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QUALITY OF LIFE SUPPORT

  • Services for families
  • Veterans
  • Children, Youth, and Teens
  • Disabilities
  • Pets
  • Seniors
  • Families of incarcerated people
  • Access to Affordable Services
* Offers services in Spanish

SERVICES FOR FAMILIES

* Samaritan House: 836B Bay Rd, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 294-4312
www.samaritanhousesanmateo.org

*Samaritan House: 114 Fifth Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063 (650)-294-4313
https://samaritanhousesanmateo.org

* Fair Oaks Community Center: 2600 Middlefifield Rd, Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 780-7500  
https://www.smc-connect.org/locations/fair-oaks-community-center

St. Anthony’s Padua Dining Room 3500 Middlefield Rd. Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 365-9664

Hot meals Monday- Friday 11 AM-1 PM and clothing distribution for women and children 1st and 3rd Wednesdays 10-11 and for men 1st and 3rd Thursdays 10-11 AM.

https://www.paduadiningroom.com/

* Parental Stress Hotline 24 hours: 108 Water St, Watertown, MA 02742, 1-800-632-8188

https://www.parentshelpingparents.org/stressline

PG&E – Pacific Gas and Electric Company: (650) 743-5000,
Emergency Phone Number 1-800-743-5000 https://www.pge.com/

* Child Abuse Hotline: (650)-595-7922, (650)-802-7922, (800)-632-4615

https://www.cdss.ca.gov/reporting/report-abuse/child-protective-services/report-child

abuse or https://www.smchealth.org/services-report-child-abuseneglect

*County of San Mateo prevention and early intervention with social services / Cash

Assistance: Cal Works Cal Fresh, San Mateo County Family Resource Centers,

1-800-229-8383 https://www.smcgov.org/hsa/calworks

General Assistance Individuals/families without children, CAPI Cash Assistance for the aged, disabled, non-citizens

*Call 211 for community services for food, shelter, job services, and counseling, Peninsula Family Services, 24 Second Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94401, call 211, https://www.cdss.ca.gov/cap

*El Concilio East Palo Alto: 2396 University Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 330-7432

https://www.smc-connect.org/locations/el-concilio-of-san-mateo-county-emergency-services-partnership/el-concilio-of-san-mateo-county-emergency-services-partnership

*Individual and Family Advocacy, El Concilio Individual and Family Services: 3180 Middlefield Rd. Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 373-1080 https://www.el-concilio.com/

One Degree: Text 844-833-1334 to search services in your area 1degree.org 

Peninsula Family Services: 24 Second Avenue, San Mateo, CA 9440 https://www.peninsulafamilyservice.org/ 

Help Me Grow: (650) 762-693, https://helpmegrowsmc.org/ hmgsmc@abilitypath.org

Prenatal to Three: 2000 Alameda de Las Pulgas, Suite 200 San Mateo, CA 94403 (650) 573-2501 https://www.smc-connect.org/locations/san-mateo-county-health-system/family-health-services-prenatal-to-three-initiative

Family and Children Services of Silicon Valley: 375 Cambridge Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94306 http://www.fcservices.org/  (650) 326.6576 

Community Health Awareness Center: 590 W El Camino Real, Mountain View, CA 94040 (650) 965-2020 chacmv.org (Open to All)

Street Code: 2170 Capitol Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 485-1413 https://streetcode.org/

* Ecumenical Hunger Program: 2411 Pulgas Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 323-7781 https://www.ehpcares.org/

VETERANS

*VA Assistance by Senior Helpers: 2100 Geng Rd Suite 201, Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650)

239-6115 https://www.seniorhelpers.com/ca/palo-alto/

Menlo Park VA Medical Center: 795 Willow Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 614-9997

https://www.va.gov/palo-alto-health-care/

CHILDREN, YOUTH AND TEENS

*Child and Parent Services CAPS, Star Vista: 610 Elm Street Suite 212, San Carlos, CA

94070 (650) 591-9623 https://star-vista.org/

*Girls to Women East Palo Alto: 1070 Beech Street, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650)

326-6431 http://www.girlstowomen.org/

*East Palo Alto Boys and Girls Club:  2031 Pulgas Avenue, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 646-6090,

https://www.bgcp.org/

*Belle Haven Boys and Girls Club: 401 Pierce Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 646-6066, https://www.bgcp.org/ 

*Redwood City Boys and Girls Clubs: 1109 Hilton Street, Redwood City, CA 94063 (650)-587-9366, https://www.bgcp.org/ 

Live in Peace: 321 Bell St, East Palo Alto, https://www.liveinpeace.org/ 

Street Code: 2170 Capitol Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 485-1413 https://streetcode.org/

* Ecumenical Hunger Program: 2411 Pulgas Ave, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 323-7781 https://www.ehpcares.org/

DISABILITIES

Housing Choices Coalition for Persons with Developmental Disabilities, Inc.: 3460 W. Bayshore Rd. Suite 205, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (408) 498-5777, infor@cidsanmateo.org

Center for Independence of Individuals with Disabilities: 2001 Winward Way Suite 103, San Mateo, CA 94406 (650) 645-1780 https://www.cidsanmateo.org/

PETS

Pets in Need: 3281 Bayshore Rd., Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 496-5971 www.petsinneed.org

Pets in Need: 871 5th Ave, Redwood City, CA 94063, (650) 367- 1405 www.petsinneed.org 

Pet Humane Society: For adoptions visit Tom and Annette Lantos Center for Compassion at 1450 Rollins Rd., Burlingame. For more questions call (650) 761-5471 https://phs-spca.org/

Pet Humane Society: For Lost & Found visit Coyote Point Shelter at 12 Airport Blvd, San Mateo, CA 94401. For more questions call (650) 761-5471 https://phs-spca.org/

SENIORS

San Mateo County Aging and Adult Services: 225 37th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94403 (650)

573-3900 https://www.smchealth.org/division-aging-and-adult-services

East Palo Alto Senior Center: 560 Bell St, East Palo Alto, CA 94303 (650) 330-2250

Menlo Park Senior Services: 110 Terminal Ave, Menlo Park, CA 94025 (650) 330-2280

https://seniorcenter.us/sc/menlo_park_senior_center_menlo_park_ca

Self-Help for the Elderly San Mateo County: 50 E 5th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401 (650)

342-0822 https://www.selfhelpelderly.org/san-mateo

Stanford Aging Adult Palo Alto: 300 Pasteur Dr HC034, Stanford, CA 94305 (650)

723-1303 https://stanfordhealthcare.org

Senior Care Authority San Mateo: 1040 S Claremont St., San Mateo, CA 94402 (650)

504-8549 https://www.care.com/b/l/senior-care-authority-peninsula/san-mateo-ca

Ombudsman Services of San Mateo County: 711 Nevada Street, Redwood City, CA 9406

(650) 780-5707 https://ossmc.org/ 

Comfortcare Mid Peninsula: 611 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063 (650) 474-0000 https://www.comforcare.com/california/mid-peninsula.html

Right At Home: 230 S California Avenue, Suite 200 Palo Alto CA 94306 (650) 361-1265 rightathome.net

FAMILIES OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE

Root and Rebound: Services for incarcerated people and those affected by incarceration (510) 279-4662

https://www.rootandrebound.org/locations/ca-bay-area/

Legal Services for Prisoners with Children: 4400 Market St., Oakland, CA 94608 (415) 255-7036 https://prisonerswithchildren.org/ info@prisonerswithchildren.org

ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE SERVICES

*Housing Repair Rebuilding Together Peninsula: 841 Kaynyne St., Redwood City, CA 94303 (650)

366-6597 https://www.rebuildingtogetherpeninsula.org/