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Join CSH health and Medicaid experts for an informative session on the new Medicaid work requirements introduced under H.R.1. These work requirements could threaten continuous health care coverage for supportive housing tenants who rely on Medicaid for their healthcare and supportive services, especially people with disabilities and older adults. 

In this webinar, our experts will outline key policy changes that impact state implementation of Medicaid work requirements and how Medicaid recipients and their providers can prepare for these changes. We will also share practical strategies to influence your state’s implementation and protect Medicaid coverage for the people who need it most. 

You will learn about: 

• New Medicaid work requirements introduced under H.R.1. 
• Practical steps that providers can take to minimize Medicaid coverage loss for supportive housing residents. 
• Resources from national groups to help navigate implementation challenges at the state and provider level. 

This webinar is designed for housing providers, housing operators, services providers, or advocates that are leveraging Medicaid funding to support residents. 

This webinar dives into one of the most pressing challenges states are facing: the impact of H.R.1 on Medicaid funding. H.R.1 will significantly decrease federal funding support to states. States will need to make difficult decisions on what to maintain and what to cut from their Medicaid programs. In the 5th session of our H.R.1 series, learn about state budgeting processes and how they relate to Medicaid. We’ll also share strategies for effective advocacy to sustain critical programs, including Housing Related Services.

Learn About:

• How the state budgeting process works
• The intersection between your state Medicaid program and the state budgeting process
• How to advocate for housing and services as states make budget decisions with significantly less federal funding

This webinar is designed for housing developers, housing providers, housing operators, services providers, or advocates that are leveraging Medicaid funding to support residents.

Older adults are one of the fastest growing groups in supportive housing throughout Los Angeles County. Join us to learn about a new CSH guide designed to equip housing and services providers with best practices for supporting older adult tenants.

This new guide includes practical tools, resources, and sample policies and procedures to strengthen your ability to support older adult tenants. 

Join us to learn: 

• The unique needs of older adult tenants
• Strategies to build capacity for housing and services providers 
• Practical tools to strengthen housing and services for older tenants
• Sample policies and procedures to implement

Join us to educate lawmakers about proven solutions that break the cycle of homelessness! 

Co-hosted by CSH and Bring California Home (BCH)

What is Advocacy Day? 

Advocacy Day is your chance to speak directly with state lawmakers and their staff about practical solutions that break the homelessness cycle. Together, we will highlight policies that strengthen affordable housing with supportive services, protect existing programs, and create new support for older adults and people with disabilities. Your voice matters. Lawmakers need to hear from you! 

Do I need prior advocacy experience? 

No prior advocacy or policy experience is required to attend! CSH will provide virtual training before the event and an orientation on the day of Advocacy Day. You will meet with your advocacy team, review key legislative priorities, and receive all the materials you need for successful conversations with legislators and their staff. 

Advocacy Day Rally 

Can’t join our full day event? No problem, join us for the rally! Join advocates and passionate elected officials! The rally will energize our collective group before we begin our meetings with legislators. 

Rally Time: 11 AM-12 PM PT 

Location: West Steps of the California State Capitol  

Costs for Travel & Travel Arrangements  

Advocacy Day is free to attend, and lunch will be provided for full-day participants. Travel costs (hotel, transportation, meals) are NOT covered unless you’ve been notified by CSH or BCH staff.  

NOTE: Without prior approval, CSH and BCH will not pay for or reimburse you for your travel costs and will not arrange your travel to Sacramento. Your travel costs may include hotel, transportation, and meals.  

Questions? Contact: [email protected] or [email protected] (for BCH members).  

SAVE THE DATE

Advocacy Day registration is now open. Please spread the word and share this event with your partners! We are excited to welcome as many passionate advocates as possible to Sacramento to help advocate for statewide solutions to address homelessness in California.

Join us for a virtual symposium celebrating 20 years of the transformative impact of CSH FUSE (Frequently Used Systems Engagement), a groundbreaking initiative that has helped more than 3000 individuals break the cycle of homelessness by connecting them to stable housing and supportive services. 

This celebratory event will feature a panel of partners who have successfully implemented FUSE in their communities. They will share insights, lessons learned, and the lasting impact the program has had on individuals and systems.  

Join Us to Celebrate:  

• Reflections on 20 years of innovation and impact 

• Real-world stories from communities  

• A panel discussion with FUSE partners 

• Opportunities for Q&A and engagement 

Panelists:  

Opening Remarks & Panel Facilitation:  

Support services are critical for promoting the stability that supportive housing residents need to thrive. But without sustainable services funding, housing providers cannot deliver the essential care and support that make housing truly supportive. This webinar is designed to equip supportive housing funders, developers, and stakeholders with the tools and insights needed to evaluate and strengthen tenant-based services funding. 

What You’ll Learn:

• Build lender capacity to underwrite supportive services budgets using key metrics related to staffing and targeted tenancy
• How to assess and evaluate services budgets, including those with Medicaid funding
• Key distinctions between tenant-based and project-based services funding models

Featured Resources:

• An introduction to CSH’s new guide: Considerations for Underwriting Tenant-Based Service Funding for Supportive Housing.
• A walkthrough of CSH’s Supportive Services Budgeting Tool and how to use it in your underwriting process.

Why Attend?

Whether you are a CDFI member, funder, bank, investor, or developer, this session will help you:

• Ask the right questions during underwriting.
• Evaluate the sustainability of services funding sources.
• Identify risks and opportunities in tenant-based funding models.

This webinar will provide an overview of the most consequential Medicaid provisions within H.R.1 and the impact on housing providers. CSH policy experts will offer guidance on state policy options that can minimize harm to people with complex health needs and the housing organizations that serve them.

What You Will Learn:

• The key decisions state Medicaid leaders must make and the timelines they face to implement provisions. 
• How these changes will impact access to healthcare and housing stability. 
• Practical ideas and resources to help housing providers keep people enrolled in vital healthcare services.

Who Should Attend:
Supportive housing providers, state Medicaid leaders, health system partners, policy professionals, and anyone working at the intersection of housing and healthcare.