A key priority of Get Healthy San Mateo County (GHSMC) is a
Healthy Economy. A strong local economy builds
household financial security for all and promotes everyone’s
health. An important aspect of financial security
is wages—how much money a person or a family makes at their
job(s). For most people, but particularly for low-income people,
wages are the only source of income to rely for daily and monthly
expenses with a limited cushion of savings and additional wealth
to draw from. This makes even small changes in wages critical to
a family’s financial security.