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Helping older adults help other older adults

By in LGBTQ, Older Adult Services, Spanish, Success Story, Thought Leadership, Volunteers  |  Posted

This opinion piece was published in the Daily Journal on September 21, 2022: The U.S. population is growing older, and that is especially apparent in our local community. According to California Department of Finance population projections, San Mateo County will grow by more than 150,000 residents 65 and older by 2050. As the population increases, their needs increase as well, specifically those related to housing, transportation, social isolation, mental and physical health, and employment. Unfortunately,…

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STEM from the Start and COVID-19 Update

By in Annual Report, Early Learning, Success Story  |  Posted

Early Learning Before COVID-19 STEM from the Start During FY19-20, a priority program in early learning had been to perfect our STEM from the Start pilot program so that over the next three years we can expand SteM to all of the children we serve. STEM awakens interest in science, technology, engineering, and math for all of our students; in  fact studies show that learning math in the earliest years is as important as literacy…

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Resources for COVID Recovery

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DOWNLOAD MEETING SLIDES HERE Join Peninsula Family Service (PFS) and Comerica Bank to Learn More about Nutrition and Food Assistance Presented by: Victor Marquez, Case Manager PFS Older Adults Program How to apply for Food Assistance through Cal Fresh Food Banks in the Bay Area PFS Food Programs Second Harvest Food Bank How to Use Available Sources

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An Open Letter from CEO

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An Open Letter to Our Community, I’m devastated by the obvious racism in policing and loss of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Ahmaud Arbery’s lives. I also see the more subtle version of racism seen in the COVID-19 illness and death rates. We all need to work together to create the systemic change that is needed. For example, I have been talking to local elected officials, and discussing with them what can be…

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Redwood City Census Help 10am-12pm

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We are your trusted Census 2020 source. Come to our site and meet with a PFS staff member who have been trained to answer questions about the Census. We will help you complete the form at our site. The Census determines allocations of federal funds for programs such as Head Start, Medicare/Medicaid, and the NCOA employment program, which in turn impacts our funding, as well as the total number of California seats in the U.S.…

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Redwood City Census Help 10am-12pm

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We are your trusted Census 2020 source. Come to our site and meet with a PFS staff member who have been trained to answer questions about the Census. We will help you complete the form at our site. The Census determines allocations of federal funds for programs such as Head Start, Medicare/Medicaid, and the NCOA employment program, which in turn impacts our funding, as well as the total number of California seats in the U.S.…

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Redwood City Census Help 10am-12pm

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We are your trusted Census 2020 source. Come to our site and meet with a PFS staff member who have been trained to answer questions about the Census. We will help you complete the form at our site. The Census determines allocations of federal funds for programs such as Head Start, Medicare/Medicaid, and the NCOA employment program, which in turn impacts our funding, as well as the total number of California seats in the U.S.…

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CANCELED: Redwood City Census Help 10am-12pm

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We are your trusted Census 2020 source. Come to our site and meet with a PFS staff member who have been trained to answer questions about the Census. We will help you complete the form at our site. The Census determines allocations of federal funds for programs such as Head Start, Medicare/Medicaid, and the NCOA employment program, which in turn impacts our funding, as well as the total number of California seats in the U.S.…

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