The City of San José operates eight interim housing communities with several more under construction. The first site opened in January 2020 to provide temporary housing for formerly unhoused individuals. Interim housing gives participants an opportunity to exit the trauma of living on the streets, stabilize their lives, and work toward self-sufficiency. The eight interim housing communities are:

• Bernal
• Branham-Monterey
• Evans Lane
• Felipe
• Guadalupe
• Mabury
• Rue Ferrari
• Via del Oro

Here is a map to the interim housing sites in San José.

Program participants have access to numerous resources to help them succeed in finding permanent housing and remaining housed. These resources include job placement assistance, behavioral health services, life skills training, and assistance in applying for permanent housing. The City does not charge people rent while they live at interim housing sites.

Program participants have individual rooms, which are similar to very small apartments. Amenities such as the kitchen, pantry and laundry facility are shared by all residents. It is typical for program participants to live in interim housing for a few months before moving into permanent housing.

During a ceremony to open the interim housing community on Bernal Road, one of the program participants described her personal journey of struggle, perseverance, and finding a place to call home. You can watch her video below.

Many participants in the interim housing program participate in the Santa Clara County Rapid Rehousing System. This means they have government subsidies, such as housing vouchers, to help them afford permanent housing.

many types of Interim solutions

Interim housing is one of many types of interim solutions to homelessness in San José. Other types of interim solutions include supportive parking, navigation sites (aka safe outdoor sleeping sites), congregate shelters, and hotels and motels that have been modified for use as temporary housing.

security precautions

All interim solutions takes precautions to help ensure resident and neighborhood safety. Sites are enclosed to control foot traffic in and out. Guests entering or leaving the sites are required to sign in and sign out. Loitering near the sites is monitored and addressed. Each location has on-site security.

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