LifeMoves is the largest nonprofit in our area addressing homelessness, continually implementing innovative solutions. With 26 shelter and service sites in San Mateo and Santa Clara counties, they serve over 1,328 clients every night, and return over 2,000 clients per year to stable housing. NCC volunteer teams serve meals and develop relationships at the Navigation Center in Redwood City, Haven Family House in Menlo Park (photo above), and the Opportunity Services Center in Palo Alto.

Based in Pescadero, Puente de la Costa Sur fosters wellness in the San Mateo County South Coast farmworker communities by providing mental health and wellness resources, educational opportunities for children and adults, affordable housing and community development support. They have recently been able to house farmworkers who lost their homes during the tragic shooting in Half Moon Bay last year in a newly acquired building. Their values of equity, social justice, inclusion and sustainability shine through in all they do. 

Our NCC Accompaniment Team recently completed training and is now accompanying newly arrived immigrants, two sisters from Guatemala currently residing in San Mateo. These funds will help meet their basic needs as we focus on connecting them with local resources, assisting them in achieving their goals, fostering their journey toward self-sufficiency, and building a meaningful friendship. Team members: Katharine Sherwin, Annette Shelby, Michelle Santilhano, Maria Lozano, Maria Lim, and Bennie Ingraham.