San Jose Opens New Housing to Support Young Adults Exiting Foster Care

A new affordable housing development for transitional age youth (TAY) has opened in San Jose. Sunrise Pavilion offers 43 pet-friendly homes to young adults ages 18 to 24 who are exiting the foster care system in Santa Clara County and provides on-site services, career counseling, and wireless internet access.

A project of the Santa Clara County Housing Authority, Sunrise Pavilion was developed by Jamboree Housing and includes a community center and laundry facilities. More than half of the homes are permanent supportive housing, providing residents with services that invoke safety and stability. The remaining units are transitional housing, helping youth who are aging out of foster care gain life skills to live independently.

Counseling and crisis management services are offered on site by the Bill Wilson Center and Community Solutions. Resident youth can also take advantage of the career development programs run by Housing with Heart and funded by Santa Clara County's Office of Supportive Housing.

HCD contributed more than $14.3 million in Homekey funds to help make Sunrise Pavilion a reality. Using a block grant from HCD's Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program, the City of San Jose contributed an additional $2 million to the project. Sunrise Pavilion and other TAY communities give a more stable future to foster youth and help prevent youth homelessness. As Santa Clara County's chief operating officer Greta Hansen said in a related article, "We are committed to providing unhoused families and young adults with the housing and support they need to lead safe and healthy lives."