Finding work is a priority for the dozen or so
students in the jobs class at Sacramento County's Department of
Human Assistance.These students get help from CALWORKS, a state program that
provides monthly cash assistance as they look for work.
Governor Jerry Brown's budget proposal would cut the grants
from five years to four, and reduce the grant amount by 13
percent.
Melinda Moore is in the class. She's a single mother
with two teenagers living at home.
As part of our series collaboration with the Sacramento Bee
"Brown's Countdown," Moore shares her story with Capital Public
Radio's Marianne Russ.