April 27, 2026
San Jose Mercury News: LifeMoves honors John and Sue Sobrato for longtime partnership
San Jose Mercury News: LifeMoves honors John and Sue Sobrato for longtime partnership John A. Sobrato and his wife, Sue Sobrato, have likely received countless plaques, awards and trophies over the years for their philanthropy in the Bay Area and beyond. But I bet no one has ever thought to give them dirt. LifeMoves honored…
Read the following article from The New York Times, detailing how California's homeless shelters are evolving in response to the state’s housing crisis, offering new solutions that aim to restore dignity and community for those struggling to find stable living conditions. By: Jane Margolies Prefabricated modular campuses in Northern California are offering comforts that may…
Read the following article from The Washington Post, explaining how many Americans are facing homelessness due to unaffordable housing and rising rents, highlighting a growing crisis where even employed individuals are unable to secure stable living conditions. By: Abha Bhattarai July 28th, 2024 Homelessness, already at a record high last year, appears to be worsening among…
Read NBC Bay Area's article below, highlighting the LifeMoves Guadalupe EIH (Emergency Interim Housing) site. San Jose Expanding Tiny Homes After Recent Success By Joe Rosato Jr. July 10, 2024 A year after leaving the utility van he’d called home for a year in San Jose’s streets, Richard Robles surveyed the domain of his small…
May 6, 2024
With the San Mateo County Navigation Center, Charles F. Bloszies Pioneers a Rapid Response to Homelessness
By Clare Jacobson|Architectural Record May 3, 2024 The San Mateo County Navigation Center (SMCNC)—supportive interim housing for formerly unhoused people “navigating” their way to permanent quarters—was built for speed. The Office of Charles F. Bloszies coordinated the facility’s design-build delivery and developed its prefabricated modular construction system, as well as oversaw a team of government, community service, and…
"LifeMoves is proud to be part of California's HomeKey initiative and gratified to see a positive impact on our Bay Area communities. Thank you to Sen. Nancy Skinner (representing East Bay communities in the 9th Senate District), the Senate Housing Committee Chairs and Jamie Almanza, CEO of Bay Area Community Services, for highlighting this important…
January 26, 2024
San Mateo County Seeks Updated Count of Homeless Residents with Hopes to Improve Services
Read this article from the San Mateo Daily Journal: Before the sun could come up Thursday morning, volunteers and officials from across San Mateo County flooded neighborhoods in search of homeless residents living on the streets, in tents, makeshift shelters, cars or RVs. Known as the One Day Homeless Count and mandated by the federal…
January 2, 2024
Holiday Fund: LifeMoves helps newly single mom find stable housing in time for Christmas
One year ago, Cristina -- a local teacher, mother and survivor -- was doing her best to make her temporary home festive for her three young boys. Christmas saw the family staying in a hotel room in Burlingame where they lived for three months. Cristina did her best to prepare her kids' favorite meals on…
October 19, 2023
Working Together to End Homelessness
LifeMoves helps our clients along pathways that move them out of homelessness by meeting them where they are and helping to rebuild their foundations for long-term stability.
