Services for the Unhoused

Email: ekeomian@theksp.org
Provides services to families with children living in vehicles with the purpose to reduce educational gaps that may occur due to a lack of access to basic necessities and extra-curricular activities. 

EHP “Clothes Closet”
2411 Pulgas Avenue, East Palo Alto
(650) 323-7781
Distributes clothing, furniture, appliances, and household essentials, such as blankets, sheets, and dishes. 

Sacred Heart Community Services “Clothes Closet”
1381 South First St, San Jose
408) 278-2160
Distributes free clothing, shoes, accessories, and linens Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 9am-4pm; Tuesday 9am-6pm; Friday 9am-12pm. Families may visit twice per month and take up to 5 items per visit.  

Distributes free clothing 10-11 a.m. 1^st & 3^rd Wednesdays (women and children) and 1st & 3^rd Thursdays (men).

Offers free healthcare and wellness services for people experiencing homelessness and low-income households. Insurance is not required, however private insurance, Medi-Cal, and Medicare insurance are accepted.

Stanford Medicine: Arbor Free Clinic
114 Fifth Ave., Redwood City
(650) 724-1332
Provides transitional health care at no charge to underserved population on Sundays from 8-10 am on a first-serve basis. Clients are referred to resources for long-term care.

LifeMoves Opportunity Center
33 Encina Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 853-8672

The Opportunity Service Center provides drop-in services for single adults including food, clothing, laundry/shower facilities, and case management.  

Homeless Prevention Services
(408) 786-8538

A county-wide network of agencies working together to prevent homelessness.

info@hifinfo.org

Awards emergency aid fund money to low-income individuals/families that are at risk of losing their housing. Accepts applications from partner agencies and individuals.

Bill Wilson Center | (408) 850-6125

Runaway and Homeless Youth Shelter for youth ages 12-17 

StarVista Daybreak Shelter | (650) 771-0782

Transitional housing program for homeless teens aged 16-21

(650) 965-2020
Offers many different kinds of mental health services and psychotherapy for children, adolescents, adults, older adults, and couples as well as psychological assessment services for children, adolescents and adults. Services are provided on a sliding scale.

(800) 704-0900
The Behavioral Health Call Center is the entry point to all Santa Clara County behavioral health services. Services for individuals and families include behavioral health urgent care, emergency psychiatric services, inpatient and outpatient services, community mobile response team, substance use services, suicide crisis and prevention, and a behavioral health navigator program.

(650) 617-8350
Provides free mental health services in English and Spanish. Services include, but are not limited to, psychiatry (assessment and medication management), case management (coordinating care and discharge planning), counseling, day program, and discount medication support.

Peninsula Healthcare Connection
Opportunity Center, 33 Encina Avenue Palo Alto
(650) 853-0321
Offers free healthcare and wellness services for people experiencing homelessness and low-income households. Insurance is not required, however private insurance, Medi-Cal, and Medicare insurance are accepted. Behavioral health services include individual counseling, referrals to case management and other resources, substance abuse disorder treatment, and psychiatric medication management. 

Ravenswood Family Health Center: MayView Palo Alto Clinic
270 Grant Ave, Palo Alto
(650) 330-7400
Provides comprehensive Behavioral Health services, including individual counseling. Under and uninsured patients are welcome, sliding scale payments available. 

Crisis and Suicide Prevention Lifeline
9-8-8 or (800) 704-0900
Provides direct connection to free, confidential, and compassionate support in Santa Clara County. Use when you are a loved one are experiencing something that produces emotional, mental, physical and/or behavioral distress; are having mental health distress, including thoughts of suicide; just need to talk.

Emergency shelter for adult men and women in alternating locations in Palo Alto. Access the program by going in-person to the LifeMoves Opportunity Center at 33 Encina Ave., Palo Alto, Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-4 p.m.