Santa Clara Valley Healthcare recently doubled the size of its clinic at a shelter in San Jose.
HomeFirst Valley Health Center in San Jose, Calif., on Friday, March 8, 2024. HomeFirst more than doubled its capacity to care for the unhoused community. A medical clinic in one of the South Bay’s largest homeless shelters has expanded to provide thousands of health care visits for local unhoused residents.
Santa Clara Valley Healthcare recently doubled the size of its shelter clinic at 2011 Little Orchard St. in San Jose to almost 4,000 square feet, local officials announced this week. The added space will allow staff to offer additional medical, mental health and social work services and accommodate around 3,000 appointments annually.“This allows the county to provide the proper medical and support services to those most in need,” County Supervisor Cindy Chavez said in a statement.
According to the latest “point-in-time” count taken early last year, Santa Clara County has an estimated 9,903 homeless residents. About three-quarters live outdoors, in vehicles or other places not meant for habitation, while the rest stay in shelters.Almost 70% of California homeless people live on the street.
The county Board of Supervisors has asked county staff to review and respond to the discrimination allegations before a likely vote on the soon-expiring shelter contract next month.Ask Amy: I challenged her parenting, and my daughter-in-law has gone silent for two yearsDear Abby: I made a mistake with a man in a bar, and my husband won't speak to meHarriette Cole: I tried hard to make my face more pleasant. I finally had to stop.
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