Information For Households Applying For CalFresh With The Social Security Administration (CF SSA 1)

ACL 24-59 (August 16, 2024)
CalFresh Standard Medical Deduction Demonstration Project - Increased Standard Medical Deduction Amount

ACL 24-58 (August 12, 2024)
CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program Annual Letter

ACL 24-57 (August 23, 2024)
How To Evaluate Guaranteed Income In The Cash Assistance Program For Immigrants

ACL 24-56 (August 12, 2024)
Mandatory Continuing Training Topic For Child Welfare Social Workers And Supervisors State Fiscal Year 2024-2025

ACL 24-55 (August 8, 2024)
Maximum Aid Payment (Map) Level Increase For California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKS)

ACL 24-54 (August 2, 2024)
Changes To Maximum Resource Limit For Families: California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids, Refugee Cash Assistance, Entrant Cash Assistance, And Trafficking And Crime Victims Assistance Programs

ACL 24-53 (August 2, 2024)
CalFresh Notices Of Action Revisions: CalFresh Notice Of Approval Of Reinstatement (CF 388), CalFresh Notice Of Denial For Reinstatement (CF 389), And Replacement Or Disaster Supplement Affidavit (CF 303)

ACL 24-52 (August 15, 2024)
Revisions To The California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) Welfare-To-Work Plan Activity Assignment (WTW2) Form

ACL 24-51 (July 12, 2024)
Federal Financial Participation Rate For Title IV-B, Subpart 1 Child Welfare Services Is Reduced For Federal Fiscal Year 2024

ACL 24-50 (July 9, 2024)
Requirements And Best Practices For The Use Of Video Cameras In County And Licensed Foster Family Agency Approved Resource Family Homes

ACL 24-49 (July 17, 2024)
In-Home Supportive Services/Waiver Personal Care Services Employment And Wage Verification Standardized Forms

ACL 24-48 (July 2, 2024)
California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids Program: Family Reunification Notice of Action Messages and Forms

ACL 24-47 (June 28, 2024)
CalFresh Waiver To Alternate Procedures When Change Of Address Is Reported

ACL 24-46 (June 27, 2024)
Aid To Families With Dependent Children-Foster Care California Necessities Index Rate Increases

ACL 24-45 (June 24, 2024)
Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Rates

ACL 24-44 (June 26, 2024)
Optional Non-Work Social Security Number Request Form (GEN 2101) For California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs), CalFresh, And California Food Assistance Program (CFAP)

ACL 24-43 (June 28, 2024)
Presumptive Transfer Related To Children And Youth In Foster Care Placed In Out-Of-County Short-Term Facilities

ACL 24-42 (June 14, 2024)
CalFresh Work Rules Oral Script

ACL 24-41 (June 14, 2024)
Electronic Signature Policy For The Cash Assistance Program For Immigrants

ACL 24-40 (June 4, 2024)
Case Management Information And Payrolling System Services Portal And Electronic Forms

ACL 24-39 (July 26, 2024)
Requirements For The Transfer Of Indian Children To A Federally Recognized Tribe, Including To A Tribal Title IV-E Agency Or An Indian Tribe With A Title IV-E Agreement With A State, And Superseding All County Letter 14-15

ACL 24-38 (June 6, 2024)
Monitoring Of In-Home Supportive Services Advance Pay Recipient Reconciliation Of Timesheets When A Provider Is Deceased Or Whereabouts Unknown And Determination Of Overpayments

ACL 24-37 (May 31, 2024)
Cost Of Living Adjustment Increase To The Minimum Basic Standard Of Adequate Care And Income In-Kind Levels For California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids, Refugee Cash Assistance, Entrant Cash Assistance, And The Trafficking And Crime Victims Assistance Program

ACL 24-36 (May 31, 2024)
Vehicle Value Limit Increase For California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids, Entrant Cash Assistance, And Trafficking And Crime Victims Assistance Program

ACL 24-35 (July 12, 2024)
Elimination Of Required Mental Health Screening And Replacement With Required Referral To County Mental Health Plans For All Children With An Open Child Welfare Or Juvenile Probation Placement Case

ACL 24-34 (June 12, 2024)
Use Of The Updated “Current Drug/Mental Health Needs Affecting This Client” Grid Accessed Through The Referral In The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System

ACL 24-33 (May 7, 2024)
Juvenile Court Extension Of Reunification Services

ACL 24-32 (May 10, 2024)
Implementation Guidance For Senate Bill (SB) 768, California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids Welfare To Work Participants Attending Publicly Funded And Nonprofit Postsecondary Educational Institutions

ACL 24-31 (May 3, 2024)
CalFresh Student Eligibility Handbook Version 2.0

ACL 24-30 (April 25, 2024)
CalFresh Waiver Extension/Modification Approval: Deny Initial Applications Before The 30th Day

ACL 24-29E (September 6, 2024)
Errata To The California State Lottery Winnings Recipient Income And Eligibility Verification System Match

ACL 24-29 (April 25, 2024)
California State Lottery Winnings Recipient Income And Eligibility Verification System Match

ACL 24-28 (April 15, 2024)
Clarification Of In-Home Supportive Services Service Desk And County Responsibilities

ACL 24-27 (April 24, 2024)
California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids, CalFresh, California Food Assistance Program, Refugee Cash Assistance, And Entrant Cash Assistance Programs: Guidance On The DT Class Of Admission Code And Processing Unclear Systematic Alien Verification For Entitlements (SAVE) Matches

ACL 24-26 (June 26, 2024)
Implementation Of Provisions Of Senate Bill 616 Relating To Paid Sick Leave For In-Home Supportive Services Providers

ACL 24-25 (April 10, 2024)
New Policy For Personal Identification Number Changes On Electronic Benefit Transfer Cards Performed In-Person

ACL 24-24 (April 17, 2024)
Funding For County Readiness And Workforce Training Activities To Support The Implementation Of Family Maintenance Child And Family Teams

ACL 24-23 (March 29, 2024)
CalFresh: Calculating Overissuances Under Semi-Annual Reporting

ACL 24-22 (April 5, 2024)
Temporary Assistance For Needy Families And California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids Time Limit Exemption For Recipients Living In Indian Country Where The Unemployment Level Of Adults Is 50 Percent Or Higher

ACL 24-21 (March 21, 2024)
Notice Of Statutory Changes For Bringing Families Home (BFH) Program: Implementation Of Assembly Bill (AB) 120

ACL 24-20 (April 2, 2024)
The Inability To Pay For Any Court Ordered Services Shall Not Be A Barrier To Reunification Or A Basis For Removal

ACL 24-19 (March 15, 2024)
Child Welfare Services External Systems Reconciliation Advance Planning Document

ACL 24-18 (March 15, 2024)
Providing Active Efforts Where It Is Known, Or There Is Reason To Know, A Child Is An Indian Child

ACL 24-17 (March 19, 2024)
Annual Reporting Instructions For The Fiscal Year 2022-2023 Family First Transition Act (FFTA) Transition Grant And Certainty Grant Funds

ACL 24-16 (March 8, 2024)
Expansion Of Income Disregards For Refugee Cash Assistance

ACL 24-15 (March 11, 2024)
National Youth In Transition Database Survey: 21-Year-Old Follow-Up Population Of The Fourth Cohort

ACL 24-14 (March 14, 2024)
Independent Living Program Annual Narrative Report For Federal Fiscal Year 2023

ACL 24-13 (March 1, 2024)
Notice Of Statutory Changes For Housing And Disability Advocacy Program:  Implementation Of Assembly Bill (AB) 120

ACL 24-12 (March 1, 2024)
Notice Of Statutory Changes For Home Safe Program:  Implementation Of Assembly Bill (AB) 120

ACL 24-11 (March 11, 2024)
Undue Hardship Exception To The Period Of Ineligibility Penalty In Cases Of Resource Transfer For Less Than Fair Market Value In The Cash Assistance Program For Immigrants (CAPI)

ACL 24-10 (March 11, 2024)
Clarifying County Instructions For Investigating And Reporting Registered Sex Offender Matches

ACL 24-09 (February 28, 2024)
New California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs) Income And Resource Exemptions For Guaranteed Income (GI) Payments

ACL 24-08 (February 26, 2024)
The Child Welfare Services - California Automated Response And Engagement System

ACL 24-07 (January 26, 2024)
California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids (CalWORKs): Revised CalWORKs Exemption Request (CW 2186A) And CalWORKs 60-Month Time Limit (CW 2184) Forms

ACL 24-06 (February 2, 2024)
Implementation Of Assembly Bill 79: Prepopulated SAR 7 Eligibility Status Report

ACL 24-05 (January 9, 2024)
Child Specific Complex Care Funding Update

ACL 24-04 (April 9, 2024)
Dual Agency Rate Eligibility For Dual Agency Children And Nonminor Dependents In Foster Family Agency Resource Homes

ACL 24-03 (February 13, 2024)
Instructions Regarding Child Welfare Services Case Review Implementation

ACL 24-02E (April 19, 2024)
Errata IHSS Career Pathways Program Extension

ACL 24-02 (January 2, 2024)
IHSS Career Pathways Program Extension

ACL 24-01 (January 19, 2024)
CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program Eligibility Updates And Notice Of Approval/Termination For The CalFresh Restaurant Meals Program (CF 889)