Santa Clara County honored five clients of a state assistance program and celebrated the success of those families in an awards ceremony at the county’s Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday.

Gerardo Contreras, the CalWORKs honoree for District 1, is pictured with his children. (Image courtesy of Santa Clara County Social Services Agency/YouTube)

California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs) is a state program administered by counties that helps families with children and pregnant individuals meet basic needs like short-term cash assistance, childcare and health care coverage and connects them with employment and education opportunities.

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