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New Interim Supportive Housing Developments

LifeMoves is excited to announce the development of new projects in Silicon Valley that will move an additional 2,000 people off the streets each year. The supportive interim housing communities in San Jose, Palo Alto, Redwood City, and Mountain View represent a new model for temporary housing — a model focused on dignity, security, and stability. They are designed to provide social support services to help people get their lives back on track so they can find permanent housing.

Santa Clara Family Community


A safe place for families to regain stability and build a path home.
Serves up to 120 people | Target Launch Summer 2026

The Need

Families with children are among the fastest-growing populations experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara County. Rising housing costs, financial instability, and unexpected life events can quickly force families into crisis. The Santa Clara Family Community was identified as a priority through the County’s Community Plan to End Homelessness, helping families access safe shelter and supportive services while working toward permanent housing.

The Solution

The Santa Clara Family Community will provide 30 private interim housing units designed specifically for families with children. Each family will have its own living space and private restroom, offering dignity, privacy, and security during a difficult period in their lives.

Operated by LifeMoves, the community will provide comprehensive support services including case management, housing navigation, employment assistance, education support, health and wellness resources, and connections to community services. Families will also have access to amenities designed to support daily life and child development, creating an environment where parents and children can focus on rebuilding their futures.

Details
  • Location: Benton Street and Lawrence Expressway, Santa Clara, California
  • Project Type: Interim Housing for Families
  • Capacity: 30 private family units serving up to 120 individuals experiencing homelessness
  • Funding: Supported through a $25.7 million award from California’s Homekey Program, along with investments from the County of Santa Clara, the City of Santa Clara, and LifeMoves
  • Private family units with private restrooms
  • On-site case management and housing navigation
  • Employment and education support
  • Meals and basic needs assistance
  • Green space and outdoor gathering areas
  • Child-focused amenities and services
  • Connections to health, behavioral health, and community resources
  • Partners: County of Santa Clara Office of Supportive Housing, City of Santa Clara, and LifeMoves

LifeMoves Palo Alto


A Homekey Project brought to you by the City of Palo Alto + LifeMoves
At capacity, serves up to 136 people | Opened Spring 2026

The Need

According to the 2025 Point-in-Time Homeless Census, over 10,700 residents were experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara County, with over 7,472 of those unsheltered.

The Solution

LifeMoves Palo Alto provides supportive housing and intensive services for individuals and families without shelter, and is partially funded by a $26.5M award from the California Department of Housing and Community Development as part of project Homekey.

LifeMoves Palo Alto is part of Santa Clara County’s Community Plan to End Homelessness, developed collaboratively by representatives of community-based service organizations, local government, philanthropy, business, healthcare, and people with lived experience. LifeMoves operates and manages the site, providing supportive services and pathways to stable housing.

Details
  • 1-acre lot at 1237 San Antonio Road
  • 88 units, 64 for singles, 24 for families
  • Private ensuite showers and restrooms
  • State-of-the-art modular interim housing community with onsite laundry, food prep area and pantry, children’s play area, a dog run and community spaces
  • Space for on-site counseling, vocational training, and other supportive services
  • Opened Spring 2026

San Mateo County Navigation Center

Serves up to 260 people |  Opened 2023

Filling the Need in San Mateo County

According to San Mateo County, over 1,500 County residents were experiencing homelessness in 2019, with over 900 unsheltered. Navigation Center provides Interim Supportive Housing and intensive services for individuals without shelter and with a capacity to serve up to 260 people at a time. This interim supportive housing facility is a part of the County’s goal to achieve functional zero for homelessness. LifeMoves will operate and manage the community providing supportive services and pathways to stable housing.

Details
  • 2.5 acres
  • 240 rooms, can sleep up to 260 per night
  • State-of-the-art shelter with outdoor spaces and dog run
  • Electric commercial training kitchen to serve residents
  • Space for on-site counseling, vocational training, and other services
  • The project targets Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, all-electric design, and carbon neutrality

LifeMoves Mountain View

Serves up to 120 people | Opened 2021

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Modular Units for Quick Construction

Getting people off the streets and into housing — it’s a top priority. And to support that effort, LifeMoves opened a new housing facility in Mountain View in a record 8-months’ time and at a fraction of the cost of traditional congregate housing. At the site, all clients are assigned a case manager who provides access to benefits and other needed services to build self-sufficiency. At the opening, the Governor called this a model that should be replicated.

Other Developments

RVs are parked in orderly rows on a large, open gravel lot next to a street, casting long shadows in bright sunlight.
Safe Parking Facility for 80 RVs in San Jose

240+ people per year

A three-story Comfort Inn hotel surrounded by palm trees and shrubs stands in a suburban area. A visible sign reads "Comfort Inn 1818," near a stop sign at the entrance.
Motel Conversion in San Mateo

156 people per year

Homekey Branham Lane, San Jose

Serves up to 216 people | Opened Winter of 2025

Learn More about our Branham Location
Solution

The Branham community is home to 204 units, including 24 family-flex units for couples/multi-generational adult families. It will become the city’s largest quick-build community and the only development so far that will be multistory, with three stories of modular units, allowing for many more individuals to be housed. Using prefabricated, modular units on public land reduces time and costs — (a fraction of the time and cost of traditional apartments).

Funding

The project is funded by a grant of $51.8MM from the State of California as part of Project Homekey. The award to San José is the third largest award in the state to date, and the awarded development is the second largest project based on the number of units to date.

Quick Facts
  • The Homekey Branham Lane quick-build community will be the fifth interim housing project developed in San Jose.
  • Including Homekey Branham Lane, San Jose will have a total of 717 quick-build interim housing beds completed, planned, or under development.
  • Another 283 beds are planned at different publicly-owned sites throughout the City.
Impact

Through this model, San José has already served over 663 unhoused residents, and halted the increase in unsheltered homeless residents for the first time since 2015.

  • Of the total residents transitioned out of quick-build units, 82% remained housed in some way, including 56% who transitioned to permanent housing;
  • Based on the 2022 countywide point-in-time census (PIT) the percentage of homeless residents who are sheltered increased by 74% compared
    to 2019.
“LifeMoves believes that people experiencing homelessness deserve a safe and dignified place to call home as soon as possible.”

Aubrey Merriman, CEO of LifeMoves

Scaling for Impact

These new LifeMoves sites are in addition to the 7,500 people that LifeMoves currently serves in our over 24 facilities throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties.

11,836

people experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara and San Mateo Counties

1,578

Clients receiving shelter, food, services, and clothing every single night

543,633

Nights of shelter provided last year
Part of a Comprehensive Program

These supportive housing developments are part of a larger strategy to tackle homelessness.

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Changing Lives

Our end result is having a huge impact on people like Jen, Danny, and Audrey. A veteran suffering from substance abuse, with support from LifeMoves, Danny was able to get his life in order, reunite with his daughter, get a job, and find a new home.

You watch the video of his story here.

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