HOUSING
— Carlyle, MHA Client
WHAT CLIENTS SAY
“MHA has been a miracle in my life. They rescued me from living on the streets. They gave me hope, encouragement, and tremendous love and understanding. I don’t know where I’d be without them. I’m overwhelmed with their tremendous compassion.”
Empowering People To Create Their Best Life
MHA has constructed, purchased or rehabilitated emergency, transitional and permanent housing sites for individuals with serious mental illness to provide the appropriate type of housing and level of support to meet their needs. MHA currently owns 11 properties, providing 103 units of supportive housing in San Mateo County.
Housing through MHA is on a referral or application process. If you are experiencing homelessness or a housing crisis, please contact one of the Core Service Agencies, which provide clients with crisis intervention and referrals based on an evaluation of their needs and qualifications for assistance, and can provide referrals for homeless shelters and other homeless services. For a list of the Core Service Agencies...
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Temporary Housing
SPRING STREET
SHELTER
Emergency shelter with support services.
15 beds – Opened 1986
SPRING STREET
TRANSITIONAL HOUSING
Eighteen-month SRO housing with case management. 7 units - Opened 1990
YOUNG ADULT
INDEPENDENT LIVING (YAIL)
Transitional housing for 18 to 23 year old individuals. 6-bedrooms – Opened 1995
BELMONT
APARTMENTS
Subsidized housing with case management and support services. 25 unit apartment building – Opened 2005
CEDAR STREET
APARTMENTS
Subsidized housing with case management and support services. 15 unit apartment building – Opened 2012
WAVERLY PLACE
APARTMENTS
Subsidized housing with case management and support services. 15 unit apartment building – Opened 2018
Landlords - Do you have vacant apartments?
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MHA has helped move 68% of emergency shelter residents into long-term housing.
MHA can help you find new tenants.
For more information please contact Georgia Peterson at georgiap@mhasmc.org
