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Lea Berhane, Director of Fund Development & Marketing
(650) 591-9623 x142
lea.berhane@star-vista.org
StarVista Celebrates 55 Years of Service in San Mateo County
San Carlos, CA February 18, 2021 – StarVista, a nonprofit that delivers high impact services through counseling, skill development, and crisis prevention to children, youth, adults, and families to San Mateo County residents, celebrates its 55th anniversary this year.
For 55 years, StarVista has been empowering individuals, inspiring hope, strengthening communities. Its counseling, crisis prevention, youth housing, and early childhood programs reach tens of thousands of people in San Mateo County each year.
StarVista began as Peninsula Suicide Prevention Inc. in 1966, offering crisis intervention and suicide prevention services and one of the first 24-hour crisis lines in the country. Since then, the agency has merged with other local organizations to expand its programs to offer support to clients facing substance abuse, domestic violence and mental health issues.
Today, StarVista is the largest multi-service agency in San Mateo County with 30 programs and 12 service areas, including the county’s one and only LGBTQ Center, the San Mateo County Pride Center.
StarVista’s CEO, Sara Larios Mitchell, Ph.D., MACP, shares “I’m delighted that StarVista has reached this incredible milestone and know that it is the result of the hard work, creativity, strategic thinking, and passion of past and current Board Members, leadership, staff, interns, and volunteers. I’m so proud of our team and feel truly honored and privileged to be part of StarVista.”
“It’s a lot to be excited about,” shares StarVista’s CEO, Sara Larios Mitchell, Ph.D.,MACP. “There are so many people involved in making sure StarVista continues to grow and evolve. I’m delighted that StarVista has reached this incredible milestone and know that it is the result of the hard work, creativity, strategic thinking, and passion of past and current Board Members, leadership, staff, interns, and volunteers. I’m so proud of our team and feel truly honored and privileged to be part of StarVista.”
As StarVista reflects on more than five decades of service and remarkable growth, it continues to be the premier thought leader and service provider addressing early childhood development, mental health, youth homelessness, recovery services, and suicide and crisis intervention in San Mateo County. The future is bright for StarVista and its clients, and the organization cannot wait to celebrate more milestones in the years to come.
To find out more about StarVista and its 55 years of service, visit https://star-vista.org/55years/. You can also follow the agency on social media @StarVistaSMC.