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DHA ScholarshipDHA Scholarship 2010

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 19, 2010

  • Posted: February 1, 2010

Free Tax Preparation and Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Information

The Sacramento County Department of Human Assistance provides free tax preparation tax 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 10 years.

Free Income Tax Preparation services for low-income people is being offered beginning Monday, February 1, 2010 and runs through Saturday, March 27, 2010.

  • Posted: January 14, 2010 | Updated: January 22, 2010

New Lobby Hours for Benefit-Issuing Bureaus

Effective Monday, February 1, 2010, the hours for lobby and reception at all DHA benefit-issuing bureaus will be 8:00am to 4:00 pm.

At 4:00pm each day the lobby doors will be closed, and no additional drop-in clients will be admitted to the building. Clients already in the lobby at 4:00pm and those with scheduled appointments will be served.

The lobbies of the following non-benefit-issuing bureaus will remain open until 5:00pm: Fair Hearings, Veterans Services and Child Care.

  • Posted: January 14, 2010

IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR FOOD STAMP RECIPIENTS: Unemployment Insurance Benefits Stimulus Excluded for Food Stamps

The Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009 requires the $25 supplemental weekly Unemployment Insurance Benefit payment be excluded from resources and income when calculating Food Stamps benefits. This change was effective November 1, 2009. The Department of Human Assistance is making the adjustment for households receiving Food Stamps and UIB who may be entitled to a restoration of lost benefits.

  • Posted: January 5, 2010

Job Front: Stimulus Funds Help Sacramento County Job Seekers

A stimulus-fueled jobs program hopes to help Sacramento County and local businesses put people to work.

The $4 million Job Opportunity Program, led by the county's Department of Human Assistance using federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds, targets low-income workers and those in the state's CalWORKs welfare-to-work program.

Read the Sacramento Bee article for details.

  • Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published in Sacramento Bee: October 26, 2009

H1N1 Flu Update

Information on steps you can take to prevent infection is available on the Public Health website.

For non-emergency questions and concerns, residents are encouraged to call 2-1-1 (or 1-800-500-4931).

  • Posted: April 29, 2009 | Updated: October 27, 2009