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Government Benefits

Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles’ government benefits advocacy keeps poor individuals and families housed, clothed, fed, and taken care of when they are sick. If you need help applying for government benefits or have been wrongly denied benefits, we may be able to help you.

We offer help with the following benefits programs:

  • CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids)
  • Foster Care
  • Medi-Cal
  • Supplemental Security Income (SSI)
  • Social Security Disability Income (SSDI)
  • CAPI (State Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants)
  • CalFresh (Food Stamps)
  • In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
  • General Relief

We also help veterans get the help they need with VA benefits. Get more information on our veterans programs.

Resources:

Medi-Cal Appeal Guide

If your Managed Care health insurance plan denies you medical services or equipment that you need to stay healthy and functional, you have the due process right to challenge that decision and have it reviewed, first by the plan itself, and then by a neutral reviewer outside the plan. This guide will walk you through the steps involved and give you information to steer you in the right direction and help you focus on what is important and have the best chance of success in your appeal.

🔗 Click here to download the guide.

🔗 Guia de Apelaciones de Medi-Cal para Denegaciones de Atencion Medica Administrada

🔗 Medi-Cal 管理式医疗驳回申诉指南 (简体字)

🔗 Medi-Cal 管理式醫療駁回申訴指南 (繁體字)

🔗 관리형의료서비스거부 결정에대한Medi-Cal 이의 제기절차안내서

🔗 دليل حول استئناف قرارات رفض الرعاية الصحية المُدارة في برنامج Medi-Cal

🔗 Կառավարվող խնամքի մերժումների վերաբերյալ Medi-Cal բողոքարկման ուղեցույց

🔗 ম্যানেজড কেয়ার প্রত্যাখ্যানের ক্ষেত্রে মেডি-ক্যাল আপিল নির্দেশিকা

🔗 رهنمای اعتراض به رد درخواست مراقبت مدیریت‌شده Medi-Cal

🔗 راهنمای درخواست تجدید نظر Medi-Cal بابت رد خدمات مراقبتی مدیریت شده

🔗 Gabay sa Apela ng Medi-Cal para sa mga Pagtanggi sa Pinamamahalaang Pangangalaga

🔗 Medi-Cal マネージドケア給付拒否に対する不服申し立てガイド

🔗 សៀវភៅណែនាំអំពីបណ្តឹងឧទ្ធរណ៍របស់ Medi-Cal សម្រាប់ការបដិសេធ Managed Care

🔗 Практический справочник по подаче апелляций для страхователей страховой кассы Medi-Cal с координируемыми лечебными услугами

🔗 คู่มือการยื่นอุทธรณ์ต่อ Medi-Cal ในกรณีแผนการดูแลสุขภาพแบบมีการจัดการปฏิเสธการให้บริการ

🔗Hướng Dẫn Kháng Nghị Medi-Cal Cho Các Trường Hợp Bị Từ Chối Dịch Vụ Chăm Sóc Y Tế Được Quản Lý

Representing Yourself at a State Hearing

This manual is a basic guide to California Department of Social Services (CDSS) state hearings for benefits like CalWORKs, CalFresh, CAPI, IHSS, Medi-Cal, and a few others. We wrote this guide to help you understand your rights and the hearing process when there is a problem with your benefits or you want to appeal (challenge) something your County welfare department did or didn’t do.

Hearings and dealing with government and County representatives can be scary, especially when you don’t know the law or your rights. This manual guides you through the process to help you to feel more confident and prepared.

🔗Click here to download the guide.

Know Your Rights

Subtitles are available in: Chinese, Khmer, Korean, Spanish, Vietnamese, English. On the bottom bar, look for the “Closed Captioning” icon “CC” and click on it. Click on the wheel icon for Settings, and click on “Subtitles/CC” to select your language.

Notice

All LAFLA offices will be closed on Monday, September 7 in observance of Labor Day.

Todas las oficinas de LAFLA estarán cerradas el viernes, 7 de septiembre en observancia del Día del Trabajo.

저희 사무실은 월요일, 9월 7일에 휴무입니다.

该办公室将于星期一, 9月7日关闭。

該辦公室將於星期一, 9月7日關閉。

Các văn phòng của chúng tôi đóng cửa vào Thứ hai, Ngày 7, Tháng 9.

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この事務所は月曜日9月7日休業とさせていただきます。

ការិយាល័យរបស់យើងបិទនៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ, 9/07/2026.