California Bridges to Youth Self-Sufficiency

 

 

EDUCATING YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES TO USE SERVICES AND SUPPORTS AS A BRIDGE TO GREATER SELF-SUFFICIENCY.
    

 
 
 


   
 

 

Links to Other Websites

 

California Department of Rehabilitation
 

Social Security Online.  The official website of the Social Security Administration. Everything you wanted to know about benefits. 

Here you will find Form SSA-3288 the Social Security Administration Consent for Release of Information.

Here is Form SSA-545 Plan for Achieving Self-Support
 
 

The Social Security Advisory Board (SSAB) is an independent, bipartisan board created by Congress and appointed by the President and the Congress to advise the President, the Congress, and the Commissioner of Social Security on matters related to the Social Security and Supplemental Security Income programs.
 

Ticket to Work.  This section of Social Security Online contains information on the Ticket to Work and other Social Security Administration sponsored work incentives programs.

 

Disability Benefits 101.  Provides essential and accessible benefit information for Californians who want to understand disbility benefits and options for employment.

Medicare.  The official U.S. Government site for people with Medicare.

Medi-Cal.  Information about health and long-term care coverage for low-income children, their parents, elderly, and Californians with disabilities.

Homes and Communities.  The official website of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Lots of information about government sponsored housing supports (e.g., Section 8).
 
Section 8 Made Simple.  This page of the Technical Assistance Collaborative website offers a guide that explains the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program.
     

The State Partnership Systems Change Initiative. 
The Social Security Administration awarded grants to 12 states to develop innovative projects to assist adults with disabilities in their efforts to reenter the work force. On this site, you will find lots of links to information about work incentives and some 'best practices' of the 12 state projects.