Exhibits_4_-_Orange_County_CalWORKs_Adults_Enrolled_in_Welfare-To-Work_by_Language.pdf

This is a supporting exhibit document from the County of Orange, California Social Services Agency related to an Employment Services solicitation. The exhibit presents actual CalWORKs (California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids) program data for July 2026, detailing the demographic composition of adults enrolled in Welfare-To-Work services across Orange County's six operational regions: North, Brea, South, East, Foster Care, and the county total. The data is organized by language categories spoken by program participants, with English being the predominant language (92 percent of total participants), followed by Farsi (4 percent), Arabic (1 percent), Korean (less than 1 percent), and French (0 percent). The exhibit provides both absolute numbers and percentages for each region, enabling potential respondents to understand the linguistic diversity of the target population requiring employment services.

This exhibit serves as contextual information for respondents preparing proposals for the Employment Services contract. The linguistic breakdown demonstrates the need for multilingual service capabilities, particularly English, Farsi, and Arabic language support across multiple regions. The data indicates regional variations in language composition, with East region showing notably higher Farsi speakers (14 percent) and South region having elevated Farsi representation (14 percent) compared to other regions. This information informs respondent capacity planning regarding staffing, translation services, and cultural competency requirements necessary to effectively serve Orange County's diverse CalWORKs population in welfare-to-work programming.