Calif & Western Region

The California Association of Public Authorities, or CAPA, was created to provide proactive leadership to improve the In-Home Supportive Services (IHSS) program; promote the general interests of the active members; promote higher professional standards, and through the exchange of information and ideas, stimulate a collegial and cooperative spirit among the membership.

The California Hospice and Palliative Care Association advocates for those facing life-threatening illnesses. They provide technical resources to their members, monitor legislative and regulatory activities, and work closely with other organizations that share an interest in end of life care. They serve both California and Nevada.

They partner with the California Hospice Foundation, to offer public and professional educational programs and materials to enhance understanding and availability of hospice and palliative care.

Children's Hospice and Palliative Care Coalition of California is a group of organizations, institutions and individuals from throughout the State of California working together to promote compassionate medical care which includes spiritual, emotional and financial support for children with life-threatening illnesses. ...because when a child has a serious illness, medicine is not enough...

CHPCC represents children, parents, families, and health care providers in our collaboration with community leaders, government officials, legislators, and social advocates, to improve healthcare systems. Our success is particularly vital to the more than 17,000 low-income families in California whose children have been diagnosed with life-threatening conditions such as cancer, cystic fibrosis, muscular dystrophy, and cerebral palsy. The programs we create and policies we advocate for not only benefit the children, but also the families who love and care for them.

History has shown us that the current medical system often overlooks the care and emotional support of children with chronic, complex medical conditions and their families. It’s time for that to change.

The Coalition for Compassionate Care of California (CCCC) is a statewide partnership of more than 95 regional and statewide organizations promoting high quality compassionate end of life care for all Californians. The California POLST Program is led by the CCCC with statewide POLST efforts guided by a 75 -member POLST Task Force. Local efforts to promote POLST and provide education were led statewide by 18 funded POLST coalitions including the Sonoma County Coalition for Compassionate Care, a program of the Community Network. Visit the CCCC website for excellent resources and training opportu

Commonweal is a small twenty-seven-year-old health and environmental research institute in the Point Reyes National Seashore outside the coastal town of Bolinas, California.

Our principal areas of work are with (1) people with cancer and health professionals who work with people with life-threatening illnesses; (2) children and young adults with learning and social difficulties, and the childcare professionals who work with them; and (3) the global search for a healthy and sustainable future.

Compassion & Choices is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving care and expanding choice at the end of life. They provide free client services to the terminally ill and do legal advocacy through the courts and legislatures. They inform and educate the public through the media and other outreach programs.

George Mark Children’s House is a non-profit organization based in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area. As the first freestanding pediatric palliative care center to open in the United States, George Mark Children’s House has been a leader in the pediatric palliative care movement since its inception in 2004.

George Mark Children’s House exists to serve families with children who have a serious medical illness and who are seeking family-centered medical care that emphasizes quality of life in a compassionate, supportive atmosphere. We are an extension of your own home: a place where kids can be kids and families can be families.