"While the designs of San José's tiny home shelters vary from site to site, nearly all offer a private room with a locked door - and access to case managers who can help coordinate medical needs and search for permanent housing. The tiny homes have consistently been more than 95% full. The utilization rate across 13 locations tracked on an ongoing basis stands at 96% over the last seven months."
"Miguel Torres moved into the Rue Ferrari interim housing community in South San José last year. He had been living in his car for a year, by a train station on Monterey Road. "Work was slow, and it was hard for me to find jobs and all that," he said. "I didn't have no resources in the car, and it's hard to drive here and there.""
San José's tiny-home shelters provide private, locked rooms and access to case managers who coordinate medical needs and searches for permanent housing. The tiny homes maintain high usage, with a 96% utilization rate across 13 tracked locations over the past seven months. Rue Ferrari expanded from 124 to 268 beds, offering interim housing to people previously living in cars or tents. Residents report greater privacy, peace, and support for independence. Thousands of new shelter beds combined with a countywide financial assistance program have helped reduce the number of people sleeping outdoors from 4,411 in January 2023 to 3,959 in January 2025.
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