On October 3rd, the Partnerships for Educator and Workforce Housing Task Force held its first meeting at the Millbrae Library, as part of San Mateo County’s Home for All initiative. The meeting included school superintendents, school board trustees, city council members, and representatives of government agencies and other organizations. San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools Nancy Magee co-hosted the meeting with Jessica Mullin, Program Manager of Home for All; Georgia Jack, Board president, Sequoia Union High School District; Shelly Masur, Member, Redwood City Council; and Armando Sanchez, Executive Director, HEART of San Mateo County.

At the meeting, the group reviewed key statistics on the availability of affordable housing in San Mateo County, discussed how cross-sector partnerships might provide opportunities and challenges to meeting the need for affordable housing, and planned its next steps.

"The Task Force provides us the opportunity to hear diverse perspectives on this multi-layered and complicated issue and then lean in together to propose real solutions,” explained Superintendent Magee after the meeting. "I am excited to see what we can accomplish together."