Statewide Automated Welfare System (SAWS)

The SAWS project is the automation of county welfare business processes for the following programs:

• CalWORKs, SNAP, Medi-Cal, Foster Care, Refugee, and County Medical Services.

SAWS is being implemented through three consortia:

• Leader Replacement System(LRS) consortium
• Welfare Client Data System (WCDS) Consortium
• Consortium IV (C-IV)

The Office of Systems Integration is responsible for state-level project management and oversight. The Consortia are responsible for local project management.

The SAWS project also includes the Welfare Data Tracking Implementation Project (WDTIP).