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Café Run By Peninsula Woman Provides Hope, Help For Homeless

A Peninsula woman has been a source of hope and help the homeless in northern San Mateo County for nearly 30 years.

(CBS Bay Area)

August 28, 2025

A Peninsula woman has been a source of hope and help the homeless in northern San Mateo County for nearly 30 years.

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Lisa Collins, director of the St. Vincent de Paul North County Homeless Conference, is in the kitchen at 6 a.m., boiling chicken to make soup that brings warmth and nourishment.

"It's more than the food. It's actually creating a community," she said, stirring the giant pot on the stove.

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