Stakeholder Resources

CDSS Upcoming Stakeholder Meetings

Last updated: May 9, 2024

The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) works closely with stakeholders across the state. Below is a listing of upcoming meetings.

Child Care and Development Division

Monthly Member Child Care Referral and Resource Meeting
Date: First Tuesday of the month
Time: 10 a.m. – noon
Details: A monthly webinar for members of the California Child Care Resource & Referral Network to provide support and resources. The California Child Care Resource & Referral Network is a non-profit organization helping to make reliable child care more affordable and accessible for families in California.
How to participate: Webinar Link
Contact: Lakisha.Sipple@dss.ca.gov

Community Care Licensing Division

Upcoming Administrator Certification Bureau Webinar
Date: June 4
Time: 1 p.m.
Details: The Community Care Licensing Division provides notification that the Administrator Certification Bureau (ACB) will be hosting a webinar for administrators and administrator certification program training vendors. ACB will be hosting a webinar to provide updates on the Administrator Certification online application portal and Phase 2 development, application processing, and website enhancements. For additional information, see Provider Information Notice 24-07-CCLD
How to participate: Online Registration
Contact: AdminCertInfo@dss.ca.gov

In-Person and Live Virtual Orientations for Family Child
Date: June 12
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Details: The Community Care Licensing Division, Child Care Program (CCP), plans to host orientations for prospective Family Child Care Home (FCCH) providers to attend either an in-person session or a live virtual orientation. The in-person orientations are instructor-led and offered in multiple languages. These sessions are open to attendees in any Regional Office, with advance registration. The virtual orientations are instructor-led and will be live streamed through Zoom. The virtual orientations are being offered in multiple languages and are open to attendees statewide, with advance registration. For additional information, see Provider Information Notice 24-04-CCP
How to participate: To pre-register please contact your local Regional Office
Contact: Please contact your local Regional Office

Children's Residential Program
2024 Statewide Quarterly Provider Meetings
Dates:

May 23
August 22
November 21

Time:

Congregate Care Providers: 10 a.m.-noon
Foster Family Agencies: 1-3 p.m.

Details: Agency leadership and direct care staff are encouraged to attend. All stakeholders are welcome. Topics include: Provider Information Notices (PINs); policy updates on chaptered legislation; other presentations and topics of interest.
How to participate: To pre-register, please contact your local Regional Office.
Contact: Children's Residential Regional Offices

Adult and Senior Care Program
Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) Advocacy Coalition Meeting
Dates:

July 15
October 14

Time: 1-3 p.m.
Details: These meetings are intended for resident advocacy organizations/associations to discuss broad policy, regulatory and statutory issues impacting RCFEs. There may be additional opportunities for external partners to engage with the Department via local outreach through Regional Offices.
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: ASCPStakeholders@dss.ca.gov

Adult and Senior Care Program
Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFE) Provider Meeting
Dates:

July 22
October 21

Time: 1-3 p.m.
Details: These meetings are for provider organizations/associations that represent licensees of RCFEs to discuss broad policy, regulatory and statutory issues impacting RCFEs. There may be additional opportunities for external partners to engage with the Department via local outreach through Regional Offices.
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: ASCPStakeholders@dss.ca.gov

Children and Family Services Division

Motivational Interviewing (MI) Implementation and Training Planning Webinar
Date: May 9 (Central)
Time: 2:30 – 4 p.m. (Central)
Details: The CDSS, in partnership with the Child and Family Policy Institute of California and the different Regional Training Academies, has been meeting to discuss statewide implementation of Motivational Interviewing. Regional webinars will be provided in different regions to provide updates to counties regarding the MI proposal and Needs Assessment.
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: ffpsapreventionservices@dss.ca.gov

Wraparound Hubs
Date: May 13
Time: 10 a.m. - noon
Details: Regional groups who share information relevant to Wraparound, including Northern California, Central California, Bay Area and two Southern California hubs.
How to participate: Online Registration
Contact: Family Centered Practice Unit at Wraparoundquestions@dss.ca.gov

From The Ground, Up Regional Survey Team (RST) Meeting Los Angeles
Date: May 14
Time: TBD
Details: The Los Angeles RST meeting is to engage stakeholders to discuss California's child welfare system strengths and areas needing improvement in order to identify possible solutions and work to be done in the future.
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: info@fromthegroundupcalifornia.com

Bringing Families Home (BFH)
Date: May 16
Time: 2-3 p.m.
Details: The purpose of these meetings is to provide a space for counties, Tribes, and contracted provider agencies of local BFH programs to share their innovative ideas and best practices and ask questions of one another related to operating a BFH housing program. Grantees of BFH provide housing supports and services to children and families in the child welfare system who are at-risk of or are experiencing homelessness.
How to participate: Kelsy.McCoy@dss.ca.gov
Contact: housing@dss.ca.gov

Tribal Funding Streams Office Hours
Date: May 17
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Details: Tribal Funding Streams Combined Office Hours
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: tdrhelpdesk@dss.ca.gov

Peer Partner Hubs
Dates:

July 18
October 24

Time: 9 a.m.
Details: The Peer Partner Hubs are a safe space for peer partners (including youth advocates and parent advocates) with lived experience in child and family-serving organizations to network and support one another, share information and learning opportunities, and provide feedback to organizations, counties, and CDSS for system improvement.
How to participate: Online Registration
Contact:Family Centered Practice Unit at ICPM@dss.ca.gov

Permanency Policy Bureau
Family Urgent Response System (FURS) Technical Assistance
Dates: Second Tuesday of every two months
Time: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Details: Information to follow
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact:FURS@dss.ca.gov

Integrated Practice & Resource Development Bureau
Wraparound Steering Committee Meetings
Date: Fourth Wednesday of every month
Time: 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Details: The purpose of the California Wraparound Steering Committee is to develop a collaborative California Wraparound community that seeks to build continuity in practice and improve equitable safety, wellbeing and permanency outcomes for children and families through the provision of high-fidelity Wraparound programs.
How to participate: Reach out to contact below
Contact: Family Centered Practice Unit at Wraparoundquestions@dss.ca.gov

Post Permanency Services Workgroup
Date: May 23
Time: 11 a.m.
Details: The Post Permanency Services Workgroup is developing recommendations for post-permanency support services in California. A national technical assistance provider is partnering with the CDSS and our Post Adoption Services providers, families and non-profits to develop a model of Post Permanency Services support for California.
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: Kaytie.Speziale@dss.ca.gov

Family Engagement and Empowerment Division

California Food Assistance Program (CFAP) Bureau
CFAP Expansion All Stakeholder Webinar
Date: June 26, 2024
Time: 10 – 11 a.m.
Details: This webinar series is designed to provide updates to and solicit feedback from stakeholders regarding the expansion of the California Food Assistance Program.
How to participate: Online Registration
Contact: CFAP@dss.ca.gov

CalWORKs and CalFresh Branch's
Racial Equity and Implicit Bias (R.E.I.B) Initiative Stakeholder Meeting
Date: Quarterly
Time: 11 a.m. - noon
Details: The REIB Stakeholder Meeting will be occurring on a quarterly basis. The purpose of these meetings is to provide updates on the work surrounding this initiative. We will also be providing stakeholder engagement opportunities, and project implementation development.
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: REIBInitiative@dss.ca.gov

CalWORKs and Family Resilience Branch
Cal-Learn/Adolescent Family Life (AFLP) Quarterly Meeting
Date: Not yet scheduled.
Time: TBD
Details: Agenda to follow
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: CalWORKs Engagement Bureau at (916) 654-2137.

CalWORKs and Family Resilience Branch
Regional Workforce Partnerships Meeting
Date: Not yet scheduled.
Time: TBD
Details: Agenda to follow.
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: CalWORKs Engagement Bureau at (916) 654-2137.

CalWORKs and Family Resilience Branch
CCCCO CalWORKs State Advisory Committee Meeting
Date: Not yet scheduled
Time: TBD
Details: Agenda to follow.
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: CalWORKs Engagement Bureau at (916) 654-2137

CalWORKs and Family Resilience Branch
CalWORKs Outcomes and Accountability Review (Cal-OAR)
Date: Not yet scheduled
Time: TBD
Details: Information to follow
How to participate: Reach out to contact below.
Contact: Cal-OAR@dss.ca.gov

Adult Programs Division

IHSS Career Pathways
Date: TBD
Time: TBD
Details: The Adult Programs Division, along with stakeholders, will discuss proposed training opportunities for IHSS providers that assist with the development of a culturally and linguistically competent workforce to meet the needs of an ever-growing diverse population of IHSS recipients, increase provider retention to maintain a stable workforce, and improve the overall quality of care and health outcomes for IHSS recipients.
How to participate: Information to follow
Contact: IHSS Training and Development Unit at IHSS-Training@dss.ca.gov