Collaboration

The Office of the Homeless Coordinator works with many partners, including other City Departments, other cities in the County, the County of Santa Clara, nonprofit service providers, shelter operators, affordable housing developers, business leaders, housing advocates, and the general public. Each of our partners is important to ensuring that a network of assistance for homeless persons is available when needed.

Below is a sample of the agencies with which we collaborate:

Community Technology Alliance	Housing Authority
Catholic Charities	Housing Choices Coalition
Inn Vision	Mental Health
San José State University	San José Police Dept
Emergency Housing Consortium	Health Care for the Homeless
San José Family Shelter	St. Joseph Cathedral Social Ministry
Domestic Violence Task Force	HomeBase
Salvation Army	Santa Clara County – Homeless Coordinator’s Office
Red Cross

The Homeless Coordinator and staff also attend many meetings on a regular basis. The following are some of the meetings that the City attends:

SAMSHA - Hardest Hundred	Meets every 5-6 weeks
Shelter Plus Care	Meets every Monday
Regional Initiative	Meets quarterly
Family Self-Sufficiency	Meets twice a month
Collaborative Executive Meeting	Meets the third Monday of every month
Shelter Providers Network/Clara-Mateo Alliance	Meets once a month
Community Technology Alliance	Meets once a month on Monday
Collaborative Steering Committee	Meets once a month
Family Unit Project	Meets once a month
Housing Choices Coalition	Meets once a month on Monday
Salvation Army	Meets once a month on Thursday

Homeless Services : Collaboration