CalWORKs Participation among California's College Students. Data Point
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| Title: | CalWORKs Participation among California's College Students. Data Point |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Cara Tan, Jennifer Hogg, Johanna Lacoe, Jesse Rothstein, California Policy Lab (CPL), University of California, Berkeley. Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) |
| Source: | California Policy Lab. 2025. |
| Availability: | California Policy Lab. 2521 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94720. e-mail: info@capolicylab.org; Web site: https://capolicylab.org/ |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 13 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | Spencer Foundation Institute of Education Sciences (ED) James Irvine Foundation Woven Foundation |
| Contract Number: | R305A220451 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education Two Year Colleges |
| Descriptors: | Community Colleges, Community College Students, State Universities, Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students, Student Participation, Welfare Services, Student Financial Aid, Low Income Students, Student Characteristics, Racial Differences, Ethnicity, Age Differences, Income, Family Financial Resources, Eligibility |
| Geographic Terms: | California |
| Abstract: | California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), California's version of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, provides cash assistance to low-income families with children. CalWORKs provides parents with cash assistance for expenses such as food, housing, utilities, or medical care, and may be particularly helpful for parenting college students, who temporarily forgo earnings to invest in their education. We find that in the 2022-23 academic year, 57,400 California Community College (CCC) students and 1,200 University of California (UC) students either received CalWORKs benefits or had a household member who received benefits. Student participants received an average of $256 per person, per month. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| IES Funded: | Yes |
| Entry Date: | 2025 |
| Accession Number: | ED677198 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs), California's version of the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, provides cash assistance to low-income families with children. CalWORKs provides parents with cash assistance for expenses such as food, housing, utilities, or medical care, and may be particularly helpful for parenting college students, who temporarily forgo earnings to invest in their education. We find that in the 2022-23 academic year, 57,400 California Community College (CCC) students and 1,200 University of California (UC) students either received CalWORKs benefits or had a household member who received benefits. Student participants received an average of $256 per person, per month. |
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