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East-LA-Pregnancy-Center

elapc@earthlink.net 

Hours of Operation:

• Monday, Thursday, Friday:    11am to 3pm
• Saturday : 11am to 2pm
•  Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday: CLOSED

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Cal Learn – the DPSS service to Pregnant Teens! http://www.ladpss.org/dpss/calworks/callearn.cfm

County of Los Angeles Cal-Learn Toll Free Number: 1-800-511-2070

• Intensive Case Management Services
  • Payments for necessary child care, transportation and educational expenses enable pregnant/parenting teens to attend school.
  • Bonuses and sanctions encourage school attendance and good grades. Four $100 bonuses/sanctions per year may be earned/applied based on report card results, plus a one-time $500 bonus for graduating or attaining an equivalent high school diploma. 

Case management services are provided by community based Cal-Learn contractors. Services provided to Cal-Learn participants by Cal-Learn contractors include, but are not limited to:

  Enhanced parenting skills.

  Pre- and postnatal care (instructions on proper nutrition, immunizations, etc.).

  Facilitate the ongoing relationship between the teen parent, the non-custodial parent and the child, as
    appropriate.

  Assess the suitability of the teen’s living situation.

assists teen parents to obtain education, health and social services.

CalWORKs Eligibility for Pregnant/Parenting Teens

Teenagers who are pregnant or already have a child(ren) and have never been married must live with their own parent(s), a guardian, another adult relative, or in an adult-supervised supportive living arrangement such as group homes and foster care in order to qualify for CalWORKs benefits. There are exceptions, if the participant:

  Has no living parent or guardian, or their whereabouts are unknown.

  The parent(s) will not allow the participant to live with them.

  A child protective services worker determines that the participant or child would be in emotional or physical
    danger if they lived with these adults.

  The participant lived apart from her parents for at least 12 months before the child was born or application was
     made for assistance.

  The participant is married.

  The participant is emancipated.