"Maj. Daniel Freeman, Salvation Army's Silicon Valley coordinator, said this housing fills a needed gap for homeless people in recovery. "Recovery from addiction is never a nice linear process," Freeman told San José Spotlight. "The feeling that we get from the people that come to this program is they just feel a whole lot safer in a much more stable place, because there isn't all the behaviors associated with addictions.""
"The $6 million project received a $1 million donation from philanthropist John A. Sobrato. Santa Clara County provided $4 million and San Jose gave $1 million. It will cost about $15 million to operate the facility over a span of 10 years. "I really find that when philanthropy does that, it catalyzes the rest. It makes it so much harder for (the) City Council to say no," Elizabeth Funk, CEO of DignityMoves, the developer of the site, told San José Spotlight."
San Jose will open dozens more sober living beds next summer through the Salvation Army's HOPE Community tiny home village, adding 74 beds on the organization's property. Each tiny home can house several people, with overnight stays or transitional residency up to two years. Residents will receive life skills workshops, job training, meals and case management to support sobriety. The project received combined public and private funding and projects roughly $15 million in operating costs over ten years. The adjacent men's shelter will be expanded with a second floor to serve women and include private bathrooms and showers.
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