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Thrive Events

Thrive Leadership Circle Luncheon: Nonprofit Employment Laws & COVID-19

Wed, November 17, 10:00 - 11:30 am

During this session, special guest April S. Glatt, Esq., Partner at Chauvel & Glatt, LLP will present information about employment laws that affect local nonprofits today. She will address laws concerning vaccine mandates, religious and medical exemptions from mandates, considerations when working with volunteers, and other issues currently surfacing in the nonprofit world. As organizations are in various stages of fully in person and fully remote, we are collectively grappling with how to operate safely and legally. Join us for an opportunity to reconnect with your peers as we discuss these difficult issues.

April serves a multitude of nonprofit organizations in the community. Some of her current clients include San Mateo nonprofits Filoli Gardens, San Mateo County Bar Association, Home & Hope, and Peninsula Temple Sholom.

If you have specific questions you would like addressed, please email Georgia Farooq, Thrive Alliance Executive Director, in advance.

Note: This virtual event is exclusively for Thrive member Executive Directors and Chief Executive Officers of nonprofits operating in San Mateo County.

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Recent Housing Legislation: Impacts & Opportunities

Tues, November 16, 12:00 - 1:30 pm

California suffers from a deficit of 3.5 million homes.This scarcity feeds poverty, homelessness, sprawl, and erodes the stability of the middle class, and has a disproportionate impact on Black and Latino households. The California Legislature recently passed SB9 and SB10, as well as other housing legislation. How will these new housing laws affect San Mateo County and our housing issues?

Join Thrive Alliance and The League of Women Voters of North and Central San Mateo County for this important discussion. Michael Lane, the State Policy Director at SPUR, a nonprofit working across the political spectrum to develop solutions to the big problems cities face, will lead a panel discussion which will provide clarity on the intent of these measures, the likely timeline for change, and explore what they say about the neighborhoods of the future.

Featuring: Michael Lane, State Policy Director, SPUR; Leora Tanjuatco Ross, Associate Director, Housing Leadership Council; Irving Torres, Director of Community Engagement, All Home.

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Voter Education and Outreach Advisory Committee (VEOAC) Meeting

Wed, November 17, 9:00 - 10:00 am

Open to everyone.

Co-chaired by San Francisco Peninsula People Power, the County Elections Office, and Thrive Alliance.

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Environment & Sustainability TAG: Collective Climate Goals - Next Steps

Thurs, November 18, 3:30 - 5:00 pm

Join Thrive to continue the series designed to collectively focus climate goals based on your priorities. In this meeting, we will look at the climate components narrowed down from our previous meeting and look at goals best suited for collaboration and advocacy efforts. Read more about the previous meeting.

This session will be facilitated by Matt Biggar, Ph.D., Principal and of Connected to Place.

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Thrive Action Alert

It’s Not Too Late To Sign Our Unity Map!

Thrive is proud to be a member of the Unity Map Coalition that created and submitted a Unity Map for the County’s redistricting process. As a coalition rooted in the pursuit of equity, our aim is to uplift the needs of marginalized communities across San Mateo County. We created this map by meeting as a coalition and discussing numerous map permutations. Please read this support letter to discover all the reasons we feel this map reflects our Communities of Interest.

Please support the Unity Map by signing on here.

Community Announcement

“Playland” Fun and Games Aims to Take Sting Out of Vaccination Clinic for Children Ages 5 to 11

Wed, November 10, through Fri, November 12, 2:30 - 7:00 pm

Superheroes and a red carpet are among the sights that will greet children at the San Mateo County Event Center to help take the sting out of the County’s first vaccination clinic for those ages 5 to 11. Now eligible for Pfizer vaccines, children ages 5 to 11 coming to the clinic will be met by a variety of colorful, age-appropriate, themes including Legoland, Candy Land, Superheroes and Roblox.

Note: The County anticipates scheduling additional pediatric vaccine clinics as demand requires. The walk-in clinic inside the Event Pavilion is by appointment only through MyTurn.

Community Event

Healthy Cities Tutoring (HTC): Tutor Orientation and Training

Wed, November 17, 10:00 - 11:30 am

Join Healthy Cities Tutoring (HTC) for a Tutor Orientation and Training session to learn more about HCT and their tutoring program. This session is designed to cover everything you need to know to get started with a student.

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COVID-19 Information

For the latest news about the County of San Mateo's response to COVID-19, visit San Mateo County's COVID Response page.

For resources for nonprofits, visit Thrive's COVID-19 Response page.

For COVID-19 health and vaccine information for San Mateo County, visit San Mateo County Health .

COVID-19 Communications

The County of San Mateo Office of Community Affairs provides these COVID-19 prevention, testing, and vaccination communications for you to share with your community. For additional communications click here.

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