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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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