SAMARITAN HOUSE

CLIENT AND FOOD SERVICES: IN FY25, WE SERVED 32,140 CLIENTS WITH SAFETY NET SERVICES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD, SHELTER, AND HEALTHCARE. WE FILED 304 TOTAL TAX RETURNS LAST YEAR, RESULTING IN $286,084 IN FEDERAL/STATE REFUNDS. THIRTEEN SAVERS IMPROVED THEIR FINANCIAL LITERACY AND OPENED THEIR FIRST SAVINGS ACCOUNT. OUR FOOD SERVICES PROGRAM PROVIDED 4+ MILLION POUNDS OF FOOD, INCLUDING 623,381 BAGS OF GROCERIES, COLLECTIVELY TOTALING MORE THAN 5.2 MILLION MEALS TO 13,379 FAMILIES (25,856 INDIVIDUALS). FOOD COSTS OFFSET AN AVERAGE OF ALMOST $2,000 PER HOUSEHOLD, VALUED AT $26,584,424. SAMARITAN HOUSE SERVED 2,400 FAMILIES, INCLUDING MORE THAN 5,547 CHILDREN, THROUGH OUR 2025 HOLIDAY PROGRAM. KIDS CLOSET DISTRIBUTED 31,584 ITEMS OF NEW AND SLIGHTLY USED CLOTHING TO KIDS AND TEENS, AS WELL AS 187,000 DIAPERS TO BABIES AND TODDLERS IN NEED. THE BACK-TO-SCHOOL PROGRAM DISTRIBUTED 3,200 NEW BACKPACKS FILLED WITH GRADE-APPROPRIATE SUPPLIES, ENSURING THAT CHILDREN STARTED THE SCHOOL YEAR ON TRACK AND FOCUSED ON LEARNING. WE ALSO LAUNCHED AN INNOVATIVE SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME PILOT PROGRAM, LIFT (LIFELINE TO IGNITE FINANCIAL TRANSFORMATION). WITH EDUCATIONAL GUIDANCE, FINANCIAL COACHING, WRAPAROUND SUPPORTS, AND MONTHLY STIPENDS, WE ARE TRANSFORMING THE LIVES OF SINGLE-MOTHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES AS THEY CREATE PATHS TO SELF-RELIANCE AND ECONOMIC MOBILITY.

SHELTER SERVICES: OUR EXPANDED SHELTER SERVICES PROGRAM IS AN INTEGRAL COMPONENT OF SAN MATEO COUNTY'S HOUSING CRISIS RESOLUTION SYSTEM OFFERING SHORT-TERM, EMERGENCY HOUSING WITH SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO SWIFTLY TRANSITION CLIENTS INTO PERMANENT HOUSING. SERVICES ENCOMPASS NUTRITION; INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT; HOUSING LOCATION SERVICES; COUNSELING; MEDICAL, DENTAL, AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE; EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMING; LINKAGES TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL BENEFITS; EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE/JOB TRAINING; LEGAL SERVICES; LIFE SKILLS TRAINING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES; AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. IN FY25, A TOTAL OF 72,054 NIGHTS OF SHELTER WERE PROVIDED TO 858 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS ACROSS ALL THREE OF OUR SHELTER LOCATIONS: SAFE HARBOR SHELTER, PACIFIC EMERGENCY SHELTER, AND EL CAMINO HOUSE.