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Silicon Valley homeless prevention program goes national
- Destination: Home expands a Santa Clara County homelessness prevention model to 10 U.S. communities.
- The Right at Home initiative will fund each city to serve 1,500 households over five years.
- Santa Clara County's program helped thousands avoid homelessness since 2017 and is now a national model.
- The program aims to prevent homelessness before it starts by securing federal funding for pre-eviction support.
- Leaders cited private funding from Cisco and philanthropic groups backing the expansion.
- The expansion includes tribal communities, rural areas, and both large and small cities.
- The San José Spotlight interviewees described the model as adaptable for broader adoption.
- Since 2017, the Santa Clara County program has helped nearly 44,000 people avoid homelessness.
- The initiative will train participating cities to implement the prevention model.
- University data from Notre Dame supports the program’s effectiveness in housing stability.
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