Nonprofit

Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations

Sacramento, CA
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ccwro.org

  • Mission

    The Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations' mission is to help Californian's living in poverty with government assistance. We are funded to provide technical assistance to qualified legal service providers that serve individuals and families on public benefits. We do policy, administrative advocacy, training, and education about CalWORKs, CalFresh/Supplemental Security Income, Medi-Cal, In Home Supportive Services, Refugee Cash Assistance, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, and more. We also participate in litigation and represent individuals at state hearings as warranted.

    The Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations' mission is to help Californian's living in poverty with government assistance. We are funded to provide technical assistance to qualified legal service providers that serve individuals and families on public benefits. We do policy, administrative advocacy, training, and education about CalWORKs, CalFresh/Supplemental Security Income, Medi-Cal, In Home Supportive Services, Refugee Cash Assistance, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants, and more. We also participate in litigation and represent individuals at state hearings as warranted.

    About Us

    The Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations consist of a small team of six full-time and two part-time staff. Three individuals on staff are attorneys, our Executive Director, Kevin Aslanian has lived experience as a welfare recipient, as do others on staff. We also have a researcher, an office manager, and a part-time billable clerk and part-time program analyst.

    We are headquartered in Sacramento, but since COVID, we have increasingly become a remote work operation.

    The Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations consist of a small team of six full-time and two part-time staff. Three individuals on staff are attorneys, our Executive Director, Kevin Aslanian has lived experience as a welfare recipient, as do others on staff. We also have a researcher, an office manager, and a part-time billable clerk and part-time program analyst.

    We are headquartered in Sacramento, but since COVID, we have increasingly become a remote work operation.

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