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The following are mandatory documents you would need to get this grant:

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1. Valid State Photo ID. (current not expired) (Driver's License/Passport)
 

2. Social Security Card. (must be original card no copies please)

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3. Paystubs (If working) (Last six months)

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4. High School Diploma / GED, highest educational school transcripts or Degree (original only)

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5. UI Payment history 

   example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIgWBGtJKfU

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6. Receiving Aid? (CalWORKS, GAIN, TANF, Cashaid, CalFresh [food stamps]) Notice of Action and/or deposit transactions from 

https://www.ebt.ca.gov/cardholder/.

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7. Males Only: Proof of Selective Service Verification is required if born after 1/1/1960.

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If you are applying under low-income family criteria, please bring the following:

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Low-income family proof: 

Your last six (6) months of income verification for the entire household (household size explained below), examples of income verification:

6 months (from the date of your appointment dating back) of Pay stubs; Self-employment income documentation; Unemployment Benefits (most current copy of your unemployment benefits payment history, and/or notice of exhausted benefits); Retirement; Disability (State, Social Security, or Worker’s Compensation Benefits); Severance Payments; Child Support, and Alimony. (Please provide all that apply to you and your household.)

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* Verification of household size: (husband, wife, and dependent children, 0-21 yrs. claimed on parent[s’] income tax); i.e., marriage certificate, birth certificate(s), Social Security card(s), and/or school record(s).
 

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***Please note that failure to provide ALL required documentation during the time of your appointment will prevent our ability to determine eligibility for services and will result in rescheduling. For time efficiency, please print out all required documents. Your eligibility appointment will be rescheduled upon acquiring missing mandatory documentation.***