Benefits Snapshot
Medi-Cal
Medi-Cal is California’s healthcare program that provides comprehensive health coverage for people with low or no income. In Ventura County, To qualify for Medi-Cal, you have to live in California and meet program eligibility rules.
Medi-Cal provides comprehensive health coverage for for individuals with low incomes, including:
- Families with children
- Seniors
- Persons with disabilities
- Children in out-of-home care
- CalWORKs participants
- Pregnant individuals
- People with low incomes who have specific diseases such as tuberculosis, breast cancer, or HIV/AIDS
- Single or married adults with no children or tax dependents
CalFresh
The CalFresh program helps people who have little or no income buy groceries. Benefits come loaded on an electronic benefit transfer (EBT) card that can be used to buy food at most grocery stores, farmers markets and places that sell food.
CalFresh provides food benefits to eligible U.S. citizen or legal permanent resident with low or no income, or if you receive cash-aid, such as CalWORKs or General Relief.. Clients include:
- Older adults
- Persons with disabilities
- SSI/SSP recipients
- CalWORKs participants
- College students
If you are without money for food today, you may qualify for expedited services. Visit CalFresh benefits to learn more.
CalWORKs
The CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity & Responsibility to Kids) program can provide cash assistance to eligible families with children. It requires certain adults to work or be looking for work, or furthering education.
Those who may qualify for CalWORKs include:
- Are a US citizen or immigrant with permission to live in the United States
- Live in California and plan to stay
- Have or have applied for a Social Security number
- Meet the income limits
- Take care of a minor child
- Are pregnant or have eligible minor children
- If one or both parents do not live in the home, are no longer living or are disabled;
- Or if both parents are living in the home but the principal earner is unemployed or working <100 hours/month when applying
CalWORKs clients are automatically eligible for Medi-Cal and may qualify for CalFresh.