The Problem Nobody Is Solving
Paid Advocates Charge Fees
Legal Nonprofits Focus on Policy
Legal Nonprofits Focus on Policy
Every IHSS advocate in California charges for their services — many take a large percentage (often 30%) of your back pay. For example, on $31,360 in approved back pay, families can lose $9,408 to advocate fees and receive only $21,952. Families who need help the most simply cannot afford to give up thousands of dollars they desperately need.
Legal Nonprofits Focus on Policy
Legal Nonprofits Focus on Policy
Legal Nonprofits Focus on Policy
Large statewide organizations like Disability Rights California focus on high-level litigation, policy reform, and systemic change — not hands-on, one-on-one help for individual families. While advocates debate charts and strategies in boardrooms, exhausted parents and children with disabilities are left waiting alone in hallways, falling through the cracks.
GFC Fills the Gap
Legal Nonprofits Focus on Policy
GFC Fills the Gap
We are the only nonprofit in California offering free, one-on-one IHSS navigation for families raising children with disabilities. That personal support lane was empty — so we built it. When you win your case, we want you to keep every penny you’re owed. No surprise fees, no percentage taken from your back pay — just the full amount your family deserves.
What We Do
Application Guidance
Denial & Appeals Support
Denial & Appeals Support
Applying for IHSS for the first time?
This is where most families unknowingly make mistakes — not because they did anything wrong, but because no one explained what the system is actually looking for.
We help you understand how to present your child’s needs clearly, what documentation matters, and how to prepare before the county ever steps into your home.
The goal isn’t just to apply — it’s to apply the right way from the start.
Denial & Appeals Support
Denial & Appeals Support
Denial & Appeals Support
Got a denial or reduction in hours?
This is where we do our hardest work.
We help you understand what that notice actually says, what the county is really basing their decision on, and how to prepare for what comes next.
That includes Protective Supervision denials — one of the most commonly denied and misunderstood parts of IHSS.
We help you organize your documents, strengthen your case, and walk into your hearing with clarity and confidence.
Education & Workshops
Denial & Appeals Support
Education & Workshops
Most denials don’t happen because families don’t qualify.
They happen because no one explained how the system actually works.
Our free workshops and resources break down IHSS in plain language — what the county is looking for, how decisions are made, and what families need to understand before and after applying.
So instead of guessing, you’re making informed decisions every step of the way.