San Jose

San Jose — the capital of Silicon Valley and the largest city in Northern California — is home to a vibrant and often overlooked veteran community. Santa Clara County is home to more than 100,000 veterans, men and women who traded military service for civilian life in one of the most dynamic and competitive regions in the world. The transition is rarely easy. For veterans and their families who call San Jose home, the challenges are as unique as the city itself: a housing market among the costliest in the nation, a technology-driven economy that can feel distant from the skills earned in uniform, and the quiet isolation that often accompanies the shift from military to civilian life. Wounded Warriors Family Support (WWFS) is honored to stand alongside these heroes every step of the way.

San Jose has a proud military tradition. Moffett Federal Airfield — one of the Bay Area’s defining military installations — has served the nation for nearly a century, and the region’s deep roots in defense contracting and aerospace have long connected Silicon Valley to the armed forces. National Guard units, Reserve components, and thousands of veterans who have settled here from bases across the country all call this region home. Yet behind the city’s gleaming skyline and innovation economy, many veterans face a more difficult reality: skyrocketing rents, limited affordable housing, a fragmented VA healthcare system, and the daily challenge of translating military experience into the language of the tech sector.

Wounded Warriors Family Support was built to provide exactly the kind of sustained, specialized support that veterans and their families need. Founded with the singular mission of assisting the families of those who have been wounded, injured, or killed during combat service, WWFS delivers programs that address the full spectrum of veteran and military family needs. In San Jose, those needs are as diverse as the communities spread across Silicon Valley’s cities and neighborhoods.