HomeFirst Services of Santa Clara County

The organization's goals are based on a business model that identifies three areas that encompass the scope of the organization's work: - emergency shelter: year-round shelters, seasonal cold weather shelters and emergency Services - supportive Services: case management Services, vocational and housing Services, as well as outreach, mental health and veterans' care - transitional and permanent housing: includes property management of four locations Homefirst is a leading provider of Services, shelter and housing opportunities to the men, women and children who are currently homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness in Santa Clara County. The organization provides a robust continuum of care including street outreach, emergency shelter, case management, prevention Services, transitional housing and permanent supportive housing. It serves over 5,000 adults, veterans, families and youth each year at seven locations from gilroy to menlo park, including the boccardo reception center which is the County's largest emergency shelter with an overnight capacity of 250 adults.the organization is an essential link to shelter and supportive Services throughout the cold weather season (essentially from mid-october to mid-april). Homefirst manages cold weather shelters in gilroy and mountain view, as well as four overnight warming locations within the limits of the city of san jose.homefirst has two facilities for families working to sustain permanent housing, the boccardo family living center in san martin and the sobrato family living center in Santa Clara. Sobrato house, located in downtown san jose, is a supportive living center for young adults and their children. A permanent supportive housing facility, located on the grounds of the va's menlo park site, provides intensive care for veterans with special needs.