The Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund is showing what's possible: delivering affordable housing as fast as is needed to address our homelessness & housing affordability crises. By working together – across sectors & jurisdictions – we can get more people home as quickly as possible. bit.ly/BAHIF

Harvey West Studios, 1633 Valencia Street, Berryessa Apartments. What do these projects have in common? With support from the Bay Area Housing Innovation Fund, they're bringing affordable housing to communities faster and for less. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/BAHIF 🖼️: David Baker Architects, DAHLIN

We're breaking ground for the 2nd time this week! The Magnolias is bringing 65 homes for some of our most vulnerable residents, including farmworkers, veterans and people experiencing/at risk of homelessness. We're building more than housing; we're building a community where everyone can thrive.

Rain or shine, our partners came together to celebrate the groundbreaking for Santa Teresa Multifamily – 49 new homes and spaces for residents to gather, connect and thrive! We have our partners and the 2016 Measure A housing bond to thank for making this project happen.

For many of our lower-income seniors, a sudden crisis can lead to homelessness. That's why Destination: Home is piloting a new program to address the concerning rise in senior homelessness. Learn more: https://destinationhomesv.org/news/2025/11/13/a-new-effort-to-address-senior-homelessness/

With wages not keeping pace with rents, many families in our community run the risk of losing their housing. #GuaranteedIncome offers tremendous potential in helping them achieve and maintain housing and financial stability. Learn more: https://destinationhomesv.org/guaranteed-income/#GuaranteedIncome

It’s possible to build the homes our community desperately needs faster and for less. The #BayAreaHousingInnovationFund shows us how. With new funding for affordable housing development scarce, we’ll need to continue working together to unlock new pathways to production. Learn more:

Is your organization in need of tech to support people on their housing journey? Our TECHquity Fund is now open for 2026! 💻✨ Through #TECHquity, we're committed to increasing access to MyConnectSV – a first-of-its-kind portal designed with and for people seeking housing & services. 🔗bit.ly/TECHquity

We’re #hiring! Destination: Home is seeking an organized, mission-driven Development and Administration Officer to support a small but mighty operations team. Join us to help make homelessness in our community rare, brief and non-recurring. Learn more & apply: https://destinationhomesv.org/careers/

Raymond and Lisa Padilla now have a home at Crossings on Monterey, thanks to the 2016 Measure A housing bond. 🏘️🧑‍🧑‍🧒 With the stability and security of housing, they’re rebuilding their lives. Learn more: https://news.santaclaracounty.gov/crossings-monterey-offers-second-chance-unhoused-residents

Many of our working families, young people, & seniors are living paycheck to paycheck because rents remain out of reach. 1️⃣ missed paycheck, and they risk losing their housing. To support their stability, we're investing in guaranteed income. 🔗 Learn more: destinationhomesv.org/guaranteed-income/

It’s up to us to ensure everyone has a safe, stable place to call home. 🏘️💪 Find meaningful ways to make a difference by visiting: destinationhomesv.org/get-involved/ #HomelessnessIsSolvable #CollectiveImpact #SantaClaraCounty #PreventHomelessness #SolveHomelessness

🎧🎙️ #ICYMI: Destination: Home’s Jennifer Loving spoke about our community’s Homelessness Prevention System and other proven solutions to homelessness in the latest episode of #Dwellings by the City of San José Housing Department. Listen here: https://ow.ly/IkVk50XXHNJ#ICYMI#Dwellings

Linda Nguyen & her family faced homelessness after a sudden crisis pushed them to sleep in their car. Then, they found our community’s Homelessness Prevention System (HPS). 🔗 Read more at The Christian Science Monitor: bit.ly/csm0530 🔗 More on HPS: destinationhomesv.org/homelessness-prevention/

Progress toward solving homelessness isn’t always obvious, but it IS happening. In 2025, 3,100+ people moved into nine new affordable housing developments across Santa Clara County. 🏘️🏗️ ​🔗 Learn more: https://destinationhomesv.org/news/2025/12/16/a-year-of-community-wins-a-new-year-of-action/

"Gov. Newsom has rightly emphasized accountability in homelessness spending. Santa Clara County has delivered it. What accountability now demands is not retrenchment, but reinforcement." https://sanjosespotlight.com/bramson-with-federal-support-in-doubt-california-must-step-up/

Communities need more funding for essential permanent housing programs, not less. “Alvarido said she hopes the funding for programs like the one supporting her family can continue.” More by KQED: https://www.kqed.org/news/12065271/trump-hud-cuts-dampen-new-affordable-apartment-openings-in-south-bay

👀 Looking for info on homelessness in Santa Clara County? Look no further. Our online resource offers: ➡️ Local data ➡️ True root causes ➡️ Proven solutions ➡️ Ways you can get involved Check it out: bit.ly/UnderstandHomelessness #HomelessnessIsSolvable #PreventHomelessness #SolveHomelessness

New year, same mission: ending homelessness in Silicon Valley. We’re looking forward to working with our community to bring more people home and help others stay housed. Stay connected with us to get updates: https://linktr.ee/DestinationHome

We’re wrapping up our Season of Giving series w/ a spotlight on Roots Community Health. This local partner is providing accessible healthcare, outreach, job training, & advocacy to communities impacted by systemic inequities & poverty. End the year with impact – support their work: bit.ly/SeasonGive

This holiday season, give to local nonprofit organizations working to end and prevent homelessness for our most vulnerable residents. Two of our partners are highlighted here in the images below. Give to partners doing this critical work: 🔗 bit.ly/SeasonGive #SeasonOfGiving #PartnerSpotlights

Today, we honor the lives lost to homelessness and renew our commitment to solving this urgent crisis. Together, we can bring more people home and help keep others stably housed. #HomelessPersonsMemorialDay #HomelessnessIsSolvable #HousingEndsHomelessness

Join us in recognizing our community's shared successes in ending & preventing homelessness this year – a glimpse into the work happening every day – and the hope they represent for 2026. 🔗 Read more: destinationhomesv.org/news/2025/12...

“I think there has been a narrative based on experience that we can't deliver affordable housing as fast as we need to address our crisis and leverage public resources as efficiently as possible...we totally can, and we're doing it in these projects.” #BayAreaHousingInnovationFund 🔗 lnkd.in/gndkjub5

For this round of Season of Giving Spotlights, we’re highlighting the work of two of our local partners: the Law Foundation of Silicon Valley and the Record Clearance Project. 🔗 Learn more about them and our Season of Giving campaign: bit.ly/SeasonGive

We're seeking leaders with lived experience of homelessness and/or housing insecurity to serve on the National Lived Experience Leadership and Advocacy Board! ‼️ Applications due on December 19th, 2025, at 5 PM PST‼️ Apply today: 🔗 bit.ly/applyNLEAB

Our Season of Giving Spotlight series continues with a heartwarming story from a former client of The United Effort Organization! Five years ago, Charlie experienced homelessness. Today, she has a stable home & is helping others find theirs as a member of The United Effort. 🔗 bit.ly/SeasonGive

From connecting families to stable housing to ensuring their children have the tools to succeed in school, the first organization we’re spotlighting in our Season of Giving series is helping break cycles of poverty. Learn more: bit.ly/SeasonGive #SeasonOfGiving #PartnerSpotlights

This #GivingTuesday, we’re kicking off a month-long campaign to honor local nonprofit partners and invite our community to turn compassion into action. The Season of Giving starts now – check out our blog to support community partners: bit.ly/SeasonGive #SeasonOfGiving #PartnerSpotlights

No one should be sleeping in their car or on the street – especially not our seniors. With older adult homelessness on the rise, we’re exploring a new strategy to help keep rents affordable for at-risk seniors. 🔗 destinationhomesv.org/news/2025/11/13/a-new-effort-to-address-senior-homelessness/

We strongly oppose the recent federal cuts to essential permanent housing programs and call on local, state, and federal partners to stand together to protect the lives and stability of our community members. Read our full statement below.

When people with lived experience drive the work to end & prevent homelessness, we can be sure our solutions are effective & our systems are accountable to their communities. More on the growing movement to center lived experience: 🔗destinationhomesv.org/centering-lived-experience/

Our next Grantee Partner Spotlight underscores the vital link between stable #housing & quality #education. 🏘️🎓 The Karat School Project helps local underserved communities overcome intergenerational poverty – including unhoused families living in RVs. Support KSP: theksp.org/donate-to-usa-programs

Up next in our GranteePartnerSpotlight series, we’re excited to highlight Carry the Vision and their new initiative: Rooted! 1/2 🧵

➡️A lack of affordable housing options. ➡️Wages that fail to keep pace with rents. ➡️A sudden change in family circumstances. Desiré knows firsthand the forces that are pushing people into homelessness. We must scale our local Homelessness Prevention System to meet the size of need in our community.

Home is more than housing – it’s connection, community, and care. 🏘️💚 Yesterday, we joined our partners in celebrating the grand opening of Parkmoor Community Apartments & The Hub – a project supporting foster youth in Santa Clara County that truly embodies the meaning of home. bit.ly/47xWNka

"By approving this local funding measure, voters can ensure Santa Clara Valley Healthcare continues to do what it’s done so well for decades — care for everyone. Measure A protects critical programs that connect health care and housing." Vote #YesOnA! #SaveOurLocalHospitals #MeasureA

We partner with organizations led by experts who best know the needs of their community to build a stronger & more equitable system for all to thrive. Today, we’re highlighting the work of one of our partners: the South Bay Community Land Trust! 👉 Support their work: tinyurl.com/SouthBayCLT-PPF

Through Donnell's story, we see the bigger picture: homelessness is rooted in systemic issues, not personal shortcomings. We must close the gap between housing costs and wages to solve homelessness. Thank you, Donnell, for sharing your journey! 🔗 destinationhomesv.org/centering-lived-experience/

Those quoted in this @mercurynews.com article are making impossible trade-offs, like choosing between a medical procedure & rent. For others who are barely making ends meet, an unexpected expense like a hospital bill could be what pushes them onto our streets. www.mercurynews.com/2025/10/05/h...

SB 634 makes it clear: cities can't block life-saving outreach & services for people experiencing homelessness. Without services + housing, there is no real path forward. @governor.ca.gov 🔗 tinyurl.com/4nyschsr #SB634 #EndHomelessness

🚨Our local hospital system is under threat.🚨 Santa Clara Valley Healthcare provides essential healthcare to all in our community, but federal funding cuts are threatening the life-saving services they provide. Learn more & join us in supporting #MeasureA: destinationhomesv.org/news/2025/09...

People with lived experience are essential co-creators of the solutions to homelessness. Their firsthand knowledge drives true systemic change. "If you know how to listen, it can impact and transform systems." @rhie512.bsky.social 🔗Learn more: destinationhomesv.org/centering-lived-experience/

Funding cuts are threatening to undo the progress communities across California are making toward ending and preventing homelessness. We need sustained investments in proven solutions to keep momentum. Read more by @calmatters.org: calmatters.org/housing/home...

Really enjoyed talking with @alexis-madrigal.bsky.social and Jennifer Loving from @destinationhomesv.bsky.social about what we know regarding homeless prevention and drivers of homelessness. A great opportunity to highlight some of the research from @LEOatND & @ndecon.bsky.social !

TUE at 9AM Tune in to the Episode 1 of #InSearchofHome - we'll talk with @destinationhomesv.bsky.social CEO Jennifer Loving and economics professor @racollinson.bsky.social about the many reasons why homelessness happens and how to prevent it. ❓ Have you ever been on the brink of losing your home?

"Triage is a lifeline, but treatment is the cure. If we want fewer people outside tomorrow, we can’t just count cabins built or encampments cleared. We have to measure keys in hand, leases signed and doors closed behind someone finally home." 🔗 Read more @sanjosespotlight.com: bit.ly/Bramson908

We’re honored to be featured in @packardfdn.bsky.social‘s latest grantee story and grateful for their steadfast partnership, which has been instrumental in helping our community pioneer bold and collaborative solutions to homelessness. If you haven’t already, give it a read ⬇️⬇️⬇️

"...That means filling federal funding gaps with local dollars wherever possible. It means doubling down on eviction prevention and emergency rental assistance. It means building political will to protect those on the margins." Read more @sanjosespotlight.com:

By focusing on preventing homelessness with financial assistance, we're tackling the root causes of housing instability and demonstrating that keeping families in their homes is both compassionate and cost-effective. #PreventHomelessness 🔗 Learn more: destinationhomesv.org/homelessness-prevention/