Orange County SSA - Benefits, Phone Number & Address

The Orange County Social Services Agency (SSA) helps low-income families and individuals access benefits programs like CalFresh, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, General Relief. In addition, the SSA provides other social assistance services, including Adopt/Foster Care & Youth Services, Health Care Services, and Elder/Disabled In-Home Services Services. In this post, we are going to describe the Orange County SSA benefits and how to apply. We will also provide SSA office locations near you, including the phone number and address information.

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Orange County SSA Benefits
Phone Number for Orange County SSA
How to Apply for SSA Benefits
Orange County SSA Office Locations

Table of Contents

Orange County SSA Benefits
Phone Number for Orange County SSA
How to Apply for SSA Benefits
Orange County SSA Office Locations
Orange County SSA Summary

Orange County SSA Benefits

The County of Orange Social Services Agency (SSA) offers Medi-Cal health insurance, CalFresh food assistance, CalWORKs cash assistance for families, and General Relief cash assistance for individuals.

In addition, the SSA assists customers in the following areas:

Adopt/Foster Care & Youth Services
Abuse Reporting
Health Care Services
Elder/Disabled In-Home Services

Here’s a description of some of the benefits programs supported by the SSA:

Medi-Cal

Medi-Cal is California’s version of the Federal Medicaid program. Medi-Cal offers no-cost and low-cost health coverage to eligible people who live in California.

For more about SSA Health Care benefits, click here.

CalFresh

CalFresh (formerly known as Food Stamps) is a nutrition program that supplements a low-income family’s food budget in order to ensure they are getting adequate nutrition.

CalFresh can only be used to purchase food items and beneficiaries receive benefits electronically on an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card.

For more about SSA Food and Nutrition Assistance, click here.

See our detailed description of the CalFresh program in Orange County and how to apply here – CalFresh Eligibility and How to Apply in Orange County.

CalWORKs

The California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) program provides temporary financial assistance and employment-focused services to families with minor children who have income and property below State maximum limits for their family size.

If a family has little or no cash and needs housing, food, utilities, clothing, or medical care, they may be eligible to receive immediate short-term help.

Participation in the GAIN program is mandatory for all CalWORKs participants unless exempt. GAIN provides employment-related services to CalWORKs participants.

For more about SSA CalWORKs benefits, click here.

General Assistance/Relief (GA/GR) Program

The General Assistance/Relief (GA/GR) Program provides financial assistance to California residents who have no other means of support. Single adults, couples, and families may be eligible.

For more about SSA General Assistance, click here.

Restaurant Meals Program

The Restaurant Meals Program (RMP) allows the homeless, disabled, and elderly (age 60 and over) receiving CalFresh benefits to use their California EBT cards to purchase meals from participating restaurants.

See our detailed description of the RMP in Orange County, eligibility, and participating restaurants here – Restaurants that take CalFresh in Orange County.

Phone Number for Orange County SSA

The SSA Customer Service Center (CSC) is a single point of contact for benefit programs, including:

CalWORKs
CalFresh
Medi-Cal
General Relief

Hours of Operation — excluding holidays:

Orange County’s Interactive Voice Response (IVR) System provides telephone-based, self-service automation for CalWORKs, Medi-Cal, Food Stamps, and General Relief programs.

If you would like information regarding your CalWORKs, Food Stamps, Medi-Cal, or General Relief case, you may call 855-541-5411, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The 24-hour information line can provide the following:

Office Hours and Locations
Case and Benefit Status
EBT/Medi-Cal Card Information
Additional Resources

You can also keep in touch with the SSA through their social media channels.

In addition, you can use social media to contact the SSA if you are unable to reach them by phone.

Here are the SSA Social Media Channels:

How to Apply for SSA Benefits

There are three ways to apply for SSA benefits

Apply On-Line with Your Benefits Now

The easiest and quickest way to apply for SSA benefits is online at MyBenefits CalWIN.

MyBenefits CalWIN is a website for Orange County Residents to apply for and to view their benefits online.

Currently, MyBenefits CalWIN supports CalWORKs, CalFresh, General Relief, and MediCal applications.

To create a MyBenefits CalWIN account, see our post on How to Create a MyBenefits CalWIN Account.

For help logging into your account, see our post on MyBenefits CalWIN Account Login help.

To visit the MyBenefits CalWIN website, click here.

Apply By Phone

Additionally, you can apply for benefits with the SSA by phone.

Call the Customer Service Center (CSC) (800) 281-9799 to have an application mailed to you.

Apply In Person

Lastly, you can apply for SSA benefits in person at any Health & Human Services Agency Office.

You can pick up a paper application at your local SSA office, complete it and drop it off at the same location.

To find the nearest SSA Office, see below.

Orange County SSA Office Locations

Here is a list of SSA office locations. For each location listed below, we have provided the address, phone number, and benefit programs offered.