In 2007, we provided emergency housing for 182 families, supplied 641 homeless people (422 of whom were children) with food, clothing, case management, educational classes, workshops & activities, and prepared over 186,000 nutritious meals.

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Family Supportive Housing, Inc.
1590 Las Plumas Avenue
San Jose, CA 95133-1667
(408) 926-8885
(408) 254-2056 FAX

Our History and Mission

The San Jose Family Shelter was established in 1986 by Concern for the Poor, a not-for-profit organization, to provide shelter for the growing number of homeless families. In 1988, working with the City of San Jose and private donors, an empty warehouse was converted to a facility to house families. Individual family rooms, a commercial kitchen, showers, childcare rooms, offices, and classrooms were constructed. The San Jose Family Shelter offered a safe place for 35 homeless families to live and receive services for up to 90 days. Seventy percent of the residents are children—the majority under 10 years of age.

Family Supportive Housing is committed to the entire family. The three distinct service areas; the San José Family Shelter, Bridges AfterCare and GlennArt Arms encourage families to stay intact while addressing their needs for food, shelter, education and employment. A long held commitment to family is the guiding force of the entire organization which resonates in the heart of everything Family Supportive Housing does.

There are a few options for extremely low income parents with children to live in our community. Family Supportive Housing offers a respite, an opportunity to make life altering changes, and a system to aid in finding permanent housing.

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OUR MISSION

TO PROVIDE SHELTER AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HOMELESS FAMILIES IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY, TO EMPOWER THEM TO MOVE FROM HOMELESSNESS TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY IN OUR COMMUNITY

 

 

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