Community Service Solutions

We chair and facilitate the IHSS Advisory Committee in Mono, Inyo, and Alpine Counties, for the purpose of making recommendations to Boards of Supervisors about efficient delivery of services to IHSS recipients. We also provide information regarding program updates, new and pending legislation, and countywide trends or issues. We serve as the Employer of Record for IHSS providers in Mono and Inyo Counties for the purposes of collective bargaining. We negotiate IHSS provider wages and benefits with provider unions; analyze and interpret provisions of labor agreements; and calculate County fiscal impact to implement changes in IHSS provider wage and benefits.

We implement the IHSS Quality Assurance and Program Integrity Programs for Mono and Alpine Counties. We regularly review case files, assessing for accuracy and compliance; conduct announced and unannounced home visits of IHSS recipients; perform targeted reviews and quality improvement efforts; write county policies, procedures, budgets, and annual plans; and provide training and technical assistance to county personnel. We administer the Reentry Coordination Program for the Mono County Sheriffs Department, meeting with incarcerated persons at the Mono County Jail to assist with their transition back into the community prior to release. Incarcerated persons are connected to services, including but not limited to: counseling, substance abuse treatment, anger management classes, housing, doctor appointments, and employment assistance. Inmates are also assisted with enrollment in health insurance and food program assistance.

We manage the Snap-Ed/CalFresh Healthy Living Program in Mono, Alpine, and Inyo Counties, for the purpose of implementing nutrition and physical activity interventions aimed at improving health outcomes of low-income residents. We teach nutrition and physical activity lessons in schools and community settings; promote healthy eating at community and school events; promote healthy eating through educational newsletters; and work with schools and communities on policy, systems, and environmental changes, such as creating school wellness policies and committees, championing food redistribution initiatives, food pantry programs, and school and community gardens.