Horrible. I reached out to them as I was about to be homeless in 10 days. They assured me that…read morethey'd get me in a shelter, at least. I tried to follow up but nobody could give me an update. They also said they'd connect me to an agency that would help me during this process. They didn't help Finally, life moves called me 2 weeks after my first contact. I only had 10 days and they knew that By a miracle, I was able to secure housing. It's frightening to go through this kind of thing. I hope others have better luck than I did going forward.

My son and I would make sandwiches and pass them out to the homeless in San Francisco once a month…read morebut we have not done that in ages. I figured it's not the time to do that due to this global outbreak so instead I had to get creative and figure out how I can help the community w/o causing a tremendous strain to my already busy schedule. I called and was thrilled they are able to accept prepared meals. I explained that I would cook everything the day of and deliver it w/in 2hrs. I did this in between emails, meetings, and reports but somehow got it done. This was 27 meals and a box of individually wrapped masks donated to this organization. I am so grateful that I am in the position to still be able to help. I also will never forget the times I didn't even have $12 for a pair of shoes for my son (Walmart). Whatever we went through.. it just made me want to help even more. Thank you for accepting this donation!

This is a very nice homeless shelter that is located in Downtown San Jose. They offer a 6 month…read moreprogram for homeless individuals to stay here and live while they work to get back on their feet. Residents have to put a portion of their income away (to be held by Life Moves) in order for them to use their savings to obtain permanent housing in the Bay Area Community. They provide nutritious food and snacks, laundry privileges, bathrooms and showers, and even assigned beds (with outlets for charging devices) for their local residents. They also offer bikes that you can borrow in order to get around town, and they offer free toiletries, clothing, and shoes to residents. It's a fantastic organization that really does so much to help the community in the Bay Area. Non Profit Organizations, such as Life Moves: Julian Street Inn, truly make the world a better place. They provide so many amazing and deserving individuals with a warm, loving, caring, and comfortable place to stay, where they can go to live in peace, joy, and happiness. If you are homeless and in need, please do not give up hope. There is help for you and resources and many people why truly care about you, your life, and your health and well being! If you are homeless and looking for shelter in the Bay Area, you will need a referral from a case worker in order to stay at Life Moves: Julian Street Inn. You will also need to wait for a bed to open up by being put on a waiting list. To get a referral, you can try contacting PATH: People Assisting The Homeless by visiting ePATH.org. You can also try calling 211 on your cell phone. Another great service for locating resources in your community is the website FindHelp.org. If you've never had the chance to use FindHelp.org, I highly recommend that you check out this invaluable website, for the many resources and services that it provides our local communities. Please trust me when I say that this website can change your life for the better! You can literally find so many, vital, even life saving, community resources, just by searching FindHelp.org. Please know that your love and support, via liking, sharing, reviewing, and otherwise spreading the word about these organizations on social media, Yelp, Google, TrustPilot, Facebook, etc. all make a significant impact. You can also show your support by choosing to volunteer your time, by donating funds, by donating belongings, by donating a vehicle, by donating pet food and pet supplies (to support the resources needed when caring for these animals), really any way you are able to help by supporting organizations, such as Life Moves: Julian Street Inn, truly makes the World a better place, by improving the lives of so many people in need, your support truly succeeds in saving all lives! To the volunteers, case workers, and individuals who work, donate time, donate supplies, donate funds, and donate food you are all very kind, caring, and thoughtful, generous, and selfless. If you are reading this now, please know that you are truly loved and appreciated for all that you do for the homeless, the entire Bay Area community, and in making the World a better place!

worst shelter I've been too. staff and clients are racist. they say no recording in rooms but staff…read morerecords me while I sleep and they are not trying to help with housing

There website is usmission1962.org This will take you to…read morethe proper site They are a 502c3 organization listed. With the secretary of State of California. They are a legitimate Organization Helping people to get off the streets and back to work

This agency has two separate locations....San Jose and Carmichael, CA (Sacramento County). They are…read morea Legit nonprofit that have been around for decades, providing a solution to homeless men. They have helped 100s of individuals smoothly transition from living on the street to the hope of à job and housing. While there is a need for some improvement (i e better website, option to donate online, etc.), these deficiencies do NOT negate their authentic existence nor their positive impact on the homeless population. If you happen to meet one of their representatives in your neighborhood, who will be carrying the proper documents, please consider providing a generous donation.

Beware of this cultish organization which purports to provide safe and sober shelter and homeless…read moreservices. I have been a 'customer' of Montgomery Street Inn and Julian Steet Inn and while they did provide me with some shelter and some food I found them to be profoundly flawed and dangerous. Today I am living a great life far away from both but I got here in spite of them ... Not with their help. Today the San Jose Mercury News reports a fatal stabbing at Julian Street Inn, the supposedly safer mental health facility down the street ... A FATAL STABBING AT A "SAFE AND SOBER PLACE!" I am delighted to be far, far away both literally and figuratively. Go there if you need to eat but don't drink the Kool-Aid.

I work at an Adult Transition Program with special needs adults. We have been going to the reaching…read moreout center to volunteer with food distribution on Wednesdays and Thursdays for the past few weeks and I have to say, this is a wonderful place to volunteer! The staff, especially, Tony and Eric are so good to us. They welcome us so kindly ever time we arrive and tell the staff and students how much they appreciate us every visit. The volunteers who sign us in are always pleasant to work with including Gladys, Mary, and Susie A snack cart and water are passed around often also. If you are looking for some place to volunteer on a Wednesday and/or Thursday from 9am-12pm and be well respected and appreciated, this is the place to be

From the owner: Our Vision is to assist low-income and homeless people in Santa Clara County by providing food,…read morebasic life necessities, and job training resources in a loving and supportive environment.

Homefirst does not come out to help elderly women out on the street alone and in need of help. They…read moretold me on the phone that they need to come in and sign up but there is no available help at this time. They were in the news for having their own internal issues and may not get funding from the county due to their inability to assist the homeless. I would not even try to get them to help in San Jose. We need a task force and better planning from the Governor, Mayor and County to get anything done to get people out of the rivers, ponds and streets. Our government is failing us so how can we expect nonprofits to get anything done either?

They give out spoiled food. Or food that is very close to their spoil date. The beds are rickety…read moremetal bunk beds that most have to hop into if they have been assigned the top bunk. it's a large room with tens of people in bunk beds. and each bed has a thin mat on it, like a gym mat. That's how stupidly thin they are. They have a program called New Start. It's basically work for the homeless people at the shelter but they don't get paid, have to work 8 hours ever day (no day off). And the privileges they get because of New Start doesn't add up to the work they put in daily. The Case workers they assign and give to the homeless people don't give them many resources and often times tell the homeless person what to do once and then never meet with them unless asked to. No regular meetings. Social Workers are meant to meet you once every week. I have photographic proof ofSpoiled food they give too. The workers all seem like they work there just for money and not to help other human beings who are struggling to get by. It's so inhumane and cruel and the Home First homeless shelter (2011 Little Orchard St, San Jose, CA 95125) is the one I'm writing about. My friend lives there and often tells me about these things and I've went with them to see and I've seen horrible things from this place.

Stayed there for less than a week, got accused "by a staff member" my second day being there of…read moresmoking pot in the house (definitely smelled it that morning though) was open and honest the entire time that I had smoked a few times during my pregnancy before coming there, and I wouldn't pass a drug test as I smoked the night before I left my hometown to move to Siena House. Simply told that that "didn't look good for me" and I moved on because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I didn't have a guilty conscience for something I didn't do. I told them they could thoroughly search me and my belongings considering I didn't own so much as a lighter. I guess that wasnt good enough because a few days later I was told that a member of the board had moved to have me evicted. With no real evidence whatsoever. That's what you get for being honest with these people. False accusations and threats to be put out on your butt. And from what another woman living there told me I'm far from the first person to have that happen. And all of this within not even a full week of me staying there. I didn't stick around to see what else could possibly go wrong living there, I packed up my stuff, left, and moved in with the father of my child with whom my relationship is incredibly strained, because I had no other options The woman who live there are lovely, and even the staff themselves conducts themselves in a friendly manner, but if you have any skeletons in your closet whatsoever, be prepared to be treated like a criminal and probably be the first one to be accused if anything happens.

Call these wonderful people if you need help and are pregnant. They will help you. I have not…read morevisited them yet but they were so great when I was trying to find shelter for a homeless pregnant woman. God bless Siena House!