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  • EDD Online Job Center

    Provides a range of employment and training services with state and local agencies. These services help job seekers, laid off workers, youth, people currently working, veterans, and people with disabilities. This resource provides links to job banks, career training workshops, and other job search tools.

    Visit edd.ca.gov

  • Educational Financial Assistance for Health Professionals

    California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) provides scholarships, loan repayments, and grants to students, graduates, and institutions providing direct patient care in areas of unmet need.

    Visit hcai.ca.gov

  • Emergency Tax Relief Programs

    Programs for disasters declared as state of emergencies. Franchise Tax Board (FTB) and the IRS may grant individuals and businesses additional time to file or pay when a major disaster in their area is declared by the federal or state government. California generally follows the IRS extended deadlines to file and pay taxes. Impacted taxpayers may also be eligible to claim a disaster loss on their tax return.

    Visit ftb.ca.gov

  • Employment Services for Older Workers

    Provides employment and training services for older adults looking to return to the workforce or to transition to a new career.

    Phone: (877) 872-5627; TTY: (877) 889-5627

    Visit edd.ca.gov
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  • Every Woman Counts

    Every Woman Counts provides free breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to California’s underserved populations. Every Woman Counts Program mitigates the devastating medical, emotional, and financial effects of breast and cervical cancer and eliminate health disparities for medically underserved, low-income individuals.

    Visit dhcs.ca.gov

  • Expedited Licensure Process for Refugees, Asylees, and Holders of Special Immigrant Visas

    Assists individuals seeking an expedited license in diverse professions ranging from accountant to physician, security guard to contractor, cemetery to veterinarian.

    Phone: (833) 498-2006

    Visit dca.ca.gov
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  • Family Electric Rate Assistance

    Discounted energy rates. Provides an 18% discount on your electricity bill if your household income slightly exceeds the CARE qualifications. Contact your utility company to apply.

    Visit cpuc.ca.gov

  • Farmworker Housing Energy Efficiency and Solar PV

    Provides no-cost rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems and energy efficiency upgrades to low-income farmworker households to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lower energy costs for participants.

    Phone: (833) 367-5497

    Visit csd.ca.gov
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  • File a Civil Rights Complaint

    File a civil rights complaint for individuals who were subjected to discrimination, harassment or retaliation.

    Phone: (800) 884-1684

    Visit calcivilrights.ca.gov
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  • File a Wage Claim

    Support for all California workers’ rights to file a wage claim, regardless of immigration status, when their employers do not pay them the wages or benefits they are owed. Wage claims can be filed online, by email, mail or in person.

    Visit dir.ca.gov