Op-Ed: San Jose’s Jungle: It will close, but homelessness will remain a huge problem

Sep 9, 2014

Frederick Ferrer, CEO of The Health Trust, Jennifer Loving, Executive Director of Destination: Home, and Rick Williams, CEO of the Sobrato Family Foundation co-authored a piece for today’s San Jose Mercury News, calling for  deeper investments, regulatory changes, and a stronger regional commitment to bring the Housing First solution to scale, and respond effectively to chronic homelessness in Silicon Valley. “We can’t do it without our broader community recognizing that our success really means our valley will be healthier overall,” they state. “Let’s use the innovation and capital of Silicon Valley to solve this crisis.” Download PDF of full article