Do you or your family member want to work, become financially independent, and keep your public health benefits (MediCal and/or Medicare longterm? Work Incentive Planners (WIPs) from the Department of Rehabilitation (DOR) can support the journey toward financial independence.

Please join DOR’s WIPs Marylin Asemota and Scott Winslow as they discuss:
Eligibility for Work Incentive Planning Services through DOR
Benefits management tools
Wage reporting resources
The Social Security Administration’s Ticket to Work program
How to continue receiving support from other service providers once your DOR case is closed

Get the facts and dispel the myths around working and receiving public benefits including Social Security Income (SSI), Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI), MediCal, Medicare.

This is a Connections California event, a project of Parents Helping Parents – Silicon Valley. Connections California is in part sponsored by the San Andreas Regional Center and the California Department of Developmental Services.

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Parents Helping Parents, https://www.php.com/, supports and trains you to help your family members with a disability, including learning differences, chronic illness, mental health challenges, developmental or intellectual disabilities, physical disabilities, and more, at all stages of a person’s life.

PHP serves families in Santa Clara, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, Monterey & San Benito counties in California. Multilingual staff is always available by contacting [email protected]. PHP is a nonprofit 501(c)3 agency. Most services are free.

If you live outside the Silicon Valley area, there are similar parent centers in California and every state in the US. Find a parent center near you: https://www.parentcenterhub.org/find....

Parents Helping Parents (PHP) is a nonprofit organization that provides information, training, individual assistance, and resources. PHP is not a law firm or legal service agency, and as such, the information contained in this video is provided to inform the viewer, but should not be considered legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.