California Community Resource Guide

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  • Beverage Container Recycling

    Locate local recycling centers where Californians can return their empty California Refund Value (CRV) beverage containers for buy back.

    Visit calrecycle.ca.gov

  • CA.GOV Immigration

    Current Resources and information for California immigrants and their families.

    Visit ca.gov/immigration

  • Cal Grows

    CalGrows offers free training courses to all California caregivers, including unpaid family and friend caregivers. Paid caregivers working in home and community settings may be eligible for incentive payments for completing CalGrows courses.

    Visit calgrows.org

  • CalABLE

    People with disabilities diagnosed before 26 can now save up to $100K in their own name without jeopardizing other health and safety benefits.

    Phone: (833) 225-2253

    Visit calable.ca.gov
    Call CalABLE

  • CalFile

    E-file your California state taxes for FREE via CalFile.

    Visit ftb.ca.gov
    Call Program

  • CalFresh

    CalFresh, federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), offers monthly electronic benefits to eligible low-income households and individuals to purchase healthy and nutritious food at most markets and food stores.

    Phone: (877) 847-3663

    Visit calfresh.dss.ca.gov
    Call CalFresh

  • CalGrant

    A Cal Grant is money for college that does not have to be paid back. Cal Grants can be used at any University of California, California State University or California Community College, as well as qualifying independent and career colleges or technical schools in California.

    Phone: (888) 224-7268

    Visit csac.ca.gov
    Call CalGrant

  • California Chafee Grant for Foster Youth

    The California Chafee Grant for Foster Youth (Chafee Grant) awards up to $5,000 a year to eligible foster youth. The Chafee Grant may be used at any eligible California college or university, or career or technical school.

    Visit csac.ca.gov

  • California Child Support Services

    Assists parents and legal guardians of children under 18 to establish orders for child support payments with no court costs. Services also include finding parents who are not supporting their children and are not in touch with the other parent or guardian, establishing legal parentage when disputed at no cost, getting orders for medical support, changing order amounts if appropriate, keeping payment records and helping those with child support debt. Child support orders can be established in other states and in many foreign countries as well. If necessary, parents can request enforcement of existing child support orders. Both parents can request services regardless of custody status.

    Visit childsupport.ca.gov

  • California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA) Loan Program

    Offers a variety of loan programs to help purchase a home in California.

    Phone: (877) 922-5432

    Visit calhfa.ca.gov
    Call Program