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Benefits Collaborative Toolkit Collaterals
Please find and use available collaterals by clicking on the corresponding icons below, to help amplify valuable partner messaging that will help inform and support the shared populations served by our agency and community partners.
PHONE CUSTOMER SERVICES CENTER WEDNESDAY CLOSURES - OUTREACH TOOLKIT
Phone Customer Services Center Wednesday Closures - Outreach Toolkit
The County of Santa Cruz’s Phone Center will be
CLOSED WEDNESDAYS
starting July 1, 2026, to allow Human Services Department staff to process paperwork and prepare for new paperwork processes as benefits work requirements, asset limit changes and additional H.R.1 related record-keeping requirements are implemented. The County's walk-in offices remain open Wednesdays, if in-person support is needed during this time. Additionally, during weeks when County offices include a separate holiday closure, the Phone Center will remain open that Wednesday.
Help us keep the community updated and aware! Please download the below outreach assets so you can help us share this Wednesday closure information with those you serve, especially those seeking benefits assistance from the County. You can amplify this message in 3 ways:
POST & DISTRIBUTE FLYERS!
WEDNESDAY PHONE CENTER CLOSURES FLYER
Click on the button above to download and print our 8.5 inch x 11 inch "
PHONE Center Wednesday Closures
" flyers in English and Spanish (double-sided), to post in your organizations and offices, and to distribute to those you serve wherever you are directly serving the community.
POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
Click the images above to download and share our social media images in English and Spanish, inviting your followers to learn more about our Wednesday closures on your social media pages. Here’s recommended social media post text (use the translation tool at the top of this page to get and use Spanish translation):
♦ County Benefits Phone Center Is Closed Wednesdays ♦
The County of Santa Cruz’s Benefits Phone Center is
CLOSED WEDNESDAYS
to allow Human Services Department staff to process paperwork. You may otherwise call for benefits assistance from 8 am to 4 pm on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays each week, at 1-888-421-8080.
Skip the phone call and apply online—it’s easy to do! If you are applying for Medi-Cal, CalFresh or cash assistance,
www.BenefitsCal.com
lets you apply for and manage your benefits anytime, anywhere
!
► And, County in-person offices remain open Wednesdays when the phone center is closed, if in-person support is needed during this time
:
1020 Emeline Avenue, Santa Cruz
500 Westridge Drive, Watsonville
Please note: During weeks when County offices include a separate holiday closure, the Phone Center will remain open that Wednesday.
SEND VIA E-NEWS TO YOUR DISTRIBUTION LIST!
Click the images above to download and share our Wednesday Phone Center Closure information in English and Spanish, via e-blast or e-newsletters with those you serve. Use the recommended text posted under social media to message those you serve. Use the translation tool at the top of this page to get and use Spanish translation.
COUNTY BENEFITS MAIL FAQS
Click on a flyer icon below to access a downloadable 8.5" x 11" PDF flyer for printing, in English and Spanish, to inform clients you serve who are unhoused and receive County benefits like CalFresh, Medi-Cal, CalWORKs, or General Assistance, about County benefits mail service. If you need additional support, please contact Benefits Collaborative staff at:
EBSDBenefitsCollaborative@santacruzcountyca.gov
.
CALFRESH NON-CITIZEN ELIGIBILITY CHANGES TOOLKIT
Click on a flyer icon below to access a downloadable 8.5" x 11" PDF flyer for printing, in English and Spanish, to inform clients you serve about upcoming eligibility changes for some lawfully present non-citizens. If you need additional support, please contact Benefits Collaborative staff at:
EBSDBenefitsCollaborative@santacruzcountyca.gov
.
OUTREACH TOOLKIT FOR STUDENT CALFRESH EXEMPTION EXPANSION 6/2026
►
CLICK HERE
to download our suggested outreach language toolkit, including suggested social media and e-newsletter/email outreach language.
► Click on the links below to download and print FAQ flyers for partner organization staff to use to answer student questions, or to distribute to students directly:
ENGLISH FAQ FLYER - for Partners
SPANISH FAQ FLYER - for Partners
ENGLISH FAQ FLYER - for Students
SPANISH FAQ FLYER - for Students
► Click on the icon below to download our social media image and share over your social media:
► Click on the banner image below to download an E-Newsletter / email letting students know about the new CalFresh exemption:
VSO WATSONVILLE RESOURCE FAIR JULY 28, 2026, OUTREACH TOOLKIT
The County of Santa Cruz
Veterans Services Office
(VSO) VSO is bringing VA Palo Alto to Watsonville for a veterans resource fair, to help veterans access earned benefits, right here in their own community. The resource fair, on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at the Watsonville Senior Center, is for veterans who would like support enrolling in VA benefits, and to learn about other supportive services and programs like the PACT Act and other state benefits they may not be aware of. While the event is geared toward helping older veterans in south Santa Cruz County learn more about benefits and access other supportive services, veterans of all ages and from any area of the county are welcome. We hope you will use this toolkit to help us get the word out.
►
CLICK HERE
to download our suggested outreach language toolkit, including suggested social media and e-newsletter/email outreach language.
►
CLICK HERE
to download and print a resource fair
FLYER
in English and Spanish (double-sided), to distribute too clients served in your organizations and offices, and wherever you are directly serving the community.
►
CLICK HERE
to download and print a resource fair
POSTER
in English and Spanish (double-sided), to display in your organizations and offices, and wherever you are directly serving the community.
► Click on the icons below to download our social media images in English and Spanish, and share over your social media:
MEDI-CAL DENTAL COVERAGE CHANGES
As part of the 2026-27 California State Budget, enacted on June 30, 2026, full routine Medi-Cal dental coverage for certain adults without a qualifying immigration status, will end on July 1, 2027—a full year after the date initially scheduled.
Because Medi-Cal dental coverage was initially scheduled to end July 1, 2026, for certain adults without a qualifying immigration status, many Medi-Cal recipients who may be impacted by this change were previously notified that non-emergency dental coverage would end July 1, 2026. This toolkit aims to educate impacted people that they remain eligible for full dental coverage for one additional year, and that full routine dental coverage will now end of July 1, 2027.
Please note: Emergency dental services will still be covered by Medi-Cal even after 7/1/2027, if treatment is needed right away to stop severe pain or to treat serious dental problems.
►
CLICK HERE
to download our suggested outreach language toolkit, including suggested social media outreach language.
►
CLICK HERE
to download and print an informational
FLYER
in English and Spanish (double-sided), to post publicly and distribute to clients served in your organizations and offices, and wherever you are directly serving the community.
► Click on the icons below to download our social media images in English and Spanish, and share over your social media:
IHSS PROVIDER RECRUITMENT OUTREACH TOOLKIT
In-Home Support Services - Provider Recruitment Outreach Toolkit
The County of Santa Cruz In-Home Support Services (IHSS) program enables eligible older & disabled adults to receive in-home care that allows them to live safely and independently in their homes. We are seeking dependable, compassionate care providers to help program recipients with personal and domestic tasks so they may continue living safely at home. Benefits include pay of $20.90 per hour, full health coverage for those who qualify, flexible scheduling, and other professional benefits. While care providers are needed throughout the county, the need is greatest in north Santa Cruz County.
Once the below outreach assets are downloaded, please help us share this recruitment information with those you serve, especially those seeking employment or who need work opportunities in order to meet new CalFresh work requirements. You can amplify this message in 4 ways:
DISPLAY A POSTER!
PROVIDER RECRUITMENT POSTER
Click on the button above to download and print our 11 inch x 14 inch "IHSS Provider Recruitment" poster in English and Spanish (double-sided), for use in your organizations and offices, and wherever you are directly serving the community.
DISTRIBUTE FLYERS!
PROVIDER RECRUITMENT FLYER
Click on the button above to download and print our 8.5 inch x 11 inch "IHSS Provider Recruitment" flyers in English and Spanish (double-sided), to distribute to those you serve in your organizations and offices, and wherever you are directly serving the community.
POST ON SOCIAL MEDIA!
Click the images above to download and share our social media images in English and Spanish, inviting your followers to learn more about this IHSS provider opportunity on your social media pages. Here’s recommended social media post text (use the translation tool at the top of this page to get and use Spanish translation):
NOW RECRUITING!
The County of Santa Cruz In-Home Support Services (IHSS) program helps qualified older & disabled adults get in-home care, allowing them to live safely and independently at home.
Need work? Provide care! Dependable, compassionate care providers are needed to help program recipients with personal and domestic tasks. Benefits include pay of $20.90 per hour, full health coverage for those who qualify, flexible scheduling, and other professional benefits. Click here to learn more:
www.santacruzinhomecare.org
SEND VIA E-NEWS TO YOUR DISTRIBUTION LIST!
Click the images above to download and share IHSS provider recruitment information in English and Spanish, via e-blast or e-newsletters with those you serve, inviting them to learn more about this job opportunity. Here’s recommended e-blast / e-newsletter messaging (use the translation tool at the top of this page to get and use Spanish translation):
NOW RECRUITING FOR IHSS PROVIDERS!
The County of Santa Cruz In-Home Support Services (IHSS) program helps qualified older & disabled adults get in-home care, allowing them to live safely and independently at home. If you are in deed work, consider becoming an IHSS care provider! Dependable, compassionate care providers are needed to help program recipients with personal and domestic tasks. Benefits include pay of $20.90 per hour, full health coverage for those who qualify, flexible scheduling, and other professional benefits. While care providers are needed throughout the county, the need is greatest in north Santa Cruz County. Click here to learn more:
www.santacruzinhomecare.org