Bridges Newsletter
Each issue of Bridges lifts up the voices and lives of Californians with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Receive stories that reflect our community, along with the latest from the Department straight in your inbox every month.
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If You Receive Regional Center Services, Your CalFresh Benefits Are Safe
Great news: thanks to a secure data-sharing partnership between the Department of Developmental Services and the Department of Social Services (CDSS), anyone receiving services from a regional center has been verified to be exempt from these new rules.
Voces, Acción y Liderazgo Organizado (VALOR): New Statewide Initiative to Support Latino Families and Self-Advocates
July 29, 2026
New Online Tool Makes County Behavioral Health Information Easier to Explore
July 29, 2026
10 Years of Expanding Access for Californians with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
June 24, 2026
Tell Us What You Think: Help Develop the Definition of “Cost-Effective”
June 24, 2026
Direct Support Professional Internship Program information now available in American Sign Language!
June 24, 2026