Community Supports
It can be hard to know where to turn when you need extra help. Use our Community Resource Link to find free or low-cost services near you.
Community Resource Link
Get help finding food, jobs, housing and other things you may need.
Use CalFresh to buy groceries
CalFresh is the new name for the California food stamp program. If you are eligible for CalFresh, you will get an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card. You can buy healthy food, including fresh fruit and vegetables, at any grocery store or farmers market that accepts EBT cards.
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Community Supports
Community Supports may be available under your Individualized Care Plan. Community Supports are medically appropriate and cost-effective alternative services or settings to those covered under the Medi-Cal State Plan. These services are optional for Members to receive. If you qualify, these services may help you live more independently. They do not replace benefits that you already get under Medi-Cal.
If you need help or would like to find out what Community Supports may be available for you, call 800-407-4627 (TTY 711), or call your healthcare provider.
If you need help finding a Community Supports provider or any provider, visit Getting Care 24/7.
Community Supports offered by Anthem Blue Cross and the counties they are available in as of 1/1/2024:
Helps you find housing if you are at risk of being homeless.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Provides a deposit and other funding to help you get a home.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Helps you stay in your home. Offers classes, training, and education on how to be a good neighbor and tenant, as well as tenant rights.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Helps you live well in the community. Offers classes, training, and education on jobs, saving money, and social skills.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare
Gives you housing so you can heal after leaving the hospital.
Counties: Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Gives you housing if you need extra care after leaving the hospital.
Counties: Amador, Calaveras. El Dorado, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Get help in a safe place where you can go to get sober.
Counties: Kings, Kern, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolomne
Gives a break for your caregiver.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Helps you with daily tasks so you can live at home. This can include bathing, dressing, and feeding, as well as making meals, grocery shopping, doing laundry, and going to appointments.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Helps you move from a nursing facility to live in a home setting.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Helps you move from a nursing facility to your home. Also helps you with new expenses because of your move.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Helps make changes to the home for your health, well-being, and safety. These changes may help you stay in your home freely.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Helps make changes to your home for your health, wellbeing, and safety. These changes may help you stay in your home and with less acute asthma episodes.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
Healthy meals for you after your hospital stay.
Counties: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, El Dorado, Fresno, Inyo, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Madera, Mono, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Clara, Tulare, Tuolumne
For any other questions call the Customer Care Center toll free at 800-407-4627 (TTY 711) (outside L.A. County) or 888-285-7801 (TTY 711) (inside L.A. County), Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific time or visit us online at anthem.com/ca/medi-cal.