Opportunities to Engage on Implementation and Previous Meeting Materials

The Wraparound Immediate Needs (WIN) DRAFT Concept Paper

Description: This draft document, jointly developed by the California Department of Social Services (CDSS) and the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), is a step forward in our collaborative efforts to implement California’s Tiered Rate Structure (TRS).

The document summarizes the current proposal for how the Wraparound Immediate Needs (WIN) program is designed to provide dedicated funding and improved infrastructure to ensure that children and youth in foster care have reliable, consistent access to High Fidelity Wraparound services. By intentionally braiding immediate needs funding with Medi-Cal reimbursement, this initiative seeks to reduce system silos and create a more responsive, integrated continuum of care.

Please Send Us Your Feedback: Please provide your input or feedback to by July 21, 2026 to Emily Smallson at Emily.Smallson@dss.ca.gov.

Webinar on the Wraparound Immediate Needs (WIN) Program Proposal
Descriptor: For CDSS to provide an overview of the Wraparound Immediate Needs (WIN) Program within the Tiered Foster Care Rate Structure and to obtain feedback on key design elements of the WIN Program.

Date and Time: Thursday, July 30^th from 1:00-3:00pm
How to Join: Zoom Registration Link

Meeting ID 986 4777 6963

Passcode 135231

Upcoming Stakeholder Engagement Opportunities

How to Join: Zoom Link Meeting Materials from Previously Held Working Groups

• The Strengths Building Program Workgroup #2 – Thursday, April 10 ^th
• The Strengths Building Program Workgroup #1 – Thursday, March 27 ^th
• Working Group #4 to Establish Specific Conditions for AAP and KinGAP – Tuesday, March 18 ^th
• Working Group #3 to Establish Specific Conditions for AAP and KinGAP – Tuesday, March 4 ^th
• The Immediate Needs Working Group #3 Notes – Tuesday, February 11 ^th
• The Immediate Needs Working Group #2 Notes – Tuesday, February 4 ^th
• Working Group Meeting #2 to Establish Specific Conditions for AAP and KinGAP – Tuesday, February 4th
• The Immediate Needs Working Group #1 Notes – Tuesday, January 28 ^th
• Working Group Meeting #1 to Establish Specific Conditions for AAP and KinGAP – Tuesday, January 21st
• Listening Session on Subsequent CANS Moving Tiers – Thursday, December 19th
• The Strengths Building Program Listening Session to Inform the RFI – Tuesday, December 10th
• The Strengths Building Program Listening Session to Inform the RFI – Thursday, November 14th
• The Listening Session to Inform the Immediate Needs Analysis Scope of Work – Thursday, October 31st

The Tiered Foster Care Rate Structure Implementation Overview Webinar