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CA NEW PATHS CONFERENCE
SAN DIEGO 2026!

Our upcoming CA NEW PATHS Training Conference will be held in San Diego, California from January 21st-23rd, 2026 at the Sheraton Mission Valley San Diego Hotel located at 1433 Camino del Rio S in San Diego, California (see map below).

Our hotel contract is now finalized and information on booking at the hotel as well as conference registration is below. The conference agenda will be available very soon once final details are confirmed.

If you have any issues with the hotel reservation link below, please contact Lauren Gammo at (619)321-4612.
Click below to book your hotel room:
Click below to register for the conference:
2026 Workshop Agenda*
*Workshop Agenda is subject to change
Potential workshops scheduled for the 2026 conference include:

  • Administrative State Hearings
  • Non-MAGI MediCal Resource Eligibility. It's back
  • The Eligibility Workers Role in Fraud Detection, Prevention and Prosecution
  • CalFresh Policy Hot Topics
  • CalSAWS
  • Covered California
  • HR1 Unpacked: Key Implications for CalFresh Quality Control and Payment Error Rates
  • Transforming CalWorks
  • ABAWD Changes & Student Eligibility (pending proposal)
  • Do you want to be a Supervisor
  • Professional Writing for Eligibility Workers
  • Disc in the Workplace - Effective Communication Strategies
  • Strengthening Public Assistance: Engaging Clients & Removing Barriers to Self-Sufficiency
  • The Sunny Side of San Mateo County Service Center
  • Nurturing Team Wellness and Connection
  • Decolonizing Management
  • Grounded in Tradition: Reconnecting with Ancestral Wisdom for Healing and Resilience
  • Wellness in the Workplace: Calmness & Balance
 

This conference will provide many individuals employed throughout the eligibility world to take advantage of many networking opportunities as well as attend workshops in professional development, leadership, government program knowledge, self-care, and other helpful workplace topics to enhance your personal and professional lives.  

Past attendees have been Eligibility Workers, Social Workers, Children and Family Services as well as Adult & Aging staff, Program Managers, City and County Training Department staff, and many others that touch the lives of families within our State and overall communities. We have also had workshop presenters from local, State, and Federal agencies come and speak about upcoming changes in government assistance programs as well as Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), and many others.


So come along with us in...
Riding the Waves of Change with NEW PATHS in San Diego County!

2026 Conference Hotel Location:

1433 Camino del Rio S in San Diego, California
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