Does your organization, agency, or school serve immigrant residents in San Mateo County? Request our Immigrant Resource Guide - available in English, Spanish & Chinese - for free! 

If you need referrals to child care, please contact the 4Cs. 4Cs R&R staff are available Monday to Friday from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm at (650) 517-1460 and (650) 517-1461 (Español) or email info@sanmateo4cs.org

The County of San Mateo offers a variety of trainings around Request for Proposals (RFP) processes, contracting, Public Purchase, and more. Click here to learn more.

Stay up-to-date about events happening in East Palo Alto and submit your nonprofit’s events on the East Palo Alto Calendar.

Microsoft offers grants and discounts on products and services to eligible nonprofits around the world, including solutions like Azure, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft 365, as well as solutions custom-built for nonprofits like Fundraising and Engagement for Dynamics 365 Sales. To learn more click here.

SIAN Partners is a collective of professionals and consultants who have particular expertise in advising and servicing nonprofit and social impact organizations. The SIAN Partners Directory is public to allow nonprofit and social impact organizations to employ professionals that fit their needs, be it fundraising, legal, accounting, marketing, investment, or IT advice, to name but a few areas of expertise.

ALF Insights, a service of American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley, works with government, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors to create spaces of productive tension to build new frameworks for how an organization manages change and embraces dynamic processes. ALF Insights invites you to connect with them to discuss what they can do for your organization, team, or network. Contact Jenny Niklaus, Chief Facilitation Officer, to learn more.

California Association of Nonprofits offers a wide variety of resources designed to help your nonprofit succeed. Visit their Resources page to learn how they can assist with human resources issues, insurance for your organization or your staff, background checks, and more.

Catchafire provides nonprofits with choice, capacity, and wrap-around support so they can achieve their missions. Please follow this link to find a network of volunteers, nonprofits, and funders working together to solve urgent problems and lift up communities.

The Nonprofit Compensation Associates, Inc. 2023 Compensation & Benefits Survey Report has 750 nonprofit participants, making it the most robust in the survey’s 45-year history. To order a copy of the survey click here.

Visit this free portal to download customizable templates you can use anytime. Revenue risk calculator and the scenario planner template are recommended to support you in navigating the implications of the pandemic.

Community Vision is offering free Rapid Response Technical Assistance to Bay Area and Central Valley arts and culture, direct service, and other community-serving organizations working in disinvested and underinvested communities and communities of color.

Want to tighten up your Zoom meeting security? Click here for some tips on how to schedule and secure your Zoom meetings.

Numa is a service that helps small businesses and nonprofits in their operational services with clients: answering the phone when they can't, text-enabling the non-profit, and even using AI to auto-reply to incoming messages/questions when appropriate. Check their current special offers here

Cureo is a Board and Committee management software that stores all of your organization’s vital information—documents, files, archived communications—right at your fingertips. Click here to start a FREE trial.

Salesforce offers various on-demand webinars on their events page.

San Mateo County now has 1400+ volunteers with varied experience including medical, food service, drivers, etc. These volunteers are ready to assist with any nonprofit work needed. Nonprofits and cities can request volunteers at SMC_volunteers@smcgov.org 

San Mateo County Health - Monkeypox Vaccination Interest Form: San Mateo County residents who meet eligibility guidelines for the highest risk for monkeypox may sign up to be notified about vaccination opportunities. Click here for more information on the eligibility guidelines and to complete the Monkeypox Vaccination Interest Form.

State of California Safe Schools For All Hub. The Safe Schools For All Hub consolidates key resources and information to support safe, in-person learning in K-12 schools and encourage student health.

Help spread the word on the COVID-19 benefits immigrants are eligible for regardless of their status. Many are facing challenges due to the pandemic and there are many resources to support them. Thanks to the partnership between Protecting Immigrant Families and Keep Your Benefits here is a list of resources with a description of what's available, immigrant eligibility and public implications.

View the resource list in English HERE, in Spanish HERE, and in Chinese HERE.

211 connects bay area residents with health & human service programs in their local community. Click here to learn more.

County of San Mateo has launched 13 SMC Public WiFi locations across the county in Daly City, Brisbane, South SF & San Mateo. Existing library public WiFi networks for outdoor internet access has also been expanded at 12 sites. An interactive map of all locations can be accessed here.

The County of San Mateo has several resources for food distribution and meals: Free Meal Distribution sites, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley summer meals program and free groceries, apply for CalFresh, Pandemic EBT, WIC programs, and more resources.

Three Meals per Day Delivered for Eligible Older Residents from Great Plates Initiative. The Initiative delivers three nutritious meals per day from local restaurants to older residents at high risk for COVID-19. Check the fact sheets in English, Spanish and Tagalog for more information.

Home-Delivered Meals to Seniors: Self-Help for the Elderly provides free home-delivered meals to seniors and adults with disabilities during these challenging times. They have set up additional phone lines to provide information and help with sign up for this service. Hours: Mon - Frid ; 8:30 am - 5 pm.

St Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County (SVDP): Homeless Help Centers
is open for food & mail service. If you have any questions please contact Ginny Marans at 650-722-3430.

Samaritan House - Food Services: 

• ​Mobile Meals to home-bound seniors and folks with disabilities will continue as long as we have drivers, but they will not make direct contact with clients.

• Dining Room at the Masonic Hall in San Mateo will provide only takeout meals. (These meals will available for pick up from the Samaritan House vehicle outside of the Masonic Hall)

• Food Pharmacies at San Mateo and Redwood City Clinics remain open to regular patients. (These items will be pre-packed for pick up). 

• Food Pantry in San Mateo is open, but all food will be pre-packaged.

• Government, school, and nonprofit agencies having questions should contact Laura Bent, COO, at 650-766-5234.

The County of San Mateo has several resources for seniors.

COVID-19 Vaccine for Homebound and Older Adults - Webinar

County Aging and Adult for Information/Advice/Emergency Response 24/7 Hotline: 1-800-675-8437 (TIES); The TIES line provides access to 24-hour emergency response for seniors and vulnerable adults in the community. Professional staff provide assessment and emergency protection such as shelter, food and in-home care to address immediate concerns, until a long-term care plan can be developed.

Older Adults Resource Call Line from Peninsula Family Service: 650-780-7542. A bilingual (Spanish/English) Case Manager will answer Monday-Friday and link the older adult or family member to current resources in the community. They also offer Senior Peer Counseling to adults age 55+ register by contacting Rosa Carrera 650-403-4300 (Ext. 4321) or at rcarrera@peninsulafamilyservice.org.

Mental Health Services via TeleHealth on a Sliding Scale – in Spanish & English – The 7th year at Clínica Latina (Palo Alto University-Gronowski Center) is starting and they are “providing culturally focused mental health services to hundreds of Spanish/bilingual speaking clients and families in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties. They are now offering TeleHeath services on a sliding scale to better reach and serve clients. They provide bilingual psychological and psychoeducational services to Latinx families for issues such as acculturation and immigration-related stress, trauma, depression, anxiety, family and relationship problems, behavioral issues in children and adolescents, and more. Clínica Latina offers low-cost services for children, adults, couples, and families.

Samaritan House - San Mateo and Redwood City Free Clinics: Open on a limited basis. Please call first for health screening: Redwood City Clinic: 650-839-1447; San Mateo Clinic 650-578-0400. Non-essential medical or dental services are not open at this time. 

Abilitypath: helping adults manage their medical needs such as ordering medications, monitoring health conditions like blood sugar counts, and communicating with health providers. They also work on maintaining the mental health of adults enrolled in our day programs by keeping them socially connected

Behavioral Health and Recovery Services All Access Call Center: 1.800.686.0101. TDD: 1.800.943.2833. For information, resources, assessment, and referral for mental health or substance use services. If you are a current client, call your clinic directly to inquire about your mental health services. 

• North County Youth & Adult Clinic: (650) 301-8650 

• Central County Youth & Adult Clinic: (650) 573-3571 

• South County Adult: (650) 363-4111 

• Shasta Youth & Transition Age Young: (650) 599-1033

• Coastside Youth & Adult: (650) 726-6369 

StarVista is continuing to provide all of its services to its clients. Their school-based, mental health, AOD, early childhood, crisis intervention, Pride Center, mandated and all other services are continuing to use Telehealth. Please refer to their website, www.star-vista.org, for contact information. Their Suicide Prevention and Crisis Intervention Hotline (650) 579-0350 or (800) 273-8255 and the Differential Response Resource Line (650) 489-2097 are available to the community. 

SMC Libraries have hotspots and laptops available to lend out. Folks can call the libraries at 1-833-YES-SMCL (1-833-937-7625) or text at (650) 851-0147. They have staff who can help in English, Spanish, and Chinese,

Abilitypath: Providing remote job coaching services for individuals who are still working at their jobs to support our community at locations such as grocery stores and pharmacies.

The County of San Mateo has eight Core Service Agencies located throughout the county. These local nonprofit groups, in concert with the County, provide safety net services to San Mateo County residents in need of food, housing assistance, utility assistance, shelter and other basic needs. Information in English, Spanish, Chinese, Tagalog and Tongan.

Samaritan House - Client Services in San Mateo, East Palo Alto and Menlo Park: Open on a limited basis for rental, utility and other financial assistance, case management and referrals, including access to Pantry: please call first for health screening and instructions. San Mateo: (650) 347-3648, East Palo Alto & Menlo Park: (650) 294-4312

StarVista's First Chance Sobering Station, two-youth housing program Daybreak and Your House South, and their Former foster youth housing program are still working directly with clients to ensure that they have a place to stay and essential services.

Their 24/7 and Residential programs (Your House South, Daybreak, Transitional Youth Services, and First Chance Sobering Station) and many of their Administrative staff and some Program Managers and Directors will continue coming in to work to support essential services.  Click here to learn more about their ongoing programs.

Green Standards provide free office furniture, equipment, and supplies⁠ — with free delivery ⁠— to registered nonprofits and community organizations around the world on behalf of their corporate clients and partners.