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The Future of Community-Based Care: What California Is Getting Right
California is rewriting the rulebook on how we deliver care to the most vulnerable communities. Through CalAIM (California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal), the state has created a framework that connects people to housing, healthcare, and social services through a single coordinated system. And organizations like Mysti's Adult & Family Services are proving it works. From Crisis Response to Coordinated Care For decades, social services operated in silos. You'd go to one age


Unlocking Every Door: Housing Navigation Training for California and Washington
https://youtu.be/GV5Jr3cgWb0?si=VcUo_wmnVZA5pYG5


Housing Didn’t Save My Family — And It Won’t End America’s Homelessness Crisis
My mother, Mysti, died while living on Section 8 and relying on food stamps. A result of generational poverty.
But if you only hear that sentence, you miss the most important part of the story.
My mother fought every day as a single mother to give her children a better life. She drove big rig trucks. She worked whatever jobs she could find. She had a criminal background. However, she shielded us from the worst parts of poverty whenever she could. It made her a powerful


From the Daughter of a Slave to One of Seattle’s First Black Principals
My Great-Grandmother Was the Daughter of a Slave — and She Became ONE OF THE FIRST SEATTLE School Principals


Housing California Conference 2026: Giovanne Schachere to Lead Featured Workshop in Sacramento (March 18–20)
Mysti’s Adult & Family Services will sponsor and lead a featured workshop at the Housing California Conference, March 18–20 in Sacramento.


🎙️ From Vision to Voice: Giovanne Schachere Featured on Vamo Radio
Giovanne D. Schachere, CEO of Mysti’s Adult & Family Services and creator of The Giovanne Show, joins Vamo Radio to discuss leadership, purpose, and real solutions for change. Listen now on Schachere.com.


When “Helping” Becomes Enabling: A Leadership Lesson in Boundaries
Leaders must stop confusing enabling with helping. When someone demands that one client receive special treatment above hundreds of others,


Who is Giovanne Schachere? A Conversation on Legacy, Leadership, and Systems Change
Who is Giovanne Schachere? A Conversation on Legacy, Leadership, and Systems Change
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