CCWRO has been providing advocacy in the public benefits field since the early 1980s. CCWRO is a statewide, nonprofit organization that provides back-up services to qualified legal service field programs funded by the Legal Services Trust Fund Commission and pro-bono attorneys referred to CCWRO by such legal services field programs. CCWRO provides consultation, information, training, and representation on issues relating to public benefit programs such as Aid to Families With Dependent Children (AFDC) a.k.a. CalWORKs/TANF, Refugee Assistance, Medi-Cal, Welfare Employment Programs, Food Stamps, General Assistance, Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI), and SSI.