City Council
March 8, 2022
Item: 8.2
San José Bridge Program
(SJ Bridge)
Jacky Morales-Ferrand
Director, Housing
Ragan Henninger
Deputy Director, Housing
Kelly Hemphill
Homelessness Response Manager
BUILDING GREAT PLACES INVESTING IN PEOPLE PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ALL 2 Community Plan to End Homelessness
2/15/2022
6,097 homeless individuals counted
in San José (84% unsheltered)
Strategy 1: Ensure all residents who
are able to work have access to living
wage employment
Strategy 3: Ensure that community
spaces are safe and welcoming for
housed and unhoused residents
BUILDING GREAT PLACES INVESTING IN PEOPLE PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ALL 3 SJ Bridge Program HISTORY
2/15/2022
2018: Litter pick up program implemented under PRNS to address blight 2020: Transferred program to Housing Department (to include housing with employment)
2021: Housing RFP solicited operators to offer employment and housing (in coordination) for SJ Bridge participants
• Employment: GOODWILL
• Housing: LIFEMOVES
February 15, 2022: City Council approval of Goodwill as operator of SJ Bridge Program
Spring 2022: City Council approval of LifeMoves to operate various housing options for SJ Bridge employees, including Guadalupe EIH BUILDING GREAT PLACES INVESTING IN PEOPLE PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ALL 4 SJ Bridge Program OVERVIEW
2/15/2022
Serve up to 150 individuals experiencing homelessness
Client-centered
Rapidly employ clients as Goodwill employees @ $18.50/hour for 20 hours per week
Transition to career training for long-term living wage employment ($24.07 with health benefits or $25.31 per hour without benefits)
House 120 individuals through LifeMoves
BUILDING GREAT PLACES INVESTING IN PEOPLE PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ALL 5 Employment + Housing = GOAL
2/15/2022
SJ Bridge will offer a path to permanent living wage
employment AND stable permanent housing
54% of the 150 individuals who graduate from the
rapid employment program will continue their path
to a living wage job training program
80% of the 150 individuals enrolled in SJ Bridge will
successfully be placed in a housing option
BUILDING GREAT PLACES INVESTING IN PEOPLE PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ALL 6 SJ Bridge Program DESIGN
2/15/2022
PHASE 1: Rapid Employment Programs
Litter clean-up crews
Trails and parks beautification projects
Public Restroom Attendant Pilot
Program
PHASE 2: Career Training & Placement
Assessment
Workshops
Supportive services
Living wage career/employment
placement
BUILDING GREAT PLACES INVESTING IN PEOPLE PROVIDING HOUSING FOR ALL 7 SJ Bridge Program COORDINATION
2/15/2022
Goodwill
Rapid
Employment
Career Training
& Placement
LifeMoves
Housing
Case
Management
PRNS & DOT
Clean-up
Locations
Routes
Guadalupe Parks
Conservancy
Beautification
Projects
City Council
March 8, 2022
Item: 8.2
San José Bridge Program
(SJ Bridge)
Jacky Morales-Ferrand
Director, Housing
Ragan Henninger
Deputy Director, Housing
Kelly Hemphill
Homelessness Response Manager