IF YOU ARE IN IMMEDIATE DANGER: CALL 911

• TRUST - Field Response Program
  TRUST is a community service that helps Santa Clara County residents during an urgent mental health or substance use situation. Call center and field response teams are available 24/7.
  
  • Call 988 for local 408, 650, 669 area codes,
  • For nonlocal, call 800-704-0900, and ask for the TRUST team.
    
    
• Next Door Solutions, 408-279-2962 (Domestic Violence 24/7 Hotline)
  Confidential counseling and emergency shelter placement for women and children.
  
  
• YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley, 800-572-2782
  Crisis intervention, emergency shelter, counseling, and legal assistance.

• The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline
  If you need emotional support, reach out to the national mental health hotline.
  • CALL OR TEXT 988
  • chat online

For more resources, go to our Homeless Prevention and Assistance page.

Emergency Bed Hotlines

• 211 Bay Area
  Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in over 150 languages.
  Call 211, or text your zip code to 898211

Santa Clara County Shelter Hotline

• Here4You Call Center, 408-385-2400
  Hotline to centralize referrals to temporary housing programs and emergency shelters.
  Call Center hours: 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.

The City of Santa Clara does not provide direct rental assistance. For emergency shelters, transitional housing facilities, emergency grants, security deposit grants, or disaster relief grants, we suggest the following agencies:

• Home First, 408-539-2100
  Emergency shelters and transitional housing facilities for homeless persons and families throughout Santa Clara County.
  
  
• Housing Industry Foundation, 650-437-2980
  They offer emergency grants, security deposit grants, shelter rehabilitation projects, and disaster relief grants.
  
  
• United Way Bay Area, 415-808-4300
  They offer support for people who need temporary assistance, such as food, shelter, dependent care, or counseling, when faced with loss of employment, serious illness, violence, substance abuse, or grief.

To protect yourself from eviction, it is important to be aware of your rights. These agencies have more information on tenants' rights and fair housing and may offer low-cost legal services:

• Asian Law Alliance
  They offer help with housing discrimination, public benefits, employment, immigration, domestic violence, and civil rights violations.
  
  
• Bay Area Legal Aid
  They offer low-income clients free civil legal assistance, including legal advice and counsel, effective referrals, and legal representation.
  
  
• Law Foundation of Silicon Valley
  Their Housing Program provides free legal advice and representation on housing-related matters to low-income families and individuals.
  
  
• Project Sentinel
  If you received an eviction notice or believe one is pending, their staff can explain rights and responsibilities and help with resolving tenant/landlord conflicts.

Project Sentinel offers free professional help from trained counselors on your rights, responsibilities, and options as a tenant or a landlord. They provide information on many issues such as repairs, security deposits, terminations, or evictions.