California’s Calaveras County Health And Welfare Agencies Merge

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates The Calaveras County government agencies handling health and welfare matters will merge effective Oct. 1. The Calaveras County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve the merger, the details of which are still being worked out. The welfare department, known formally as the Calaveras Works and Human Services Agency, is the larger of the two, with more than 70 employees. Its responsibilities include services to veterans, food stamps, services to children in foster care, and the CalWORKs benefit for needy families. The Health Services Agency, with about 50 employees, includes the Public . . .