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- Orange County social
service usage increased in recent years, reaching levels prior
to the large drop experienced in the summer of 2009.
- Healthy Families Enrollment in Orange County was fairly constant through the
beginning of 2012, with a downward trend over the rest of the
year. Thus far, 2013 has seen radically low levels of enrollment,
comparable to rates during the state budget crisis of August-September
2009.
- 2012 has showed a continued increase in applications for food stamp programs
and remains high relative to previous years. December 2012 showed
a sharp decrease in applications relative to the rest of the year,
but January 2013 brought application levels back to consistency.
February 2013 has shown a month-over-month decline in enrollments,
but March and April 2013 both have shown gradual increases, consistent
with the previous year’s trend.
- CalWORKS enrollments are in a decreasing trend overall and experienced the lowest
enrollment rate in February 2012. January 2013 saw a month-over-month
increase over December 2012’s enrollment rates, but enrollments
drastically fell for February 2013. April 2013 has shown some
recovery, but is still at only 60% of the previous year’s enrollment
rate.
- Calls to the 211 Service Line have remained relatively stable since 2008, with
typical peaks occurring from October to December each year. October
2012 saw a drastic increase in requests, surpassing 15,000 monthly
requests and continuing to climb throughout the end of 2012. May
2013 recorded 24,026 requests, more than double the volume of
requests received in the previous year, and a five-year high for
requests.
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Enrollment
in Healthy Families
August and September 2009 decline due to state budget crisis.
Source: Healthy Families Program, State of California
Food
Stamp Applications—Orange County
This indicator shows the number of applications for Food Stamps received
by month from Orange County residents.
Source: California Department of Social Services
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/research/PG353.htm
CalWORKS
Applications—Orange County
This indicator shows the number of applications received by month from
Orange County residents for participation in the CalWORKS program.
Source: California Department of Social Services
http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov/research/PG281.htm
Orange
County 211 Line Service Total Number of Requests
This indicator shows the number of service requests received by month from
Orange County residents by city who call the 211 Information Line for information
about social service agencies.
Source: 2-1-1 Orange County
http://www.211oc.org/default.asp
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