Children & family support

Child Support Services: How to Apply for Government Help

Find your state or tribal child support office, prepare the right records, and distinguish opening a case, establishing an order, and collecting payment.

Head Start and Early Head Start: How to Apply

Find a local Head Start or Early Head Start program, check age and eligibility routes, and confirm the schedule, documents, and waiting-list process.

Kinship Caregiver Help: Cash, Care, and Local Support

Compare child-only TANF, kinship support, and foster-care assistance when raising a relative's child, and find the office for your actual care arrangement.

Paid Family and Medical Leave: Find Your State's Route

Find state paid-leave benefits, distinguish wage replacement from job protection, and coordinate the employer notice, application, and required records.

TANF Cash Assistance: Find Your State's Application

Find the state or tribal TANF office, prepare a cash-assistance application, and check household rules, participation requirements, and payment notices.

CalWORKs Child Care Stages 1, 2 & 3 in California (2026)

How CalWORKs child care Stages 1, 2, and 3 work in California in 2026: who qualifies, paying a relative, TrustLine delays, and what happens when aid ends.

California Benefits Stacking 2026: Qualify for One, Likely Qualify for More

In California, CalFresh, Medi-Cal, or CalWORKs can make you eligible for energy and phone discounts, WIC, child care, and tax credits. How the programs stack.

California Child Care Assistance 2026: Subsidies, Eligibility & How to Apply

California child care subsidies 2026: income up to 85% of state median, no family fee below 75%. CalWORKs Stages vs Alternative Payment, and how to apply.

CalWORKs 2026: Cash Aid Amounts, Income Limits & How to Apply in California

CalWORKs 2026 cash aid: monthly grant amounts ($983 for a family of 3), income and resource limits, the 5-year time limit, and how to apply in California.