SAN MATEO COUNTY CONTINUUM OF CARE LIVED EXPERIENCE ADVISORY GROUP (LEAG) POTENTIAL MEMBER INTEREST FORM

The San Mateo County Human Services Agency has been designated as the Lead Agency for coordinating homelessness services for the San Mateo County Continuum of Care (CoC). The San Mateo County Center on Homelessness (COH) also supports the Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG).

LEAG was created in 2022 to ensure that the voices and perspectives of individuals with current and/or past lived experience of homelessness are heard and considered in the decision-making process of the San Mateo County homelessness programs and services. LEAG also gives recommendations and feedback to the CoC and its programs and services. LEAG meets monthly and provides input on existing and proposed homelessness services delivered in San Mateo County.

For the purposes of this form, “homelessness” means “a state of residing in a vehicle, on the street, in a shelter, or in any place not meant for human habitation.”

If you are interested in serving as a member of LEAG, please complete the interest form below. Center on Homelessness staff are available to assist in filling out the application form or in answering any questions you may have about what it would be like to serve on LEAG. Please call (650) 802-7656 for assistance.

As there are only a limited number of seats on LEAG, not every person who fills out this interest form will be asked to serve on LEAG.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. City of Residence

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* 3. Phone number

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* 4. Email

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* 5. Are you experiencing, or have you previously experienced homelessness?

Yes

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* 6. Are you experiencing, or have you previously experienced homelessness In San Mateo County?

Yes

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* 7. Are you available to attend monthly meetings of 1.5 hours?

Yes

Maybe

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* 8. Are you employed by a homeless services provider or Core Service Agency?

Yes (include name of provider organization)

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* 9. Are you able to attend online meetings via Zoom?

Yes

No (If No, what resources would you need in order to attend meetings via Zoom?)

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* 10. What San Mateo County programs and services have you used? (Select all that apply.)

Core Service Agency (Coastside Hope, Daly City Community Service Center, Fair Oaks Community Center, Pacifica Resource Center, Puente De La Costa Sur, Samaritan House, Samaritan House South, YMCA)

San Mateo County shelters (including non-congregate/motel/hotel-based shelter programs)

Housing Authority (e.g., Permanent Supportive Housing or Moving-to-Work vouchers)

Rapid Rehousing

Safe Parking

Street Outreach

Street Medicine

Vocational and Rehabilitation Services

Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS)

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Please tell us about your experience with homelessness.

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* 12. What strengths or skills would you bring to the Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG)?

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* 13. If you’d like, please let us know which, if any, of the following groups you identify with.

Has experienced homelessness within the Coastside region (Pacifica through Pescadero, including unincorporated coast, and including La Honda and surrounding parks).

Has experienced homelessness within the Central Bayside region (Redwood City and Emerald Lake Hills through Burlingame).

Has experienced homelessness within the North Bayside region (Millbrae and north).

Individual who experienced homelessness within the South Bayside region (including Menlo Park, North Fair Oaks, Atherton, Woodside, West Menlo Park, Portola Valley, and East Palo Alto).

Has experienced homelessness as part of a family (household with adult(s) and minor child(ren).

Has experienced homelessness and served in the U.S. Armed Forces (veterans).

Has experienced homelessness and is age 18 to 24 (Transition-Age Youth).

Has experienced homelessness and is age 60 or older.

Has experienced homelessness because of domestic violence.

Has experienced homelessness and represents the LGBTQ community.

Has experienced homelessness and represents the BIPOC (Black, indigenous, and other people of color) community.

Has experienced homelessness and represents behavioral health or disabling conditions.

Has experienced previous incarceration.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. City of Residence

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* 3. Phone number

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* 4. Email

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* 5. Are you experiencing, or have you previously experienced homelessness?

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* 6. Are you experiencing, or have you previously experienced homelessness In San Mateo County?

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* 7. Are you available to attend monthly meetings of 1.5 hours?

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* 8. Are you employed by a homeless services provider or Core Service Agency?

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* 9. Are you able to attend online meetings via Zoom?

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* 10. What San Mateo County programs and services have you used? (Select all that apply.)

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* 11. Please tell us about your experience with homelessness.

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* 12. What strengths or skills would you bring to the Lived Experience Advisory Group (LEAG)?

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* 13. If you’d like, please let us know which, if any, of the following groups you identify with.

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* 14. Where did you learn about LEAG recruitment (Or where did you see the LEAG recruitment flyer?)