interfaith and community support for
homeless families in San mateo county
An affiliate of Family Promise / Interfaith Hospitality Network
Children and single mothers are the fastest growing population of homeless people.
In San Mateo County, 150 families are without shelter every night.
From its inception as IHN to its evolution as Home & Hope, our mission remains: to provide a safe haven for homeless families, to break the cycle of homelessness, and to help families re-establish long-term self-sufficiency.
A Home & Hope Snapshot
For about $57 per day/per guest
HOME & HOPE Offers - 24 hours a day,
7 days a week, 365 days a year:
Overnight Shelter
Three Daily Meals
Case Management & Mentorship
Employment Support
Job Search Assistance
Resume Writing Help -
Interview Readiness
Educational Support
Housing Search and Placement Support
Day Center Facility
Home-style Living Areas
Kitchen
Excellent Shower Facilities
Computer Suite
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Home & Hope helps solve homelessness
in San Mateo County, one family at a time
HOME & HOPE offers homeless families safe, nurturing, shelter and support while families work to regain their self-sufficiency. Home & Hope is a values-based provider. It is the desire of the Home & Hope Board of Directors, staff, congregational partners, and volunteers that we continue to meet the needs of homeless families in this special and caring way.
The problem of homelessness among families in San Mateo County is a significant, though sometimes invisible problem. Each year an estimated 6,000 people in the county become homeless; two-thirds of these homeless people are families with children.
What’s A Day Like at HOME & HOPE?
Every day of the week, at 6 pm, families are transported in the Home & Hope van to the host congregation for that week. Once there, trained HOME & HOPE volunteers serve a home-cooked dinner, play or work with the children on their schoolwork, and spend the night. Early the next morning, guests have breakfast, and receive a boxed lunch for later in the day. It is important to note here that the Home & Hope volunteers are preparing and covering the cost of up to 15,330 meals each year for our guests.
Once the morning meal is complete, families are transported to the Home & Hope Day Center in the van. The Home & Hope Day Center houses the Home & Hope staff, and also is a spacious home-like site where guests have access to showers, personal storage space, and laundry facilities. The Day Center offers a full kitchen for meals, and a computer lab where guests are able to conduct job and housing searches, and do schoolwork.
The Day Center is where initial guest intakes occur. Each guest is screened for issues such as dependency problems, mental health concerns, violence, and criminal background. Guests are also informed of the Home & Hope rules which they must agree to comply with while they are a guest. The central purpose of the screening process is to ensure a safe experience for the guests, and for the congregational volunteers.
Case management services are provided in the Day Center. Here permanent housing placement and support, shelter placement and referrals, help for parents in obtaining employment, and referrals to anyGuest doing job search at the Home and Hope Day Centereducational or vocational training needed to secure long-term employment are offered.Guests also set up mandatory savings accounts, are assisted in arranging for childcare, can receive appropriate referrals to access mental health, medical, legal and other services through partner agencies, and also through Home & Hope's volunteer network. Donations are made available in the Day Center for the guests, and include clothing, household goods, furniture, and school supplies.
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How you can help
Home & Hope exists because of the generous support of people like you, who actively participate by volunteering in the office and at host sites, and provide gracious support through cash donations. Please contact us at 650.652.1100 or by email for more information.