Marin County Department of Health and Human Services Division of Social Services: Public Assistance

The Public Assistance Branch of the Division is responsible for the administration of eligibility determinations for the major public assistance programs in Marin County. Division staff provide eligibility determinations and related services for the following programs: (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families/California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids, Medi-Cal, County Medical Services Program, Food Stamps, and General Assistance/Cash Aid.) Temporary Assistance to Needy Families/California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) CalWORKs is a cash program which aids families with children who are deprived of parental support because of parental unemployment, absence or incapacity.