Financial Credit Workshop at Samaritan House
Originally published on October 4, 2018 On Wednesday, Samaritan House hosted a financial empowerment workshop “Credit Essentials – What It is & How to Build it”! Participants learned about the ins and outs of credit and restoring scores! From credit reporting, scoring and how actions impact your reports, this knowledge is key to building a secure […]
2018 Back to School Drive Acknowledgments
Originally published on August 23, 2018 by Samaritan House Our deepest thanks for our biggest backpack drive ever. We have collected a total of over 1600 backpacks filled with school supplies for kids in need!On behalf of the children of Samaritan House and our partner agencies, thank you for giving kids the opportunity to start […]
Over 50,000 meal servings assembled for community
Published May 21, 2018 Samaritan House was honored to be one of two beneficiaries of a massive Dream Dinners Belmont meal prep event at Hillsdale High School in San Mateo. In partnership with the Dream Dinners Foundation, Friends and Family Community Connection and Hillsdale High School’s Middle Eastern Club – thousands of meals were assembled […]
Samaritan House Receives $45,000 Grant
Originally published on January 19, 2018 by Samaritan House Exciting news! Samaritan House has received a $45,000 grant from Fund for Shared Insight and Sunlight Giving! This grant allows us to participate in the Listen for Good program. What’s the Listen for Good program? Find out here.
Carla’s vision for a better future
Originally published on January 16, 2018 by Samaritan House Often times, our clients have multiple jobs and are still struggling to make ends meet. This is the reality for so many living in the affluent Silicon Valley. Carla is a single mom, works 2 part-time jobs and is a graduate student. She has a vision […]
CA Assemblyman Kevin Mullin On the Vital Role of Samaritan House
Originally published on December 27, 2017 by Samaritan House CA Assemblyman Kevin Mullin pictured at one of our Thanksgiving Meals with his wife, Jessica I’m here out of recognition of the work that Samaritan House does year round. It’s beyond Thanksgiving. We have an affordable housing crisis in San Mateo County. We have people who […]
Message of Gratitude
Originally published on December 12, 2017 by Samaritan House Nothing is more important to us than the clients we serve. This past weekend, we distributed food to over 1,400 people at College Park Elementary in San Mateo. Registered families and individuals received grocery items including fresh produce, canned goods and frozen turkeys. For some clients, […]
Our Revolutionary Food Pharmacy Program In The News Again!
Originally published on November 29, 2017 by Samaritan House Our thanks to KPIX CBS San Francisco Bay Area Reporter and Jefferson Awards Host, Sharon Chin for her report on our revolutionary Food Pharmacy program, done in partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank and Sequoia Healthcare District! This in-depth report aired on Thanksgiving Day. Included in the coverage is our Food […]
San Mateo Fire Department Donates Storage Unit of New Toys to Samaritan House
Originally published on November 21, 2017 by Samaritan House Samaritan House CEO, Bart Charlow, with Angelo Santiago, SMFD Firefighter and Toys for Tots Program Director An abundance of gratitude to the San Mateo City Fire Department for their generous donation of thousands of brand-new toys! This includes large play kitchens and other play sets! The SMFD were […]
2017 Community Partnership Award from Stanford
Samaritan House is Honored with a 2017 Community Partnership Award from Stanford Originally published on October 11, 2017 by Samaritan House Photo credit: Stanford University Office of Public Affairs Samaritan House is immensely proud to have been honored with a 2017 Stanford Community Partnership Award for our work at the Samaritan House Free Clinic of Redwood City, […]