Samaritan House is leading the fight against poverty in San Mateo County
We are working to keep everyone in our community fed, clothed, healthy, and housed
We take a personalized approach to create stability, self-reliance, and success
We are working to keep everyone in our community fed, clothed, healthy, and housed
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Samaritan House sends a heartfelt thank you to everyone who supported our 2025 Enchanted Garden Gala and everyone who donated to help us meet our goal! Your support means more meals, more nights of safe, warm sleep, more clothing for kids, and more support for all our neighbors in need.
Join us in providing help and hope!
We need volunteers in every Samaritan House department, including our medical and dental clinics, administration, data management, food services, client service administration, marketing, and financial empowerment.
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Social responsibility is not only inspiring, it’s good for your business. Corporate opportunities include one-day service, custom team building activities, and donation drives. We welcome your interest.
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Teach your kids the value of giving back. We welcome parents with children or teens volunteering with us to do things like deliver mobile meals, pack pantry bags, and run “sponsor me” events to raise money.
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Building an enduring community is at the heart of everything we do. We work with faith and community groups in many ways, including food preparation, packing and distributing groceries, and sorting and stocking our free children’s clothing store.
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We need help constantly. See how your faith or community group could get involved with us
Volunteering is a great way to build awareness and empathy, and teach students how to join the fight against poverty and homelessness. We strive to involve schools and students in our community service.
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Find out how your school or school group can partner with us to support their neighbors in need
Samaritan House is the only organization that delivers the full breadth of essential services to the working poor in San Mateo County—and we rely on donations to serve thousands of individuals and families. Find out how easy it is to run a drive.
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Help us to get the items we need to support our low income clients and prevent homelessness
meals distributed
Including 477,000 hot meals served, cooked, and delivered!
nights of safe and warm sleep provided
