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Kin-GAP Demo Highlights the Link Between CWS-CARES & CalSAWS
On February 25th, 2026, CWS-CARES shared a demonstration of Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment (Kin-GAP) functionality with the assistance of California Statewide Automated Welfare System (CalSAWS). The demonstration showed the actions social workers can take to track data in CWS-CARES Case Management, Courts, and Placement sections, and how that data flows to the CWS-CARES Eligibility Record, and then through FCED to the CalSAWS Eligibility Worker. Counties, tribes, and partner organizations can view the demonstration on the CWS-CARES FCED Hub at FCED Demonstrations | Child Welfare Digital Services.
Using the end-to-end Kin-GAP demonstration, the CWS-CARES EUST 3 Team created a Kin-GAP scenario for general testers, which CalSAWS then leveraged for their EUST 3 testers. The Kin-GAP scenario became available for EUST 3 testers on March 23, 2026, and was used throughout the remainder of the General Testing period. The Kin-GAP scenario, in addition to other EUST scenarios, will be provided to Production Simulation users as a training resource in May 2026. On April 15, 2026, CalSAWS also hosted a Kin-GAP demonstration.
Originally published in the CWS-CARES Explorer.
Using the end-to-end Kin-GAP demonstration, the CWS-CARES EUST 3 Team created a Kin-GAP scenario for general testers, which CalSAWS then leveraged for their EUST 3 testers. The Kin-GAP scenario became available for EUST 3 testers on March 23, 2026, and was used throughout the remainder of the General Testing period. The Kin-GAP scenario, in addition to other EUST scenarios, will be provided to Production Simulation users as a training resource in May 2026. On April 15, 2026, CalSAWS also hosted a Kin-GAP demonstration.
Originally published in the CWS-CARES Explorer.