Special Notice / Hearing: None
Vote Required: 4/5ths
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Claire Cunningham, Director, Human Services Agency
Subject: Acceptance of Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg Fund Grant
RECOMMENDATION:
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Recommendation to:
Approve an Appropriations Transfer Request (ATR) in the amount of $550,000 to the Human Services Agency, recognizing unanticipated revenue from Priscilla Chan & Mark Zuckerberg Fund DAF for emergency financial assistance; and
Adopt a resolution authorizing the Human Services Agency (HSA) Agency Director or designee, to accept funding for a targeted homelessness prevention program from the Priscilla Chan & Mark Zuckerberg Fund DAF, an advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation, in the amount of $550,000.
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BACKGROUND:
The Human Services Agency’s Center on Homelessness (COH) contracts, coordinates, and monitors homeless services throughout San Mateo County. Currently, the primary interventions offered are outreach and engagement, shelter/interim housing, rapid rehousing, housing navigation, permanent supportive housing, target programs for special populations such as veterans, families with children, youth, and emergency financial assistance.
COH is participating in a national initiative called Right at Home, which is seeking to learn about what targeted homelessness prevention strategies work locally and to build a case for national investment in such services. In 2025, COH received a $500,000 planning grant from Right at Home through the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Since then, COH has been working with community stakeholders to design a local program consistent with Right at Home’s broad criteria and submitted an application for $9 million in implementation funding to Right at Home.
DISCUSSION:
COH asks for approval and acceptance of this grant award in the amount of $550,000 from the Priscilla Chan & Mark Zuckerberg Fund. The funds are planned for use to provide servic...
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