Emergency Funding Resources

EMERGENCY FUNDING RESOURCES

Emergency Assistance Network (EAN)

The Emergency Assistance Network (EAN) agencies in Santa Clara County provide a variety of services to prevent homelessness, utility disconnections, and hunger. Assistance is based on Zip Code residence. The EAN provides a variety of services to prevent homelessness and act as a safety net for residents facing eviction, utility or electric, disconnection, and hunger. The EAN offers assistance to help families and individuals recover from emergency situations, often providing case management and financial education at the same time as direct help to pay rent.

• San Jose St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVDP)

  • • There are a number of churches and parishes in the county. They are part of the St. Vincent parishes. Some offer emergency funds for paying bills or housing costs, such as rent. Others only offer basic needs, whether that is free clothes, bus passes for work, or a low cost thrift store. They also focus on an immediate region, so families should contact the St. Vincent that is near them in Santa Clara County.

• • • • • • • North Santa Clara County

1. Our Lady of Peace, Santa Clara serves zip codes of 95054, 95117, 95002.

2. Resurrection, Sunnyvale serves zip code of 94087.

3. St. Athanasius, Mountain View is for 94039, 94043, 94040.

4. St. Cyprian, Sunnyvale California. Zip code = 94086.

5. St. Joseph, Mountain View California covers zip code of 94041.

6. St. Lawrence, Santa Clara. 95051, 95050 zip codes.

7. St. Martin, Sunnyvale helps the low income in zip codes of 94086, 94087, 94089.

8. St. Simon, Los Altos. 94024, 94040.

9. St. Thomas Aquinas, Palo Alto California is for residents in zip codes 94301, 94306.

10. Holy Korean Martyrs, Sunnyvale, 94089.

• • • • • • • Central Santa Clara County St. Vincent Conferences

1. Queen of Apostles, San Jose covers 95117, 95129 zip codes.

2. Sacred Heart, Saratoga. 95070.

3. St. Clare, Santa Clara. Zip codes are 95050, 9505.

4. St. Frances Cabrini, San Jose, 95124.

5. St. Leo, San Jose. 95126, 95128.

6. St. Lucy, Campbell St Vincent is for people in 95008.

7. St. Martin of Tours, San Jose, 95128, 95126 zip.

8. St. Mary, Los Gatos, zip codes are 95030, 95032.

• • • • • • • Santa Clara South/East County Conferences

1. Christ the King of San Jose is for people in 95111, 95138.

2. Holy Family, San Jose, 95136.

3. St. Catherine, Morgan Hill California. Zips are 95037.

4. St. Elizabeth, Milpitas, zip is 95035.

5. St. John Vianney, San Jose is for people in 95127, 95148.

6. St. Victor, San Jose, 95132, 95131.

• Salvation Army

  • • • Address - 359 N. Fourth St., San Jose, California 95110

      • Phone number - (408) 282-1165

      • 95013, 95037, 95111, 95112, 95113, 95119, 95120, 95121, 95123, 95126, 95128, 95135, 95136, 95137, 95138, 95239, 95141, 95192

      • The San Jose Salvation Army offers one time grants and cash as a form of rental assistance to low income families and individuals to help them stop an eviction and prevent homelessness.

• Project Sentinel

  • • • can be reached at 888.331.3332, offers landlord/tenant dispute services. Address is 1055 Sunnyvale-Saratoga Rd, Suite 3, Sunnyvale, California.

• Sacred Heart Community Services

  • • • Location of the center - 1381 S. First St. (Alma), San Jose, California 95110

      • Telephone - (408) 283-5800

      • Assistance offered includes one time rental assistance to prevent an eviction from home or apartment. Security deposits and back rent can be paid too. This charity organization can help families in 95008, 95110, 95117, 95118, 95124, and 95125 zip codes.

• St. Joseph's Family Center

  • • • Address - 7950 Church Street, Suite A , Gilroy, California 95020

      • Tele - (408) 842-6662

      • Apply at the non-profit for emergency rental assistance. Funds are available to qualifying individuals and families to help pay their rent and maintain their housing. Also money can be used to obtain housing, such as pay first months rent or security deposits.

• Community Services Agency of Mountain View and Los Altos

  • • • Address - 204 Stierlin Rd., Mountain View, California 94043

      • Call - (650) 968-0836

      • San Jose and the zip codes of 94022, 94024, 94035, 94040, 94041, 94043 are covered by housing and rental programs. Some clients will be offered a deferred loan for paying their rent and other housing-type bills.

• San Jose First Community Services Inc.

  • • • offers comprehensive outreach services to low-income families as well as the homeless in the Santa Clara and San Jose community. The non-profit agency assists homeless and low-income families with emergency housing and rental services and other aid.

      • Address: 75 E Santa Clara St UNIT 1300, San Jose, CA 95113

      • Phone: (408) 291-8650

• West Valley Community Services, Inc.

  • • • Cupertino of 10104 Vista Drive offers a program that can pay one-time financial assistance and cash grants toa low income people and families that have needs in the areas of housing, rent, and energy expenses. (408) 255-8033

• El Concilio

  • • • Address is 2396 University Ave

      • Palo Alto, CA 94303

      • Call (650) 330-7432

      • Applicants need to be under poverty levels. Grants to pay rent or utility deposits, low income housing, loans, and other support is provided.