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County Supervisors Approve $13.7 Billion Budget Protecting Core Safety Net Services Despite Federal Funding Uncertainty
The Board of Supervisors approved a structurally balanced budget for fiscal year 2025-26, allocating funding for critical local priorities, including behavioral health treatment and homelessness prevention, amid profound uncertainty about state and federal funding.
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The Office of the Medical Examiner Earns Full Accreditation from the National Association of Medical Examiners
The County of Santa Clara Office of the Medical Examiner attained full accreditation from the National Association of Medical Examiners (NAME).
County of Santa Clara Awarded $25.7 Million to Build Temporary Housing for Families Experiencing Homelessness
The County will use the funding from the State’s Homekey program on a project with nonprofit LifeMoves that will create 30 units of emergency interim housing in the city of Santa Clara.
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County services and programs deliver impact that improves our lives
208
Number of behavioral health treatment beds added
Since a Mental Health Crisis was declared in 2022, the County has reached nearly 40% of the goal of 530 new beds by 2030.
Learn more about the new Vermont House facility.
2,710
Measure A-funded units in operation that house approximately 6,275 people
The Board of Supervisors has committed $892.2 million in Measure A funds so far.
Learn about five new projects to be funded by $29 million from Measure A
16,000
Number of patients served.
Better Health Pharmacy repurposes surplus medications and provides them for free to people with valid prescriptions who otherwise could not afford them.
Learn more about the program.
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