IHSS | In-Home Supportive Services Coalition

In-Home Supportive Services Coalition
Consumers, Providers and Advocates Working Together to Protect and Improve California's Home Care

The IHSS Coalition is a group comprised of stakeholders in the California IHSS program. A diversity of perspectives is represented in our coalition: consumer, worker, advocacy, and program administration. Our common goals are maintaining necessary funding for the program, and working together to improve the home care system in a manner that will make it more functional for all.

IHSS is an essential, cost-effective program that allows seniors and people with disabilities to live independently in their own homes. It prevents unnecessary institutionalization, allows families to stay together, and helps provide dignity for consumers of the program by letting them remain in their own communities.

Coalition members stand united in their opposition to the devestating cuts to service and oppressive new requirements for consumers and careproviders that have been inflicted as a result of the latest budgets. Our resolve to keep homecare services and funding intact will not be swayed.

9/2/10 WELCOME TO THE IHSS COALITION WEBSITE

LATEST NEWS:

GOVERNOR'S ANTI-FRAUD OBSESSION BECOMES REALITY IN STANISLAUS COUNTY'S STORMTROOPER TACTICS--SEE VIDEO OF UDW PROTEST HERE.

View accompanying Modesto Bee article here.

FREEDOM OF CHOICE PREVAILS--STATE PREVENTED FROM INFLICTING EXPANDED LIST OF CRIMES WHICH WOULD HAVE RESTRICTED NUMEROUS CAREPROVIDERS FROM EMPLOYMENT; OVERRIDE BY GOVERNOR ISSUING EXECUTIVE ORDER IS STILL A POSSIBILITY

View IHSS Coalition summary here.

View judge's order here.

View San Francisco Chronicle article here.

SUPPORT CAPA AND THE ARC OF CALIFORNIA BY ASKING THE GOVERNOR TO SIGN SB 110, REGARDING CRIMES AGAINST PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES; THIS BILL FACES POSSIBLE VETO

View bill info, history and status here.

View ARC's action webpage here.

View SB 110 sample support letter here.

NUMEROUS PEOPLE DETAINED IN AUG. 18 CAPITOL BUDGET PROTEST; HIGH PROFILE EVENT SENDS STRONG MESSAGE

View CDCAN article here.

View CUIDO Twitter feed here.

View YouTube video here of police removing "Arnie" effigy.

View CBS13 article and video here.

View KCRA TV3 article and video here.

View KXTV News10 article and video here.

View Berkeleyside article and photos here.

View Sacramento Press article and photos here.

View Fresno Bee article here.

View Capitol Weekly article here.

View Business Week article here.

View Sacramento Bee article and video here.

View Sacramento Bee photo gallery here.

View KCRA TV3 photos here.

READ HOW SHORT-SIGHTED BUDGET FIXES LEAVE CALIFORNIA UNPREPARED FOR "A SILVER TSUNAMI" OF AGING BABY-BOOMERS

View Ventura County Star article here.

DON'T LET MEG WHITMAN GET AWAY WITH MISREPRESENTING THE IHSS PROGRAM; EMAIL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES AND TELL THEM ITS A COST-EFFECTIVE SOLUTION, NOT THE PROBLEM

Participate in SEIU-ULTCW's online campaign here.

ASSEMBLYMEMBER NANCY SKINNER RESPONDS TO GOVERNOR'S MOVIE PREMIERE, JOINED BY CONSTITUENTS TO INTRODUCE "FACES BEHIND THE GOVERNOR'S CUTS" VIDEO

View Assemblymember Skinner's press release here.

View "Faces Behind the Governor's Cuts" video here.

View San Francisco Bay Guardian article here.

LISTEN TO RADIO INTERVIEW FEATURING SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEM DARRYL STEINBERG AND REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLY MINORITY LEADER MARTIN GARRICK; GARRICK SPECIFICALLY STATES FAMILY MEMBERS SHOULD NOT GET PAID FOR HOME CARE SERVICES

Listen to discussion program here.

BUDGET CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MAKES IMPORTANT DECISIONS REGARDING IHSS; REPEALS 2009 CUTS TO SERVICE AND STATE'S SHARE OF WAGES; APPROVES PROVIDER SERVICE FEE THAT WILL GENERATE UP TO $200 MILLION IN FEDERAL MATCHING FUNDS FOR IHSS

View CDCAN article here.

DEMOCRATS PROPOSE BUDGET PLAN CALLING FOR TAX REFORM TO AUGMENT SPEND CUTS

View California Jobs Budget and related documents here.

DSS RELEASES DRAFT NOTICE REGARDING USE OF P.O. BOX BY CAREPROVIDERS TO RECEIVE THEIR PAYCHECKS; IHSS COALITION ISSUES RESPONSE

View IHSS Coalition response letter here.

View draft all-county letter (ACL) here.

View revised change-of-address form here.

View draft form to request use of P.O. Box here

View related CDCAN article here.

OUR PARTNERS IN THE UNIONS REPRESENTING HOMECARE WORKERS WANT TO HEAR YOUR PERSONAL STORIES--SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND LET EVERYONE KNOW THE REAL IMPORTANCE OF HOMECARE IN YOUR LIFE

Visit UDW Homecare Providers Union's Facebook page here.

Visit SEIU's new "Healthy at Home" webpage here.

"ITS OUR STORY" INITIATIVE HAS ACCUMULATED THE LARGEST DATABASE OF TESTIMONIES ON WHAT IT'S LIKE LIVING WITH A DISABILITY; LEARN HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS AMBITIOUS PROJECT

Visit "Its Our Story" website here.

Visit "Its Our Story" YouTube page here.

KALW RADIO "YOUR CALL" PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE QUESTION "MUST THE STATE PROVIDE IN-HOME CARE FOR THE ELDERLY AND DISABLED?"

Listen to program here.

FEDERAL JUDGE WILKEN BLOCKS IHSS WORKER WAGE CUT IN FRESNO COUNTY

View CDCAN report here.

View key case documents in our 'legal challenges' section here.

HOME CARE ADVOCATES DECRY STATE BUDGET PROPOSAL TO DECIMATE IHSS; REPRESENTATIVES OF SENIORS, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND CAREGIVERS CALL ON LEGISLATURE TO PROTECT IHSS FUNDING

View IHSS Coalition response to latest budget proposals here.

View Senate Budget & Fiscal Review Committee's overview of May revisions here.

Participate in SEIU-ULTCW online response to budget here.

THE IHSS PROVIDER ORIENTATION TRAINING VIDEO CAN NOW BE VIEWED IN OUR NEW AUDIO/VIDEO SECTION HERE. WE'VE ALSO ADDED A NEW SECTION TO KEEP TRACK OF LEGISLATION RELEVANT TO IHSS, VIEWABLE HERE.

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LATEST ADVOCACY CAMPAIGNS:

PARTICIPATE IN SEIU-ULTCW CAMPAIGN TO WRITE A LETTER-TO-THE-EDITOR ABOUT IN-HOME CARE

Participate in campaign here.

PARTICIPATE IN UDWA HOMECARE PROVIDERS UNION CAMPAIGN TO OPPOSE CUTS TO IHSS

Participate in campaign here.

PARTICIPATE IN THE ARC'S JOINT CAMPAIGN WITH UCP TO SUPPORT THE ABLE ACT OF 2009 (S. 493/H.R. 1205) BY CALLING YOUR U.S. REPRESENTATIVE NOW

Learn more/participate in campaign here.

PARTICIPATE IN HCAN-CALIFORNIA'S CAMPAIGN TO SHARE YOUR STORY OF HOW STATE BUDGET CUTS COULD HARM YOUR LIFE

Participate in campaign here.

PARTICIPATE IN CENTER FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY CHOICE ACT

Participate in campaign here.

PARTICIPATE IN SEIU-ULTCW ONLINE CAMPAIGN "SAFE LIVES SAVES MONEY"

Participate in campaign here.

PARTICIPATE IN HHS NETWORK/CREDO ACTION ONLINE CAMPAIGN TO DEMAND MORE TRANSPARENCY IN OUR STATE BUDGET PROCESS

Participate in campaign here.

PARTICIPATE IN COALITION ON HUMAN NEEDS CAMPAIGN TO SAVE TAX CREDITS WHICH BENEFIT LOW-INCOME WORKING FAMILIES

Add your organization name to support letter here.

View support letter text here.

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LATEST REPORTS/POLICY BRIEFS:

"REGIONAL ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF PROPOSED HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICE CUTS"

UC-Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education July 2010

View policy brief here.

"THE ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF PROPOSED CALIFORNIA BUDGET CUTS"

UC-Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education May 2010

View policy brief here.

"COST AND BENEFITS OF IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: A CALIFORNIA CASE STUDY"

Candace Howes, Ph.D, Connecticut College April 28, 2010

View policy brief here.

"THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET WOULD ELIMINATE IN-HOME SUPPORTIVE SERVICES FOR MORE THAN 476,000 LOW-INCOME SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES"

California Budget Project April 23, 2010

View effects by county here.

View effects by legislative district here.

"THE GOVERNOR'S PROPOSED BUDGET COULD REDUCE IHSS WORKERS' COMPENSATION BY NEARLY $1.2 BILLION"

California Budget Project April 8, 2010

View effects by county here.

View effects by legislative district here.

"BUDGET SOLUTIONS AND JOBS"

UC-Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education March 2010

View policy brief here.

"HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES: POTENTIAL IMPACT OF BUDGET REDUCTIONS ON BENEFICIARIES"

Legislative Analyst's Office March 24, 2010

View report here.

"BUDGET PROPOSALS TURN BACK CLOCK 30 YEARS IN LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES FOR CALIFORNIA SENIORS"

UCLA Center for Health Policy Research February 2010

View report here.

"CONSIDERING THE STATE COSTS AND BENEFITS: IHSS PROGRAM"

Legislative Analyst January 21, 2010

View report here.

Watch video overview of report here.

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See latest (7/9/10) county-by-county provider enrollment data here and progress graph here.

See summary of lawsuits related to IHSS (as of 6/23/10) 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 recent media coverage of events relevant to IHSS here.