LOWER LAKE
Eligibility and employment services limiting in-person services due to COVID-19
Our Eligibility department, located at 15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway, Lower Lake, CA 95457, administers medical programs, CalFresh and CalWORKs. To ensure public safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, the lobby will be open for emergency applications only Monday – Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM until further notice.
We strongly encouraging the public to use non-face-to-face services to conduct their business with us. Applications for emergency services do not need to be filed in-person, and can be made by any of the methods listed below.
The public can apply for services, and manage their case, anytime online at:
www.c4yourself.com or the mobile app for all programs, www.coveredca.com for medical programs, www.getcalfresh.org for the CalFresh program
Application packets and a variety of forms in English and Spanish are also available for pick up in the lobby foyer without need to wait in line or remain in the lobby, and can be returned by:
- Drop boxes located by the main doors and front gate
- Fax to (707) 995-4204
- Mail to P.O. Box 9000, Lower Lake, CA 95457
Current customers can check their CalWORKs or CalFresh balance, report a lost or stolen EBT card, or request a replacement EBT card, by calling (877) 328-9677 or going online at www.ebt.ca.gov. Many additional services are available at the website.
Current customers can check their benefits, case status, and reports due using our Integrated Voice Response (IVR) system by calling (877) 410-8814 if they have enrolled. Customers can enroll by calling their worker.
To enforce the social distancing and group gathering requirements set by CDC, all non-emergency contact will be conducted by telephone or mail:
- Workers are available by telephone Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM at (800) 628-5288 toll free, or (707) 995-4200 locally.
- All EBT cards will be mailed, with the exception of qualified emergency applications or lost/stolen cards where the customer desires pick-up.
The public who choose to visit our lobby to file an emergency application will be required to maintain 6 feet or more social distancing during all face-to-face contact.
Flexible verification standards and temporary good cause excuse from meeting certain program requirements may be available to applicants/customers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Call your worker for details.
9055 Hwy 53, Lower Lake, CA – Employment Services
Our Employment Services (ES) department, located at 9055 Hwy 53, Lower Lake, CA 95457, administers the Welfare-to-Work (WTW) component of the CalWORKs program.
Employment Services will remain open for services with modifications to meeting rooms and job search spaces to allow 6 feet of social distancing.
WTW participants who are unable to participate due to COVID-19 impacts may be temporarily excused for good cause. Please contact your worker at (877) 934-7990 toll free or (707) 995-9015 locally if you would like to request temporary good cause.
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CLEARLAKE OAKS
Catfish Derby Postponed In Response to COVID-19 Concerns
The Catfish Derby Committee and the Clearlake Oaks-Glenhaven Business Association have decided to postpone the annual Catfish Derby scheduled for May 15, 16 and 17 in Clearlake Oaks.
“Continuing concerns about the risks associated with the spread of the COVID (coronavirus), especially with large crowds and the fact that most of our volunteers are seniors, have informed our decision,” said Derby organizer Dennis Locke.
Sponsored by the Clearlake Oaks-Glenhaven Business Association, the Derby will be rescheduled. The new dates are August 21, 22 and 23. The location and times will remain the same.
“Our Board of Directors, in consultation with Dennis Locke, were unanimous in the decision to postpone the Derby to later in the year when we hope the threats are better understood and the virus is contained,” said Association President Camille Gouldberg.
The Catfish Derby is an annual event and the largest of its kind west of the Mississippi. “We usually see from 900 – 1000 registered anglers plus their families and friends,” said Locke. “It’s an important boost to our local economy and countywide; planning for a later event is well underway,” he said.
For the latest updates on the Derby, other events and Association meetings, please check our website at www.clearlakeoaks.org and Facebook pages at Catfish Derby at the Oaks and Clearlake Oaks-Glenhaven Business Association.
Please call the Derby phone, 707-596-0548, if you have any questions.
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