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- SUN Bucks Summer Food Program Renewed For Kids in 2025!
- Family & Children’s Trust (FACT) Committee Committee Seeks Applicants
- Connect with the Information & Assistance Staff June 26
- Elder Abuse Awareness Fair – June 4
- IMPORTANT! Changes to Work Rule Disqualifications Affecting CalFresh!
- May 29, Community Action Public Hearing
- May is CalFresh Awareness Month
- New EBT Card Security & Technology Upgrade
- Head Start Childcare & Learning Centers are OPEN
- Don’t Miss the Next Episode of Government Speak
- Family & Children’s Trust (FACT) Meeting Cancellation
- We’re Hiring Early Childhood Educators!
- Family & Children’s Trust (FACT) Meeting Cancellation
- Join us in Building Brighter Futures Together!
- SUN Bucks: Summer EBT For Eligible Families
- We’re Hiring Early Childhood Educators!
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- EHSD welcomes refugees, immigrants, and all community members
- Scam Alert
- CalFresh Benefits Increase by up to 21%
- Federal Unemployment Ended September 4 – Resources & Info
- Emergency Child Care for Contra Costa’s Essential Workers (4.24.20)
- New Call Center Opens for Business Community (4.21.20)
- CC County Childcare Centers Close Due to COVID-19
- East Family Justice Center Grand Opening
- EBT Alert
- Fostering a Child During the Holidays
Foster Care
- Why Is Foster Care Needed?
- Traveling With Your Foster Family During the Holidays
- Famous Foster Children Who Have Been Through Foster Care
- Myths About Adopting Through the Foster Care System
- Even More Myths About Foster Care We’d Like to Debunk
- Will You Be Expected To Adopt When Fostering A Child?
- What Does (and Doesn’t) Foster Care Pay For?
- Food In Foster Care
- Things You Might Not Expect About Foster Care
- Foster Care By the Numbers
- Common Myths About Foster Care
- The Most Common Types of Foster Care Parents
- What Is Foster Care? A FAQ For Potential Foster Parents
In the Media
- NBC Bay Area: Child Abuse Reports Plummeted During Pandemic, And That’s Not A Good Thing
- NBC Bay Area: County’s Low-cost Child Care for Essential Workers
- CC County: A less-visible county government keeps working
- CBS5: Proposal to Change CalFresh Rules and Potential Impact on Contra Costa
- EHSD’s Aging & Adult Services celebrates Oakley Senior Center grand opening
- The Richmond Standard: CalFresh recipients receive benefits early due to federal shutdown
- Telemundo: Adelantan beneficios de CalFresh en Condado de Santa Clara
- East Bay Times: Fewer Bay Area immigrant families are signing up for public benefits
- East Bay Times: Agencies Join to Fight Elder Abuse
- CBS 5 – Fair Chance Employer Summit
- CBS 5: Bay Area Woman Remembers Modern-Day Slave
- East Bay Times: Op-Ed
- KTVU Fox 2: Bittersweet victory for Contra Costa Co. Head Start program
- NBCBayArea.com: Elder Abuse Cases Skyrocket in Contra Costa County
- CBS5: California Boosts Foster Homes To Replace Group Housing
- KTVU: New California Law creates more need for foster care families
- Contra Costa County officials working to phase out group homes for foster children
- East Bay Times: Face of foster care changing
- KRON4: Contra Costa County to phase out group homes for foster children
- New Law Set To End Group Homes As Foster Care Option
- Contra Costa County: Promising program fights deadly domestic violence
- Contra Costa Families Shouldn’t Go Hungry/Tom Barnidge Column
- Richmond Standard: West County Family Justice Center
- KQED: The CALIFORNIA Report
News Releases
- $5M Grant Awarded to Workforce Development
- Contra Costa County Agencies Awarded $29.7 Million in Grants for Head Start Early Child Care Programs
- Stay Safe Bus Campaign
- Goodbye, MyBCW – Hello, BenefitsCal
- New Report Reveals Life-Saving Info
- Learn More with Virtual Events
- Public Hearing Notice
- Contra Costa is One of Three California Counties to Win Gateways for Growth Challenge Award
- Contra Costa County Now Accepting Applications for New Layoff Aversion Grant for Small Businesses
- Contra Costa County Extends Ordinance for Eviction Protection and Rent Freeze through September 30
- WDB Provides Free Access to Online Career Training
- Press Release: EHSD Public Lobbies Closed Due to COVID-19
- Contra Costa Agencies Concerned New Federal Rule May Deter Immigrants from Using County Services
- Human Trafficking Coalition Launches Awareness Month in Contra Costa County
- First in Nation: Countywide Support Network to End Violence Opens New Center
- Project Ready-to-Learn Brings Full Backpacks, High Hopes to Students
- AAA 2019 Needs Assessment Survey
- Most Contra Costa County CalFresh Recipients to Receive February Benefits Early
- Proposed Public Charge Rule Changes Signal Chilling Effect on Benefit Programs
- Federal Dollars to Boost Contra Costa County’s Response to Interpersonal Violence
- Benefit Programs are Intact for Contra Costa County Residents during Federal Government Shutdown
- The White House Invites Contra Costa County Customer Centered Design Team to Present Project to Improve Access to Resources for Inmates upon Release
- EHSD Aging & Adult Services Awarded $1.5 Million in Grants to Respond to Elder Abuse as Contra Costa County’s Aging Population Grows
- Contract Opportunities
- Earn and Learn … Phillips 66 Investment Leads to Employment
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- Youth Summits coming to East and Central Contra Costa County
- May is National Foster Care Month
- Keep Yourself & Your Family Covered
- Goodbye, MyBCW – Hello, BenefitsCal
- How to File Your Taxes for Free
- Is that bill from EHSD?
- EHSD welcomes refugees, immigrants, and all community members
- Scam Alert
- CalFresh Benefits Increase by up to 21%
- Federal Unemployment Ended September 4 – Resources & Info
- New Report Reveals Life-Saving Info
- Get Connected, Contra Costa!
- Learn More with Virtual Events
- Public Hearing Notice
- Contra Costa is One of Three California Counties to Win Gateways for Growth Challenge Award
- Contra Costa County Now Accepting Applications for New Layoff Aversion Grant for Small Businesses
- Contra Costa County Extends Ordinance for Eviction Protection and Rent Freeze through September 30
- NBC Bay Area: Child Abuse Reports Plummeted During Pandemic, And That’s Not A Good Thing
- NBC Bay Area: County’s Low-cost Child Care for Essential Workers
- Emergency Child Care for Contra Costa’s Essential Workers (4.24.20)
- New Call Center Opens for Business Community (4.21.20)
- WDB Provides Free Access to Online Career Training
- CC County: A less-visible county government keeps working
- CC County Childcare Centers Close Due to COVID-19
- Press Release: EHSD Public Lobbies Closed Due to COVID-19
- Contra Costa Agencies Concerned New Federal Rule May Deter Immigrants from Using County Services
- Human Trafficking Coalition Launches Awareness Month in Contra Costa County
- Family Justice Center opens a third location in East County
- First in Nation: Countywide Support Network to End Violence Opens New Center
- East Family Justice Center Grand Opening
- CBS5: Proposal to Change CalFresh Rules and Potential Impact on Contra Costa
- Project Ready-to-Learn Brings Full Backpacks, High Hopes to Students
- EHSD’s Aging & Adult Services celebrates Oakley Senior Center grand opening
- AAA 2019 Needs Assessment Survey
- The Richmond Standard: CalFresh recipients receive benefits early due to federal shutdown
- Telemundo: Adelantan beneficios de CalFresh en Condado de Santa Clara
- Most Contra Costa County CalFresh Recipients to Receive February Benefits Early
- East Bay Times: Fewer Bay Area immigrant families are signing up for public benefits
- Proposed Public Charge Rule Changes Signal Chilling Effect on Benefit Programs
- Federal Dollars to Boost Contra Costa County’s Response to Interpersonal Violence
- EBT Alert
- Benefit Programs are Intact for Contra Costa County Residents during Federal Government Shutdown
- Why Is Foster Care Needed?
- Traveling With Your Foster Family During the Holidays
- Fostering a Child During the Holidays
- Famous Foster Children Who Have Been Through Foster Care
- Myths About Adopting Through the Foster Care System
- Even More Myths About Foster Care We’d Like to Debunk
- Will You Be Expected To Adopt When Fostering A Child?
- What Does (and Doesn’t) Foster Care Pay For?
- Food In Foster Care
- Things You Might Not Expect About Foster Care
- Foster Care By the Numbers
- Common Myths About Foster Care
- East Bay Times: Agencies Join to Fight Elder Abuse
- The Most Common Types of Foster Care Parents
- What Is Foster Care? A FAQ For Potential Foster Parents
- An Introduction to Contra Costa County’s Foster Care
- CBS 5 – Fair Chance Employer Summit
- CBS 5: Bay Area Woman Remembers Modern-Day Slave
- East Bay Times: Op-Ed
- KTVU Fox 2: Bittersweet victory for Contra Costa Co. Head Start program
- NBCBayArea.com: Elder Abuse Cases Skyrocket in Contra Costa County
- Martinez News-Gazette: Community Services Bureau seeks student intern
- CBS5: California Boosts Foster Homes To Replace Group Housing
- KTVU: New California Law creates more need for foster care families
- Contra Costa County officials working to phase out group homes for foster children
- East Bay Times: Face of foster care changing
- KRON4: Contra Costa County to phase out group homes for foster children
- New Law Set To End Group Homes As Foster Care Option
- Contra Costa County: Promising program fights deadly domestic violence
- The White House Invites Contra Costa County Customer Centered Design Team to Present Project to Improve Access to Resources for Inmates upon Release
- EHSD Aging & Adult Services Awarded $1.5 Million in Grants to Respond to Elder Abuse as Contra Costa County’s Aging Population Grows
- EHSD Announces CalFresh Partnership Achievements
- Contract Opportunities
- Earn and Learn … Phillips 66 Investment Leads to Employment
- Contra Costa Families Shouldn’t Go Hungry/Tom Barnidge Column
- Richmond Standard: West County Family Justice Center
- KQED: The CALIFORNIA Report
- Contra Costa Times: East Contra Costa County Career Fair