At a Glance

Mission Statement:
San José Project Homeless Connect (PHC) seeks to be an integral resource in providing services and information to citizens of Santa Clara County who are trying to regain or maintain permanent housing.

The Event:
PHC is a coordinated effort to provide the broadest possible array of health and human services on one day, in one location. Community volunteers partner with local non-profit service providers, businesses, faith-based organizations, and the government to connect our homeless residents to medical services, mental health programs, dental providers, housing options, SSI benefits, employment resources, legal counseling, California IDs, food, haircuts, and much more.

The Evolution towards Better Service:
In light of PHC’s ability to lower barriers to access, expedite outcomes, and provide convenience and choice for clients, in 2009 the City of San José moved forward with creating two permanent One-Stop Homelessness Prevention Centers at InnVision’s Georgia Travis Center and EHC LifeBuilders’ Boccardo Regional Reception Center. At these locations, the general benefits of PHC are available on a daily basis. Therefore, by now focusing PHC on more geographically peripheral areas of Santa Clara County, we hope to connect even more homeless and at-risk residents to the housing and services they so desperately need.

Get Involved:
If your organization or community is interested in bringing a Project Homeless Connect event to your area, or donating items for an event please contact Katherine Erickson at katherine.erickson@sanjoseca.gov or by phone at (408)975-4441.

Aggregate PHC Results 2005-2009

Upcoming Project Homeless Events

Date	Time	Host	Location
5/23/11	1pm-4pm	First Baptist Church	Gilroy
6/2/11	1:30pm-3:30pm	Mountain View Community Services Agency	Mountain View
7/1/11	10am-2pm	San Jose City Hall	San Jose
11/7/11	12pm-4pm	Gilroy Compassion Center	Gilroy

Moving forward, your participation is vital in helping PHC bring resources to those most at need in our community. We need volunteers who can:

Assist with participant sign-in and site navigation
Donate/distribute food and hygiene items
Work as Spanish/Vietnamese translators
Conduct end-of-event evaluations with participants and service providers
Drive participants to and from the venue to referrals made at the event

Volunteering is easy

Sign up to volunteer on our Facebook page
Email phc@sanjoseca.gov with your name, phone number, email address, and the PHC at which you’d like to volunteer
Call (408)975-4441 to speak with the Project Homeless Connect Volunteer Coordinator