#rapid-rehousing

#rapid-rehousing

Tamien Station Apartments is San Jose's first new transit-oriented housing development in more than 20 years. Situated next to the Tamien Light Rail and Caltrain station on Lick Avenue, the project offers 135 units that connect residents directly to public transportation for easier commutes and daily travel. Units include one-, two-, and three-bedroom apartments available to families earning below 60 percent of the area median income.

The county received nearly $600,000 from the Emergency Solutions Grants Program, which can be used to fund shelter operations, outreach, homelessness prevention or rapid rehousing. Over the past five years, the county has received $2.5 million in these grants and largely used the money to fund rapid rehousing programs, which give people time-limited rental subsidies. "(These) funds are an important source of funds for our rapid rehousing program, assisting approximately 50 households a year to obtain and maintain permanent housing,"