WAFHA ACTION CENTER
Your Voice. Your Business. Your Future.
Washington’s Adult Family Home providers care for some of our state’s most vulnerable residents. Providers deserve a strong voice when laws, regulations, reimbursement rates, labor requirements, and government policies affecting Adult Family Homes are being developed.
The WAFHA Action Center gives providers the tools to get informed, get involved, and take action.
Providers should have a seat at every table where decisions affecting Adult Family Homes are made.
Take Action Now
Decisions made in Olympia can directly affect your residents, employees, business, and livelihood. You do not have to be a lobbyist or policy expert to make a difference. Your experience as a provider matters.
Through the WAFHA Action Center, you can:
- Contact your state legislators
- Respond to WAFHA Action Alerts
- Support or oppose proposed legislation
- Submit comments on proposed regulations
- Participate in provider surveys
- Sign petitions and advocacy letters
- Register for provider meetings and legislative briefings
- Share your story with WAFHA
- Volunteer for advocacy campaigns
- Join WAFHA
Current Action Alerts
When Providers Need to Act, WAFHA Will Let You Know. WAFHA Action Alerts will explain:
What Happened
A short explanation of the legislation, regulation, court decision, budget proposal, or government action.
Why It Matters
How the issue could affect Adult Family Home providers, caregivers, residents, or the long-term sustainability of AFHs.
What WAFHA Is Doing
Our position and the actions we are taking on behalf of providers.
What You Can Do
Simple instructions for contacting legislators, submitting comments, attending hearings, signing letters, or taking other appropriate action.
WAFHA Legislative Priorities
Building a statewide advocacy agenda based on the real experiences and priorities of Adult Family Home providers.
Provider Bill of Rights
Fair Reimbursement & Timely Payment
Providers cannot deliver quality care without adequate and predictable funding.
WAFHA advocates for:
- Reimbursement rates that reflect the actual cost of providing care
- Regular review of reimbursement rates
- Timely payments from Managed Care Organizations and government programs
- Greater transparency in payment and authorization systems
- Faster resolution of payment disputes
Contact Your Legislators
Your Story Can Influence Policy
Legislators need to hear directly from Adult Family Home providers in their districts. Tell them:
- Who you are
- Where your Adult Family Home is located
- How many residents you serve
- How many caregivers you employ
- What problem you are experiencing
- How a proposed law or regulation would affect your home
- What solution you want them to support
WAFHA will provide sample letters, talking points, testimony guidance, and Action Alerts to make participation easier.
Share Your Provider Story
Numbers Matter. Stories Move People.
Behind every regulation, reimbursement rate, staffing requirement, and legislative proposal are real providers, caregivers, residents, and families. Tell WAFHA what is happening in your Adult Family Home. We want to hear about:
- Regulatory challenges
- Caregiver shortages
- Overtime costs
- Reimbursement problems
- MCO payment delays
- Inspection or enforcement concerns
- Administrative burdens
- Successful programs that policymakers should understand
- Ideas for improving Washington's Adult Family Home system
Your experience can help WAFHA identify statewide problems and advocate for practical solutions.
Provider Surveys
Help Us Build Our Agenda Around Providers
WAFHA will regularly survey Adult Family Home providers about legislation, regulations, reimbursement, workforce issues, training, inspections, and other priorities. Survey results will help guide our advocacy and provide policymakers with data about what providers are experiencing across Washington.
Legislative Tracker
Follow the Issues That Affect Your AFH
Stay informed about legislation WAFHA is monitoring in Olympia. The WAFHA Legislative Tracker can identify:
Bill Number | Issue | WAFHA Position | Current Status | Action Needed
WAFHA positions may include:
SUPPORT
OPPOSE
SUPPORT WITH AMENDMENTS
MONITORING
Upcoming Hearings & Advocacy Events
Stay informed about opportunities to participate. The Action Center will feature:
- Legislative hearings
- Public comment periods
- DSHS meetings
- WAFHA provider meetings
- Town halls
- Legislative briefings
- Advocacy days
- Provider listening sessions
- Educational webinars
WAFHA Advocacy Toolkit
You don’t have to understand the entire legislative process to advocate effectively. Download WAFHA resources to help you communicate with policymakers:
- How to Contact Your Legislator
- How to Write an Effective Legislative Email
- How to Testify at a Legislative Hearing
- Provider Talking Points
- Sample Legislative Letters
- Provider Fact Sheets
- WAFHA Legislative Priorities
- Provider Bill of Rights Information
- How a Bill Becomes Law in Washington
- Legislative Meeting Preparation Guide
Volunteer for Provider Advocacy
WAFHA needs providers from communities throughout Washington who are willing to participate in advocacy. You can help by:
- Contacting legislators
- Attending hearings
- Providing testimony
- Meeting with elected officials
- Recruiting other providers
- Participating in WAFHA committees
- Sharing information in your community
- Hosting provider meetings
- Helping WAFHA identify emerging issues
Whether you have five minutes or five hours, there is a way to participate.
Join WAFHA
There Is Strength in Numbers
One provider can tell a powerful story. Hundreds and thousands of providers speaking together can influence policy.
WAFHA is a professional provider organization dedicated to representing, educating, supporting, and advocating for Adult Family Home providers throughout Washington State. Our strength comes from provider participation.
Join the Movement. Add Your Voice. Help Shape the Future of Adult Family Homes in Washington.
Stay Informed
Legislative and regulatory developments can happen quickly. Sign up to receive:
- WAFHA Action Alerts
- Legislative Updates
- Regulatory Updates
- Provider Meeting Notices
- Hearing Notifications
- Advocacy Opportunities
- WAFHA News
WAFHA Action Center
Providers Informed. Providers Organized. Providers Heard.
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