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DB101 California - Disability Benefits 101: Working with a Disability in California
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DB101 California - Disability Benefits 101: Working with a Disability in California

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Disability Benefits 101-California gives you tools and information on employment, health coverage, and benefits. You can plan ahead and learn how work and benefits go together.

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Please find their website:  Community Resources for Independent Living (crilhayward.org)

439 A Street

Hayward, CA 94541

Office: 510-881-5743

TTY: 510-881-0218
✔ Housing Services
✔Benefits Advocacy
✔Workshops
✔Personal Assistance and Homecare referral
✔ and more!

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Call 2.1.1. - schroll down for more information

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Call 2.1.1. - schroll down for more information

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Call anytime 24/7
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Text at 898-211 Mon-Fri  9am-4pm
or
visit online at 211AlamedaCounty.org (click on the image above to link to 2.1.1.)

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2-1-1 Alameda County Home - 2-1-1 Alameda County

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CalABLE  Click on this link

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For many people with disabilities, the fear of losing critical public benefits, coupled with the high cost of support expenses, has limited them from building financial security.

Until recently, individuals receiving federal benefits have been restricted in the amount of money they can save, essentially keeping them in poverty and preventing them from planning for the future. When the Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act was signed into federal law by President Obama in 2014, these thresholds were no longer an obstacle, as the law provided that eligible individuals with disabilities could now save above the $2,000 resource limit without impacting their eligibility for means-tested public benefits, such as such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Medicaid/Medi-Cal. The ABLE Act has been heralded as one of the most important pieces of disability legislation since the Americans with Disabilities Act.

In 2015, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the California ABLE Act into law, establishing the California ABLE Act Board (SB 324, Pavley) and the state's 529A Qualified ABLE Program, CalABLE (AB 449, Irwin) - and opening up life-improving opportunities for people with disabilities and their families.

In 2019, the following statute was adopted:

AB 91 (Burke) - Eliminates differences in qualification criteria for ABLE accounts between federal and California tax law to increase contribution limits to up to the federal poverty level and allow taxpayers to roll-over Section 529 plans to ABLE accounts.

In 2017, the following statutes were adopted:

SB 218 (Dodd) - Prohibits the state from filing a claim against a deceased beneficiary's CalABLE to recover Medi-Cal repayment.
AB 384 (Irwin) - Makes CalABLE a national plan that can accept account enrollment from qualified non-California residents.
AB 688 (Calderon) - Exempts CalABLE accounts from the enforcement of money judgments.

The CalABLE Savings Plan opened to the public on December 18, 2018. The program enables Californians and out-of-state residents the ability to save for disability-related expenses by putting money in tax-advantaged investments, while protecting their eligibility for means-tested public benefits programs. After-tax contributions allow earnings to grow tax-deferred, and withdrawals, when used for a broad range of Qualified Disability Expenses, are federal and state tax-free. The Plan is managed by TIAA-CREF Tuition Financing, Inc. The California ABLE Act Board sets investment policies and oversees all activities of CalABLE.

Full program details and information on how to enroll is available at CalABLE's enrollment website: CalABLE.ca.gov.

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For many people with disabilities, the fear of losing critical public benefits, coupled with the high cost of support expenses, has limited them from building financial security. Until recently, individuals receiving federal benefits have been restricted in the amount of money they can save, essentially keeping them in poverty and preventing them from planning for the future.

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Alameda County Public Health Department (acphd.org)
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Please click on this link or the picture to go to their website for Alameda Social Services
Alameda County Social Services Agency  <---(link to website)

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Food is a basic human right.  Help us end hunger in the bay area.
7900 Edgewater Dr., Oakland, CA  94621
Phone: 510-635-3663
Please visit this website for further information:         (accfb.org)

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Donate to the Food Bank. Volunteer a shift. Organize a virtual food drive or host food drive barrel in your office, school, organization, etc.

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Please call 1-877-847-FOOD             (1-877-847-3663)
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visit online at foodnow.net

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- Government programs
- Housing related services
- Community services
- Support groups
- Education opportunities
- Job training programs
And much more!

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- Homeless services
- Housing/Shelter
- Utility assistance
- Victim support
- Food & Public benefits
- Legal help
- Transportation
- Disaster Response