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Summer Resources for Families

McKinney Vento/Foster Youth Summer Resource Packet

Summer Safety Tips

Summer Wellness: Supporting Mental Health and Community Connections

Irvine CONNECT- free shuttle service within the city
Saturday, June 8

9 am - 1 pm

 

      

CalOptima Health - Community Resource Fair at Lions Park, 1845 Parks Ave., Costa Mesa CA 92627  

Families can:

  • Update Medi-Cal contact information
  • Apply for CalFresh and Medi-Cal
  • Receive free food distribution and diapers (while supplies last)
  • Access free distribution of naloxone, a life-saving medicine that can revive someone experiencing an overdose
  • Learn about community resources
  • Enjoy fun activities, including live music, magic and face painting

For information view and share the event flyer. 
Saturday, June 8 10:30 am - 1 pm CalOptima Health PACE will host an open house at PACE Center for senior health and wellness.  Take a tour of the PACE Center and learn about their mission to provide comprehensive medical and social support services so that participants can live safely in their respective communities for as long as possible. The program focus includes in home care, home-delivered medications and meals through a coordinated all-in-one program.  Contact PACE Marketing & Enrollment at 844-999-PACE (7223) or visit www.caloptima.org/PACE 

Wednesday, June 18    

11 am (online event)

 

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

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

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: https://caloptima.org/en/ForMembers/Medi-Cal/HowToEnroll​

Cal Optima How to Enroll

 

Here is where you can apply.

Cal Optima Enroll Info

 

Medi-Cal and OneCare Information

 

 

Say Goodbye to Copays with CalOptima Health OneCare

 

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.

View and share OneCare flyers in multiple languages.

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.

 

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 KeepMediCalCoverage.org

 

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CalKIDS 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.* CalKIDS was created to help families kick start their college savings plan and increase access to higher education.  You can find Fast Facts on the CalKIDS Program here.  

 

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CalAIM is a five year initiative by the Department of Health Care Services 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 CalAIM.

CalFresh
CalFresh - No Kid Hungry

 

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

SUN Bucks, also known as Summer EBT (S-EBT), 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.

 

CalFresh is for people with low-income who meet federal income eligibility rules and want to add to their budget to put healthy and nutritious food on the table. Visit: www.GetCalFresh.org or www.BenefitsCal.com.