Voice your Priorities for a Strong Recovery from the Pandemic

What are your top needs and priorities for an equitable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic? The San Mateo County Recovery Initiative started over a year ago and through input from community leaders, cities, and institutions, millions of dollars were allocated to support food access, housing, childcare, digital access, small businesses and more.  A year and a half into the pandemic, we continue to experience more severe impacts on our communities of color and low-income communities. The County wants to make sure they are still prioritizing the right things to support those most impacted.

What:

Join the County of San Mateo at a virtual forum to share your priorities for an equitable recovery! Please share this invitation with family, neighbors, friends, your faith community, your school community, your LGBTQ+ community, your racial/ethnic community, your disability community, your cultural community, and beyond. They hope to hear from as many people as possible, particularly from the most impacted populations.

When:

• Saturday, October 23^rd (9-10:30 AM)
• Monday, October 25^th (5-6:30 PM)
• Tuesday, October 26^th (5-6:30 PM)
• Wednesday, October 27^th (7-8:30 PM) Spanish Language Forum in partnership with Casa Circulo Cultural. Thank you Casa Circulo! The forum will be conducted entirely in Spanish. 
• Tuesday, November 2^nd (5-6:30 PM) Chinese Language Forum. The forum will be conducted entirely in Chinese. 

Where/How: Join Zoom Meeting https://smcgov.zoom.us/j/92179129206. Meeting ID: 921 7912 9206. Dial by your location: +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) - Meeting ID: 921 7912 9206

Accessibility:

Accessibility and diversity of voices is a priority.

• Language and Closed caption: Spanish and Chinese interpretation will be available for every forum, except for the Spanish and Chinese Language Forum which will include English interpretation. We are more than happy to provide interpretation in any language and closed caption as needed to participate. Please share what you need to participate in full at least 72-hours before each forum at 415-271-3357.
• Online feedback: If you are not able to make any of the forums, please share your feedback through 5-minute online survey:

• English: https://forms.gle/hFqyQC7Q96b8qgFr5
• Spanish: https://forms.gle/ed865xgCaoVzVNpR7
• Chinese: https://forms.gle/z1Qrve2eLJaiudCR8  
• Tagalog: https://forms.gle/3kCnfpx3GX78RfSj7
• Tongan: https://forms.gle/4kGYnHGLRg7uRop28
• Samoan: https://forms.gle/9pCceAtarHK6FJVU8
• Arabic: https://forms.gle/Wg3pgMJ6zYRdomcN9

In-person and virtual Focus Groups: We will be holding small focus groups in partnership with several community-based partners.

In person feedback: We have posters at key locations across the county to capture written feedback from groups that are less likely to access a virtual forum.  

To learn more, please visit:  SMCEquity.org