The Worker Resource Center
provides an alternative location for temporary laborers and potential
employers 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.
Worker
Resource Center is operated in collaboration with the
City of San Mateo.
Watch the Worker Resource video
