Core Service Centers
These agencies can provide or locate emergency food, shelter, clothing, employment services, PG&E assistance funds, and short-term counseling. |
Daly City
Daly City Community Service Center
134 Hillside Boulevard |
991-8007 |
Pacifica
Pacifica Resource Center
1809 Palmetto Avenue |
738-7470 |
South San Francisco
North Peninsula Neighborhood Service Center
600 Linden Avenue |
588-8822 |
Coastside
Coastside Opportunity Center
99 Avenue Alhambra, El Granada |
726-9071 |
San Mateo
Samaritan House
401 North Humboldt Street |
347-3648 |
Redwood City
Fair Oaks Community Center
2600 Middlefield Road |
780-7260 |
East Palo Alto
Bayshore Community Resource Center
2277 University Avenue |
322-1821 |
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Temporary
Financial Assistance
TANF, General Assistance, Food Stamps, MediCal |
North
region
1487 Huntington Avenue |
877-5608 |
Central
region
550 Quarry Road, Belmont |
596-1025 |
South
region
2500 Middlefield Road |
599-3811 |
San
Mateo [Medi-Cal only]
San Mateo County General Hospital
222 W. 39th Avenue |
573-2349 |
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County-wide
St. Vincent de Paul |
343-4403 |
North
county
South San Francisco Food Pantry-St Paul's United Methodist Church
500 Miller Street, South San Francisco Fridays, 10 am-12 noon |
583-6757 |
Central
county
CALL-Primrose Center
139 Primrose Road, Burlingame |
342-CALL |
South
county
Ecumenical Hunger Program
1934 University Avenue |
323-7781 |
St.
Anthony's Center
3500 Middlefield Road |
366-4692 |
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Housing
For emergency shelter, call a core service center |
| Bay Area Legal Aid
539 Middlefield Road , Redwood City
Helps with eviction defense, landlord-tenant disputes, discrimination
and affortable housing. Offers
Eviction Defense Clinics on Mondays and Thursdays, call for more information.
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358-0745 |
Human Investment
Project
364 Railroad Avenue, San Mateo
Helps seniors, single parents, or persons with low or modest incomes
to obtain housing or remain in their own homes |
348-6660 |
Housing Authority
Administers the federal subsidy program (Section 8) |
802-3300 |
| Landlord/Tenant
Mediation Service |
373-3490 |
Midpeninsula Citizens
for Fair Housing
457 Kingsley Avenue, Palo Alto
Investigates housing discrimination cases in southern San Mateo and northern
Santa Clara counties |
327-1718 |
Project Sentinel
430 Sherman Avenue, #308, Palo Alto
Investigation of housing discrimination complaints in cities north of
Redwood City |
321-6291 |
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Aging and Adult
Services
Investigates and develops care plans in situations where individuals
are at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation. |
800-675-TIES
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| Alcohol and Drug
Helpline |
573-3950 |
Notice:
Center for Domestic Violence Prevention and Sor Juana
Ines Services for Abused Women have now merged and are known as:
Community Overcoming Relationship Abuse (CORA)
PO Box 5090
San Mateo, CA 94402
Office: 650-652-0800
hotlines: 650-312-8515 or 800-300-1080
Website: www.corasupport.org |
650-312-8515
800-300-1080 |
Child Welfare Services
24-hour line for situations in which children age 17 or under are in
jeopardy due to abuse, abandonment or exploitation. |
800-632-4615 |
Crisis Intervention
& Suicide Prevention
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Belmont through Palo
Alto
San Mateo through Daly City
Coastside
A 24-hour phone service for troubled people seeking help in dealing with
a crisis. Also counseling for families experiencing stress. |
368-6655
692-6655
726-6655 |
Rape Trauma Services
Crisis counseling, outreach, advocacy for survivors and their families. |
692-RAPE |
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San Mateo County
General Hospital
222 West 39th Avenue, San Mateo |
573-2222 |
Fair Oaks Family
Health Center
2710 Middlefield Road, Redwood City |
364-6010 |
North County Community
Health Center
380 90th Street, Daly City |
301-8600
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Drew Health Foundation
211 University Avenue, East Palo Alto |
328-5060 |
San Mateo County
AIDS Program
3700 Edison Street, San Mateo |
573-2385 |
RotaCare Clinics
Free urgent care health services for uninsured persons. 3 locations:
600 Marine Blvd., Moss Beach (Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.)
1900 Sullivan Ave., Daly City
(Monday, 5:30
- 7:30 p.m.)
795 Willow Road, Menlo Park
(Saturday, 9:30a.m.-12:30p.m.) |
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Willow Clinic
Family practice, AIDS services
795 Willow Road, Menlo Park |
599-3890 |
| Planned Parenthood |
574-2622 |
| Mental Health Access
Team |
800-686-0101 |
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Aging & Adult
Services
225 West 37th Avenue, San Mateo |
800-675
TIES |
Center for Independence
of the Disabled
875 O'Neil Avenue, Belmont |
595-0783 |
Peninsula Association
for Retarded Children & Adults
1650 S. Amphlett Blvd, #213, San Mateo |
312-0730 |
Poplar ReCare
1764 Marco Polo Way, Burlingame
Therapeutic treatment, equipment loan, and other services for those with
developmental disabilities, illness, or injury |
259-8500 |
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Employment Development
Department
230 S. Spruce, South San Francisco
3520 S. El Camino Real, San Mateo |
737-2662
578-2900 |
| Numbers above are
for counseling and job vacancy information. For unemployment benefits, call
341-6111. |
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SUCCESS Center -
North
271 92nd Street Daly City |
301-8470 |
SUCCESS Center -
South
2500 Middlefield Road, Redwood City |
367-0190 |
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Judicial
Council of California
Self-help website intended to help you find legal assistance, learn about
California law, work better with an attorney, and represent yourself in
some legal matters.
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Legal
Aid Society
521 East 5th Avenue, San Mateo
Legal advice and counsel on civil matters for low-income individuals |
800-381-8898
650-558-0915 |
San Mateo County Bar Association
333 Bradford Street, Redwood City
Lawyer referral service |
369-4149 |
District Attorney - Family Support Division
401 Warren Street, Redwood City
Questions about the collection of child support from a non-custodial
parent |
366-8221 |
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Center for a New
Generation
2086 Clarke Avenue, East Palo Alto
Resource library, workshops, conflict resolution, parenting classes |
328-0641 |
Center
for Children and the Courts
Provides information about and links to courts, attorneys and bar associations,
child welfare agencies, juvenile justice agencies, and domestic violence
agencies. |
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Child Abuse Prevention
Center
350 Cambridge Avenue, #50, Palo Alto
Child abuse resource, referral training, education, advocacy |
327-8120 |
Child Care Coordinating Council
2121 S. El Camino Real, Suite A-100, San Mateo
Referrals for licensed child care, infant care, preschools, extended
day care, summer camps. |
655-6770 |
Children and Family
Services
400 Harbor Blvd., Belmont
Services for children age 17 or under in danger of abuse, neglect, or
exploitation. |
800-632-4615 |
Parents & Educators
Resource Center
1660 S. Amphlett Blvd., #200, San Mateo
Information and support for parents of learning disabled children |
655-2410 |
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Family & Community
Enrichment Services
1607 Industrial Way, Belmont . |
591-9623 |
North Peninsula
Family alternatives
1486 Huntington Avenue, So. San Francisco |
877-8642 |
Pacifica Youth Service
Bureau
411 Oceana Blvd., Pacifica |
355-3900 |
Project FOCYS
1710 S. Amphlett Blvd., #216, San Mateo |
349-7969 |
Youth & Family
Assistance Insights Program
85 Washington Street, Daly City
1860 El Camino Real, Burlingame
609 Price Avenue, Redwood City |
755-0890
692-9300
366-8408 |
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Commission
on Status of Women |
| Information on services;
programs on issues of concern to women |
363-4872 |
