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DATE:

June 3, 1999

InnVision to Expand Transitional Housing for Women and Children

InnVision Villa, to open in June, will help homeless women and their children regain stability in a community setting.

WHEN: 11:30 am Monday, June 28

WHERE: 184 South 11th Street
San Jose, CA 95112
(corner of 11th and San Antonio in downtown San Jose)

MEDIA TOURS: 9 am-11 am, Monday, June 28, or by appointment

SAN JOSE, CA - InnVision, a leading provider of services for the homeless in Santa Clara County, will soon expand it’s Transitional Homes program for women and children with the addition of "InnVision Villa" in downtown San Jose. The building was originally a fraternity house, and then home to the San Jose Job Corps program. Standing vacant for over 3 years, it is now being renovated to provide housing for formerly homeless women who are employed or in job training.

InnVision’s Transitional Homes program provides a bridge from emergency shelter to independent living. Residents stay for a period of up to 2 years, during which time they work with a case manager on a plan for self-improvement and stability. 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. InnVision is now operating Transitional Homes at four locations, housing 55 women and children. The new facility will more than double InnVision’s existing Transitional Homes capacity.

InnVision Villa will have 26 units, each housing a single woman, or a mother with children. They will share the large kitchen and dining facilities, and have access to on-site computer lab, homework center, living room, laundry room, and indoor and outdoor children’s play areas. A resident manager will live in the building. The acquisition and renovation has been funded by sources including the Redevelopment Agency and Housing Departments of the City of San Jose, the Silicon Valley Charity Ball, The Knight Foundation, The Valley Foundation, The Irwin Foundation, Washington Mutual, the Sharks Foundation, Hitachi Data Systems, Siemens, and the 20 high-tech companies who made up the 1998 Corporate Volunteerism Commitment.

There is a critical shortage of affordable housing in Silicon Valley. Even full-time employment is no guarantee of a place to live. Often, women have had to stay in the emergency shelter after finding employment because there was no low-cost or transitional housing available. These long stays in the emergency shelter strain resources at InnVision’s Commercial Street Inn, which has been full almost every night since opening in October of 1997.

The face of homelessness has changed. Families with young children now make up the fastest-growing segment among the homeless, both nationally and in Santa Clara County. The average age of a homeless person in the United States is nine years old. It is estimated that 20,000 individuals will experience homelessness in Santa Clara County for a portion of this year. Another 25,000 – 30,000 low-income households have been identified as "at-risk" for homelessness.

InnVision’s programs provide a continuum of care – from drop-in centers to emergency shelter with computer, job skills, and life skills training, to transitional housing. Together, these programs help those who have been caught in a cycle of poverty and homelessness to build stable and independent lives.

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