CalWORKs
Chaffey College can help you reach your academic and professional goals through the CalWORKs program, which serves families receiving various forms of public assistance. We help eligible students gain self-sufficiency through specialized counseling, subsidized employment, mentoring, advocacy and personal/professional development. You can reach your full potential through education and employment with our help.
Keep an eye on our CalWORKs calendar for important events.
Contact
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Rancho Cucamonga campus
Administration (AD) - room 190
Hours are subject to change; call (909) 652-6045 ahead of your planned visit to confirm hours
*Addition information for current students can be found on the CalWORKs Canvas community
Chino campus
Chino Main Instructional Building (CHMB) - GPS Center, Room 240
Tuesday, 9:30 am - 3:00 pm
Hours are subject to change; call (909) 652-6045 ahead of your planned visit to confirm hours
Fontana campus
Counseling Appointments: Fontana Academic Center (FNAC) - Room 121
Thursday, 10:00 am - 5:30 pm
Hours are subject to change; call (909) 652-6045 ahead of your planned visit to confirm hours
What is CalWORKs?
The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids program was established
under Assembly Bill 1542 in response to federal welfare reform to Temporary Assistance
to Needy Families (TANF.) CalWORKs provides temporary cash aid assistance to families
with dependent children in order to help meet basic needs. It also helps parents complete
training programs to help families become self-sufficient.
The CalWORKs program at Chaffey College assists students who receive cash aid and
are required to participate in Welfare-to-Work/GAIN. Students must be either enrolled,
or plan to enroll in an academic program at Chaffey College and must be receiving
cash aid for themselves as well as for their children. We provide educational planning
services to students and collaborate with the San Bernardino County Transitional Assistance
Department (TAD), Los Angeles County Department of Public Social Services (DPSS),
and Riverside County DPSS to help students meet their Welfare-to-Work/GAIN requirements.
Students meet with a counselor for completion of required documents (Individual Education
Plans, training verifications for child care approval, attendance and progress reports,
etc.) as well as for regular progress checks.
Scheduling a Counseling Appointment
To schedule an appointment with a CalWORKs Counselor please utilize the CalWORKs Scheduler. You will need your portal credentials to schedule an appointment.
When making an appointment be sure to select the correct meeting location desired. For In-person locations there are three locations available: Rancho, Chino, and Fontana campus.
Types of Appointments Available
Students have the option to meet with a counselor in-person, via video, or by telephone. Please read the following important information for each type of appointment.
In Person Appointments at Rancho, Chino, and Fontana
- For in-person appointments, students accompanied by a guest should reach out to the counselor directly to request prior approval. Only 1 Guest will only be permitted at the discretion of the counselor due to space availability and safety measures.
- By scheduling this appointment, you agree that you are not experiencing any cold/flu like symptoms and are certifying that if any symptoms arise that you will reschedule your Counseling appointment to a phone or video appointment.
Online Video
- Appointments are conducted on through online video meeting software
- Have the proper technology setup, including your webcam and microphone. Use Chrome or Firefox as your browser.
Telephone Appointment
- Appointment is conducted over the telephone with a Counselor. A counselor will call the number you provided on the intake form within the first five minutes of your scheduled appointment time.
- You will receive an incoming call from a private number. If your phone is set to block calls from unknown or private numbers, please remove the block prior to your counseling appointment so that the call will go through.
Expectations for all appointments
Appointments and interactions with Counselors are intended for educational purposes only. To ensure that we are engaging in a safe, secure and respectful atmosphere with students, a counselor can end any counseling session at their professional discretion if a student is being disrespectful, inappropriate or does not have proper online etiquette for video, phone, in-person or chat sessions.
- Please be prepared to login to your Chaffey portal during your appointment time. Bring your login information with you to an in-person appointment.
- For Video and Telephone Appointments please find a quiet and private space to conduct your appointment and be ready 5 minutes before your appointment time.
- For your safety, driving during appointments will not be allowed. The appointment will be cancelled, and you will need to reschedule.
- No interruptions: do not answer phone calls, texts or surf the web during the appointment. Give your full attention to the counselor.
- It will be helpful for you to have access to the internet during our counseling appointment, as we will be discussing online resources during the call.
Who is Eligible?
- Parents who receive cash aid for themselves as well as their dependent children (CalWORKs/TANF)
and who have or are developing a Welfare-to-Work (WTW) Plan with their employment
specialist (proof of benefits must be on file each semester).
- Apply for CalWORKs benefits at: https://benefitscal.com/
- Be in good standing with the county Transitional Assistance Department (TAD) or Department of Public Social Services (DPSS)
- Self-Initiated Participants (SIPs)
- Exempt volunteer CalWORKs recipients
- Exempt CalWORKs recipients
- Be enrolled at Chaffey College
- Be in good academic standing with the college
- Single or two-parent households who are meeting county Welfare-to-Work requirements
Who is Not Eligible?
- Sanctioned CalWORKs students
- Sanctioned student policy: If a student has been sanctioned during a semester, services can be provided until the end of the semester; sanction must be cured by the end of the semester to continue services for the next semester.
- Parents who receive cash aid for their children only.
- Recipients of CalFresh only (food stamps), not cash aid
- “Timed-Out” of cash aid (reached the 40-month time limit and no longer eligible for cash aid)
- Individuals receiving SSI
- Tribal TANF
Additional Information
For additional information about CalWORKs work study, please contact the Chaffey College CalWORKs program for parents at (909) 652-6045, or visit the office located in the administration building (AD), room 190.
