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The agency provides services for California residents with developmental disabilities, such as autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, intellectual disability and conditions related to intellectual disability. It provides services through nonprofit agencies called regional centers. There are 21 regional centers throughout the state of California. [2]
Federal and State funds for adoptions, the largest SNAP program in the country (known as CalFresh, formerly led by current Department of Aging Director Kim McCoy Wade), CalWORKs program, foster care, aid for people with disabilities, family crisis counseling, subsistence payments to poor families with children, child welfare services and many ...
Developmental Services, Department of (DDS) Disability Access, California Commission on (CCDA) Disabled Veterans Business Enterprise Advisory Council (DVBE) Earthquake Authority, California (CEA) Education, Department of (CDE) Education, California State Board of (SBE) Educational Facilities Authority, California (CEFA)
Division of Child Support Enforcement [16] California Family Code §§ 4050-4076 [17] is based on the Income Shares model [13] The Judicial Council of California is required to conduct the California Child Support Guideline Review at least every four years. Department of Child Support Services (DCSS) provides public child support enforcement ...
Organizationally, the Administration on Developmental Disabilities is located within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is part of the Department's Administration for Children and Families. In 2012, ADD was included in the newly formed Administration for Community Living. [2] [3]
The Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Act (AB 846), also known as the Lanterman Act, is a California law that was initially proposed by Assembly member Frank D. Lanterman in 1973 and passed in 1977 and gives people with developmental disabilities the right to services and supports that enable them to live a more independent and normal life.
The California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) is the state agency tasked with administration and oversight of "state and federal programs for health care, social services, public assistance and rehabilitation" in the U.S. state of California.
The California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) is a California state department which administers vocational rehabilitation services. It provides vocational rehabilitation services and advocacy from over 100 locations throughout California seeking employment, independence, and equality for individuals with disabilities. The DOR was ...