About Boccardo Regional Reception Center (BRC)
Over the years, BRC has evolved into a multi-service facility. The center operates year-round, serves homeless adults, and provides emergency shelter. In addition to providing housing and basic needs assistance to clients, the center offers an array of supportive services in the areas of job search and placement, mental health services, case management, legal assistance, substance abuse recovery, clinical services, and housing search assistance.
Demographics Served
Homeless adults
Services Offered
Emergency Shelter
Adult men and women who are homeless and unaccompanied by minor children may obtain nightly shelter. Upon arrival, clients are provided with a bed or mat, free laundry services, and basic necessities such as meals, clothes, toiletries and showers. First time clients are guaranteed to receive shelter services and encouraged to attend an orientation.
The Cold Weather Shelter Program
Streets Team
The EHC Streets Team is a program designed to assist clients to achieve self-sufficiency and ultimately housing stability. The main focus of the program will be to assist those applicants who demonstrate a strong interest in becoming employed. The Streets Team Program provides a shelter stay for up to six months, employment services, and supportive services to 30 homelessness individuals.
The program allows clients to sharpen and add skills, and to gain work experience. The Streets Team provides the opportunity for clients to learn new things, meet new people, take on new responsibilities, and show potential employers and co-workers what they can do. Clients will be trained on their position and will attend workshops relating to employment in an attempt to make themselves more employable. Clients have access to an Employment Specialist who will provide an individualized plan of action and one-on-one job coaching.
Applicants accepted into the program are expected to work at the Boccardo Reception Center for 24 hours per week. Interviews are held weekly at the Boccardo Reception Center. Prospective clients can apply in person. Acceptance into the program will depend on space availability.
The Veteran Drop-In Service Center
The Veteran Drop-In Service Center provides a safe place for veterans to receive the services and support they need to obtain economic and social well-being. The center offers a variety of services, including case management, workshops, medical and clinical services referrals, as well as assistance to obtain permanent housing. Employment training and placement is available onsite through a partnership with Goodwill Industries of Silicon Valley.
Other Supportive Services
Basic Needs
- Food Service: The BRC provides three nutritious meals each day
- Medical Services: Through partnership with Santa Clara County Health and Hospital System, medical services are available to all BRC clients. The medical clinic is operated onsite and provides clients with a variety of services and treatments, including basic screening, primary care, dental care, immunization, referral and follow-up.
- Transportation: A 16-passenger van and a shuttle bus are dedicated to assisting clients with their transit needs. The BRC also utilizes the county’s Homeless Transit Pass Project to provide clients with monthly transit passes and bus tokens.
Program Services
All program participants have the opportunity to receive case management services, including advocacy, linkage to appropriate referrals for alternate permanent housing, budgeting and financial management.
Hours of operation
The BRC is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
