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Emergency Shelters

An Emergency Shelter is a place where homeless people facing a housing crisis or fleeing an unsafe situation can live temporarily. Emergency shelters provide critical services to individuals and families in crisis. In an effective crisis response system, emergency shelters help people quickly exit homelessness. The Office of Supportive Housing collaborates with many service providers to operate two kinds of emergency shelters throughout the Santa Clara County - Year-round shelters and Cold Weather Shelters. While year-round emergency shelters operate all through the year, seasonal/cold weather Shelters provide a respite from the cold weather to homeless individuals and families in the Santa Clara County.

If you are in need of shelter services, please contact the Santa Clara County Here4You Hotline at (408) 385-2400. The hotline team is available 7 days a week from 9 am to 7 pm to assist with shelter placements. Additional information on the Santa Clara County Shelter Hotline can be found at the "I Need Shelter" page.

https://osh.sccgov.org/solutions-homelessness/interim-solutions/emergency-shelters

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Here4You Hotline

408-385-2400

Call Center Hours: 9 am - 7 pm

Here4You hotline was built to centralize referrals to temporary housing programs and serves singles, couples, and families. Here4You can help:

Match people to emergency shelter and provide transportation to the shelter
Direct people seeking rental assistance to Homeless Prevention Services
Make referrals to other community resources

Shelters for Veterans

HomeFirst - Veterans Services
408-510-7522
2011 Little Orchard Street, San Jose, CA, 95125
Emergency Shelter and Transitional Housing for veterans; veterans can access first come first served shelter beds (check in at 3:30 p.m.) before being screened for veteran bed eligibility.

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City of Santa Clara Homeless Assistance

Emergency Assistance Network

The Emergency Assistance Network (EAN) provides various critical resources for eligible low-income households to prevent homelessness and hunger. Services may include: one-time rent and mortgage payment assistance, move in costs for rental deposits, information and referrals, food distributions, case management, job training, etc. To find the full list of services and programs see the Emergency Assistance Network (EAN) flyer here. All agencies on the flyer can assist Santa Clara residents, they are no longer limited by zip code. We recommend starting with these agencies:

The Salvation Army 408-282-1165

Sunnyvale Community Services 408-738-4321

Tenant Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) Program

TBRA provides housing assistance in the form of deposits and rental subsidies for up to 12 months (along with case management services) to families with children experiencing homelessness, those fleeing domestic violence, or families with children that are at risk of homelessness.

To be eligible to receive assistance, families must:

Have a household income at or below 60% AMI (2 people - $75,840 3 people - $85,320, 4 people - $94,740, 5 people - 102,360);
Reside in or have proof of a last permanent address in the City of Santa Clara, or
Are currently working or have a verifiable job offer in the city; or
Have children in Santa Clara schools.

Interested parties may contact Abode Services at 510-657-7409 or Bill Wilson Center at 408-243-0222. Families will go through the County’s Coordinated Assessment to determine if other services are needed then will be put into the County Queue for referral to Santa Clara’s TBRA program if appropriate.