Hope for the Unhoused

Hope for the Unhoused, founded in 2020, is a local nonprofit that aims to alleviate homelessness in the city of Milpitas.

Hope for the Unhoused provides for the physical needs of people experiencing homelessness through weekly outreach. Volunteers deliver more than 180 meals a week and also distribute essentials such as tents, clothing, sleeping bags, and hygiene supplies. Hope for the Unhoused also partners with Dignity on Wheels to run a mobile service center that offers laundry services and showers every Sunday. When not doing direct outreach, Hope for the Unhoused helps individuals acquire IDs, land job interviews, and obtain benefit assistance, temporary housing, transportation, educational programs, and other necessary resources.

Another one of the organization’s missions is to educate and advocate. Volunteers advocate on behalf of the unhoused, educating community leaders and members on the importance of the issue. Hope for the Unhoused works with several partners, including Loreto’s Brigade, Loaves & Fishes, VHHP, the Milpitas Unified School District, and Abode Services.

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