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Winning strategies for California Department of Social Services (CDSS)

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CDSS Social Services Block Grant: integrating health screening into social service delivery

California's Department of Social Services (CDSS) administers Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) funding that can support health screening integration into social service programs. Frame your proposal as improving social service outcomes BY addressing health barriers, not as a health program.

CDSS administers the Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), which funds social service programs — CalWORKs, child welfare, adult protective services, in-home supportive services. Health-focused applicants often misunderstand CDSS: they're not a health funder, they're a social services funder. The winning framing shows how addressing health barriers improves social service outcomes. The framing pivot: don't lead with 'we will improve health outcomes.' Lead with 'we will improve CalWORKs employment outcomes by…

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