The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has awarded a grant to San Mateo County to boost efforts to build affordable housing for local farmworkers and their families, thereby supporting one of the most vulnerable sectors of the community.
“There are few communities more impacted by rising housing costs than farmworkers,” said Priscilla Chan, co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. “This project will help add more safe, affordable housing options for farmworkers and their families in Half Moon Bay, and we hope it will be a catalyst for similar investments across the region.”
This assistance builds on the County's work with the City of Half Moon Bay, farmworker advocates, farmers and others to build more housing and retrofit existing housing.