Santa Clara County In-Home Supported Services – IHSS
Home Care News
Editorial: Coordinated care key to saving health care for seniors
Home care workers join tele-townhall
More than 16,500 home care workers from throughout the state were joined by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other leaders on a tele-townhall April 16 to learn about an important home care campaign, “Let’s Get Healthy at Home.” Learn more and sign our petition!
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We represent nearly 15,000 workers at Santa Clara Home Care.
Union Home Care Hotline
English: (408) 678-3365 | Chinese: (408) 678-3387
Spanish: (408) 678-3368 | Vietnamese: (408) 678-3377
Public Authority:
. Sign-up for Medical & Dental Benefits: (408) 350-3206
. Registry – Getting clients: (408) 296-8290
Social Services:
. Paycheck problems: (408) 975-4899
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Attention home care workers / Atencion trabajadores de IHSS:
We have a very important meeting for all home care workers regarding changes to the IHSS program. Tenemos una junta muy importante sobre cambios a la programa de IHSS.
Saturday, Apr. 21, 10 a.m. – noon / Sábado, 21 de abril, 10 – manana
SEIU Local 521 office, 2302 Zanker Rd., San Jose
You can bring your client/consumer. Por favor sientense libres de traer sus clientes de IHSS.
Home Care Town Hall Meeting
Speakers: Assembly Members Jim Beall, Luis Alejo
Friday, April 27, 4 p.m.
MACSA Youth Center 660 Sinclair Drive, San Jose, CA 95116
Please call the hotlines to RSVP :
English: (408) 678-3365 | Chinese: (408) 678-3387
Spanish: (408) 678-3368 | Vietnamese: (408) 678-3377
If you have questions, contact Rebeca at Rebeca.Armendariz@seiu521.org
San Martin/Gilroy/Morgan Hill Neighborhood Meetings
Fight the cuts! Come and learn about upcoming changes and proposed cuts to IHSS
Aprende sobre los recortes y cambios propuestos de IHSS
Please attend one of the following meetings:
Favor de asistir una de las siguientes juntas:
Dutchman’s Pizza, 6940 Chestnut St., Gilroy
Friday, April 20 2pm ~ Spanish
Friday, April 27 4pm ~ English
Dutchman’s Pizza, 16375 Monterey Rd., Morgan Hill
Friday, May 11 2pm ~ English
Friday, May 18 2pm ~ Spanish
Friday, May 25 4pm ~ English
Neighborhood Meeting
Tuesday, April 17, 9:30 am
808 Penitencia St., Milpitas, CA 95035
Host: KimChi Tran
Agenda: Budget cut impact IHSS; Benefits: Health, Dental and Vision; Elections; Questions & Answers
RSVP: (408) 678-3377
Steward Trainings
May 8/June 12/July 10/August 14/Sept. 11/Oct.9
5 p.m. – 7 p.m
SEIU Local 521, 2302 Zanker Rd., San Jose, CA 95131
General Membership Meetings
April 21/July 14/Sept. 22, 2012
10 a.m.- Noon
SEIU Local 521, 2302 Zanker Rd., San Jose, CA 95131
Steward Council Meetings
May 24/July 26/Sept. 27/Nov. 29, 2012
5 p.m.-7 p.m.
SEIU Local 521, 2302 Zanker Rd., San Jose, CA 95131
Steward Workshops
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Santa Clara Home Care Newsletter, Sept. 2011: (PDF)
Chapter Leadership
Chapter Officers
Ellen Rollins (Region 6 Vice President) – (408) 678-3365 – erolltweety@yahoo.com
Yong Ok Soung (Chapter Chair) - (408) 337-1710
Raul Rivera (Chief Steward) – (408) 823-7598
Jing Lian Zhao (Assistant-Chief) – (408) 483-5771
Huong Chung (Assistant-Chief) – (408) 946-1125
Thuy Nguyen (Assistant-Chief) – (408) 729-1284
Tuyet Le (Assistant-Chief) – (408) 946-3023
Rosalie Ramirez (Assistant-Chief) – (408) 923-1755
Steven Wong (Assistant-Chief) – (408) 226-2321
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Santa Clara Home Care Contract (PDF)
Santa Clara Home Care By-Laws (PDF)
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