Introducing SVCF’s New Director of Housing Kiyomi Yamamoto Meet Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s new Director of Housing! Kiyomi Yamamoto is currently focused on affordable housing issues because it is unconscionable to accept unstable and uninhabitable living conditions as viable options for our neighbors, especially when we can all play a Read more…
BUILD UP SUPPORTS Child Care Relief Fund In July, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors allocated $2M of CARES Act funds to the Child Care Relief Fund. Eligibility for this grant program is limited to licensed child care centers and family child care homes as well as license-exempt public Read more…
Child Care Providers Apply for Rental Assistance Immediately The City of San Mateo has partnered with Samaritan House to provide up to $120,000 in direct rental assistance for in-home child care providers economically impacted by COVID-19. Funds are distributed on a rolling basis until the funds are depleted. Financial assistance Read more…
Home-based, licensed child care providers in the counties of San Francisco, San Mateo or Santa Clara that are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19 can apply for a grant of up to $10,000.
View the Full Report: Building Bridges: Creating Strong Partnerships for Early Childhood Education https://youtu.be/jtKtcpmIOyUhttps://youtu.be/LB9EJDarbE4 Build Up for San Mateo County’s Children is thrilled to share a new report from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation using original research on the messages that compel business leaders to action. This report provides Read more…
According to ChildCare Aware’s new report, child care is one of the largest expenses families face and is largely unaffordable throughout the nation. In San Mateo County, child care expenses for two children, estimated at $3,500/month, can easily exceed housing costs in a family’s budget (https://insightcced.org/2018-family-needs-calculator/). The unaffordability of child Read more…