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San Jose Local Assistance Programs

This page lists local organizations in San Jose, California that provide social services, legal aid, housing and food. Statewide programs are described on the California page.

Social services

Sacred Heart Community ServiceFood, housing and financial assistance
Websitesacredheartcs.org 
Phone(408) 278-2160
Address1381 South First Street, San Jose, CA 95110

Sacred Heart Community Service lists food and clothing, housing and financial assistance, and utility and water assistance among its programs.1

Law Foundation of Silicon ValleyFree legal services
Websitelawfoundation.org 
Main number408-293-4790
Housing(408) 280-2424
Address4 North Second Street, Suite 1300, San Jose, CA 95113

The Law Foundation of Silicon Valley provides free legal services on housing, health and children’s rights issues.2

Housing

Santa Clara County Homelessness Prevention SystemAssistance for households at risk of losing housing
Websitepreventhomelessness.org 
Phone(408) 516-5100

The program serves low-income families and individuals at risk of losing their housing. It is administered by a network of 19 nonprofit partner agencies, and only partner agencies determine eligibility.3

Food

Second Harvest of Silicon ValleyFood bank
Websiteshfb.org 

Second Harvest of Silicon Valley lists how to find food and how to apply for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program on its get food page.4

Data and figures on this page come from the sources and notes below:

Footnotes

  1. Sacred Heart Community Service, Home page . ↩

  2. Law Foundation of Silicon Valley, Home page  and Contact . ↩

  3. Santa Clara County Homelessness Prevention System, Home page . ↩

  4. Second Harvest of Silicon Valley, Get food . ↩

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