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Teachers
Rental Assistance Program
Teach Here, Live Here
The Silicon Valley Education Foundation in conjunction with the San José Mayor’s Office created the Teach Here, Live Here (THLH) program to provide rental assistance to teachers in the City of San José.
The program is designed to assist San José’s 19 school districts in addition to the County Office of Education, recruit new teachers especially those in the disciplines of math, science, and special education. THLH provides grants to first time teachers to help them begin their careers in San José.
The Teach Here Live Here application for 2008-2009 is closed. Please visit this page in spring of 2009 for 2009-2010 grant details and application.
- The grant provides $5000 to any teacher who meets the qualifications below.
- Teachers can use THLH grants to cover first and second month’s rent, last month’s rent, security deposit, or any combination thereof to rent an apartment in San José.
- Available funds will determine the number of grants awarded.
- If application is approved, applicants must teach in a San José school and live in San Jose for a minimum of three years. Upon the completion of the three years commitment, the loan becomes a grant. If the teacher stops teaching in San José before three years, or moves out of the City of San José, repayment arrangements will be made between the teacher and SVEF.
- Applicants must be entering their first year of teaching in San Jose as a credentialed teacher in the 2008-2009 school year.
- Applicant must teach in a public school where at least 50% of the students being served are residents of San Jose.
- Applicant must reside in or be in process of moving to San Jose.
- Applicant's income must be below $59,400 or 80% of the County's Area Median Income (AMI) as reported by the City of San Jose Housing Department for April 2007.
- Applicant cannot live or rent from family members.
For questions, please call (408) 790-9400 or email THLH@SVEFoundation.org
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