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Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: This Friday - Diversability Advocacy Network (DAN) Bi-Monthly Meeting. JOIN US!
Date:Wednesday, February 18, 2026 8:25:33 AM
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From: DAN at DAC <danatdac@actionctr.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2026 8:00 AM
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Subject: This Friday - Diversability Advocacy Network (DAN) Bi-Monthly Meeting. JOIN US!
Welcome to DAN 2026
Living with dignity, being part of a community, feeling safe, maintaining health and mobility,
aging in place, being able to exercise choice – these are expectations that we all have.
Community-based supportive services are a necessary part of the equation in helping us
meet the challenges of living successfully in our communities, now and in the future.
February 20, 2026 - Meeting Agenda
1. Welcome and member Introductions
2. Member Education Series
§ Gustavo de Leon Acosta, Support Services Specialist
Passages Area Agency on Aging 3
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§ Elaine Benwell, Senior Program and Public Relations Coordinator
Corning Healthcare District
3. Master Plan for Aging 2026 Activity Highlights
California Releases the Fifth Master Plan for Aging (MPA) Annual Report. Click the link for
more information:
Fifth Master Plan for Aging Annual Report - Focusing on What Matters Most
This report highlights the collective progress made in 2025 across the MPA’s Five Bold Goals –
housing, health care, inclusion and equity, caregiving, affordability, and the need to remain vigilant
in our efforts to build an inclusive California for all.
4. Opportunity for LMPA Workgroup engagement: Open participation – join in now.
Next Rural Local Master Plan for Aging Advisory Committee Meeting on Zoom.
Wednesday, February 25, 2026 - 1:00 PM
https://zoom.us/j/9569819416
5. Member Announcements:
§ OPEN FLOOR FOR CALENDAR AND GENERAL MEMBER ANNOUNCEMENTS
§ Next DAN Member Meeting - April 17, 2026 on Zoom
5. Adjourn: THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT.
Important Meeting Announcements
Our DAN coalition activities are moving to a new calendar platform this year-- a Bi-Monthly (every
other month) meeting schedule out of respect for all that you have on your over full agendas. We
trust that this will relieve a bit of the pressure that many of you have expressed coming into this
year.
So, please note the following schedule. An updated link is out to you in addition to this newsletter to
facilitate your calendars.
Friday, April 17, 2026 - 1:30PM Regular Monthly Meeting
Friday, Jun 19, 2026 - 1:30PM Regular Monthly Meeting
Friday, August 21, 2026 - 1:30PM Regular Monthly Meeting
Friday, December 20, 2026 - 1:30PM Regular Monthly Meeting
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Friday, October 16, 2026 - SAVE THE DATE:
DAN Coalition Leadership Voices - LIVE Annual Symposium
Our meeting login details remain the same:
Zoom Recorded Meeting: Join Zoom Meeting: https://zoom.us/j/9569819416
Meeting ID: 956 981 9416
One tap mobile +16699006833, 9569819416# US (San Jose)
Dial by your location +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose)
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT
MPA 2026 Advocacy Highlights - What to Watch:
• California Budget Revisions - https://ebudget.ca.gov/
DHCS Opens 30-Day Public Comment Period on CalAIM 1115 Renewal
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has launched a 30-day public comment period (February
10 – March 12, 2026) on its proposed five-year renewal of the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM)
Section 1115 demonstration waiver.
This renewal seeks federal approval to continue and expand key CalAIM initiatives that cannot be authorized under the
traditional Medi-Cal State Plan, including modification of the asset test for SSI populations, managed care reforms,
continuation of CBAS, as well as federal approval for two NEW initiatives:
§ BridgeCare Pilots – Targeted home and community-based services (HCBS) for older adults
§ Employment Supports – Designed to help Medi-Cal members overcome barriers to employment in order to
maintain eligibility
DHCS has posted the following materials for public comment:
§ CalAIM Section 1115 Demonstration Renewal Application
§ Public Notice
§ Abbreviated Public Notice
How to Submit Public Comments
Comments may be submitted via email to 1115waiver@dhcs.ca.gov. Please be sure to include “CalAIM Section 1115
Demonstration Renewal Application” in the subject line.
Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities
DHCS will host two public hearings to gather stakeholder input.
Wed, Feb 25, 2026
1:55 – 2:55 PM
1501 Capitol Ave, First Floor Conference Center 71.1316
Sacramento, CA
Register to join remotely via Microsoft Teams
Tue, Mar 3, 2026
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
1700 K Street, Room 1014
Sacramento, CA
Register to join remotely via Microsoft Teams
Important Community Announcements
California 2026-27 Proposed
Budget: Impact on Older Adults and
People with Disabilities
Click the Pic for more information
Rural Education Institute Festival
of Friendship Friday March 13,
2026
5:30pm-8:30pm at the CARD Creekside
Rose Garden - 545 Vallombrosa Avenue,
Chico This event aims to honor relationships
that bring light, connection, and inclusion into
our communities. Questions? Please contact:
Sarah May at (530) 518-2914.
2026 Discovering What's Possible -
Butte County SELPA April 25, 2026
Questions? Please contact:
Aaron P. Benton, M.A., J.D.
SELPA Director • Butte County SELPA
1870 Bird Street • Oroville, Ca. 95965
(530)532-5626 (Ofc.) • (530)532-5920 (Fax)
www.buttecountyselpa.org
2026 ADRC Aging and Disability
Showcase April 30, 2026
More information to come!
For immediate participation-related questions,
please contact:
Gustavo de Leon Acosta
Support Services Specialist
Chico State Enterprises
Passages Area Agency on Aging
Phone: (530) 898-3445
Fax: (530) 898-4870
2026 Iversen Wellness Fair
Friday, May 1st from 10am-
2pm
492 Rio Lindo Ave, Chico CA
More information to come!
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