No, you can:

• Apply online at BenefitsCal
• Obtain a paper application from the office, click the link to see our office hours and locations and return via mail or drop off
• Obtain the application from the following link:  https://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/Additional-Resources/Forms-and-Brochures/2020/Q-T/SAWS2PLUS.pdf?ver=2021-09-21-124001-040  and return to the office via mail or drop off

You can apply online at CoveredCA.com or BenefitsCal.com or call our Customer Service Number: 1-877-410-8813 

For CalWORKs (CashAid), Medi-Cal and Health insurance, it may take up to 45 days.
For CalFresh (FoodStamps) it may take up to 30 days.

Things on this list could include but not limited to:

• Photo Identification (example: Driver's License, Identification card, school ID)
• Birth Certificates for all applicants
• Social Security Cards for all applicants
• Current Proof of income (example: check stubs from job, unemployment, or disability, etc...)
• Current proof of resources (example: bank statements, vehicle registrations etc...)
• Current Utility bill 
• Rental Agreement or Mortgage Statement from current address.
• Shot records for children under 6 (if applying for CalWORKS).

Please Click on the Following Link: 

http://www.countyofkings.com/services/human-services-agency/office-locations-hours

Please Visit: http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/Pages/default.aspx

You would need to complete an application as soon as possible and a worker can screen if you are eligible for immediate or expedited services. 

Please call: 1(559) 852-2121

You can call our Customer Service Number:1-877-410-8813, Monday thru Friday 8:30am - 4:00 pm. 

Call the number on the Notice of Action in the top right corner, or ask to speak to the Officer of the Day.

When you qualify for Cal-Works benefits and meet certain criteria

Contact your worker as soon as possible or call: 559-852-4806. 

The Welfare to Work Program is a program designated to assist recipients who are receiving CalWORKs benefits into becoming self supporting. 

To become a Foster Parent, you will have to fill out an application to be considered eligible in the Resource Family Approval Program*. 

See Below for Application:
RFA-01 (A) Application

 * Resource Family Approval Program grants you eligibility. 

Please Check out our site for more information: Resource Family Approval Program (RFA)

You can report child abuse anonymously by calling the following number :

1 (559) 852-2000 Monday - Friday 8:30AM-4:00PM

or

1 (559) 852-2000 After 4:00pm and Weekends

Please be able to provide as much information as possible. 

Anyone interested in becoming a CASA Advocate, they can contact CASA of Kings County at: 1 (559) 587-9908 or fill out a contact form at Contact – CASA of Kings County to get an application, receive additional information or get info on upcoming training sessions.

We would love to talk with anyone interested, thank you very much.

Here at Human Services Agency we do not discriminate any person and welcome anyone who would like to adopt a child. They must first pass a background check and go though our Resource Family Approval program to become eligible to adopt. 

For Immediate Emergency Response please Call 911.

If you need to speak to someone in regards of CPS and it is no longer during regular business hours, please call 1 (559) 852-2000. 

You would Contact the Resource Family Approval Program (RFP) at 1 (559) 582-3241 or email : HSA.RFA@co.kings.ca.us or come into our office at 1400 W. Lacey Blvd Building #8 Hanford, CA 93230

You can contact the Adoption Services Unit at at 1 (559) 582-3241 for more information.  

or Visit our website Adoption Services

We do not offer volunteer services here at Human Services Agency in regards to Social Services. We do however accept Interns only through BSW / MSW  Social Work Program from California State University,Fresno.

The In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program provides in-home assistance to eligible aged, blind, and disabled individuals as an alternative to out-of-home care and enables recipients to remain safely in their own homes.

Who is it For:
Eligibility criteria for all IHSS applicants and recipients:

• You must also be a California resident.
• You must have a Medi-Cal eligibility determination.
• You must live at home or an abode of your own choosing (acute care hospital, long-term care facilities, and licensed community care facilities are not considered "own home").
• You must submit a completed Health Care Certification form.