Welfare-to-Work (WTW) Plan Activities

List of CalWORKs Activities

Federal WPR Hourly Participation Requirements

Employment

Full-Time

Part-Time

Self-Employment

Subsidized Employment Program

College Work Study

Unpaid Work Activities

Community Service

Work Experience

Vocational Training/Education

VTR*

ABE

GED

ESL

HSD

Note: Study time is embedded within the appropriate educational activity.

Job Search & Job Readiness Assistance**

Supervised Job Search

Part-Time Job Search

RRT Job Readiness Assistance

Mental Health, Substance Abuse, Domestic Violence Services

Assessment

In order to meet federal WPR, the following participation requirements apply:

For one-parent AUs with a child under 6 years of age, 20 hours per week of which all hours must be in federal core activities.

For one-parent AUs with no children under 6 years of age, 30 hours per week of which 20 hours must be in federal core activities.

For two-parent AUs, 35 hours per week of which 30 must be in federal core activities.

Note: To meet Federal WPR, if the hours are shared between each parent, one parent needs to participate 30 hours, of which 20 must be in core activities.

The following activities do not meet federal WPR Core requirements:

ABE

GED

ESL

HSD

Other Family Stabilization Activities (DFCS)

Other Activities Necessary to Assist In Obtaining Employment

Home Visitation Program

Other Family Stabilization Activities**

Substance Abuse Services – FS
Domestic Abuse Services – FS
Domestic Abuse Services – FS - Extend
Mental Health Services – FS
DV-WTW Services – Integrated – FS
Assessment – FS

Dept. Family Children Services

Federal WPR Time Limits

* VTR is limited to a 12-month lifetime limit.

** Job Search/Job Readiness activities are limited to 6 weeks (12 weeks if considered a needy state) in a 12-month period.