Absolutely beautiful new location!! Very welcoming for humans and cats, I am proud to be a…read morevolunteer at Nine lives and advocate for feline welfare. Nine Lives is a huge part of our community and so grateful, we are so lucky to have this business in our city. Thank you Nine Lives! Highly recommend for Vaccines, Spay & Neutering, and Adoption center.

I brought in a tom stray cat. He is super sweet. We finally caught him. I had an appointment to get…read morethe neutering done and all his shots up to date. They put some ointment on his face to heal looks like he got into a fight with some other animal. His face looks like it is healing nicely. The staff were very friendly. Found out he was around 10 years old. Very accommodating.

We love this place. Always clean, neat, have toys for kids to play. My daughter goes to preballet…read moreclass there and we love it. Easy to register, affordable and the teacher is good.

I tried to drop off three boxes of men's and women's clothing to the First Step for Families…read morefacility at 325 Villa Terrace in San Mateo. When I called beforehand to make sure that they were accepting donations, the woman said that the "only accepted current fashionable donations, as they had mostly young women" there. Because I was donating mostly work dresses, I figured that was OK. The second woman who was actually accepting donations (different voice than on the phone) opened my first box to inspect it. She went through item-by-item and rejected two dresses and one blouse. She opened the box labeled as men's items, saw the suit on the top and said, "No. We only have young men here" and rejected the entire box. By then, I was upset enough not to bother to tell her that there were many almost new jackets and sweatshirts beneath. She opened the third box, saw there were baseball caps on the top and said "We only take new caps." Without looking at the contents of the rest of the box (mostly almost new casual mens and women's tops and sweaters), she rejected the box in whole. I took the other two boxes back to my car, and returned to give her three of the baseball caps which had never been worn. When I asked for a receipt, she said "You only gave 12 dresses." I told her that I still wanted a receipt the the donation. She had me scan the QR code, then said (out of the blue), "Don't enter $500." Talk about a TERRIBLE experience! I'll NEVER again donate to this organization. They missed out on a lot today, and deserve to continue to miss out when they malign strangers who are trying to donate to help their community

I donated food and clothing on a Saturday afternoon. Had a very pleasant experience with…read morerepresentative in the lobby donation area - she was extremely informative and helpful. This shelter accepts food donations, clothing for any gender and age, new toiletries, new toys, breast pumps, baby formula, bottles and baby clothes. They do NOT accept used toys or furniture, car seats or cribs. Good place for volunteer groups who wish to help stock the food pantry, clean, etc.

We just selected Mission Hospice & Home care 3 weeks ago. They have not even met any of the…read moreservices they promised. They are all talk no action. If you are looking for a service that requires lifting from bed to wheelchair - their aides refuse this service. Our mom should be given bath or shower 2x a week. Nurse should show up 3x/week but only showed up 2x in the 3 week period. Our mom was only given bed bath only 2x during the 3-week period. DO NOT EVEN THINK of contracting their services. Very poor customers service. NOT GOOD!

They are absolutely amazing…read more Everything was perfect....from care to final goodbyes of our loved one!

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is truly one of the most impactful and well‑run organizations in…read moreour community. Every interaction I've had with them whether donating, volunteering, or simply learning more about their programs has left me inspired and grateful that such a dedicated team is working to fight hunger right here at home. What stands out most is their professionalism and compassion. The staff and volunteers treat every client with dignity, and you can feel how deeply they care about making sure families have access to healthy, nutritious food. Their operations are incredibly organized, and the scale at which they serve the community is nothing short of impressive. I also appreciate how transparent they are about where donations go and how efficiently they use their resources. It's rare to see an organization combine heart, innovation, and operational excellence so seamlessly. If you're considering supporting a local nonprofit, volunteering your time, or looking for a meaningful way to give back, Second Harvest of Silicon Valley is an outstanding choice. They are making a real difference every single day.

I have incurable cancer. I have been through chemo and have lingering serious side effects so…read moregetting to a food pantry is hard not to mention. I don't have a car. I found Second Harvest Food Bank delivers food to the door. So I applied and they have been delivering to my door when they don't send lazy delivery drivers that leave my food outside my apartment building for everyone to get, or in the lobby or in the mail room to leave my food to rot. Even if I could go to the lobby or mail room, I can't lift my box and bring it up five floors. Not to mention, I don't get notification that the food box has even been delivered so I don't know if it's been delivered to the lobby, mail room, or left outside. I have called several times explaining I am not getting my food boxes, even though they send out another food box 5 days later, I shouldn't have to wait five extra days for food. Not to mention 7 out of 10 times I get my box it's loaded with rotten fruit and vegetables full of mold. To which by the way I am highly allergic to food mold. I have called. I have spoke to supervisors. I have spoken to several different people at Second Harvest Food Bank. They apologize. Which I appreciate, but that doesn't help me with my food. They said if you don't want to receive moldy fruit and vegetables come and pick up the box yourself. Nice I would if I could. I'm sure others with my health issues and my age would attest to the fact that we would do a lot of things if we were physically capable of doing it. So apologies fall on deaf ears because I still don't receive my food boxes when I should and like I said half the time the food is rotten full of mold. Shaking my head because I see the commercials and I see people donating to which I appreciate. I see people in their cars in line getting all this beautiful fresh fruit and vegetables not to mention holiday boxes to which I don't receive a holiday box I don't get anything to celebrate Easter, Thanksgiving no turkey, no Christmas box just beans and rice is what people who get their food delivered get along with moldy fruit and vegetables. I guess that is Second Harvest Food Bank's way of saying happy holidays. You don't get a holiday box you don't need to celebrate a holiday.

A person I assisted called CORA to register for the Safe At Home Program. She left a message for…read morethe lady in charge of this program at CORA. The lady in charge returned her call, made an appointment with her. She never heard from the lady at CORA on the day of the appointment nor did the lady follow up after the missed appointment. Because the applicant could not get the help she needed it caused a great loss to her. Folks this is what you get from CORA which is still in my opinion unreliable, biased and unprofessional. They will be reported to the State of California and other funding sources

I reached out to this organization to get help leaving a partner after being stabbed and harassed…read more After 11 attempts to both their office and hotline I finally got a live person on their hotline. She was clearly drunk and or intoxicated. After trying to explain my situation, she cut me off and told me to go home. AFTER BEING STABBED!! As the only organization in my area to call, I am appalled. Leadership at CORA. You ought to be ashamed at the lack of training and compassion of your staff

The Worker Resource Center provides an alternative location for temporary laborers and potential…read moreemployers to meet for work. Managed by Samaritan House and funded by the City of San Mateo, the Worker Resource Center opened in 2003 with the goal of providing a safe place for employers and employees to meet. Each day, 100-140 workers register at the center. Of the workers who utilize the center each day approximately 21% are being employed daily. To date, over 1,900 workers have enrolled in English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, which are offered while they wait between jobs. Clients also receive counseling by a Samaritan House case worker. Call the number listed in info to hire help. Or for more info about the program. http://www.samaritanhouse.com/new/programs/worker_resources.shtml

Temple is great with new Management. Vishvamji is a great temple with lot of knowledge. His…read morededication for temple will make temple home for many peninsula families. Looking forward for celebrating all festival and auspicious days in our neighborhood temple.