Pacifica Resource Center

Homeless Programs: PRC is the point of entry for homeless services in Pacifica with the ultimate goal of helping unhoused individuals and families return to housing. Last year, PRC provided street outreach and engagement to 374 unhoused individuals and families in Pacifica and along the San Mateo County coast through Pescadero as part of PRC Unhoused on the Coast (UC) Outreach. Of those served, 20% returned to permanent (20) or temporary (53) housing, including the Pacifica Safe Parking Permit (PSPP) program that launched in June 2022. PRC also provided 551 showers to unhoused Pacificans, helping them prepare for work, job interviews and housing search.

Economic Security Program: PRC incorporates financial coaching throughout all of its services, exploring creative ways to help the families PRC serves to meet their needs. Through its Earn It Keep It Save It tax services, PRC prepared taxes for 222 households, generating over $370,000 in refunds and saving taxpayers nearly $50,000 in tax preparation fees. In addition, 14% of taxpayers with a refund saved a portion of their returns in an interest-bearing account to begin and extend their savings. PRC also helped prepare 220 Pacifica youth for school with backpacks and gift cards for school supplies and provided holiday joy to 238 children from 116 families, helping families increase their budget for other expenses by covering these costs.