Housing California Conference 2026: Giovanne Schachere to Lead Featured Workshop in Sacramento (March 18–20)
- Giovanne Schachere
- Feb 21
- 2 min read
Updated: 5 days ago
As California’s and Washington’s housing landscape continues to evolve under CalAIM and expanded community-based care models, implementation leadership is becoming central to statewide strategy conversations.
At the 2026 Housing California Conference (March 18–20) in Sacramento, Giovanne Schachere — CEO and Founder of Mysti’s Adult & Family Services — will lead a featured workshop focused on expanding housing access beyond traditional systems.
The Housing California Conference is widely recognized as one of the state’s most influential convenings of policymakers, county leaders, housing advocates, and community-based organizations.
As an official sponsor of the 2026 conference, Mysti’s Adult & Family Services is participating not only as an attendee — but as a contributor to the broader policy and implementation dialogue.
Unlocking Every Door: Beyond Section 8
The featured workshop, titled:
addresses a growing reality within California, Washington, and our nation’s housing ecosystem: while housing vouchers remain essential, reliance on a single pathway is no longer sufficient to meet the complexity of community need.
The session will present actionable strategies currently being implemented across states, cities and counties, including:
Strategic landlord engagement and retention models
Flexible funding alignment across programs
Trauma-informed stabilization frameworks
Cross-system coordination between justice, healthcare, and housing sectors
Real-time navigation tactics for high-barrier clients
Rather than centering theoretical discussion, the Housing California Conference workshop will focus on execution — what works, where it works, and how it can be replicated.
A Cross-State Leadership Panel
Joining Schachere at the Housing California Conference (March 18–20):
Giovanne Schachere, CEO, Mysti’s Adult & Family Services CA and WA
Dr. Jason D. Green, EdD, Triage and Trauma Specialist, California
Anayancy Rosillo-Contreras, Director of California Programs & Services
Paul Hall, Assistant Director of CCG Programs, Washington State
Meaghan Highwood, Director of Case Management, Washington State
Together, the panel reflects expertise in housing stabilization, justice-involved reentry, trauma-informed systems, program expansion, and strategic county partnerships across California and Washington.
Their collective presence at the Housing California Conference signals a broader shift in the field: community-based organizations are increasingly serving as implementation leaders shaping housing strategy — not simply responding to it.
Featured in the San Francisco Tribune
The upcoming Housing California Conference workshop was recently highlighted in the San Francisco Tribune, which detailed Mysti’s approach to rethinking housing access beyond traditional voucher dependency.
Read the feature here:
Additional leadership features outlining Mysti’s participation in California and Washington are available on the organization’s platforms, reinforcing a coordinated, cross-state housing strategy.
Establishing Field Leadership at Housing California
The Housing California Conference (March 18–20 in Sacramento) serves as a central forum for the future of housing policy, the expansion of Enhanced Care Management, the implementation of Community Supports, and justice-involved stabilization strategies.
By sponsoring the conference and leading a featured workshop, Mysti’s Adult & Family Services positions itself among organizations actively contributing scalable, operational models to California’s evolving housing framework.
For attendees of the 2026 Housing California Conference, the workshop provides direct engagement with leaders advancing housing access solutions in real time.
As housing challenges grow more complex, so must the strategies designed to address them. The conversation in Sacramento this March will reflect that evolution.
