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New One-Stop Hub For Benefits, Family Services Opening In San Mateo
The county-owned facility will bring hundreds of employees under one roof and offer access to food, health care, employment and other assist
SAN MATEO, CA — San Mateo County residents will soon have a new place to apply for public benefits and other assistance as the county prepares to open a Human Services Agency location at Fashion Island.
The facility at 1500 Fashion Island Blvd. in San Mateo will bring together 354 employees from the agency's Employment Services, Economic Self-Sufficiency and Children and Family Services divisions, according to the county.
Residents will be able to apply for CalFresh food benefits, Medi-Cal health coverage, CalWORKs, employment services and other assistance at the location.
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The county planned to celebrate the facility's opening Thursday.
The opening will also mark the completion of a multiyear effort to move Human Services Agency operations out of leased spaces and into county-owned buildings.
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County officials said consolidating the services at Fashion Island was intended to make it easier to connect residents with programs supporting financial stability, health and self-sufficiency.
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