Cal-Learn Program Requirements

Pregnant/parenting teens who are receiving CalWORKs and living with their minor child(ren) are required to participate in Cal-Learn  if:

  1. They are under the age of 19; and
  2. They have not graduated from high school or its equivalent.

Bonuses encourage school attendance and good grades:

  • Up to four $100 bonuses per year may be earned based on satisfactory school progress
  • A one-time $500 bonus is offered for high school graduation or its equivalent (GED or CHSPE)

Effective January 1, 1998, an otherwise eligible teen who is 19 years old may continue to participate in the Cal-Learn Program on a voluntary basis until he/she earns a high school diploma or its equivalent or turns 20 years old, or whichever occurs first. 

 

For more information call 1-866-262-9881.