Webinar: WA Cares Fund Overview (1 CE - Free)

Time & Location June 26, 2026, 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM zoom

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Webinar summary:

Social workers play a critical role in communities across the state by helping clients access benefits throughout their lifespan. 7 in 10 of us will need long-term at some point in our lives. For some, this will be temporary after an accident or illness. For others, the need will strike later in life. In both cases, this is known as long-term care.

The WA Cares Fund is Washington state's long-term care insurance program and is the first of its kind in the country. In July, Washington workers who qualify will be able to access their benefits and start receiving long-term services and supports from a registered WA Cares provider. Along the way, the state legislature has made improvements to the program including, expanding coverage to include workers who move out of state, creating a pathway for near-retirees, and creating a supplemental private long-term care insurance market.

Social workers are invited to join WA Cares Fund Outreach and Language Access lead Sebastian Cahe on [date/time] for a presentation about how the WA Cares Fund can help working families, how workers will meet eligibility requirements, what benefits will be available and more!

Learning objectives:

- Participants will understand the impacts of family caregiving responsibilities on workers and how the WA Cares Fund can help working families.

- Participants will understand the basic structure of the WA Cares Fund program, including who contributes to the program, how to meet contribution requirements, and what types of benefits will be available.

- Participants will understand how Washington workers can apply for their WA Cares benefit.

About the presenter:

Sebastian Cahe, is the Outreach and Language Access Lead for the WA Cares Fund, a first-in-the-nation program designed to make long-term care insurance affordable for all Washington workers. Sebastian studied cultural anthropology at the University of Buenos Aires in Argentina and has been working alongside diverse communities with a focus on making information accessible to all. His experience ranges from working with Latin-American immigrants in Argentina, migrant farmworkers in Oregon and providing life-skills workshops for Washingtonians.