Aging with Dignity
Aging with Dignity is a guaranteed income pilot in Santa Clara County, California, created through a partnership between Destination: Home and Sacred Heart Community Service. It provides unconditional monthly cash payments to 50 low-income seniors who are at risk of homelessness and largely ineligible for other public safety-net programs. The pilot is one of roughly ten guaranteed income programs operating across Santa Clara County as part of a broader regional movement, funded by a coalition of private and philanthropic sources. Enrollment occurs through referrals from partner organizations rather than an open public application. As of mid-2026 the pilot appears to be active and mid-disbursement based on Destination: Home's current public program listings.
Guaranteed Income, Seniors, Homelessness Prevention, Santa Clara County, Referral-Based Enrollment
Headquarters
- Organization Name
- Destination: Home, Sacred Heart Community Service
- City
- San Jose
- State / Province
- California
- Country
- United States
Contact
- Phone
- +1 408 961 9895
- Social media links
Status & Funding
- Organization status
- Active
- Program status
- Active
- Application status
- Timed
- Number of recipients
- 50
- Funding type
- Philanthropic, Nonprofit
Benefits
- Currency Type
- Fiat
- Currency
- USD
- Total Amount
- 24,000 USD
- Avg. Per Month
- 1,000 USD
- Payment frequency
- Monthly
- How long the program lasts
- 24 months
- Distribution Type
- Check, Direct Deposit
- Benefit details
Participants reportedly receive $1,000 per month in unconditional cash for 24 months (per seed data), consistent with the payment structure used by the sibling Silicon Valley Guaranteed Income Project operated by the same partners. Funds can be received by check or direct deposit to a bank account, reportedly distributed via KeyPoint Credit Union, though this distribution-partner detail could not be independently confirmed. Enrollment is by referral from partner organizations only; there is no open public application. The program is explicitly framed as studying the impact of guaranteed income on seniors who are largely ineligible for most other public benefits.
Eligibility
Overview
- Eligibility details
Eligible participants are low-income older adults ('seniors') living in Santa Clara County who are at increasing risk of homelessness and generally ineligible for most existing public benefit programs. Specific income thresholds, exact minimum age, or additional screening criteria were not published in available sources. Participants are identified and enrolled through Sacred Heart Community Service's and Destination: Home's existing service and referral networks rather than public application.
Demographics
- Minimum age
- 60
Geography
- US states covered
- California
- Countries covered
- United States
- Counties covered
- Santa Clara
- Residency of Target Geography
- Yes
Participation
- Research / data sharing
- Required
- Research / participation requirements
The program's stated mission is to study the impact of guaranteed income on a senior population that is largely ineligible for most other benefits, indicating a built-in research/evaluation component. However, no named research institution, university partner, or evaluation methodology was identified in public sources as of July 2026, and no evaluation report or results have been published.
Application Process
- How to apply
There is no open public application. Enrollment happens through referrals from partner organizations, primarily Sacred Heart Community Service's existing senior-serving programs, in coordination with Destination: Home.
- Selection process
Participants are identified and referred by Sacred Heart Community Service and Destination: Home's partner network based on income, homelessness risk, and senior status; detailed selection criteria beyond this were not publicly available.
