Home Visiting Program (HVP)

The CalWORKs HVP is a voluntary program designed to pair clients with a public health nurse or trained professional who makes regular visits in the client’s home to provide guidance, coaching, and access to other health and social services. Refer to CalWORKs Employment Services (CWES) Handbook Chapter 20 CalWORKs Home Visiting for more information.

Eligibility

An individual must meet both of the following criteria to be eligible for the CalWORKs HVP:

The individual is pregnant, or the individual is a parent or caretaker relative of a child less than 48 months of age at the time of enrollment in the HVP program, and
The individual is:
- A member of a CalWORKs Assistance Unit (AU), or
- The parent or caretaker relative of a child-only case, or
- An individual who has applied for and is apparently eligible for CalWORKs.

Forms

CalWORKs Home Visiting Program (HVP) (CW 2224)

The CW 2224 is an informing notice and has a section for HVP participation request. The CW 2224 must be included in the Intake and redetermination (RD) Packets and reviewed with eligible clients. Eligible clients must complete the CW 2224, indicating their desire to opt-in or to decline participation in the program.

CalWORKs Home Visitation Flyer (SCD 2552)

The SCD 2552 provides a general overview of the program and the benefits available to participants. The SCD 2552 must be included in the Intake and RD Packets.

Referral Process

Referrals to the CalWORKs HVP may be made by the Social Services Benefits Specialist (SSBS) and/or Associate Employment Counselor (AEC)/Employment Counselor (EC) and are initiated through the DEBS Referral Application.

Refer to CWES Handbook CalWORKs Home Visiting - Referral Process for more information, including Section A under DEBS Referral Application for steps to take.

Note: Refer to the DEBS Referral App User Guide for general instructions if needed.

Tracking HVP Referrals and Outcomes

All CalWORKs HVP referrals and outcomes must be tracked for reporting purposes. The data must be tracked when:

The client was offered HVP.
- "Offer" is defined as verbally providing information to the client and offering a referral to HVP, either in person or by phone.
The client declined the offer.
- "Declined" is defined as verbally providing information to the client, and the client declines the offer, either in person or by phone.
The client participates in HVP.
- "Participant" is defined as the first home visit has been completed.

Refer to CalSAWS Job Aid: Home Visiting Program for instructions on how to record the outcome of an HVP offer in CalSAWS.

Note: If the client participates in HVP, the entries will be completed by designated CWES staff.

Important: When a client is subsequently offered HVP (for example, at redetermination (RD)/re-application), the new data must be entered to capture the data for the measure.