California and Orange County Resources

2023/24

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September- Getting Back Into the Swing!��

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��ſ�� All Schools Calendar

Welcome Back to School Health Checklist

��Important e-Vehicle Information��

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Getting Around Irvine

Data Confirmation How To & Medication/Vaccination Information for Back to School

Student & Parent Attendance Required: Mandatory e-Vehicle Safety & Registration Program ��(Last Class on Sept. 10th!)

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Various Days and Times

Offering the following:

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��ſ�� LGBTQ+ Support

Active Parenting of School Age Children

Active Parenting Teens (offered in English & Spanish)

Black/African American, Spanish Speaking, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Arabic & Farsi Community Meetings

Coffee and Connections (Irvine SPED CAC)

Standards Based Grading: What Parents Need to Know

Communities Come Together (SPED + IPD + OCFA + Irvine Disabilities Group + Andy and Aiden Safety Group)

September 11th

Virtual

Nurturing Transitions: Supporting Children and Families in the New Year.

September 17th

Take the First Step Towards College

11:00 AM Pacific Time

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CalKIDS - California's Children's Savings Account Program webinar. Helping families save for college.

*Registering for this event gives Investment Board permission to sign you up for

��CalOptima Health is Orange County’s public health insurance program with one mission: to provide members with access to quality health care services delivered in a cost-effective and compassionate manner. Families with children, adults, seniors, people with disabilities, pregnant women and others receive Medi-Cal through CalOptima Health. More information is available at:

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Here is where you can apply.

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Medi-Cal and OneCare Information

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Say Goodbye to Copays with CalOptima Health OneCare

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Did you know that CalOptima Health OneCare members can get their brand-name and generic medicines for $0 copays all year long? Our OneCare (HMO D-SNP) program is designed for people who are covered by both Medicare and Medi-Cal. With OneCare, members can fill their prescription medicines at their pharmacy as they normally do with $0 copays, meaning OneCare members:

Have more in their pocket to spend on other needs
Can improve or maintain their health by taking all their medicines
Can get the best treatment without worrying about the costs

In addition, OneCare members can arrange transportation to the pharmacy by contacting OneCare Customer Service toll-free at 1-877-412-2734 (TTY 711) 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Be Well OC Irvine Campus Makes Progress

CalOptima Health leaders visited the Be Well OC Irvine campus construction site. The steel has arrived and the groundwork for the building is being laid out. The Irvine campus is the second campus in Orange County developed through a public-private partnership with the County of Orange, CalOptima Health, hospitals and community partners. With the support of a $15 million investment from CalOptima Health, the Irvine campus will offer Be Well OC’s industry-leading model for comprehensive behavioral health care, including services for adolescents and children for the first time. Warm, modern and inviting indoor and outdoor spaces will foster community engagement and wellness to meet the needs of Orange County residents. The campus is scheduled to open in early 2025.

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Medi-Cal renewal is ongoing.�� If your local Medi-Cal office sends you a renewal form in a yellow envelope or asks for more information, please respond immediately. Otherwise, you and your family may lose your health coverage. You can expect to receive their renewal packet two months before your renewal due date.

Even if you don't think you're eligible, complete the Medi-Cal renewal form.�� Medi-Cal income limits are different for kids. They may qualify even if the adults in the house do not.

For more information, visit

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is a new program from the State of California that provides eligible families with free money for college. California newborns can receive up to $175 and eligible California public school students can receive up to $1,500.* was created to help families kick start their college savings plan and increase access to higher education.�� You can find Fast Facts on the Program here.��

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CalAIM is a five year initiative by the ��to improve the quality of life and health outcomes for the Medi-Cal population by meeting people where they are in life, addressing social drivers of health and breaking down barriers in accessing care.��

Housing is Health. Healing is Health. Support is Health. Recovery is Health. Food is Health. Independence is Health

For more information, please visit��.

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Important News!�� Changes Coming��to CalFresh EBT Card

Starting in the summer of 2024, EBT cards will be upgraded to include Chip/Tap Pay technology. Cardholders will Automatically receive their new Chip EMV/Tap cards via mail. Cardholders will have 45 days to activate their new card, at which point the old magnetic stripe-only card will no longer work. For questions, please call EBT Customer Service 24 hours a day seven days a week at 1-877-328-9677.

New Summer Food Program SUN Bucks

, is a new program to help families buy food for their children during the summer. Families will get $120 for each eligible child to buy groceries during the summer. Eligible families will get SUN Bucks on an S-EBT card mailed to their home this summer.

Children will automatically get SUN Bucks if they are ages:

6-18 years and get CalFresh, CalWORKs, or Medi-Cal; OR
0-22 years, attending schools that are part of National School Lunch and/or School Breakfast Programs AND are approved for free or reduced-price meals.

**Children who are attending Head Start, experiencing homelessness, living in foster care, or part of a migrant family will also be automatically eligible.

Note: Families must use SUN Bucks within 122 days of funds being loaded to their card.

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