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Learn how Measure K funds are helping meet Local Needs

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.

Children, Families, and Seniors

Second Harvest

Agency: County Executive’s Office

This funding is to provide food assistance services, such as meals and groceries, to low-income residents of the county.

Children, Families, and Seniors

Build Up SMC Childcare

Agency: County Executive’s Office

This funding will continue the Build Up SMC Child Care Facility Fund program providing funding for minor repairs, renovations, and modifications for existing childcare facilities.

Children, Families, and Seniors

Friends for Youth

Agency: County Executive’s Office

This funding will provide mentorship and connection to behavioral health resources for underserved youth via volunteers from the local community.

Children, Families, and Seniors

Pilot – Children from Homes in Conflict (SPARK)

Agency: District Attorney’s Office

The goal of the SPARK program is to prevent future cycles of abuse and victimization by providing mental health services to children exposed to domestic violence.

Emergency Preparedness

Coastside Emergency Management Coordinator

Agency: Department of Emergency Management

The Coastside Emergency Management Coordinator provides emergency public education, emergency alert and warning, community relations, and coordination to underserved coastal communities.

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Management: Community Outreach Coordinator

Agency: Department of Emergency Management

The Community Outreach Coordinator provides emergency public education and community outreach to underserved communities throughout the San Mateo County Operational Area with an emphasis on personal preparedness.

Emergency Preparedness

Alert and Warning Coordinator

Agency: Department of Emergency Management

The Alert and Warning Coordinator is responsible for integrating the several current alert and warning platforms into a single coherent, and clearly communicated Alert & Warning Program. Focus area will be heavily focused on public information and communication, and researching and implementing areawide alert and warning best practices through training the dozens of public agencies currently authorized to generate public alerts to ensure consistency and compliance.

Emergency Preparedness

AI Software

Agency: Department of Emergency Management

Ladris is creating an AI-driven situational awareness tools that enhances risk evaluation and mitigation specific to San Mateo County. The CORE software improves early detection through pattern recognition, enabling better resource deployment, incident management, and targeted alert and warning capabilities for at-risk areas. Future enhancements include automated grant writing, community-accessible risk visualizations, and AI-assisted disaster plan updates to strengthen overall resilience.

Emergency Preparedness

Community Resilience

Agency: Department of Emergency Management

Constant Associates has been supporting community resilience through projects that create and enhance public trust. Their goal is to build community resilience by addressing pressing needs and supporting the Department of Emergency Management and partners, stakeholders, and CBOs in implementing impactful projects over a three-year contract period. CONSTANT is creating a framework for DEM to enhance the community’s preparedness and the County’s response capabilities.

Emergency Preparedness

Coastside CERT Prog Coord

Agency: Department of Emergency Management

The Coastside CERT Program is focused on maintaining its 100% volunteer-based structure by securing funding for leadership, consulting, and professional services. To support this, a dedicated Coastside CERT Program Manager has been hired through a contract to coordinate and enhance efforts for training, outreach, and community engagement. The program’s primary objective is to sustain and strengthen volunteer participation, particularly within vulnerable populations, including Spanish and Cantonese/Mandarin-speaking residents, farmworkers, teens, and seniors.

Emergency Preparedness

La Honda Fire Brigade

Agency: Department of Emergency Management

Grant funds are being used to purchase five Advanced Resource Containers (ARC) and four Conex boxes, which will be equipped with critical emergency supplies and Starlink technology to provide emergency internet access during extended outages. These containers will support CERT responders, HAM radio operators, and Red Cross volunteers in both training and emergency response. Strategic placement in high-priority coastal locations will enhance preparedness and ensure rapid deployment capabilities in the event of a disaster.

Children, Families, and Seniors

Elder Abuse

Agency: District Attorney’s Office

The Elder Abuse Unit seeks to protect the elderly population in San Mateo County from crimes of neglect, violence, theft, and/or fraud, through prosecution of criminal offenses by deputy district attorneys who specialize in this area of law.

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