In this issue:

⏰ Last Chance to Register: FVCA Health Summit
📚 Family Resource: Special Needs Trust Planning Videos
📅 Upcoming Trainings, Workshops & Webinars

⭐Last Chance to Register: FVCA Health Summit

Secure Your In-Person Tickets by March 15

Family Voices of California is hosting our Health Summit on March 23 in Sacramento, and we still have a limited number of in-person spaces available.

Can’t travel? No problem — the summit will also be available virtually, so families and advocates from across California can join the conversation.

This year’s summit will bring together families, advocates, providers, and policymakers to talk about the systems that support children and youth with special health care needs and disabilities.

✨ Discussion Panels

• Transforming Medi-Cal for Children: Future Visions and Innovations

• Project Leadership: From Lived Experience to Lived Expertise

• Disability Policy and Practice: California Leading the Way

• Enhanced Care Management (ECM): Promises and Practices

• In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS): Q&A on a Critical Program

• Dental Care: Access and Best Practices

• California Children’s Services (CCS): Emerging Issues and Solutions

🎤 Keynote Speakers

• Assemblymember Mia Bonta
• Dr. Pam Riley, 

This summit is an opportunity to learn, connect, and strengthen the voice of families across California.

👉 Register by March 15 to attend in person

🌟 Family Resources

Special Needs Trusts & Financial Planning

Planning for the long-term future of a child with disabilities can feel overwhelming. Understanding tools like Special Needs Trusts, ABLE accounts, and long-term financial planning strategies can help families protect important benefits like SSI and Medicaid while preparing for the future.

This free video library walks through common questions families have about special needs financial planning, including how trusts work, how benefits can be protected, and steps families can take to start planning.

🎥 Watch the videos here:
Special Needs Planning Video Library

Topics covered include:

• What a Special Needs Trust is

• How financial planning for disability differs from traditional planning

• Protecting eligibility for government benefits

• Long-term planning for the care of a loved one with disabilities

These videos are designed to help families better understand their options and begin thinking about future planning.

*FVCA is sharing these videos for information purposes only and does not endorse or recommend any specific financial services advisors or companies. Families should do their own research and due diligence.

⭐ Upcoming Trainings, Workshops & Webinars

Evidence Based Practices: Visual Supports (VS) Webinar

Learn how visual supports can help children succeed in daily routines. This session will cover what visual supports are, why they work, and simple examples families can use at home.

📅 Date: March 31, 2026
🕒 Time: 10:00–11:30 AM

Presenters:
• Nicole Mann, M.Ed., Autism Preschool Educational Specialist
• Tavia L. Lawson, B.B.A., Family Support Specialist

👉 Register here