If you or anyone you know needs food, housing, health care or other services, just call 211 from any phone.

The toll-free number connects callers to people who can link them to services. It’s a one-stop referral service with a mission to connect people with the help they need. The service is new to San Mateo County.

To provide the service, San Mateo County and the Community Information Project have teamed up with United Way of the Bay Area

211 is confidential and available 24 hours a day in more than 150 languages.

Problem dialing 211? Call 800-273-6222 (TTY 415-808-4440 or 711)

Visit 211bayarea.org for more information about 211 services throughout San Mateo County and the entire Bay Area.

San Mateo County now offers you an array of tools to help you get useful news and information about your County government. These include Facebook pages for certain programs and services, Twitter feeds, an official YouTube channel and a news blog. Get Connected today- 

Our home page now offers a cleaner, less cluttered look that we hope will help you find the information you need. Fast.