What we do · Housing · Permanent supportive housing
A home that lasts. Support that stays.
Permanent supportive housing is for young adults 18 to 24 who have experienced long-term homelessness and live with a disability. There is no set end date.
No end dateStay as long as the home is right for you
Young adults ages 18 to 24 in Santa Clara County who are experiencing chronic homelessness and live with a disability. Every room in this program is set aside for people who meet HUD’s definition of chronic homelessness (24 CFR 578.3).
A disability: a documented condition, such as a mental illness, a substance use disorder, a developmental disability, or a chronic physical illness.
Long-term homelessness: living outside, in a shelter, or in another place not meant for living for at least 12 months in a row, or on at least four separate occasions in the last three years adding up to at least 12 months.
“PSH can only provide assistance to individuals with disabilities and families in which one adult or child has a disability.” (24 CFR 578.37(a)(1)(i))
Eligibility and referral
How you get in.
Razing the Bar does not take applications directly. Santa Clara County assesses people experiencing homelessness through one shared system, Coordinated Entry, and refers them to housing programs, including ours.
Get assessed. Complete the County’s Coordinated Entry assessment. Get Help shows you where to start.
Get referred. When a room opens, the County refers the person matched to it from its Community Queue.
Move in. We confirm eligibility, including documentation of a disability, walk through the home and your agreement, and introduce you to your Community Mentor.
The housing
How the home works.
Your room
A private room in a shared home.
Razing the Bar holds the lease on single-family homes across Santa Clara County. You have your own bedroom and share the common spaces. No credit check, rental history, or co-signer is needed.
Your agreement
One year, then month to month.
You sign a one-year agreement with Razing the Bar that renews month to month and can end only for cause. Before you move in, you receive the written program rules and the process for ending assistance (24 CFR 578.91(b)).
Your cost
Rent based on your income.
You may pay an occupancy charge based on your income, capped by HUD. Your income is reviewed when you move in, and you can ask for a new review if your income drops or your household changes.
“Permanent housing means community-based housing without a designated length of stay, and includes both permanent supportive housing and rapid rehousing. To be permanent housing, the program participant must be the tenant on a lease for a term of at least one year, which is renewable for terms that are a minimum of one month long, and is terminable only for cause.” (24 CFR 578.3)
Occupancy charges “may not exceed the highest of: 30 percent of the family’s monthly adjusted income … 10 percent of the family’s monthly income; or” the part of any welfare payment designated for housing costs (24 CFR 578.77(b)).
Your rights
You are a tenant.
California tenant law applies to the room you live in, whatever the agreement is called. It covers “tenants, lessees, boarders, lodgers, and others, however denominated” (Cal. Civ. Code § 1940(a)).
Privacy
Notice before entry.
Staff give written notice before entering your room, except in an emergency. “Twenty-four hours shall be presumed to be reasonable notice in absence of evidence to the contrary” (Cal. Civ. Code § 1954(d)(1)).
Safety
Protection if you are a survivor.
You cannot be denied housing, or lose it, “on the basis or as a direct result of the fact that the applicant or tenant is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking” (24 CFR 5.2005(b)(1)).
Fairness
Ending housing is a last resort.
In permanent supportive housing, assistance ends “only in the most severe cases,” after every circumstance is considered, with written reasons, a review by someone else, and a written final decision (24 CFR 578.91(b)–(c)).
Support
Support around you.
Mentoring
A mentor of your own.
A Community Mentor works with you on a plan you write, naming your own goals and the support you want.
Life skills
Running a home.
Cooking, budgeting, credit, and the everyday skills of living on your own.
Navigation
Health, school, work.
Connections to mental health and substance use treatment, benefits, education, employment, food, and transportation.
Taking part in mentoring and life skills is part of living in permanent supportive housing. Mental health care, medical care, and medication are always your choice.
“Recipients and subrecipients may require the program participants to take part in supportive services that are not disability-related services provided through the project as a condition of continued participation in the program. Examples of disability-related services include, but are not limited to, mental health services, outpatient health services, and provision of medication …” (24 CFR 578.75(h))
Over time
What to expect.
Permanent supportive housing has no required move-out date. You stay as long as the home is right for you, with support available the whole time.
Stay
No time limit.
Your agreement renews month to month after the first year.
Move on, if you choose
A Housing Choice Voucher.
If you want a place of your own, we help you apply through the Santa Clara County Housing Authority.
Decide with support
Your choices, your say.
If you have a supported decision-making agreement, the person you choose can join your planning, only as far as you direct.
Accountability
How we’re held to account.
Permanent supportive housing is funded by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care grant, reported to HUD each year. Participant records are kept in Santa Clara County’s Homeless Management Information System. See our financials.
Questions
Straight answers.
Can I apply directly to Razing the Bar?
No. Referrals come through Santa Clara County’s Coordinated Entry System. Get Help shows you how to start.
Do I need documentation of a disability?
Yes. Permanent supportive housing can only serve people with a documented disability.
Do I pay rent?
You may pay an occupancy charge based on your income. HUD caps it at the highest of 30 percent of your adjusted monthly income, 10 percent of your monthly income, or the part of a welfare payment set aside for housing.
How long can I stay?
There is no set end date. Your agreement is for one year, then renews month to month, and can end only for cause.
Do I have to take part in services?
Mentoring and life skills are part of the program. Mental health care, medical care, and medication are always your choice.
Can staff come into my room?
Only with written notice, usually 24 hours ahead, unless there is an emergency or you agree at the time.
What if I am leaving an abusive relationship?
You are protected from losing housing because you are a survivor. Get Help lists 24-hour safety lines.
Next step
Start with Coordinated Entry.
Razing the Bar receives referrals through Santa Clara County’s Coordinated Entry System. Get Help shows you how to reach it today.
PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
A home that lasts.
Support that
stays.
Permanent supportive housing is for young adults 18 to 24 who have experienced long-term homelessness and live with a disability. There is no set end date.
Who it’s for.
Young adults ages 18 to 24 in Santa Clara County who are experiencing chronic homelessness and live with a disability. Every room in this program is set aside for people who meet HUD’s definition of chronic homelessness (24 CFR 578.3).
How you get in.
Razing the Bar does not take applications directly. Santa Clara County assesses people experiencing homelessness through one shared system, Coordinated Entry, and refers them to housing programs, including ours.
Complete the County’s Coordinated Entry assessment. Get Help shows you where to start.
When a room opens, the County refers the person matched to it from its Community Queue.
We confirm eligibility, including documentation of a disability, walk through the home and your agreement, and introduce you to your Community Mentor.
How the home works.
A private room in a shared home.
Razing the Bar holds the lease on single-family homes across Santa Clara County. You have your own bedroom and share the common spaces. No credit check, rental history, or co-signer is needed.
One year, then month to month.
You sign a one-year agreement with Razing the Bar that renews month to month and can end only for cause. Before you move in, you receive the written program rules and the process for ending assistance (24 CFR 578.91(b)).
Rent based on your income.
You may pay an occupancy charge based on your income, capped by HUD. Your income is reviewed when you move in, and you can ask for a new review if your income drops or your household changes.
You are a tenant.
California tenant law applies to the room you live in, whatever the agreement is called. It covers “tenants, lessees, boarders, lodgers, and others, however denominated” (Cal. Civ. Code § 1940(a)).
Notice before entry.
Staff give written notice before entering your room, except in an emergency. “Twenty-four hours shall be presumed to be reasonable notice in absence of evidence to the contrary” (Cal. Civ. Code § 1954(d)(1)).
Protection if you are a survivor.
You cannot be denied housing, or lose it, “on the basis or as a direct result of the fact that the applicant or tenant is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking” (24 CFR 5.2005(b)(1)).
Ending housing is a last resort.
In permanent supportive housing, assistance ends “only in the most severe cases,” after every circumstance is considered, with written reasons, a review by someone else, and a written final decision (24 CFR 578.91(b)–(c)).
Support around you.
A mentor of your own.
A Community Mentor works with you on a plan you write, naming your own goals and the support you want.
Running a home.
Cooking, budgeting, credit, and the everyday skills of living on your own.
Health, school, work.
Connections to mental health and substance use treatment, benefits, education, employment, food, and transportation.
Taking part in mentoring and life skills is part of living in permanent supportive housing. Mental health care, medical care, and medication are always your choice.
What to expect.
Permanent supportive housing has no required move-out date. You stay as long as the home is right for you, with support available the whole time.
No time limit.
Your agreement renews month to month after the first year.
A Housing Choice Voucher.
If you want a place of your own, we help you apply through the Santa Clara County Housing Authority.
Your choices, your say.
If you have a supported decision-making agreement, the person you choose can join your planning, only as far as you direct.
How we’re held
to account.
Permanent supportive housing is funded by a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Continuum of Care grant, reported to HUD each year. Participant records are kept in Santa Clara County’s Homeless Management Information System. See our financials.
Straight answers.
Can I apply directly to Razing the Bar?
No. Referrals come through Santa Clara County’s Coordinated Entry System. Get Help shows you how to start.
Do I need documentation of a disability?
Yes. Permanent supportive housing can only serve people with a documented disability.
Do I pay rent?
You may pay an occupancy charge based on your income. HUD caps it at the highest of 30 percent of your adjusted monthly income, 10 percent of your monthly income, or the part of a welfare payment set aside for housing.
How long can I stay?
There is no set end date. Your agreement is for one year, then renews month to month, and can end only for cause.
Do I have to take part in services?
Mentoring and life skills are part of the program. Mental health care, medical care, and medication are always your choice.
Can staff come into my room?
Only with written notice, usually 24 hours ahead, unless there is an emergency or you agree at the time.
What if I am leaving an abusive relationship?
You are protected from losing housing because you are a survivor. Get Help lists 24-hour safety lines.
Start with
Coordinated Entry.
Razing the Bar receives referrals through Santa Clara County’s Coordinated Entry System. Get Help shows you how to reach it today.
References
Cal. Civ. Code § 1940 (2026). https://california.public.law/codes/ca_civ_code_section_1940
Cal. Civ. Code § 1954 (2019). https://california.public.law/codes/ca_civ_code_section_1954
Continuum of Care Program, 24 C.F.R. § 578.3 (2026). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/section-578.3
Continuum of Care Program, 24 C.F.R. § 578.37 (2026). https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/24/578.37
Continuum of Care Program, 24 C.F.R. § 578.75 (2026). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/section-578.75
Continuum of Care Program, 24 C.F.R. § 578.77 (2026). https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/24/578.77
Continuum of Care Program, 24 C.F.R. § 578.91 (2026). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/section-578.91
Protection for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, 24 C.F.R. § 5.2005 (2026). https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-24/section-5.2005