BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16890@fakce.org DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260720T120000 DTSTAMP:20260411T133931Z URL:https://fakce.org/events/online-spring-valley-support-group-navigating -medi-cal-a-3-part-learning-series-for-caregivers-and-supporting-professio nals-part-3-2026-07-20/ SUMMARY:Online | Spring Valley Support Group: Navigating Medi-Cal: A 3-Part Learning Series for Caregivers and Supporting Professionals- Part 3 DESCRIPTION:Meets every 3rd Monday of the month\n**No meetings in January o r February**\nSupport Group Leader: Valentine "Tina" Carmichael\n\nTopic:  Caring for a child or youth often involves navigating a complex health s ystem. This three‑part learning series is designed to support resource p arents\, foster parents\, caregivers\, and the professionals who work alon gside them. The sessions provide essential information to help caregivers understand the Medi‑Cal system and the services available to children an d youth in care. Social workers and staff who support caregivers may also find this series valuable for strengthening their understanding of availab le benefits and helping families access needed services.\nPart 3: Enhanced Care Management (ECM) &\; Community Supports (CS)\nThe final session p rovides an overview of Enhanced Care Management and Community Supports—s pecialized benefits available through Managed Care Plans that can offer ad ditional assistance to foster youth and their caregivers. Participants wil l learn how these services work\, how to access them\, and how they may su pport stability and well‑being. A Q&\;A segment will address question s related to access and eligibility.\nParticipants must register for indiv idual sessions. Each session stands alone\, and attendees will benefit eve n if they participate in only one.\nTo register for this series\, addition al trainings:\nPart 1 - May 18\, 2026\nPart 2 - June 15\, 2026\n***Please Note: This class will be facilitated on the Zoom platform.\n Internet acce ss and access to a computer/laptop/tablet/smartphone is required to attend .\nFor our support group meetings\, all participants must have their camer as on\, regardless of whether they are seeking credit or not. This requir ement is designed to encourage full engagement and connection among partic ipants\, fostering a more supportive atmosphere within our community. Plea se note that individuals unable to participate with their cameras on will not be able to join the support group sessions.\nWe kindly request that pa rticipants avoid using distracting virtual backgrounds. For privacy\, we r ecommend using the blur feature instead.\nYou cannot take this class in a vehicle.\nThe link to attend this class will be provided via email.\nPleas e follow the link below for a brief tutorial on how to sign up for a free Zoom account.\nZoom User Guide\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://fakce.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ima ges.png CATEGORIES:Classes,Online Classes,Support Groups,Workshops LOCATION:Zoom\, 0000 Zoom \, San Diego\, United States X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=0000 Zoom \, San Diego\, Un ited States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Zoom:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR