Cherry Avenue

Cherry Avenue will open its doors on November 17th! The new interim housing community will provide safe, dignified shelter for hundreds of residents each year and has the potential to help more than 2,000 people on their path out of homelessness over the next 10 years.

HomeFirst will provide services onsite, creating a safe and dignified community for residents. HomeFirst is a nonprofit organization with over 45 years of experience serving the Bay Area community through low-barrier programming and systems leadership – meeting each person where they are by offering support and resources that address immediate and long-term housing needs.

Services include:

• Personalized case management

• Mental health counseling and wellness support

• Job training and employment assistance

• Permanent housing navigation and placement assistance

Under Mayor Matt Mahan’s visionary leadership and with the support of the City Council, San José has already seen a remarkable reduction in the number of unsheltered homeless individuals. The City recently released Point-in-Time Count data showing a 22% decrease in street homelessness since 2019, attributed to the city’s successful focus on scaling interim housing solutions as part of the housing continuum.

San José is now on track to reaching Functional Zero Unsheltered, and, more significantly, to break the cycle by providing the necessary support for individuals to resolve their homelessness permanently, establishing a model that can inspire communities nationwide.