January 2026 Issue

Written By CACHI CACHI

Welcome to our January 2026 CACHI Highlights Bulletin

Thank you for reading! Below are time-sensitive updates, upcoming opportunities, and ways to plug in across the network and the field. If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to Tina (tina@cachi.org) and/or Rea (rea@cachi.org).

In This Issue:

CACHI Staff Updates

We’re excited to share that Jacqueline “Jacky” Franco-Silva has joined the CACHI team as a Program Associate! Jacky has been working closely with CACHI over the past year as an advisor and coaching support, and we’re thrilled to welcome her into a larger, ongoing role with the team.

Raised in East San Jose, Jacky brings a deep commitment to community organizing and building community leadership. She currently serves as Co-Chair of the East San Jose PEACE Partnership ACH and has also been engaged with the Live Well Madera County ACH.

In her expanded role with CACHI, Jacky will focus on network engagement, providing programmatic support, and helping to plan for the upcoming Network Meeting in April. You can reach her at jacky@cachi.org — please join us in welcoming her and feel free to say hello!

Peer Learning Circles

We’re delighted to kick off the Peer Learning Circles. As a recap, Peer Learning Circles are small, facilitated discussion groups led by ACHs for ACHs to share strategies, information, and lessons learned on topics of interest. Circles will focus on shared challenges, goals, or opportunities, and ACH participants can attend the ones most relevant to them. 

As shared previously, the four Peer Learning Circle topics identified as priorities for the ACH Network are youth wellbeing, workforce development, Medi-Cal and CalAIM 101, and community rapid response. To attend, please register using the link provided for each.

Youth Wellbeing
Wed. Feb. 11th, 12-1pm
https://communitypartners.zoom.us/meeting/register/GWs8eHVeTaO8xWRT7VP3bg
This Peer Learning Circle empowers practitioners to master the complexities of holistic youth well-being (ages 10–25). Moving beyond silos, we will explore the vital intersections of physical, socio-emotional, cognitive, and economic development. This is a collaborative hub where we bridge the gap between theory and impact, focusing on evidence-based strategies that turn collective purpose into the policies and activities that reshape our schools and societies. At the first meeting on Feb. 11th, participants will get to know each other, discuss how their work intersects with youth wellbeing, and surface what the group wants to work on collectively.
Facilitators: Rafael Avendano (Redwood City Together) and Nancy Vernon (Marin 9 to 25)

Workforce Development
Thurs. Feb. 19th, 12-1pm
https://communitypartners.zoom.us/meeting/register/7_8DGOtxScKGsCqwpCcFQA
This Peer Learning Circle will convene ACHs to share strategies, challenges, and innovations related to workforce development. Discussions will center on building, sustaining, and advancing community-connected workforces across California, including community health workers (CHWs), promotoras, and other trusted messengers. The Circle will provide a collaborative space for ACHs to learn from one another’s approaches, align with statewide workforce initiatives, and explore practical solutions to regional and local workforce needs. Through facilitated peer exchange, participants will strengthen collective capacity to support a resilient and equitable health workforce across California. At the first meeting on Feb. 19th, ACHs will introduce themselves, share what they’re working on in regards to workforce development, and discuss what they hope to gain from this space, as well as how members can best support one another.
Facilitator: Dr. Shiloh Williams, Imperial County ICACH

Medi-Cal and CalAIM 101
Fri. Feb. 27th, 12-1pm
https://communitypartners.zoom.us/meeting/register/7tCpv1ldR3yq5eJ1qLI_MQ
The CalAIM & Medi-Cal Peer Learning Group is a collaborative forum to share knowledge, problem-solve, and learn from one another as CalAIM and Medi-Cal continue to evolve. Through regular peer-to-peer discussions, and possible guest speakers, the group will explore practical implementation strategies, policy updates, and promising practices related to CalAIM and Medi-Cal including CHW Benefit, new enrollment requirements, Enhanced Care Management (ECM), Community Supports, health equity, data sharing, and cross-sector coordination. The first session on Feb. 27th will focus on providing a brief overview of Medi-Cal and CalAIM as well as an opportunity to hear from fellow ACHs on their related work. 
Facilitator: Brandi Muro, Fresno Community Health Improvement Partnership (FCHIP)

Community Rapid Response
Thurs. March 5th, 12-1pm
https://communitypartners.zoom.us/meeting/register/2LF3ubWGTyGGBSUdsHruzQ
This Peer Learning Circle will convene ACH’s across our CACHI Network to share stories, tools, resources, and information related to rapid response networks in our communities. The goal is to hear and learn from both ACH’s working with on the ground organizations as well as ACH’s who are leveraging their wellness funds and other resources to support rapid response efforts in their communities. This is a shared learning space with the goal to help strengthen, empower and inform our collective network in the fight to protect our communities. At the first meeting on March 5th, participants will discuss how their work intersects with rapid response efforts in their communities and identify what the group hopes to learn and share collectively.
Facilitator:Jacky Franco-Silva, East San Jose PEACE Partnership and CACHI

Call for Session Proposals for the 2026 CACHI Network Meeting

As was shared earlier, we’re launching a Call for Session Proposals for the upcoming 2026 CACHI Network Meeting in April. The purpose of this is to provide additional spaces for peer learning and sharing that centers ACH stories, perspectives, and experiences. To submit a proposal, please fill out this form (due 2/13/26).

Additional Information

Flexible Format: Choose from a variety of formats and lengths to fit your topic and style. Options include short Lightning Talks (5 minutes) for sharing quick ideas, longer presentations, panels or workshops (60 minutes) for deeper dives, and breakfast roundtables (30 minutes) for informal, small-group discussions.

Open Topics: The upcoming meeting, “One Network, Many Voices: Collective Power in Action” aims to strengthen connections across the ACH Network through shared learning, relationship-building, and collaboration. Participants will leave feeling connected, valued, and inspired to take action and stay engaged with peers across the network. We invite you to share examples, lessons learned, strategies, or other content that will benefit ACH partners on a variety of topics. Examples of potential topics could include, but are not limited to:

  • Funding and sustainability

  • Community success stories

  • Community engagement strategies 

  • Policy and system change strategies, challenges, or lessons learned 

  • Use of data for community storytelling and communicating or evaluating impact 

  • Workshop or strategy session to determine priorities for regional ACH collaborative 

  • Innovative practices for assessing rural health 

  • Affinity group space


Planning Stipend: A small stipend will be provided

Additional Note: As this is the first year we’re launching a Call for Sessions, we’re especially eager to hear what you, as an ACH, want to explore with your peers. Whether you’re hoping to share a promising practice or success, surface a challenge you’re working through, or workshop a question with other ACHs, we invite you to use this opportunity to pitch an idea. No idea is too small or too big—our goal is to co-create a meeting space that is relevant, practical, and truly valuable to you and the broader ACH Network.

How to Submit a Session Proposal

To submit a proposal, please use the Google Form to answer a few short questions. 

Depending on the number of submissions we receive, we may need to institute a selection process. We’re planning to reach back out to notify ACHs by February 20th. We’ll then get started working with you to develop your session.

Call for Interest in an Ad Hoc Advisory Group for ACH Network Development

A key goal of CACHI’s Strategic Roadmap is to develop and mobilize the statewide ACH Network—comprising all ACHs across California—around key issues, critical moments, and opportunities through a shared strategy and collective approach. Beginning this year, we are taking intentional steps to strengthen and advance our statewide ACH Network through deeper coordination and shared efforts.

As part of this work, we are seeking 3 - 5 ACH leaders to serve on an Ad Hoc Advisory Group for ACH Network Development. This group will help shape the Network’s strategies and priorities during its early development phase. The commitment will be approximately 6 - 7 months, starting in February and running through July or August.

If you are interested in participating, please complete this short survey by Friday, February 6th. 

We are looking for advisory members who are: 

  • Interested in helping to build the ACH Network

  • Aligned with the vision of the ACH Network as outlined in CACHI’s Strategic Roadmap 

  • Have experience and/or expertise in network or coalition building - either through lived or professional experience. 

Scope of activities of the Ad Hoc Advisory Group: 

  • Advise on the development of the ACH Network by helping to shape priorities and strategies during its early development phase. 

  • Help to plan and facilitate the April Network Meeting agenda focused on ACH Network development (April 29-30th in Los Angeles). Attendance at the Network will be required; travel costs will be covered by CACHI. 

Time commitments and stipend: 

  • Advisory Group members will meet twice a month from February to April, and then will meet monthly from May through June or August. Our first meeting will likely be the third week of February. 

  • In between meetings and in preparation for the April Network Meeting, there may be materials and resources to review. 

  • We estimate this to be about 3 - 5 hours per month. 

  • Advisors will be provided with a stipend for their participation. 

To apply

Please complete this short survey to apply by Friday, February 6th.  

Link to Google form: https://forms.gle/TojpuhemwbBaHB3v5 


If you have any questions, please contact Tina.

Register for Quarterly Virtual Learning and Network Webinar, 2/4/26

We’re excited to kick off the first Quarterly Virtual Learning and Network Webinar of the year with our Wednesday, February 4th (10am - 12pm) session! The webinar will cover: 1) ACH Network building and activation and 2) Learning session. 

The ACH Network development portion of the webinar agenda will lay the groundwork for the Network by sharing the context, background, and purpose for taking more intentional steps to strengthen our statewide collaborative through deeper coordination. The learning session portion of the webinar will explore a question many ACHs are grappling with: as governance structures and multisector collaboratives mature, how do ACHs develop a comprehensive strategy for collective action and move their work forward together to achieve local goals?

Please Register!
🗓️ Wednesday, February 4, 2026
🕚 10:00 am – 12:00 pm (PT)
🔗 Register Here – Zoom Registration

🌍 Simultaneous interpretation will be available.
La interpretación en tiempo real estará disponible.

📅 Please register by Friday, January 30 and let us know if you will need interpretation services. Early registration helps us prepare a smooth and inclusive session for all.

April 29-30th CACHI Network Meeting Updates and Additional Information

Network Meeting Theme:
The theme of this year’s meeting is, “One Network, Many Voices: Collective Power in Action.” 

CACHI to Cover Travel Costs: 
We’re excited to share that this year’s Network Meeting will have additional meeting space, allowing for greater ACH participation. CACHI will cover travel costs for up to 5 people per ACH to attend, including flights and hotel accommodations for those traveling into Los Angeles. This could include ACH backbone staff, organizational partners, and community residents. 

We’ll be sharing registration and travel details later this month, so please stay tuned.

Public Webinar on Health Assessment & Planning (Wed. Jan 28th, 12-1:30pm PT):

Join us for a panel conversation featuring Ventura County Community Health Improvement Collaborative & Sonoma County’s Health Action Together. 

This conversation, hosted by CACHI, will explore how ACHs are serving as bridges between communities, Managed Care Plans (MCPs), and Local Health Jurisdictions (LHJs), and why community leadership is essential to shaping Community Health Needs Assessments (CHNAs) and Community Health Improvement Plans (CHIPs).

To register: https://tinyurl.com/healthassessment-planning.  

Please also help us share this announcement with your networks. 

Social links for easy sharing (in both English and Spanish):

Attached are also the PDF webinar announcements in both English and Spanish. Thank you for your assistance.

Program Reminders

Coaching Office Hours 
Starting this month, ACHs can sign up for 1:1 coaching sessions with a coach of your choice, giving you all greater flexibility to schedule time to receive coaching based on your current support needs. This updated approach is designed to be more responsive to where ACHs are now and what they need, while also streamlining and simplifying the coaching process.

How does coaching work?

  • ACHs can sign up for 1:1 coaching sessions with a coach of your choice, based on your needs and priorities.

  • CACHI has launched a coaching webpage with bios and background information on each of the coaches to help you identify the right coach to work with and to schedule a session with them. 

  • ACHs can continue to work with your current coach or select another coach based on their topical expertise or experience you are looking for. 

  • ACHs may schedule one-time sessions or ongoing meetings — completely up to you. 

  • Coaching sessions will be focused on responding to your needs to advance your work (rather than general check-ins).

  • Coaching is strongly encouraged but entirely optional. This is a resource available to you, and we hope you’ll take advantage of it in ways that are most useful.

What can coaching be used for?

Coaching support can cover a wide range of topics, including:

  • Governance and community engagement

  • Funding and sustainability

  • Partnerships and communications

  • Health improvement strategy development

  • Interpreting and navigating state policy

Please reach out to Tina with questions. 


CACHI Final Report - due January 31, 2026

The final report for CACHI is due on January 31, 2026. Email instructions were sent out on Friday, December 5th. This report covers the full funding period from 2023-2025. The report has four parts described below. We recommend downloading the attached instructions to prepare your responses in a word document before submitting the information online.
 

  1. Update the Milestones Checklist with your status as of December 31, 2025.

  2. Provide a Narrative Report highlighting lessons learned and accomplishments from the last 2.5 years as well as what you need for next year.

  3. Complete the Financial Report using the spreadsheet that will be sent to you in a separate email.

  4. Provide Supplemental Materials if available, such as governance structures, logic models, publications, and photos.

The Milestones Checklist must be completed in SurveyMonkey and the remaining documents must be completed in Submittable. Please DO NOT EMAIL us the documents. If you need assistance, please email Arpiné.

In Closing

As always, please reach out to the CACHI Team if you have any questions or concerns. We hope your year is off to a great start!

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