San Mateo County is one the wealthiest counties in California. Average home price is $1.6 million, but for many home looks different here.
San Mateo County's latest homeless count found that 1,808 people are unhoused on a given night -- 1,092 of them on the streets, cars and RVs.San Mateo County is one the wealthiest counties in California. The average home price is $1.6 million, but for many home looks different here."In here my brother sleeps. Right there is my sister. In the master bed is where I'm with my son," said Blanco while walking through her RV.
In 2020 Blanco's family couldn't afford rent and moved to an RV. Blanco is a single mom, who goes to college and cleans houses on the side. This week they ran out of food, and she promised her 8-year-old son he'll eat at school the next morning.Across from Blanco, we met Olga Anario. She just gave birth to 1-month-old Francisco.found that 1,808 people are unhoused on a given night -- 1,092 of them on the streets, cars and RVs."It's a high-cost area.
"There are two programs that we are going to announce tomorrow. One deals with evictions, because once you are evicted, there is this downward spiral of poverty. We can keep you in your house and provide some wrap around services. The other is focusing on children from birth to three. That is when all the brain development happens. So we are announcing a pretty audacious program," Speier said.
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