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Statewide Direct Primary Election
Not Sure How to Vote? View Thrive's Primary Election Candidate Forums
In partnership with other community-based organizations, Thrive hosted a series of candidate forums designed to elevate the most pressing issues of nonprofits and their communities in San Mateo County. Watch our recordings of past forums and read the San Mateo County Sheriff questionnaire on our candidate forum webpage.
Thrive Events
Children & Education Thrive Action Group (TAG): Moving From Theoretical Policies to Action
Tues, June 14, 3:00 - 4:00 pm
During the Candidate Forum on Children's Issues in May, many interesting ideas were proposed. Let's discuss how some of these ideas would impact community-based organizations (CBOs) and youth in San Mateo County and reflect on what effective collaboration looks like between CBOs and the San Mateo County Office of Education.
Here are some questions to get us thinking:
How can we bridge the gap between thought and action?
What are the wins and challenges of past partnerships?
What does the ideal relationship between the County and CBOs look like?
Environment & Sustainability and Basic Needs & Safety Net (TAG):
Food Waste Reduction & Recovery
Thurs, June 30, 3:30 - 5:00 pm
Senate Bill 1383, also known as California's Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Reduction Law, targets short-lived climate pollutants such as methane by limiting organic wastes while also increasing food rescue and thereby addressing food insecurity. This bill, which went into effect on January 1 of this year, requires the recovery of 20% of edible food for human consumption that would otherwise be disposed of or be composted, by 2025.
Join Thrive as we address both sides of this bill: environmentally, how food rescue in the county has reduced pollutant levels; and socially, how nonprofit organizations have been receiving and distributing the recovered, edible food to our local communities. Find out how both sides have been working together, and how more organizations and businesses can participate in recovering food while reducing organic waste.
This meeting will be an opportunity for connection building between those involved in the Environment & Sustainability and Basic Needs & Safety Net Thrive Action Groups (TAGs)
and opportunities to find out how your organization can participate in these programs.
With support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, we will be hosting this event in Redwood City at the CZI Community Space. Location details will be sent to registered attendees. Zoom option will be available for those who would like to listen.
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Community Events
The Parent Venture: Drawing on Courage - Risks Worth Taking and Stands Worth Making
Thurs, June 16, 6:30 - 7:30 pm
The everyday moments of creative work can be rife with fear and fraught with risk. Bringing ideas into reality takes courage! Join Ashish Goel, author of Drawing on Courage, designer, entrepreneur, and Stanford d.school teaching fellow, as he examines what it takes to be courageous.
Join Sustainable Silicon Valley for Sustain-a-Palooza. Sustain-a-Palooza is a virtual event designed for Bay Area residents interested in living their best healthy, sustainable, equitable, civically-engaged lives. This Celebration of Sustainable Living spans healthy food, water, air to heat-pumped homes, and electric mobility in regenerative communities. Join a big tent audience of engaged citizens, consumers and gridizens interested in raising the quality of our lives and building better communities.
The Parent Venture: Now What? Helping Students Prepare for College and Beyond
Fri, June 24, 12:00 - 1:00 pm
College has always been a time of transition, exploration, and opportunity. Under the best of circumstances, the transition to college life can feel exciting, stimulating, and overwhelming. Join Ana Homayoun, author, educator, and founder of Green Ivy Educational Consulting, for a frank conversation on preparing our students for college and beyond.
Second Round of Free At-Home COVID-19 Tests Now Available
Every home in the U.S. is eligible to order 2 sets of 4 free at-home tests. If you already ordered your first set, order a second today. If you need help ordering your tests, you can call 1-800-232-0233 (1-888-720-7489 for TTY). Orders will usually ship in 7-12 days.
If you need a COVID-19 test now, please see other testing resources for free testing locations in your area.
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 has provided COVID-19 prevention, testing, and vaccination communications for you to share with your community. To access the communications click here.
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