CCE News & Updates
State-Funded Medical Respite Center Opens in Alameda County, Expanding Care for People Experiencing Homelessness
What you Need to Know: A new 50-bed facility in Alameda will provide integrated medical and behavioral health care for adults experiencing homelessness. SACRAMENTO – The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) joins Alameda Point Collaborative, LifeLong Medical Care, and other community partners in announcing the grand opening of the Alameda Wellness Campus: Medical Respite Center, a first-of-its-kind integrated care…
Community Care Expansion (CCE) Program Midpoint Implementation Report
The Community Care Expansion (CCE) program was created by the Legislature through Assembly Bill 172 (Chapter 696, 2021), Pursuant to the legislation that created the CCE program, CDSS has developed a midpoint report to the Legislature tracking the program’s success and challenges as the Department continues to work toward achieving its goals. Click here to view the Midpoint Implementation Report.
Capitol Weekly: Housing for older Californians improves, but there’s more to do
OPINION – Over five years ago, California made a historic commitment to prepare for the demographic shift underway as millions of Californians live longer, healthier lives. With the Master Plan for Aging (MPA), Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature committed to coordinated efforts to ensure older adults can age with dignity and opportunity. The plan is working, driving measurable progress on one…
State-Funded Nevada County Housing Project Celebrates Grand Opening
What You Need to Know: A new CDSS-funded housing project in Grass Valley has created 27 units for older, disabled adults who are at risk of or experiencing homelessness. SACRAMENTO – Following California’s first statewide drop in unsheltered homelessness in more than 15 years — a 9 percent decline — today, the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) announced that Sierra…
CARE Success in Alameda County
Alameda County, Gov. Newsom – The Governor provided this CARE update in Hayward at the Bay Area Community Services (BACS) – Regis Village Campus, a service provider to CARE participants. With support from state funding, including infrastructure investments through the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Program, the Community Care Expansion and Proposition 1, BACS is providing permanent supportive housing and transitional housing with behavioral…