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Peninsula Programs
On the mid-Peninsula, InnVision provides services to the homeless/low income individuals and families with several programs including a 15-bed rotating-church shelter for singles, a church-rotating hot meal service, a 60-bed shelter for singles & families, a 40-unit transitional supportive housing program, and a 20-unit permanent supportive housing program. Through these services the InnVision Peninsula Programs provide food, showers, clothing, emergency assistance, medical care, and counseling to those in need in our communities in San Mateo County (Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Redwood City, ...).
Shelter & Housing |
MultiService Drop-In Centers |
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Alliance (CMA - Emergency/Transitional) Hotel de Zink Shelter (Emergency Shelter) Opportunity Center (OC - Permanent Housing) Graduate House (GH - Permanent Housing) Peninsula Inns (Permanent Housing) Breaking Bread Hot Meals Food Closet |
Elsa Segovia
Center (ESC @ CMA) Day service center for women, children, and families, which includes education, support, and children’s activities. Located at the VA Menlo Park. Opportunity
Service Center (OSC @ OC) Weekday assistance for singles and families in need, providing for basic needs, case management, food, showers, laundry, computer lab, health care, lockers, and children’s activities.
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Clara-Mateo Alliance (CMA)
795 Willow Road, Building 323D, Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-853-7066 650-853-7083 (f)
The Clara-Mateo Alliance (CMA), located on the grounds of the Menlo Park Veterans Affairs facility, provides safe shelter and structured, supportive programs for homeless individuals, couples, and families from San Mateo and Santa Clara counties and the surrounding communities. For both families and singles, there is a 90-day emergency shelter program, as well as six-months of transitional housing for those who have stabilized, potentially have found work. Aside from providing emergency shelter and transitional housing, meals, & case management, CMA offers a wide range of supportive services: information & referral, housing search assistance, 12-step programs, and ongoing support to maintain self-sufficiency.
For residents, the shelter helps with obtaining an income, arranging for disability payments or pension moneys, counseling for alcohol & drug abuse, along with our primary mission of providing support in obtaining stable/permanent housing and self-sufficiency.
The Elsa Segovia Center, a one-stop day service center for women and families is also located on this site, and offers laundry facilities, showers, food, and access to many other support services.
Elsa Segovia Center (ESC)
795 Willow Road, Building 323E, Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-853-7066 650-853-7083 (f)
Open Mon - Fri, 11 am - 5 pm.
The Elsa Segovia Center is a multiservice day resource center for homeless and low-income women, children and families located in the same complex as InnVision’s Clara-Mateo Alliance emergency shelter on the grounds of the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Menlo Park. This one-stop center opened in January 2002 in honor of Elsa Segovia, a homeless immigrant from Ecuador who died in January 2000 at the age of 64 in a hit-and-run accident after 20 years of life on mid-peninsula streets. Although homeless, Elsa was involved in her community through her church and lived a self-sufficient, productive life.
The center provides for basic needs, such as meals, groceries, clothing, showers, and laundry facilities, along with classes for parents, activities for children, free dental & health care, and a range of support services including counseling, budget-management training, ESL classes, nutrition classes, physical fitness groups, 12-step support groups, and other services, all offered in collaboration by local agencies.
To support clients in seeking employment the center has a computer lab for updating resumes, a job-placement service, The Clothes Closet with outfits suitable for job interviews (as well as seasonal clothing) and an Image Center where clients can get manicures, pedicures and haircuts. The Image Center is staffed with volunteer cosmetology students from the College of San Mateo. Such services help boost self-esteem and un-stigmatize the homeless population.
Nonprofit agencies such as Mayview Health Clinic and El Centro de Libertad have offices in the health-care department, offering mental-health counseling, family therapy, alcohol and drug counseling, and domestic violence classes.
The Family Room resembles a spacious nursery school with a play area, a reading corner, and tables for children to do artwork or have a snack. A playground is located right outside.
Opportunity Services Center (OSC)
33 Encina Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94301
650-853-8672 650-324-5355 (f)
Open Mon - Fri, 8 am - 4 pm
The Opportunity Services Center accomplishes its mission to serve the needs of the homeless and those at-risk in the Midpeninsula area by providing:
- the Adult Services Center for singles with a wide range of services from laundry and lockers, to computers and counseling.
- the Bredt Family Center for families with small children, providing a broad range of services to help with basic human needs, as well as enabling people to find stability and housing.
- the Opportunity Health Center provides primary care, mental health care, case management, and other supportive services to both adults and children.
- service to the wider community by providing creative responses to homeless-related problems, and engaging the community in service to meet those needs.
- a positive, caring environment, where promoting the innate dignity of every person is the highest concern.
The Bredt Family Center provides services specifically for families - both resident & non-resident. These services include adult education classes and workshops, child development activities, computer/Internet access, health care, case management, and information and referral.
Opportunity Health Center (OHC)
Located on the ground floor of the OSC
open Mon-Fri, 9am - 4pm
The OHC, a free clinic (accepts medical insurance as available), is a licensed community clinic providing a comprehensive range of health care services to the residents and clients of the Opportunity Center & Opportunity Service Center, respectively. Services include: Medical, Psychiatric, the Veteran's Administration Health Van, Family Practice & Pediatric Medical (with wellness care), and SSI/Disability Application assistance. This is not a walk in clinic, patients are seen by appointment, please call 650-853-0321.
OHC is operated by Opportunity Health partners (OHP), founded as a cooperative venture among the Community Working Group, InnVision, Stanford University School of Medicine, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, & the Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Medical Center. For more information on the OHC and services provided, please visit their web site: www.opportunityhealthcenter.org.
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