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United Parents urges sustained, flexible funding for rural caregivers and peer supports
Summary
United Parents described a statewide program that brings parent peer supports into rural and frontier communities, urged sustained funding and Braided Medi‑Cal strategies, and told personal stories of service gaps for caregivers of children with complex medical and behavioral needs.
United Parents — the commission’s contracted advocacy partner for parents and caregivers — presented its Parents and Caregivers for Wellness (PC4W) program to the commission on March 26, stressing peer‑driven services, rural outreach, and the need for long‑term funding.
"We define parents and caregivers as adoptive, biological, foster, kinship, court‑appointed and other legal caregivers," said Melissa Hannah, United Parents’ executive director, explaining the collaborative’s reach and five regional events per year. The organization runs peer‑led…
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