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Social services reports high caseloads, housing placements and steady Medicaid counts in April
Summary
Orange County social services reported April case numbers across temporary assistance, SNAP, HEAP, homelessness services, Medicaid and child welfare; staff highlighted ongoing housing placements and a state‑level transition affecting consumer‑directed home care.
Blaise Bridal, commissioner of Social Services and Mental Health, presented April service and caseload figures to the Legislature, reporting on temporary assistance, SNAP, homelessness services, Medicaid enrollment, child welfare and adult protective services.
Bridal said temporary assistance covered 1,534 cases in April, with 600 family‑system cases and 934 safety‑net cases. She reported 30 recipients entered employment in April for a year‑to‑date total of 104; at the same point last year the number was 82. “That’s a positive trend,” she told the Legislature.
On nutrition and energy assistance, Bridal said 18,845 cases received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits in April, a month‑to‑month decrease but still higher than the same month last year. The Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) had 5,880 payments in…
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