The San Mateo coast is farm country but those who work the fields have a tough time accessing basic services to live a normal life.
HALF MOON BAY -- We often hear about the"digital divide" preventing some people from accessing modern technology and among them are farmworkers. Sunday, in Half Moon Bay, a new mobile resource center was unveiled that will bring those who produce our food into the modern era.
Jimenez is outreach director for a nonprofit social services group called ALAS and, about 18 months ago, he had a big idea. Sunday, his vision became reality as a huge, double-decker bus pulled onto the street in front of ALAS headquarters. The lower deck of the bus features two small spaces for private tele-health appointments. On the top deck there is a room devoted to mental health therapy, something Jimenez says is desperately needed.
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