The Palo Alto site is set to shelter more than 200 residents.
Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian at the Palo Alto tiny home construction site on Oct. 31. Construction is underway on two new homeless shelters in the Bay Area — a prefabricated project in Palo Alto for more than 200 people and a tiny home village in Richmond for more than a dozen young adults.
“We know interim shelter is only part of the solution, but we can’t allow folks to remain on our streets while they wait for permanent housing,” Simitian said in a statement. The rest of the money is being put up by the city, county and private sources, including $5 million from Silicon Valley billionaire developer and philanthropist John A. Sobrato. Sobrato’s foundation also put $5 million toward aThe South Bay nonprofit Life Moves will operate site, providing supportive services with the goal of moving residents into permanent housing. Shelter residents, including families, will be able to stay for around three to six months.
In Richmond, around 13 tiny homes for homeless young adults ages 18 to 24 are set to open in the fall of 2024 at 175 23rd St. off Carlson Boulevard., an offshoot of a small East Bay nonprofit spearheading the project. Homeless young adults can stay at the planned tiny homes for up to two years and will be offered case management services to help them find permanent housing.
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