12. Our Impact

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Our Impact

The proof is in who stays housed.

We don’t measure success by how many people walk through our door. We measure it by who is still home a year after they walk out of it, and we publish the numbers that could prove us wrong.

4 of 4young people we reached one year after they moved on were still stably housedMarch 2024 – March 2025

14homes across San José and Santa ClaraFiscal year 2026

$377,146in supportive services delivered beside young peopleFiscal year 2026

$86,896in groceries and shared mealsFiscal year 2026

Outcomes We Have Measured

Goals set in advance. Results counted after.

Each result below was measured against a goal written before the work began, with the young people funded through our Tipping Point Community partnership.

Still housed a year later

Young people reached one year after leaving our program who were stably housed.

March 2024 – March 2025

Still connected

Young people who remained connected to their community supports.

Goal: 90% · Result: 100%

Building toward work

Young people who made progress toward the skills, abilities, or certifications to be highly employable.

Goal: 80% · Result: 90%

Connection and employability results cover March 2023 – March 2024. Source: Razing the Bar outcome reports to Tipping Point Community (Razing the Bar, 2025).

Fiscal Year 2026 · July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

Every dollar, in the open.

Where our money came from, and where it went. Figures are from our fiscal year 2026 statement of activity, before the annual independent audit.

Where it came from

Revenue

$1,099,476

HUD Continuum of Care: joint transitional housing and rapid re-housing$553,512
HUD Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program: joint transitional housing and rapid re-housing$216,258
HUD Continuum of Care: permanent supportive housing$200,705
Private philanthropy: foundations $121,868, individuals $6,733, corporations $400$129,001

Where it went

Expenses

$1,253,407

People: the Mentors and staff who walk beside young people$527,031 · 42%

Housing: rent, utilities, furnishings, and repairs$510,627 · 41%

Direct support to young people: food, school, moves, and more$116,988 · 9%

Operations: insurance, office, legal, and systems$98,761 · 8%

Housing includes $416,498 in rent, $68,940 in utilities, and $25,189 in furnishings, supplies, and repairs.

Straight to young people

Direct support

$116,988

Food support and meals$86,896 · 74%

Direct support to young people$13,075 · 11%

Education support$3,600 · 3%

Outreach$3,032 · 3%

Moving support$2,536 · 2%

Community dinners$2,494 · 2%

Transportation$2,366 · 2%

Medical and dental$2,026 · 2%

Why private gifts matter

12% of revenue. Everything federal grants can’t do.

Private gifts were $129,001 of our fiscal year 2026 revenue, and 94% of that came from foundations. Federal grants require a match from non-federal sources and pay only for what their budget lines describe. Private gifts provide the match and fill every gap the grants leave.

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Our Scorecard · Fiscal Year 2027

The numbers we’ve promised to hit.

Every target below was set before the year began. Housing targets start at the County benchmark. Every other outcome sets its baseline in fiscal year 2027 and must beat it in fiscal year 2028. Results are published here after the fiscal year closes on June 30, 2027.

Outcome	Target	Measured by	Proven wrong if
Permanent housing
Rapid re-housing exits to permanent housing	At least 76%	Homeless Management Information System; HUD Annual Performance Report	Below 76%
Transitional housing exits to permanent housing	At least 33%	Homeless Management Information System; HUD Annual Performance Report	Below 33%
Permanent supportive housing: housed 12 consecutive months	At least 97%	Homeless Management Information System; HUD Annual Performance Report	Below 97%
Return to homelessness within 12 months of a permanent housing exit	No more than 9%	HUD System Performance Measure 2	Above 9%
Return to homelessness within 24 months of a permanent housing exit	No more than 16%	HUD System Performance Measure 2	Above 16%
Permanent relationships
Exit with at least one named permanent connection	Baseline in FY2027; higher in FY2028	Relationship map at each exit	FY2028 share at or below FY2027
Sense of belonging	Baseline in FY2027; higher in FY2028	Young person survey: agree or strongly agree	FY2028 share at or below FY2027
Educational attainment
FAFSA or California Dream Act filed by the Cal Grant deadline, for every young person who chooses to apply	100%	The young person’s plan and our activity log	Any young person who chose to apply misses the deadline
Exit enrolled, or with a credential earned	Baseline in FY2027; higher in FY2028	The young person’s file at each exit	FY2028 share at or below FY2027
Economic stability and employment
Total income rose from entry	Baseline in FY2027; higher in FY2028	HUD System Performance Measure 4	FY2028 share at or below FY2027
Exit employed or in training	Baseline in FY2027; higher in FY2028	The young person’s file at each exit	FY2028 share at or below FY2027
Exit with ID and a bank account	Baseline in FY2027; higher in FY2028	The young person’s file at each exit	FY2028 share at or below FY2027
What holds it up
Exit with health coverage active	Baseline in FY2027; higher in FY2028	Homeless Management Information System health insurance field	FY2028 share at or below FY2027
Goals met by their time horizon	Baseline in FY2027; higher in FY2028	The young person’s plan, quarterly	FY2028 share at or below FY2027

Housing benchmarks: County of Santa Clara Office of Supportive Housing (2026). The full set of statements, with measures and data sources, is in our Logic Model.

The Road So Far

From one home to a measured model.

2017

Our first home opens for six young people, who help write its house rules.

2023–2025

All four young people we reached a year after they moved on were still stably housed.

FY2026

Fourteen homes across San José and Santa Clara, supported by three HUD grants and private philanthropy.

FY2027

Every outcome measured against a target set in advance, starting from the County benchmark.

FY2028

Every outcome must beat its fiscal year 2027 baseline, or we say so here.

How We Report

Our promise about these numbers.

Counted, not estimated

Every result comes from a record: the County’s Homeless Management Information System, a young person’s file, or our books.

Bad news too

When a result misses its target, we publish it, open a corrective action within 30 days, and take it to the Board.

Targets only go up

The Board may raise a target, never lower one to fit a result.

Privacy first

Results are reported as totals only. No young person is ever named or ranked.

Independently audited

Our financial statements are reviewed each year by an independent auditor.

FY2027 Annual Campaign

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Your gift provides the match that unlocks federal funding and pays for everything grants can’t.

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Theory of Change

Why we believe it works.

The cause and effect behind every result on this page.

Logic Model

Every statement, in full.

Measures, data sources, and what would prove each one wrong.

The Problem

What we’re up against.

The evidence on youth homelessness in Santa Clara County.

References

County of Santa Clara Office of Supportive Housing. (2026, February). Supportive housing system dashboard and temporary housing and prevention report. https://files.santaclaracounty.gov/exjcpb1571/2026-02/sh-dashboard_temporary-housing-and-prevention-report_february-2026.pdf

Razing the Bar. (2025). Outcome data for Tipping Point Community, March 2023 – March 2025 [Unpublished internal report].

Razing the Bar. (2026). Statement of activity, July 2025 – June 2026 [Unaudited financial statement].

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (n.d.). System performance measures. HUD Exchange. Archived December 18, 2020, at https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20201218020116/https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/coc/system-performance-measures

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