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California Public Benefits: The Basics for Non-Profit and Pro Bono Advocacy 2013 (Free)

Released on: Apr. 16, 2013
Running Time: 06:31:40

Running Time Segment Title Faculty Format
[01:08:16] CalWORKs Amy P Lee ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Antionette Dozier ~ Staff Attorney, Western Center on Law and Poverty
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[00:58:46] CalFresh and General Assistance Maya Hazarika Watts ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Stephanie Haffner ~ Senior Litigator, Western Center on Law and Poverty
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[01:01:21] Youth Benefits: Foster Care Benefits, Adoption Assistance, Kin-GAP Brian Blalock ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Angie Schwartz ~ Policy Director, The Alliance for Children’s Rights
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[01:14:46] Health Benefits: Medi-Cal and the Affordable Care Act Amy Chen ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Shirley E Sanematsu ~ Senior Attorney, Western Center on Law and Poverty
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[01:02:41] Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, and CAPI Steven Weiss ~ Regional SSI Advocacy Coordinator, Bay Area Legal Aid
Lisa Lunsford ~ Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
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[01:00:41] Writs & Appeals Steven Weiss ~ Regional SSI Advocacy Coordinator, Bay Area Legal Aid
Patti Prunhuber ~ Staff Attorney, Public Interest Law Project
Richard Rothschild ~ Director of Litigation, Western Center on Law and Poverty
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Low-income clients need your help to protect their rights to potentially life-saving benefits.  Many low-income clients have difficulty navigating the confusing and bureaucratic process to establish and maintain eligibility for public benefits.  Without legal assistance and advocacy large numbers of clients go without the benefits to which they are entitled, which can often lead to unnecessary hunger and homelessness.  All attorneys who work with low income people should learn the basics of public benefits law and this course will teach the tools you need to assist clients with their public benefits legal issues.

Lecture Topics  [Total time 06:31:40]

Segments with an asterisk (*) are available only with the purchase of the entire program.
  • Program Overview and Introductions* [00:05:09]
    Genevieve L. Richardson, Steven Weiss
  • CalWORKs [01:08:16]
    Antionette Dozier, Amy P Lee
  • CalFresh and General Assistance [00:58:46]
    Stephanie Haffner, Maya Hazarika Watts
  • Youth Benefits: Foster Care Benefits, Adoption Assistance, Kin-GAP [01:01:21]
    Brian Blalock, Angie Schwartz
  • Health Benefits: Medi-Cal and the Affordable Care Act [01:14:46]
    Amy Chen, Shirley E Sanematsu
  • Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, and CAPI [01:02:41]
    Steven Weiss, Lisa Lunsford
  • Writs & Appeals [01:00:41]
    Steven Weiss, Patti Prunhuber, Richard Rothschild

The purchase price of this Web Program includes the following articles from the Course Handbook available online:

  • Minimum Basic Standard of Care (MBSAC) Payment Standards, California Department of Social Services
    Amy P Lee
  • CalWORKs Payment Standards Chart, California Department of Social Services
    Amy P Lee
  • Emergency Benefits: When You Can't Wait for Help
    Amy P Lee
  • Representing Yourself at Hearing: Tips to Succeed
    Amy P Lee
  • State Fair Hearings: Challenging the County
    Amy P Lee
  • Understanding Your Notices
    Amy P Lee
  • Getting Help in Your Language (English, Spanish, Chinese)
    Amy P Lee
  • Disability Rights: Getting the Help You Deserve
    Amy P Lee
  • Disability? Equal Opportunity!
    Amy P Lee
  • CalWORKs Exemption Request Form (CW 2186A)
    Amy P Lee
  • CalWORKs 48-Month Time Limit Extender Request Form (CW 2190A)
    Amy P Lee
  • CalWORKs Medical Verification Form (CW 61)
    Amy P Lee
  • Online Calworks Resources
    Antionette Dozier, Amy P Lee
  • CalWORKs 101 (PowerPoint Slides)
    Antionette Dozier, Amy P Lee
  • Coalition of California Welfare Rights Organizations, Inc. Public Benefits Cheat Sheet
    Maya Hazarika Watts
  • Food Stamp Income Calculator; Rules and Regulations Regarding Income and Deductions
    Maya Hazarika Watts
  • CalFresh Overissuance Notice for Inadvertent Household Errors (IHE) Only
    Maya Hazarika Watts
  • 200–399 CalFresh Paraphrased Regulations
    Maya Hazarika Watts
  • General Assistance/General Relief Grant Amounts as of 6/30/11
    Stephanie Haffner
  • GA/GR Property Limits in California
    Stephanie Haffner
  • Summary of Mankinen v. County of Orange Consent Decree
    Stephanie Haffner
  • A Primer on the Restaurant Meals Program in California
    Stephanie Haffner
  • Elimination of CalFresh Substitute Work Program Sanctions Fact Sheet
    Stephanie Haffner
  • CalFresh and General Assistance (PowerPoint Slides)
    Stephanie Haffner, Maya Hazarika Watts
  • GA & GR: Advocacy Issues and Strategies (PowerPoint Slides)
    Stephanie Haffner, Maya Hazarika Watts
  • Authorization for Nonmedical Out-of-Home Care (SSP 22)
    Brian Blalock
  • CDSS All County Letter No. 11-61, Extended Foster Care
    Brian Blalock
  • CDSS All County Letter No. 11-69, Extension of Foster Care Beyond Age 18: Part One
    Brian Blalock
  • CDSS All County Letter No. 11-15, New Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) Program Requirements
    Brian Blalock
  • CDSS All County Letter No. 11-15E, New Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) Program Requirements
    Brian Blalock
  • CDSS All County Letter No. 11-86, Extension of Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) Program Benefits and Adoption Assistance Payments to Age 21
    Brian Blalock
  • CDSS All County Letter No. 11-78, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids: Extending Benefits to Non-Minor Dependents
    Brian Blalock
  • CDSS All County Letter No. 11-78E, California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs): Extending Benefits to Non-Minor Dependents
    Brian Blalock
  • CDSS All County Letter No. 12-12, Re-Entry into Extended Foster Care
    Brian Blalock
  • CDSS All County Letter No. 12-48, Extended Benefits for Non-Minors Living with Current or Former Non-Related Legal Guardians
    Brian Blalock
  • Youth Benefits 101: Foster Care Benefits, Adoption Assistance, Kin-GAP (PowerPoint Slides)
    Brian Blalock, Angie Schwartz
  • Fact Sheet #2 of 6: Free Health Coverage for Many Californians
    Amy Chen
  • Issue Brief #2: Medi-Cal Expansion
    Amy Chen
  • Fact Sheet #3 of 6: The Exchange Helps Californians Find Affordable Health Insurance
    Amy Chen
  • Issue Brief #3: Establishing the Exchange: A Backgrounder on What’s to Come
    Amy Chen
  • Health Benefits: Medi-Cal and the Affordable Care Act (PowerPoint Slides)
    Amy Chen, Shirley E Sanematsu
  • Social Security Disability Grids, United States Social Security Administration
    Steven Weiss
  • Policy Interpretation Ruling—SSR 11-1p: Titles II and XVI: Procedures for Handling Requests to File Subsequent Applications for Disability Benefits
    Steven Weiss
  • Policy Interpretation Ruling—SSR 06-03p: Titles II and XVI: Considering Opinions and Other Evidence from Sources Who Are Not "Acceptable Medical Sources" in Disability Claims; Considering Decisions on Disability by Other Governmental and . . .
    Steven Weiss
  • Sample Pre-Hearing Brief
    Lisa Lunsford
  • Sample Appeals Council Brief
    Lisa Lunsford
  • Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, and CAPI (PowerPoint Slides)
    Steven Weiss, Lisa Lunsford
  • Writ of Mandate Outline
    Richard Rothschild
  • Applicable Statutes
    Patti Prunhuber
  • Sample Petition for Writ of Mandamus
    Patti Prunhuber
  • Sample Request for Administrative Record
    Patti Prunhuber
  • The Impact of Lump Sum Settlements on Public Benefit Recipients
    S. Lynn Martinez, Patti Prunhuber
  • Civil Cover Sheet Form (JS 44)
    Steven Weiss
  • Application to Proceed in Forma Pauperis
    Steven Weiss
  • Complaint for Judicial Review of Decision of Commissioner of Social Security
    Steven Weiss
  • Summons in a Civil Action
    Steven Weiss
  • Bay Area Legal Aid Fee Agreement and Assignment of Fees Under the Equal Access to Justice Act
    Steven Weiss
  • Procedural Order for Social Security Review Actions
    Steven Weiss
  • Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Judgment and Supporting Memorandum of Points and Authorities, D.R.C. v. Michael J. Astrue, United States District Court, Northern District of California, Oakland Division (2008)
    Steven Weiss
  • Hypotheticals for Writ Training (PowerPoint Slides)
    Richard Rothschild
  • Index to California Public Benefits 2013

Presentation Material

  • CalWORKs (PowerPoint Slides)
    Antionette Dozier, Amy P Lee
  • CalWORKs (Hypothetical Handout)
    Antionette Dozier, Amy P Lee
  • CalFresh and General Assistance: CalFresh and General Assistance (PowerPoint Slides)
    Stephanie Haffner, Maya Hazarika Watts
  • CalFresh and General Assistance: GA & GR (PowerPoint Slides)
    Stephanie Haffner,Maya Hazarika Watts
  • Youth Benefits: Foster Care Benefits, Adoption Assistance, Kin-GAP (PowerPoint Slides)
    Brian Blalock, Angie Schwartz
  • Health Benefits: Medi-Cal and the Affordable Care Act (PowerPoint Slides)
    Amy Chen, Shirley E Sanematsu
  • Social Security Disability Insurance, Supplemental Security Income, and CAPI (PowerPoint Slides)
    Steven Weiss, Lisa Lunsford
  • Writs & Appeals (PowerPoint Slides)
    Steven Weiss, Patti Prunhuber, Richard Rothschild
Co-Chair(s)
Genevieve L. Richardson ~ Director of Pro Bono Activities, Bay Area Legal Aid
Steven Weiss ~ Regional SSI Advocacy Coordinator, Bay Area Legal Aid
Speaker(s)
Brian Blalock ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Amy Chen ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Antionette Dozier ~ Staff Attorney, Western Center on Law and Poverty
Stephanie Haffner ~ Senior Litigator, Western Center on Law and Poverty
Amy P Lee ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid
Lisa Lunsford ~ Managing Attorney, Homeless Action Center
Patti Prunhuber ~ Staff Attorney, Public Interest Law Project
Richard Rothschild ~ Director of Litigation, Western Center on Law and Poverty
Shirley E Sanematsu ~ Senior Attorney, Western Center on Law and Poverty
Angie Schwartz ~ Policy Director, The Alliance for Children’s Rights
Maya Hazarika Watts ~ Staff Attorney, Bay Area Legal Aid

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