Santa Clara County gives $250,000 loan to Unity Care’s Transitional Housing for Youth project

SAN JOSÉ, Calif. (Aug. 25, 2004) – The County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors have approved an allocation of funding and authorized a loan commitment of $250,000 to the Transitional Housing for youth aging out of the foster care system. The project is sponsored by The Unity Care Group.

The source of the County’s loan funds is its Affordable Housing Fund and it will benefit children who leave foster care at age 18 through 21 without a formal connection to families, and with minimal skills for living on their own. Unity Care’s Transitional Housing Program helps these homeless, dependent young adults get affordable and stable housing while they are taught independent living skills. Unity Care offers two transitional housing settings: Group Transitional Housing and Shared Housing. Members of Foster Agencies Coming Together (FACT), Group Home Providers Collaborative, the Department of Probation and the Department of Social Services refer young adults to Unity Care’s transitional housing program.

The Transitional Housing Program is one of the many services offered by Unity Care Group Inc., a community-based non-profit youth development agency serving Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and Monterey counties. Unity Care’s mission statement is to provide quality youth programs for the purpose of creating healthier communities through life-long partnerships.

STORY SOURCE: Unity Care Group Inc., 237 Race Street, San José, CA - 95126.

CONTACT: Media: Mansi Bhatia, 408-971-9822, mansi@unitycare.org