Social Services
Contact the already-identified county social-services agency about its county-funded GA/GR programme. This is an agency referral; local eligibility, fees, benefit amounts, waiting periods and the complete application have not been reviewed.
Service area: California statewide information or county-resource referral. Local providers decide eligibility, service availability and intake requirements.
Before you start · 1 requirement & conditions
- Eligibility & access · Shared CDSS county-programme overview; complete local GA/GR workflow remains unreviewed.
- State guidance identifies GA/GR as county-funded and county-specific. Ask this county agency for its own rules; this record does not establish your eligibility.
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General Assistance — ga-state-scope
Each county's GA/GR program is established and funded (100 percent) by its own Board of Supervisors. As the state is not involved in this program, benefits, payment levels, and eligibility requirements will vary among each of California's 58 counties.
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California Department of Social Services · County welfare offices directory (opens in a new tab)
Madera County — social-services; official directory or office heading
Madera County Social Services
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Read the county programme’s reviewed local criteria, application channels and document or interview instructions below. The county decides individual eligibility and benefit amounts.
Service area: Madera County — local GA/GR programme context.
- Availability · Madera — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- Call our main office at 559-675-2300 to apply by phone or ask that an application be mailed to you.
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County of Madera · Madera — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
General Assistance | Madera County — ga-06039-048
Call our main office at 559-675-2300 to apply by phone or ask that an application be mailed to you.
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0aba147e416e1980 - Availability · Madera — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- Individuals determined to be employable will only be eligible for aid for 90 days in a 12-month period. This rule will apply whether aid was paid for 3 continuous months, or if there was a break in aid between months in a 12-month period.
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County of Madera · Madera — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
General Assistance | Madera County — ga-06039-070
Individuals determined to be employable will only be eligible for aid for 90 days in a 12-month period. This rule will apply whether aid was paid for 3 continuous months, or if there was a break in aid between months in a 12-month period.
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Before you start · 1 requirement & conditions
- Eligibility & access · Madera — local GA/GR only; not CalFresh, CalWORKs, Medi-Cal or IHSS eligibility
- General Assistance (GA) is a 100% county-funded program that provides temporary cash aid to eligible indigent individuals who are ineligible for federal or state public assistance programs. Benefits are issued via Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.
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County of Madera · Madera — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
General Assistance | Madera County — ga-06039-013
General Assistance (GA) is a 100% county-funded program that provides temporary cash aid to eligible indigent individuals who are ineligible for federal or state public assistance programs. Benefits are issued via Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot
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County of Madera · Madera — General Assistance (opens in a new tab)
General Assistance | Madera County — ga-06039-013
General Assistance (GA) is a 100% county-funded program that provides temporary cash aid to eligible indigent individuals who are ineligible for federal or state public assistance programs. Benefits are issued via Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card.
Agent source review: October 26, 2026 · Snapshot 0aba147e416e1980