Infant and Toddler

Each family must be income eligible and have a need for the program. The more ways families meet eligibility and the more number of needs, the higher on the waitlist they will be placed. 

Eligibility Requirements

1. A current aid recipient

2. Income eligible

3. Experiencing homeless

4. One who has a member of the household, counted in the family size, is certified to receive benefits from any one of the following means-tested government programs:

     A. Medi-Cal

     B. CalFresh

     C. The California Food Assistance Program

     D. The California Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC)

     E. The Federal Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations

     F. Head Start, Early Head Start

     G. CalWORKs child only cash aid

     H. Any other designated means-tested government program, as determined by the department

5. One whose child(ren) are recipients of protective services, or whose child(ren) have been identified as being abused, neglected, or exploited, or at risk of being abused, neglected, or exploited.

Need Requirements

a. The child(ren) is (are) a recipient(s) of child protective services, or identified as being abused, neglected, or exploited, or at risk thereof;

b. The parent is employed

c. The parent is seeking employment

d. The family is experiencing homelessness

e. The family is seeking permanent housing for family stability

f. The parent is enrolled in vocational training

g. The parent is enrolled in educational program

h. The parent is incapacitated