If you are thinking about suicide, or in emotional crisis. You can also text 988.
02 · Fleeing domestic violence or abuse
Your safety comes first.
If you are leaving, or thinking about leaving, someone who hurts or threatens you, these lines answer 24 hours a day. They can help you plan for safety and find emergency shelter.
Staying safe online: if someone checks your phone or computer, use a device they cannot see, or a private browser window. The Quick exit button on this page takes you to a weather page right away.
The County keeps a separate, confidential housing queue for domestic violence survivors. When you are assessed for housing, ask about it, and ask how your information is protected (County of Santa Clara, 2018).
03 · A place to sleep tonight
Call Here4You first.
Here4You is Santa Clara County’s shelter hotline. It matches people to emergency shelter, including transportation to the shelter, and connects them to other resources.
693 South 2nd Street, San Jose. Food, showers, laundry, phones and computers, and housing referrals. Call for current hours (Bill Wilson Center, n.d.-a).
Community resources across Santa Clara County, by phone.
04 · Housing with Razing the Bar
Three steps to a home.
Razing the Bar does not keep its own waiting list. Our homes are filled through Santa Clara County’s Coordinated Entry System, the one door into housing programs across the county.
Who our housing is for: young adults ages 18 to 24 experiencing homelessness in Santa Clara County. If you are 25 or older, steps 01 and 02 still apply; the County will match you to programs for your age.
The County matches people to housing programs, including ours, based on the assessment. Keep your phone number and contact information current so you can be reached.
Meet us
When you are referred to Razing the Bar, we meet you, walk you through the home and the agreement, and introduce you to your Community Mentor.
1510 Parkmoor Ave, Ste. 101, San Jose, and 7933 Wren Ave., Gilroy. For anyone who has been in foster care, even for one day (Bill Wilson Center, n.d.-c).
GET HELP
Start here.
Pick the one that fits you right now. Each one tells you exactly who to call and what happens next.
Call now.
Someone is in danger
911Police, fire, or medical emergency.
Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
988If you are thinking about suicide, or in emotional crisis. You can also text 988.
Your safety
comes first.
If you are leaving, or thinking about leaving, someone who hurts or threatens you, these lines answer 24 hours a day. They can help you plan for safety and find emergency shelter.
Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
(408) 279-2962San Jose. Shelter and housing services.
YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley
(800) 572-2782Domestic violence support line. Emergency shelter.
Community Solutions
(877) 363-7238South County: Morgan Hill, San Martin, and Gilroy.
AACI Asian Women’s Home
(408) 975-2739English, Vietnamese, Chinese, and other Asian languages.
Maitri
(888) 862-4874For South Asian families.
National Domestic Violence Hotline
(800) 799-7233Or text START to 88788 (National Domestic Violence Hotline, n.d.).
Hotline listings: County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention, n.d.
A restraining order
The Restraining Order Help Center is at the Family Justice Center Courthouse, 201 N. First Street, San Jose. In person Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., closed 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. (County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention, n.d.).
Housing, kept confidential
The County keeps a separate, confidential housing queue for domestic violence survivors. When you are assessed for housing, ask about it, and ask how your information is protected (County of Santa Clara, 2018).
Call Here4You first.
Here4You is Santa Clara County’s shelter hotline. It matches people to emergency shelter, including transportation to the shelter, and connects them to other resources.
Here4You shelter hotline
(408) 385-2400Call center hours: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., seven days a week (Bill Wilson Center, n.d.-b).
Bill Wilson Center Drop-In Center
(408) 925-0231693 South 2nd Street, San Jose. Food, showers, laundry, phones and computers, and housing referrals. Call for current hours (Bill Wilson Center, n.d.-a).
2-1-1
2-1-1Community resources across Santa Clara County, by phone.
Three steps
to a home.
Razing the Bar does not keep its own waiting list. Our homes are filled through Santa Clara County’s Coordinated Entry System, the one door into housing programs across the county.
Get assessed
Complete the County’s Coordinated Entry assessment. Ask a shelter, drop-in center, or outreach worker to do it with you, or call Here4You at (408) 385-2400 to find out where to go (County of Santa Clara Office of Supportive Housing, n.d.).
Get matched
The County matches people to housing programs, including ours, based on the assessment. Keep your phone number and contact information current so you can be reached.
Meet us
When you are referred to Razing the Bar, we meet you, walk you through the home and the agreement, and introduce you to your Community Mentor.
A home. And people
who stay.
A home
Through one of three programs: transitional housing, rapid re-housing, or permanent supportive housing.
A Community Mentor
One named mentor who meets with you toward goals you choose.
The paperwork, together
ID, benefits, a bank account, school, and health coverage, one step at a time.
Skills, work, and community
Life skills, paid work experience, and community gatherings around a full table.
More places
for young adults.
The HUB
(408) 792-17501510 Parkmoor Ave, Ste. 101, San Jose, and 7933 Wren Ave., Gilroy. For anyone who has been in foster care, even for one day (Bill Wilson Center, n.d.-c).
Bill Wilson Center Drop-In Center
(408) 925-0231Housing referrals, job readiness, education support, and mental health services.
Talk to a person.
Questions about any step, or already with Razing the Bar and need something? Reach your Community Mentor, or contact our office.
Call
(669) 215-5310Email
information@razingthebar.orgVisit
1400 Parkmoor Ave, Ste. 240
San Jose, CA 95126
Email and voicemail are not monitored around the clock. In an emergency, call 911.
Bill Wilson Center. (n.d.-a). Drop-In Center. https://www.billwilsoncenter.org/services/all/drop.html
Bill Wilson Center. (n.d.-b). Here4You. https://billwilsoncenter.org/services/all/here4you.html
Bill Wilson Center. (n.d.-c). The HUB. https://billwilsoncenter.org/services/all/bwc-hub.html
County of Santa Clara. (2018, September 13). Coordinated assessment FAQ for victim service providers. https://www.bitfocus.com/hubfs/Community%20Admin%20Sites/Santa%20Clara%20-%20Community%20Admin%20Site/Forms%20and%20Manuals/VI-SPDAT%20Additional%20Resources/FAQ-for-VSPs-2018-09-13.pdf?hsLang=en
County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence Prevention. (n.d.). OGBVP resources. https://desj.santaclaracounty.gov/offices/gender-based-violence-prevention/ogbvp-resources
County of Santa Clara Office of Supportive Housing. (n.d.). Coordinated Entry. https://osh.santaclaracounty.gov/housing-and-shelter-support/shelter-and-housing-support/housing-support/coordinated-entry-get
National Domestic Violence Hotline. (n.d.). The Hotline. https://www.thehotline.org/