2/8/10 WELCOME TO THE IHSS COALITION WEBSITE
LATEST NEWS:
CDSS PLANS FEBRUARY 11 STAKEHOLDER WORKGROUP ON IHSS RECIPIENT FINGERPRINTING
View invitation letter here.
View meeting notice here.
FEBRUARY 2 SENATE BUDGET COMMITTEE HEARING PROVIDED OVERVIEW OF GOVERNOR'S SPECIAL SESSION BUDGET PROPOSALS FOR HUMAN SERVICES
Watch Cal Channel coverage. (4 hours)
Read IHSS Coalition comments to committee here.
Download agenda here (PDF). (Updated version)
READ STATE CONTROLLER LETTER TO CDSS DIRECTOR REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH IHSS RECORD KEEPING IN SAN DIEGO AND FRESNO COUNTIES
Read controller letter here.
Read CWDA press release regarding letter here.
See related news stories here.
VISIT OUR BUDGET PROPOSAL SECTION HERE TO EXAMINE A NEW POLICY BRIEF FROM THE LEGISLATIVE ANALYST OFFICE ON THE EFFECTS OF PROPOSED SOCIAL SERVICE CUTS
CONSUMERS AND PUBLIC AUTHORITIES SUE TO BLOCK IN-HOME SUPPORTIVES FUNDING CUT; LAWSUIT MOVED TO JUDGE WILKEN'S COURT
Read CAPA press release here.
Read class action specifics here.
FOLLOW-UP HEARING HELD JAN. 27 ON IMPLEMENTATION OF IHSS PROGRAM CHANGES ENACTED IN THE FY 09-10 BUDGET
Watch Cal Channel coverage here. (1 hour, 28 minutes)
Read CDSS handouts here.
Read background paper here.
Read summary of implemented reforms here.
Read CAPA comments to joint budget committee here.
Read IHSS Coalition comments to joint budget committee here.
Obtain contact information to submit written comments to committee here.
Read press release from UDW Homecare Providers Union here.
Listen to KPBS story about testimony.
LEGISLATIVE ANALYST OFFICE RELEASES NEW REPORT ON IHSS PROGRAM
Read LAO report here.
Watch brief overview of report here.
Read KQED Capitol Notes article on report here.
CDSS ISSUES LETTER TO STAKEHOLDERS IN IHSS PROGRAM REGARDING PARTICIPATION IN MEETINGS FOCUSED ON UPCOMING IMPLEMENTATION ACTIVITIES
Read CDSS letter here.
CDSS SEEKS FEEDBACK ON ALL-COUNTY LETTER DRAFT DEALING WITH DEPT. OF JUSTICE PROCEDURES; IHSS COALITION 'OVERLOOKED' IN PROCESS
Read ACL draft here.
Read DOJ informational bulletin here.
Read IHSS Coalition response here.
CDSS RESPONDS TO QUESTIONS RAISED IN NOVEMBER 2009 ASSEMBLY BUDGET COMMITTEE HEARINGS
Read CDSS letter to committee chair Evans here.
PARTICIPATE IN LATEST ONLINE ADVOCACY CAMPAIGN SPONSORED BY UDW HOMECARE PROVIDERS UNION TO PROTEST PROPOSED CUTS TO IHSS
Send online message to legislators here.
GOVERNOR PROPOSES ELIMINATION OF IHSS PROGRAM UNLESS FEDS WILL CONTRIBUTE $6.9 BILLION IN ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR CALIFORNIA BUDGET;
EVEN IF FUNDS ARE RECEIVED, PROPOSES REDUCTION IN WAGES AND FURTHER REDUCTIONS IN SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS
Read Governor's 2010-11 budget summary here. (IHSS info pages 6-8)
Read IHSS Coalition press release here.
Read Assembly Budget Committee overview here.
IHSS ADVOCATES URGE DEMS TO STAND AGAINST MORE CUTS
Read article here.
Read our complete coalition letter here.
Read our Capitol Weekly op-ed here.
WE NEED YOUR PERSONAL STORIES TO USE IN OUR EFFORTS TO KEEP IHSS INTACT DURING 2010; BE PART OF THE TEAM DEFENDING HOME CARE
Read more info here.
GOVERNOR SENDS LETTER TO CALIFORNIA CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION REGARDING NATIONAL HEALTH CARE BILL; MAKES TROUBLING REFERENCE ABOUT IHSS
Read press release with entire text of letter here.
Read Sacramento Bee article here.
Read California Progress Report article here.
Read San Jose Mercury News article here.
GOVERNOR ANNOUNCES $26.5 MILLION IN AWARDS TO COUNTIES TO COMBAT ALLEGED IHSS FRAUD
Read press release/watch press conference here.
Listen to California Report coverage here.
Read Chico Enterprise-Record story here.
Watch KFSN ABC30 coverage here.
Read article from The Salinas Californian.
KPBS DOES REPORT ON UNANNOUNCED HOME VISITS; SAN LUIS OBISPO SOCIAL SERVICES DIRECTOR STRONGLY CRITICIZES STATE TACTICS, REFUSES FUNDS
Listen to report here.
SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE GRANTS TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AGAINST STATE IN CASE INVOLVING PREVIOUS CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS OF CAREPROVIDERS
Read overview here.
Read judge's writ of mandate here.
Read temporary restraining order here.
Read petitioners' points for provisional relief here.
Read CDSS All-County Letter regarding lawsuit.
FEDERAL JUDGE HOLDS STATE OFFICIALS IN CONTEMPT FOR NOT COMPLYING WITH COURT ORDER STOPPING IHSS CUTS
Read CDCAN update here.
Read order granting contempt sanctions & enforcing injunction here.
Read state's objections to instructions given to providers here.
LISTEN ONLINE TO KQED (NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO) NOV. 16 FORUM FOCUSING ON CHANGES TO IHSS, THE PROGRESS OF IMPLEMENTATION, THE RECENT FEDERAL LAWSUIT AND THE DETAILS OF THEIR EFFECTS
Listen to program here. (58 minutes)
CDSS PROVIDES FURTHER RESPONSES TO ISSUES RAISED IN BOTH COMMITTEE HEARINGS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW IHSS REGULATIONS
Read CDSS director's letter to committee here.
Read CDSS responses to comments from 10/28/09 hearing here.
Read list of CDSS documents issued regarding implementation here.
STATE ATTEMPTS LEGISLATION (SB 69) TO CORRECT IHSS ISSUES; PASSES IN ASSEMBLY, BUT FAILS IN SENATE ON PARTISAN VOTE; 11/5 FOLLOW-UP HEARING ALLOWS POWERFUL TESTIMONY FROM CONSUMERS AND ADVOCATES
Watch online Cal Channel coverage here. (1 hour, 47 minutes)
Read UDW letter to legislators here.
Read Assembly vote tally here.
Read Senate vote tally here.
Read text of SB 69 here.
Read analysis of SB 69 here.
Read CDSS letter about missing 11/5 hearing here.
Read committee response letter to CDSS here.
JOINT BUDGET COMMITTEE HEARING HELD 10/28 ADDRESSED CONCERNS FROM COUNTIES AND LEGISLATORS; FOUR KEY STATE ADVOCATES LIMITED TO SEVEN MINUTES TOTAL TESTIMONY; NO CONSUMER TESTIMONY
Watch online Cal Channel coverage here. (2 hours, 40 minutes)
Read Joint Budget Committee background paper & agenda here.
Read overview prepared by Legislative Analyst's Office here.
Read CWDA handout from hearing here.
Read the IHSS Coalition letter to budget committee here.
ATTORNEY SEEKS PLAINTIFFS IN POSSIBLE LAWSUIT DEALING WITH CHANGES IN IHSS REGULATIONS, SPECIFICALLY MANDATORY FINGERPRINTING AND UNANNOUNCED HOME VISITS
Read attorney's request here.
FEDERAL JUDGE GRANTS INJUNCTIVE RELEASE, HALTING CUTS TO CONSUMER SERVICES BASED ON INAPPROPRIATE USAGE OF FUNCTIONAL INDEX SCORES
Read order granting preliminary injunction here. (updated 10/23)
Read press release here.
Read CDCAN article here.
Read State's response to injunction here.
Read State's certification of compliance with preliminary injunction here.
Read State's notice to consumers regarding injunction here.
Read latest All-County Letter responding to injunction here.
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Social Security agrees to repay people whose benefits were suspended or denied since 1/1/07 because of outstanding arrest warrants
Read NSCLC letter here.
Download information sheet here.
Center for Disease Control announces new H1N1 flu guidelines relating to those providing care for persons with disabilities, viewable here.
See information on volunteer corps formed in response to need for IHSS appeals here.
See Powerpoint training (prepared by Disability Rights California) for consumers regarding IHSS budget cuts, available in convenient online format here.
See latest information regarding all lawsuits in 'Legal challenges' section (under 'Advocacy Tool-Kit' heading).
See 'Archives' to view numerous recent All-County Letters from Dept. of Social Services.
See 'Media-current news' for recent coverage of important events affecting IHSS. |
