SJ Poised to Renew Contracts with Homeless Service Providers
The San Jose City Council is poised to re-authorize a few key contracts with nonprofits that serve the South Bay’s rapidly expanding homeless population.
Up for consideration when the council meets on Tuesday is a deal with Project WeHope, which is requesting $671,350 to expand its mobile hygiene services for the unhoused. The organization’s Dignity on Wheels program sends out a fleet of five trailers equipped with showers and washing machines to various locations.
Because, according to Dignity on Wheels program director Anita Blount, “for individuals who are unhoused, it’s very difficult to get access to sanitation.”
The city funding would allow the nonprofit to add two trailers to its existing fleet. One of those trailers would be equipped with plug-ins so homeless clients could charge their electronic devices. Also included would be an office for a case manager to work one-on-one with people who use the service, connecting them to housing and job opportunities.
