Building Bridges to Better Futures
The Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance provides free tax preparation services. Assistance in applying for Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), a refundable tax credit for working households, is also provided. This is an IRS certified program that DHA has been offering to the community for 13 years.
Tax preparation begins Tuesday, January 31, 2012 and runs through Saturday, March 31, 2012.
For more information about the EITC and free tax preparation program, please call 916-876-8171.
For other sites in the County of Sacramento, please call 2-1-1 or 498-1000.
Locations, Hours, and Languages Served: EITC Flyer
Employees of Sacramento County's Department of Human Assistance raise funds annually to award college scholarships to graduating high school seniors living in Sacramento County. This collaborative college scholarship program is available to encourage graduating seniors from low-income families to pursue an education at an accredited college, university, technical or trade school.
Applications must be postmarked no later than Friday, March 9, 2012. Applications are available at all DHA Bureaus and the School/Counselor's Office.
DHA Scholarship Requirements |
DHA Scholarship Application
CalFresh Helps Stretch Your Grocery Budget
You may be like many Sacramento County residents struggling to make ends meet each month. After paying for rent, utilities, transportation, and childcare, there is often little leftover to buy nutritious food. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Whether you live alone or with others, have children or not, or are working or not, CalFresh can help you stretch your grocery budget.
If you qualify, CalFresh benefits are issued on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card to use like debit cards at participating grocery stores. In certain situations, you may receive emergency CalFresh benefits within three (3) days.
For information on how to apply, call (916) 875-3100 or (209) 744-0499. You can also apply online at Benefits CalWIN.
Giving Sacramento Families Something to Smile About!
First 5 Sacramento supports schools and community partner agencies so that they can teach parents and kids about dental health. They also improve access to health screenings, treatments, fluoridated water, dental clinics and affordable insurance plans. Children's dental care and resources at your fingertips, First 5 Sacramento Dental.
They are opening 5 new children’s dental clinics in Sacramento County.
Dental Flyer: English | Hmong | Russian | Spanish
Job Seeker services is the place to look for and get placed in a new job.
You can also develop effective resumes and letters, as well as look for specific employers of interest to you.
Start your job searching today with Sacramento Works.
Share Wartime Stories through Veteran’s History Project
Sacramento County Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers are continuing to collect first-person wartime accounts from veterans and their family members.
This project is part of a national effort to collect, record, and preserve the first-person accounts of wartime veterans and their family members. Since 2003, Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) volunteers have conducted more than 450 interviews. Call 875-4460 to schedule an appointment to be interviewed.
Press Release | Veterans Statistics
Benefits CalWIN
You can now apply on-line for CalFresh, Med-Cal and CalWORKs at http://www.benefitscalwin.org.
Applications are available in English, Spanish and Chinese.
Benefits CalWIN Poster
Free Tax Preparation and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Information
DHA Scholarship 2012