Housing Assistance

 Utility/Phone | Homeowner Resources | Tenant Resources

Utility/Phone

California Lifeline Telephone Service
Phone: (877) 858-7463
Phone: (888) 858-7889 (TTY)
http://www.californialifeline.com
Provides discounted telephone service to qualifying low-income households.

Community Action Agency of San Mateo County
Phone: (800) 499-1348
http://www.caasm.org/
Provides assistance to low-income people who need assistance paying for energy costs.

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Homeowner Resources

Community Action Agency of San Mateo County
Phone: (650) 595-1342
930 Brittan Ave., San Carlos 94070
http://www.caasm.org
Weatherization, home repair and home energy assistance.

Environmental Health Housing Inspection Program
Phone: (650) 372-6200
Environmental Health Housing Programs - Health System
Inspect and monitor over 5,000 apartments, motels, hotels, mobile home parks, and labor camps and institutions to ensure safe housing conditions. Respond to complaints in most cities (San Mateo and San Carlos excepted) and unincorporated San Mateo County.

HIP Housing
Phone: (650) 348-6660
http://www.hiphousing.org
Provides four programs to assist people in San Mateo County in finding a decent and affordable "place to call home." HIP Housing operates below market rate rental properties, facilitates a Home Sharing Program, provides a Self-Sufficiency Program which enables low-income families to transition to self-reliance and provides counseling on Home Equity Conversion.

Homeless Veterans Rehabilitation Program
Phone: 800-848-7254 or (650) 617-2751
795 Willow Rd., Bldg. 347-B, Menlo Park 94025
A residential co-ed program designed to provide homeless veterans with the skills necessary to live self-sufficiently.

North Peninsula Neighborhood Services Center
Phone: (650) 583-3373 or (650) 583-3519 (Housing Revitalization Program)
600 Linden Ave., South San Francisco 94080
http://www.neighborhoodservices.org
Provides free home repairs to low-income homeowners throughout the county.

Pest Control
Phone: (650) 372-6200
Environmental Health Vector Control Program - Health System
Respond to requests for assistance or complaints about pests, such as, yellowjackets, bees and bed bugs, and vectors, such as, rats, mosquitoes and raccoons.

Project Sentinel
Phone: (650) 321-6291
430 Sherman Ave., #308, Palo Alto 94306
http://www.housing.org
Provides rental assistance and HUD-approved information on foreclosure prevention, mortgage delinquency and default resolution, reverse mortgages and home equity conversions as well as rental assistance.

Rebuilding Together Peninsula
Phone: (650) 366-6597
P.O. Box 4031, Menlo Park 94026
http://www.rebuildingtogetherpeninsula.org
Home renovation and repair for low-income, elderly or disabled homeowners done primarily on the last Saturday in April.

San Mateo County Department of Housing: Housing and Community Development
Phone: (650) 802-5050
264 Harbor Blvd., Bldg. A, Belmont 94002
http://www.smchousing.org
Provides low-interest loans to low- and very lowincome property owners to rehabilitate their property. Daly City, Redwood City, San Mateo and South San Francisco have separate programs for their residents. Call the city offices for information.

US Department of Housing and Urban Development
Phone: (800) 669-9777
http://www.hud.gov/
Investigates housing discrimination complaints regarding sales or rentals, advertising, financing and brokerage services and provides information on home improvements.

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Tenant Resources

California State Department of Fair Employment and Housing
Phone: (800) 233-3212
1515 Clay St., #701, Oakland 94612
http://www.dfeh.ca.gov
Investigates, mediates and litigates complaints of housing discrimination.

Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto
Phone: (650) 326-6440
http://www.clsepa.org
Community Legal Services of East Palo Alto provides free and low cost legal services through individualized counseling, direct representation or community education workshops to low-income and under-served individuals on anti-predatory lending and tenants' rights legal assistance.

Community Service Agencies
Community Service Agencies - Human Services Agency
Located throughout the county, these agencies provide site-specific services which generally include emergency food, shelter, clothing, employment services, PG&E assistance funds, short-term counseling, and additional services.

ECHO Housing
Phone: (650) 327-1718
http://www.echofairhousing.org
ECHO Housing is a HUD-approved counselor that provides fair housing counseling and education.

Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
Phone: (650) 558-0915
http://www.legalaidsmc.org
Legal Aide Society provides individualized counseling and legal assistance regarding tenants' rights.

Midpeninsula Citizens for Fair Housing
Phone: (650) 327-1718
457 Kingsley Ave., Palo Alto 94301
http://www.echofairhousing.org
Investigates charges of housing discrimination in Redwood City and Menlo Park. Provides counseling and refers clients for legal action when appropriate.

Project Sentinel
Phone: (650) 321-6291
430 Sherman Ave., #308, Palo Alto 94306
http://www.housing.org
The Fair Housing Center offers education, counseling, investigation and, when necessary, legal referrals to persons who believe they have experienced housing discrimination.

Puente de la Costa Sur
Phone: (650) 879-1691
620 North St., Pescadero
1956-A Pescadero Creek Rd., Pescadero
http://www.puentedelacostasur.org

St. Vincent de Paul Society
Phone: (650) 343-4403
http://www.svdp-sanmateoco.org
Provides homelessness prevention services including emergency assistance.

Stanford Community Law Clinic
Phone: (650) 475-0560
http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/clinics/communitylaw
The Stanford Community Law Clinic provides individualized counseling and legal assistance for under-served clients on housing matters.

Tenant Foreclosure Hotline
Phone: (415) 495-8012

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Disclaimer: The sole purpose of this web site is to provide information for its citizens. By providing web links to other organizations, the County of San Mateo is in no way endorsing these organizations or making any representations or warranties about the information or services these organizations provide. Moreover, the County of San Mateo is not responsible for any information or services ultimately provided by these organizations.