Negotiations now under way in Washington, DC, regarding the U.S. debt ceiling could have a catastrophic effect on some of California’s children with special health care needs and their families.
In November 2010, our Foundation announced the formation of the California Collaborative for Children with Special Health Care Needs. Over the past few months, we have been in the development phase, and now I’m pleased to let you know that Janis Connallon has joined our staff to manage the work of the Collaborative.
To inaugurate its work on improving services for children with special health care needs and their families, the Foundation in 2009 began a series of convenings with wide-ranging groups of stakeholders from around the state and the nation. ...