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: County Health
The expanded Street Medicine team provides primary, urgent, and mental health care directly in homeless encampments and living facilities. By building trust with unhoused residents, the team delivers low-barrier medical assessments, health education, and referrals for psychiatric or specialty care, ensuring accessible, high-quality treatment where individuals live or can be reached during the day.
Agency: County Health
Under the Memorandum of Agreement with Health Plan of San Mateo, supports vulnerable homeless individuals through direct rental subsidies and housing location and retention service.
Agency: Human Services Agency
WeHOPE Shelter is a congregate shelter in East Palo Alto for adults experiencing homelessness.
Agency: County Health
Emergency shelter and related services for adults.
Agency: Human Services Agency
Veterans Services Office supports Veterans with accessing VA benefits.
Agency: Human Services Agency
Safe Harbor Shelter is a congregate shelter in South San Francisco for adults experiencing homelessness.
Agency: County Health
The Measure K–funded Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) program recruits, trains, and equips volunteers to provide medical care during large-scale emergencies. Based on a countywide risk assessment, the first three years focus on the coastside region, followed by expansion countywide to build on established infrastructure and ensure a sustainable, regionally aligned emergency response network.
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.”
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 Services Agency
Coast House, Navigation Center, and Pacific Shelter provide non-congregate shelter for households 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: County Health
The Integrated Medication Assisted Treatment program offers vital addiction and harm reduction services for those with addiction challenges, including outreach, assessment, and much more.
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