Overview
CalGrows is a California Department of Aging (CDA) program designed to support caregivers of older adults and people with disabilities by improving their skills through in-person classes and online training courses and up to $6,000 in
rewards payments. Visit https://www.calgrows.org/ for more information.
CalGrows is eligible to all Home Care Aides that work for Nu Care for at least 60 days.
The $6,000 can be earned by completing both of the following 2 tracks:
Tracks Incentives
1. Learn and Earn Program
a. Level 1: Learn up to 50 hours of courses up to $1,500
Must work for Nu Care for 60 days before enrolling
Once you have claimed 15 hours of courses, you are eligible to claim your Level 2 Bonus
b. Level 2: Learn another 15 hours up to $500
Must continue to work for Nu Care
c. Level 3: work 40 hours a month for v3 months $500
Must continue to work for Nu Care
2. Career Builder Program
a. Level 1: learn 15 – 30 hours of Career Builder courses up to $1,000
Must work for Nu Care for 60 days before enrolling
You can enroll in this Track 2 together with Track 1
b. Level 2: work 40 hours in last month $500
Must continue to work for Nu Care
c. Level 3: work 40 hours a month for 5 months $2,000
The CalGrows program will expire August 31, 2024, and all claims must be submitted before August 31 2024.
All incentives are claimed at the CalGrows web site (https://app.bybeam.co/calgrows/eligibility) and all incentive bonus is taxable.
Instructions
1. Go to the Calgrows Get Paid website: https://www.calgrows.org/get-paid
2. Look at Track 1: Learn and Earn Program
3. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on VIEW TRACK 1 COURSES
4. On the left-hand side, select Incentive Track: Track 1: Learn and Earn
5. Course Registration Status: Select Open
6. Topics: Choose any topic that you are interested in or leave it blank
7. Training Formats: Choose Online (Self-Paced)
8. Course Languages: Choose whatever language you are comfortable with
9. Scroll back up, right above where you selected incentive track, click on Apply Filters
**Several hundred courses will show you the title, format, language, format and length**
10. Choose a course and click on View Course. Scroll down and select register.
11. How To Register will pop up
12. Follow the instructions on how to register. Each course may have a different registration process.
13. Take and complete the course. After completing each course, you will get a certificate. You will need to save or print each certificate. The certificate is proof of course completion and you will need to upload it later in order to submit a claim for payment. THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT!
Detail
Requirements:
Eligibility:
You must have been employed as a paid Direct Care Worker* for the last 60 days
You must work in home- and community-based settings
You must provide care to older adults and people with disabilities
You must be employed by a non-IHSS employer (including private individuals)
* (Nu Care will provide the proof for the
above)
You
must live in California
Note
– Most IHSS providers do not qualify.
Incentive Tracks
The progressive
incentive system encourages you to advance your training and develop your
career in your own time, at your own pace.
Take
courses first, then apply for incentives
Apply
for both Learn and Earn and Career Builder
incentive tracks
Earn
up to $2500 in the Learn and Earn track
Earn
up to $3500 in the Career Builder track
Track 1: Learn and Earn
Level
Level 1: Learn Incentive:
$30/hour, Up to $1500
Claim up to 50 hours of Learn and Earn
courses
Requirements
Proof of employment
as a direct care worker in a home or community based setting for 60 days prior to enrolling in a course
Proof of completed Learn and Earn courses
Courses must be
offered through the Learn and Earn track to qualify; the course description on
calgrows.org must state, “This course if part of the Track 1: Learn and
Earn”
* Once you have claimed 15 hours of courses, you are eligible to claim your Level 2 Bonus
Level 2: Learn Bonus Incentive:
$500
After claiming 15 hours or more of Level
1 Learn and Earn courses, apply for the one-time Level 2 Bonus
Requirements
Proof of employment
as a direct care worker in a home or community-based setting
Must have claimed 15
hours of Learn and Earn courses first
Learn Bonus can only
be claimed once
Level 3: Earn Incentive:
$500
Claim an additional $500 for working 40
hours a month for 3 months
Requirements
Proof of employment
as a direct care worker in a home or community-based setting
Worked as a direct
care worker for at least 40 hours a month for 3 months after starting Learn and
Earn courses
The month during
which you take your first course qualifies as your first month of work for
Level 3: Earn
Claim Level 1: Learn
first
Earn incentive can
only be claimed once
Track 2: Career Builder
Program
Level 1: Training Incentive:$500
x 2
Claim 15 hours of
Career Builder courses up to 2 times!
Requirements
Proof
of employment as a direct care worker in a home or community-based setting for
60 days prior to enrolling in a Career Builder course
Proof of 15 hours of
completed Career Builder courses
Courses
must be offered through the Career Builder track to qualify; the course description
on calgrows.org must state: “This course is part of the Track 2: Career
Builder”
* You may complete and
claim incentive Level 1: Training twice for a maximum total of $1000
Level 2: Practice Incentive:
$500
Claim an additional
$500 for working 40 hours in the last month
Requirements
Proof of employment as
a direct care worker in a home or community-based setting
Worked as a direct care
worker 40 hours in the last month
The month during which
you take your first course qualifies as your first month of work for incentives
Claim Career Builder
Level 1: Training first
Level 3: Pro Incentive:
$2000
Claim $2000 for working
5 additional months after completing Level 2: Practice
Requirements
Proof of employment as
a direct care worker in a home or community-based setting
Worked as a direct care
worker at least 40 hours a month for 5 additional months, for a total of 6
months between Levels 2 and 3
The month during which
you take your first course qualifies as your first month of work for incentives
Claim Career Builder
Level 1: Training and Career Builder Level 2: Practice first
CalGrows
Customer Service Number
1-888-991-7234