Groundbreaking: New Housing For Homeless Veterans

Construction is officially underway on Oak Gardens, a new housing development designed to provide permanent homes and support services for military veterans experiencing homelessness and their families. Community members, elected officials, veterans’ advocates, and business leaders gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Palo Alto Health Care System campus in Menlo Park, where the 62-unit development will be built.
March 26, 2025
From left: Nesreen Kawar, MidPen Housing; Nick Friend, Housing Trust Silicon Valley; Mayor Drew Combs, City of Menlo Park; Supervisor Ray Mueller, District 3, San Mateo County; Fiona Hsu, First Citizens Bank; Jean Gurga, VA Palo Alto Health Care System; Cynthia Luzod, MidPen Housing; Karla Martinez-Flores, MidPen Housing; Abby Goldware Potluri, MidPen Housing.