Medi-Cal for Former Foster Youth:
County Specific Information
This document provides information about where to go to apply for Medi-Cal in your county. We are still gathering
information on the best and easiest ways to sign up in each county.
A H means this is the best and easiest way to sign up for Medi-Cal in that county. If there isn’t a star, we are working
to identify more specific information for your county and have listed the main county office where you can go to apply.
There may be other offices where you can apply in your county. We will keep adding to this list as we learn more so
please keep checking back for more info.
Not sure which county you live in? Go to: http://www.naco.org/counties/pages/citysearch.aspx. and enter your zip code
or the city to find your county.
Alameda County H
Call the Foster Care Eligibility Hotline at
(510) 268-2500 to enroll.
Marilyn Balderas and Selia Johnson
are the Foster Care Program Specialists.
Alpine County H
Call Lucie Morotti at (530) 694-2235 ext. 231 OR
Gabriel Chavarin at (530) 694-2235 ext. 224
Amador County
Department of Social Services
1003 Broadway
Jackson, CA 95642
(209) 223-6550
Butte County H
Call Tami McArthur at (530) 538-5238
Calaveras County H
Call Brian Galicia at (209) 754-6872
Colusa County
Department of Social Services
251 East Webster Street
Colusa, CA 95932
(530) 458-0250
Contra Costa County H
Call the Children & Family Services Bureau Foster
Care Unit at (925) 522-7410
Del Norte County H
Call Melissa Golden at (707) 464-3191 ext. 2622 OR
Sara Tucker at (707) 464-3191 ext. 2636
El Dorado County H
Call (530) 642-7300. Say you are a former foster youth
and ask to speak with someone in the Foster Care Unit.
Fresno County H Call Raul Hurtado at (559) 600-4019, OR
Christina Escobedo at (559) 600-4024
Crocker Building (1st Floor)
2135 Fresno Street
Fresno, CA 93721
Glenn County
Human Resources Agency
P.O. Box 611, 420 East Laurel Street
Willows, CA 95988-0611
(530) 934-6514
Humboldt County H
Call Tim McDermond, Health Care Coverage
Analyst, at (707) 268-2783
Imperial County H
Call Rosa Quihuis at (760) 337-6820
2995 South Fourth Street, Suite 105
El Centro, CA 92243
Inyo County
Department of Social Services
920 N Main St.
Bishop, CA, 93514
(760) 872-1394
Kern County H
Former foster youth in Kern County have two
convenient options:
1. Call or visit the Dream Center
1212 18th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
(661) 636-4488
2. Call the Kern County Department of Human
Services at (661) 631-6807
www.coveredtil26.org | updated September 15, 2014
Kings County
Human Services Agency
1400 W. Lacey Blvd., Building #8
Hanford, CA 93230
(877) 410-8813
Lake County
Department of Social Services
15975 Anderson Ranch Parkway
P.O. Box 9000
Lower Lake, CA 95457-9000
(707) 995-4200
Lassen County
Lassen WORKS
Roosevelt Annex, 720 Richmond Road
Susanville, CA 96130
(530) 251-8152
Los Angeles County H Call Dorian Madrid, DPSS, at (626) 927-2690
Madera County H
Call Marilyn Quick, Eligibility Worker III,
at (559) 662-8366
Marin County
Dept Health & Human Services (Public Assistance)
120 N. Redwood Dr-West Wing
San Rafael, CA 94903
(415) 473-3400
Mariposa County H
Former foster youth in Mariposa County have three
convenient options:
1. Call Maria Swiecki, Eligibility Worker III,
at (209) 742-0834
Modoc County H
Former foster youth in Modoc County have two
convenient options:
1. Apply in person at the Department of Social
Services. Ask for Paige Fuentes.
120 N. Main St., Alturas, CA 96101
2 Fax your MC 250A form to
Paige Fuentes at (530) 233-2136
Mono County
Department of Social Services
South County Office:
452 Old Mammoth Rd, 3rd Floor, P.O. Box 2969
Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546
(760) 924-1770
North County Office:
85 Emigrant Street, P.O. Box 576
Bridgeport, CA 93517
(760) 932-5600
Monterey County H
Former foster youth in Monterey County have two
convenient options:
1. Call (866) 323-1953 to apply by phone.
2. Apply in-person at 1000 S. Main Street Suite 216,
Salinas, CA 93901
Napa County H
Call Vivian Wesley at (707) 253-4538 or
email [email protected]
Nevada County H
Call Beth Andrews at (530) 265-1646
2. Email your MC 250A form to
[email protected]
Orange County H
Former foster youth in Orange County have three
convenient options:
3. Apply in person at 5362 Lemee Lane,
Mariposa CA 95338.
1. Call the Social Services Agency Foster Care Office at (714) 704-8382
Mendocino County H
Call Jan Wellman at (707) 463-7967
2. Fax your MC 250A form to “Attention:
Claudia Gomez” at (714) 704-8757
Merced County
Human Services Agency
2115 West Wardrobe Avenue
Merced, CA 95340
(209) 385-3000
3. Apply in person at the Social Services Agency
Foster Care Office, 840 N. Eckhoff Street Orange,
CA 92868
www.coveredtil26.org | updated September 15, 2014
Placer County H
Call Julia Chao at (530) 886-5219
You can also apply in-person at any of the
following county Medi-Cal offices:
Auburn Office:
Placer County Government Center
11542 B Avenue Auburn, CA 95603
(530) 889-7610
Rocklin Office:
1000 Sunset Blvd. Suite 220
Rocklin, CA 95765
(916) 784-6000
North Tahoe Office:
5225 North Lake Blvd.
Carnelian Bay, CA 96140
(530) 546-1900
Plumas County
Department of Social Services
270 County Hospital Rd., Suite 207
Quincy, CA 95971
(530) 283-6350 OR (800) 242-3338 Toll Free
Riverside County H
Call the Medi-Cal hotline for current and former
foster youth at (951) 358-3544
Sacramento County H Sacramento County Department of
Human Assistance
1725 28th Street
Sacramento, 95816-9915
(916) 874-3100 OR (209) 744-0499
If you have problems signing up, call Heidi Kerhulas,
Assistant Program Specialist Medi-Cal,
at (916) 875-3528
San Benito County
Human Services Agency
1111 San Felipe Rd, Ste 206
Hollister, CA 95023-3801
(831) 636-4180
San Bernardino County H
Call Tina Delair, Eligibility Worker III at
(909) 388-1970 or email your MC 250A form to
[email protected]
San Diego County H Call or visit the Family Resource Center closest
to you.
Center City:
Call Patrick Schmidt at (619) 338-2120
1255 Imperial Ave. 5th Floor, San Diego, CA 92101
El Cajon:
Call Keisha Hill at (619) 401-6165
220 S. First St., El Cajon, CA 92019
Lemon Grove:
Call Lenda Hanna at (619) 668-3865
7065 Broadway, Lemon Grove, CA 91945
Metro:
Call Iliana Rabago at (619) 744-5177
1130 10th Ave., San Diego, CA 92101
North Central:
Call Diana Benitez at (858) 573-7495
5055 Ruffin Rd., San Diego, CA 92123
North Coastal:
Call Evelyn Sifuentes at (760) 754-3594
1701 Mission Ave., Oceanside, CA 92058
North Inland:
Call Charles Hazel at (760) 740-4167
600 East Valley Parkway, Escondido, CA 92025
Northeast:
Call Javier Pena at (619) 589-4546
5001 73rd St., San Diego, CA 92115
South Region:
Call Blake Hubbard at (619) 409-3172
690 Oxford St. Ste. E, Chula Vista, CA 91910
Southeast:
Call Scarlett Gurrola at (619) 266-3704
4588 Market St., San Diego, CA 92102
Health Coverage Access/ Hospital Outstation
Call Janet McLaughlin at (858) 492-2293
San Francisco County H
Call Michelle Berry at (415) 558-1994
or email your MC 250A form to
[email protected]
San Joaquin County H
Call Frank Hernandez, Foster Care Eligibility
Supervisor at (209) 468-2025
San Luis Obispo County H
Call Anita Adock, Foster Care Eligibility Supervisor,
at (805) 781-1782
www.coveredtil26.org | updated September 15, 2014
San Mateo County H
Call Yadira Santillan at (650) 802-7674 OR
Eileen Bruins at (650) 802-5103
1 Davis Drive
Belmont, CA 94002
(800) 223-8383 Toll Free
Sutter County
Department of Human Services
Welfare Social Services Division
539 Garden Highway, P.O. Box 1535,
Yuba City, CA 95991
(877) 652-0735
Santa Barbara County H
Call Vidal Chiprez, Eligibility Supervisor,
at (805) 681-4442 OR Blanca Diaz at (805) 346-7271
Tehama County
Red Bluff:
310 South Main Street, P.O. Box 1515
Red Bluff, CA 96080
(530) 527-1911
Santa Clara County H
Former foster youth in Santa Clara County have
three convenient options:
1. Meet with County Social Worker Nicolas
Castellanos during his drop-in hours at The Hub on
Wednesday afternoons. The Hub is located at 591 N.
King Road, San Jose, CA 95133.
2. Call Nicolas to make an appointment to meet at
another time: (408) 501-6889
3. Call the County’s Foster Care Eligibility unit:
(408) 271-7400
Santa Cruz County H
Call the Benefits Call Center at (888) 421-8080
Shasta County H
Call Rod Delfer at (530) 229-8283
Sierra County
Social Services
202 Front Street, P.O. Box 1019
Loyalton, CA 96118
(530) 993-6721
Downieville: (530) 289-3711
Siskiyou County H
Call Ginger Johnston, Eligibility Worker III,
at (530) 841-4821
Solano County H
Call Jackie Coleman, Special Programs
Supervisor, at (707) 784-8424
Sonoma County H
Family Youth and Children’s Services
1202 Apollo Way
Santa Rosa, CA 95402
(707) 565-4300
Stanislaus County H
Call Ginny Townsley at (209) 558-1193 OR
Eleanore McClaran at (209) 558-2236
Funded by a grant from The California Wellness Foundation.
Corning:
275 Solano Street
Corning, CA 96021
(530) 824-9182
Trinity County
Dept of Health and Human Services
#51 Industrial Parkway, P.O. Box 1470,
Weaverville, CA 96093-1470
(530) 623-1265 OR (800) 851-5658 Toll Free
TDD: (530) 623-1233
Tulare County H
Call Rosemary Juarez, Foster Care Supervisor, at
(559) 623-0358
Tuolumne County
Department of Social Services
20075 Cedar Road North
Sonora, CA 95370
(209) 533-5711
Ventura County H
Call Laura Pariseau at (805) 654-3451 OR
Laura Wuertele at (805) 654-3427
Yolo County H
Call Anna Louzon, Supervisor for Foster Care Unit,
at (530) 661-2760
Department of Employment & Social Services
25 N. Cottonwood Street
Woodland, CA 95695
Yuba County
Health and Human Services Agency
5730 Packard Avenue, Suite 100, P.O. Box 2320,
Marysville, CA 95901-9987
(530) 749-6311
www.coveredtil26.org | updated September 15, 2014

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