Program & Campus Resources

• Hornet Family Study Care - Childcare cost assistance for Pell-eligible Sac State Students. Grant 1 from 2018-2022 has ended. You may fill out the interest list here for the 2022-2026 Grant 2.
• CalWORKs Inquiries & Signature Requests:
  For questions about CalWORKs or to request required signatures, contact Parents & Families at CalWORKs-Verify@csus.edu. We provide enrollment verification letters and monthly attendance signatures (submitted electronically with proper PDF uploads).
  Note: Sacramento State does not have county workers on-site. For case-specific help, please contact your county office through the California Department of Social Services or CalWORKs website.

• Sac State Basic Needs Initiative - Sacramento State helps students get food and emergency funds. Learn more about our Basic Needs Initiative, including the ASI Food Pantry and Pop-Up Pantry, CalFresh Sac State, and the Emergency Fund program.
• ASI Children's Center - on campus child care programming that works to support Sac State students with Children
• Pregnant and Parenting Student Rights - are the rights that protect expecting students and students with children from discrimination or misconduct at Sacramento State.
• Childcare Options for Student-Parents - location-based childcare services and resources around the Sacramento area.
• Financial Wellness - Visit this website for budgeting and other useful information.
• WIC - Find a WIC Clinic near you.

In the Community

• 211 Sacramento - Assistance for accessing city services including but not limited to affordable housing.
• Chicks in Crisis - An Elk Grove nonprofit group that provides free diapers, formula, children's clothing, maternity clothing, car seats, and children's furniture to students in need. The mission of the organization is to help support students-with-children to stay in school. (Parents & Families Program can verify your enrollment for these services.)
• Child Action - Helps Sacramento county residents find and pay for childcare. This subsidy can be combined with the Parents & Families Program CCAMPIS/Hornet Family Study Care grant. Sac State students, call (916) 361-0511 to get started.
• June Care - An alternative to childcare that allows you to find affordable babysitters in your neighborhood or nearby for short-term childcare needs. It also allows you to sign up as a babysitter. Learn more at JuneCare.co or listen to our conversation with June Care. Open to everyone.
• Sacramento Crisis Nursery - Two locations offer temporary, emergency childcare for children ages newborn through 5 years old. We recommend you sign up for eligibility before you anticipate needing the service.
• WIC - Parents & Families partners with Community Resource Project to improve our mother's rooms on campus and offer information brochures on the Women, Infants, and Children Supplemental Nutrition Program. Find a WIC Clinic near you here.