Santa Clara, Calif. — LifeMoves, Silicon Valley’s largest provider of interim housing and supportive services, is marking ten years of transforming lives and strengthening communities across Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
The Origins: Building on a Legacy
The LifeMoves brand emerged in January 2016, following the 2012 merger of InnVision and Shelter Network, two long-standing nonprofit organizations serving communities on both sides of the Midpeninsula.
Beyond aligning operations and drawing on decades of experience from its legacy organizations, LifeMoves recentered its mission on redefining interim supportive housing and pioneering the local homelessness response. This new chapter focused on modular housing innovations, expanded and tailored supportive services and client-informed approaches that strengthen long-term stability.
“The need for housing stability remains one of the defining challenges of our time,” said LifeMoves CEO Aubrey Merriman. “Over the past decade, LifeMoves has sought to bridge aspiration with action and as a result, expanded proven solutions, strengthened regional efforts and widening pathways to stability for tens of thousands of individuals and families. This ten-year milestone reflects how far we have come and calls us to go further still. Through continued partnerships and strategic investments, we can build on this momentum, opening doors once thought out of reach and ensuring every unhoused neighbor has the opportunity to experience the security, belonging, dignity and restored hope that each of us deserve – yet only a home can provide.”
The Journey: Expanding Reach and Impact
Since becoming LifeMoves, the organization has expanded the number of interim housing communities it operates, strengthened and diversified its programs and deepened the level of support systems provided to individuals and families facing homelessness.
Today, LifeMoves supports more than 6,400 clients each year through interim housing, case management, employment services, behavioral health support, outreach and programs for children and families. These services are delivered through a model that emphasizes dignity, accountability and measurable outcomes. Furthermore, a dedicated Impact and Learning team rigorously analyzes program data and operational results to inform continuous improvements — a rare level of resourcing in the homelessness service provider ecosystem.
Between 2015 and 2025, LifeMoves:
• Served more than 38,000 individuals across the Bay Area
• Expanded its network of communities from 17 to 25 locations
• Realized a 54% growth in clientele, currently supporting nearly 6,400 clients annually
The LifeMoves brand solidified a shared culture following the merger of two organizations with complementary histories. Founded in 1974, InnVision served as a major provider of homeless services in Santa Clara County, while Shelter Network, founded in 1987, focused on families and veterans in San Mateo County. Together, the combined organization leveraged decades of experience, strong local partnerships and a unified belief that homelessness is solvable when support is strategic, coordinated and client-centered.
“From the earliest days, we understood that addressing homelessness required coordination, compassion and the willingness to evolve,” said San Mateo County Supervisor Jackie Speier, a former Congresswoman and early promoter of Shelter Network. “What LifeMoves has built over the past decade is a more integrated, responsive system, one that reflects how far our region has come in recognizing that homelessness is not inevitable, and that thoughtful, comprehensive support can change lives and communities.”
The Horizon: A Decade of Growth and the Road Ahead
Over the past ten years, LifeMoves has continued to evolve, adding behavioral health services to better meet complex needs, launching a Master of Social Work intern program to strengthen the future workforce and adapting programs in response to changing community conditions. The organization now engages tens of thousands of volunteers and operates 40 programs, including 25 physical locations and communities, throughout Santa Clara and San Mateo counties.
Many of these benchmarks have been realized through the steadfast support of cities, counties, public-sector leaders and volunteers, as well as the generous donors and other stakeholders from across the region.
“Ten years of LifeMoves demonstrates what a committed community can achieve when it confronts its toughest challenges with vision, care and resolve,” said LifeMoves Board Chair Melissa Selcher. “Any barrier removed, each family housed and every life supported is the sum total of those efforts and brings us closer to a Silicon Valley where stability, opportunity and dignity are no longer aspirations, but lived reality. This moment reflects the power of showing up, year after year, and choosing progress together.”
As the housing affordability crisis continues to intensify across the Bay Area, LifeMoves remains focused on strengthening partnerships, refining its service model and advancing solutions that support stability, respect and autonomy and long-term housing outcomes.
About LifeMoves
LifeMoves is Silicon Valley’s largest provider of interim housing and supportive services. Marking its 10-year anniversary in 2026, the organization is a cornerstone of the Bay Area’s homelessness response system, operating 40 programs, including 25 communities, from Daly City to San Jose. As outlined in its most recent impact report, LifeMoves supports more than 6,400 clients annually with individualized services such as physical and behavioral health housing, employment and financial navigation and healthcare.
For more information, visit www.lifemoves.org/10th-anniversary/.
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