Measure K dollars are being used across San Mateo County to address needs in the Priority Areas of Children, Families and Seniors; Housing and Homelessness; and Emergency Preparedness. Learn more about specific programs and initiatives below. Sort by Priority Area or search for a specific keyword to narrow your search.
Agency: Human Services Agency
The Housing and Opportunities to Maximize Employment (HOME) program, administered by Vocational Rehabilitation Services (VRS), supports individuals experiencing homelessness or those who have recently been housed. It helps participants achieve housing stability and self-sufficiency by offering employment training and simulated work experience to individuals in shelter, along with vocational assessments and assistance with securing and maintaining employment.
Agency: Human Services Agency
This item pays for county staffing that supports the County’s use of Clarity, a HUD-mandated Homeless Management Information System.
Agency: Human Services Agency
Measure K-funded educational services support at-risk foster youth in San Mateo County, helping them graduate high school at rates comparable to the general public. The program provides personalized case management, including individualized education plans, resources, and ongoing support to help foster youth succeed academically. By working closely with educators and community partners, the program helps foster youth overcome challenges and achieve their educational goals.
Agency: Human Services Agency
Together for Families provides child abuse prevention services, including parent education and short-term clinical support, to families and children up to age 18. The program aims to keep children safely in their homes, preventing entry into child welfare, juvenile justice, or psychiatric emergency services systems. The CFRC infrastructure plays a key role in developing a community pathway model that will allow for local support and access to federal Title IV-E dollars for prevention efforts.
Agency: County Health
Collaboration with the County Office of Education to address mental health needs of young people and transitional age youth. Planning stage has concluded and in FY 25-26 funding will be utilized for grants will be awarded for services.
Agency: Human Services Agency
WeHOPE Shelter is a congregate shelter in East Palo Alto for adults experiencing homelessness.
Agency: Human Services Agency
Safe Harbor Shelter is a congregate shelter in South San Francisco for adults experiencing homelessness.
Agency: Human Services Agency
The County Human Services Agency staffs the homeless services system, and the Diversion and Coordinated Entry Services provider serves as the entry point to the homeless services system.
Agency: Human Services Agency
Coast House, Navigation Center, and Pacific Shelter provide non-congregate shelter for households experiencing homelessness.
Agency: Human Services Agency
Veterans Services Office supports Veterans with accessing VA benefits.
Agency: Human Services Agency
The Big Lift is a collective impact effort aimed at increasing third grade reading proficiency in San Mateo County.
Agency: Human Resources Department
The Supported Training & Employment Program (STEP) is an internship program, managed collectively by the Human Resources Department and the Human Services Agency (HSA), to prepare and train current or former foster youth ages 18-24 to transition into the workforce, as well as introduce these young adults who are at risk of underemployment to “the world of professional work.”
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