San Jose homeless relocation program serves 42 in first year; critics question effectiveness

A PILOT PROGRAM to reconnect homeless people in San Jose to family outside the city had minimal effect in the past year.

Homeward Bound, proposed by Mayor Matt Mahan as another option to help get homeless people off the streets, reconnected 42 individuals to their support systems since it began last February. Out of the $200,000 set aside last year, the city has spent $31,500 on train and bus tickets and taxi and travel stipends for an average of $750 per person.