Items to include in this newsletter
Building Healthier Communities by Eliminating Juvenile Hall Fees
Juvenile Hall fees, which fine youth for every day of their incarceration, can saddle San Mateo County families with thousands of dollars in debt.
Healthy Case Study
How can your city or organization work with GHSMC to promote
health? Check out Partnership Opportunities to
connect with us and build healthy, equitable communities.
Lower Life Expectancy for Some Groups
Newborns in San Mateo County are expected to live 83.1 years, but for some groups, life expectancy at birth is much lower than the overall county. Life expectancy for African Americans is only 76.4 years and is only 78.9 years for Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders.
Healthy Communities in the Making: Highlights from our 2018 Get Healthy SMC Awardees
Greetings, Get Healthy SMC Partners:
Health and Place Video Series
Places that are filled with resources promote good health. See how cities and partners can work with Get Healthy San Mateo County to promote health for all.
Boards & Commissions Vacancies
East Palo Alto Public Works Transportation Commission has one alternate seat available. Please contact Maria Buell, Deputy City Clerk at (650) 853-3127 on how to apply.
Opportunity Zones Resources
Four census tracts qualified as Opportunity Zones (OZs) in San Mateo County. OZ is a new program designed to drive long-term capital to selected low-income communities by providing tax breaks (deferrals and cancellations) for investors willing to invest in Opportunity Funds (OFs).
Four Housing-Related Ballot Measures Qualified for November Elections
This November, California voters will get to decide several housing issues at the ballot. Here is a brief summary of them. The Veterans and Affordable Housing Bond Act aims to augment funding for affordable housing and homeless housing.
Fostering San Mateo County’s Small Business Ecosystem
Small businesses are an important ingredient for neighborhood health, and access to commercial lease support helps ensure small businesses remain a vibrant and stable part of our communities.
Announcing SMC’s Second EMS Corps Cohort
Four San Mateo County residents are joining Emergency Medical Services Corps this summer and our growing homegrown pipeline of diverse health and emergency response talent. The next cohort of this five-month Emergency Medical Technician training begins August 7th In addition to their first-responder curriculum, trainees will undertake physical training, community service, leadership development, and life coaching.
Championing Change: Help Us Recruit Community Champions
The Community Collaboration for Children’s Success is a youth and community engagement initiative, asking the community to help identify what youth need to succeed. Local Community Champions provide a crucial connection to the community, building relationships and asking probing questions. Champions will play a major role in outreach and data collection in each of the four CCCS neighborhoods –North Fair Oaks/Redwood City, South San Francisco, East Palo Alto, and Daly City. They’ll receive a stipend of $20/hr and will commit between 10 and 20 hours over the summer or fall.
The RFP for the San Mateo Food System Alliance Program Manager is Out!
We are excited to announce that the County of San Mateo is seeking proposals from organizations to provide Network Manager Services to coordinate and manage the San Mateo Food System Alliance (SMFSA). Here is the link to the RFP. Proposals are due on August 10, and there will be a pre-proposal meeting on July 23 at 3pm.
Youth Moving San Mateo County Forward
Recently, the SamTrans Board of Directors awarded one of our partner organizations, Youth Leadership Institute, with a 2018 “Dump the Pump” proclamation for their efforts in helping the transit agency increase youth ridership and engagement. We look forward to working with YLI as they continue to work with SamTrans on its inaugural Youth Ambassador Program, which will be a youth-led education effort to create a public transit system that works for everyone.
Building a Healthier North Central San Mateo
Get Healthy San Mateo County presented to the Home Association of North Central San Mateo (HANCSM) on July 26 to over 30 attendees. HANCSM is an association of renters and homeowners of North Central, a priority neighborhood for Get Healthy SMC due to high health disparities. We shared data relevant to the neighborhood from our recently updated data portal and identified community priorities to make the neighborhood healthier. Some of these priorities included more walkable streets, cleaner air, and more engaged community members.
The Racial Health Equity Intern Is On Board
Where we live affects our health. While San Mateo County has some of the healthiest Californians, there are disparities in health outcomes by many factors – place, income, race, etc. We recently brought on a summer graduate intern to help us better understand the root causes of racial health inequities. Please join us in welcoming Eduardo Castañeda to the team! After attaining his BA from Washington State University, he moved to the Bay Area to pursue a masters in ethnic studies with a concentration in public policy at San Jose State University.
RESPECT 24/7 Conference Call for Presentations on Restorative Justice Practices October 10
The San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) is planning their annual Respect 24/7 conference, which will focus on restorative justice practices, an alternative to traditional punitive discipline that helps to improve school climate. The SMCOE is seeking presentations within the restorative justice practices framework.
Congratulations to our Big Lift Communities and Partners!
Your hard work and dedication earned recognition for supporting early school success and even more importantly helped 5,000 San Mateo County children. We thank both the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors for providing Measure K funds to support this program and local voters for supporting the measure.
RJP Works! Texas Schools Credit Restorative Justice for Reduction in Suspension
As schools in San Mateo County continue to implement restorative justice practices as a strategy to address school disciplinary issues and improve relationships between students, schools across the country are also recognizing the value implementing Restorative Justice Practices.