Newly Renovated Facility Will Provide Affordable Housing
For Women and Children

This April InnVision's newest program, InnVision Villa, will open, providing affordable transitional housing for women and children in downtown San Jose. The building was acquired by InnVision in 1998, with the assistance of the City of San Jose, and is now under renovation. Once completed, the transitional home will provide homeless women and their children with low-cost housing so they can regain stability in a community setting.

Originally a university fraternity house, the downtown building was last used for a San Jose Job Corps program but has been vacant for over three years. The building is being restored with assistance from private and corporate donors, and the Redevelopment Agency of the City of San Jose.

Renovation began in July, 1998 with the contributions of the Corporate Volunteer Commitment (CVC), which includes Adobe Systems Incorporated, AMD, Apple Computer, Inc., Aspect Telecommunications, Nortel Networks, Inc., CISCO Systems, IBM, Intel Corporation, Kaiser Permanente, LAM Research, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, National Semiconductor, NEC Electronics, Earthlink, Novell, Quantum, Seagate Technology, Siemens Business Communications, San Jose State University, Sun Microsystems, Nonstop Himalaya and the Volunteer Exchange of Santa Clara County. The CVC’s motto is "Competitors in the Marketplace, Partners in the Community." The 1998 project allowed major Silicon Valley companies to address the shortage of affordable housing in this area.

InnVision currently operates Transitional Homes for women and children at three locations housing 21 women and their children. The new facility in downtown San Jose will provide 24 additional units for families headed by single mothers and women who are alone.

Families with young children now make up the fastest-growing segment among the homeless both nationally and in Santa Clara County. It is estimated that over 20,000 individuals will experience homelessness in Santa Clara County for a portion of this year. Another 25,000 to 30,000 low-income households have been identified as "at-risk" for homelessness.

InnVision’s program provides a bridge from emergency shelter to independent living. Residents stay for a period of up to two years during which time they continue to work with a case manager on a plan for self-improvement and stability, and have access to workshops and support services at InnVision’s Georgia Travis Center. Women and their children move into transitional homes after completing their stay at InnVision’s Commercial Street Inn, which provides emergency shelter for a period of up to 90 days.

For more information, please see the news release on the 6/3/99 Grand Opening of InnVision Villa.

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