Faith in Action East Bay joined the PICO California Home is Sacred campaign to keep our families housed. This work has included organizing for the passage of SB567, which passed and is in effect as of April 1. Our work now is to ensure implementation of SB567 and that renters know their rights under the new law. Here are downloadable summaries of renters’ new rights:

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ALAMEDA COUNTY HRC/ACCESS POINTS INFORMATION

How can you get help?

Call 2-1-1. Operators have all the updates and send callers to the appropriate numbers below.

If you are fleeing domestic violence, sexual assault or human trafficking:

● If you are in immediate danger, call 911

● Call 211 or 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY) for services, shelter and housing information

Contact a Housing Resource Center in Your Area

Oakland

Note: Any families or individuals who are still sheltered but face a crisis such as a 3 day pay or quit notice, an eviction notice, call BACS Keep Oakland Housed Program at 510-613-0330 x2

Unsheltered Adults

● Downtown Oakland: call BACS Coordinated Entry line at 510-658-9480, or walk in at 629 Oakland Ave, 12-3pm Mon, Tues, Wed, Thur, Fri

● West Oakland: call BOSS Coordinated Entry line at 510-649-1930, ext. 1015, or walk in at 2280 San Pablo Avenue, 10am-2pm Mon, Tues, Thur, Fri

● East Oakland: call EOCP Coordinated Entry line at 510-463-4601, or walk in at 7515 International Blvd. 10am-3pm Thur, Fri

Unsheltered families (with a child under 18)

● call the Family Front Door at 510-808-7410 ext. 282

● If you are already receiving services and need to update your information, text your full name and your updated/new information to Family Front Door at 510-435-2772

North County (Berkeley, Albany, Emeryville)

● Unsheltered adults: contact BACS at 510-495-0131, email housinghub@bayareacs.org or walk in at 2809 Telegraph Ave, 9am-12pm, Mon, Wed, Fri

● Unsheltered families – contact Women’s Daytime Drop-in Center call 510-548-2884, email help@womensdropin.org, or walk in at 2218 Acton St. Mon, Wed, Fri 9am-2pm

(Emeryville families may also contact Family Front Door – see information above)

Mid County

● West (San Leandro and Alameda) Unsheltered adults/families: call Building Futures San Leandro: 510-686-2332; Alameda: 510-201-0203, or walk in at 1840 Fairway Dr, San Leandro, 10am – 2pm Thurs in June (Tuesdays regularly) or 2500 Barbers Point Rd, Alameda, 10am – 12pm Mon

● East (Hayward and Unincorporated) Unsheltered adults/families: call BACS at 510-247-8235, email HaywardHRC@bayareacs.org, or walk in at 590 B Street, Hayward, 1-4pm Tue and Thur

East County/Tri-Valley (Livermore, Dublin, Pleasanton)

● All unsheltered adults and families: Drop-in hours Wed and Thur 9am-1pm at 3311 Pacific Ave, Livermore; call Abode at 510-371-0447

South County/Tri-City (Fremont, Newark, Union City)

● Unsheltered adults: Drop-in hours Mon and Tues 9am-1pm 4075 Papazian Way, Fremont; call Abode at 510-330-5822

● Unsheltered families: Drop-in hours Thurs 10-12 and 1-3pm 39155 Liberty St., Fremont, CA (Millenium Room); call Fremont Family Resource Center at 510-574-2000

– 4th Thursday of the month from 1-3pm: Ohlone Career Center will provide free, meaningful workforce development, career exploration, and job search/support/placement

– 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 10am-12pm and 1-3pm: Bay Area Legal Aid will be available for people to talk to an attorney and get information and resources

– 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 10am-1pm: Bay Area Community Health will be on site to provide non-emergency medical care and social services navigation

– If an appointment is needed outside of Thursday drop-in hours, appointments can be made on other days. Call 510-574-2000 to seek an appointment.

Transitional Aged Youth 18-24 years old (Open to all Alameda County Youth – Current Location in Oakland)

Youth are also able to go to adult and family access points.

Unsheltered youth: Drop-in hours Tues and Thurs 1-3pm 200 Harrison Street, Oakland and at 16335 E 14th Street, San Leandro Tues and Thurs 10am-12pm; call Covenant House at 510-379-1010 (ask for the Wellness Center)

To learn about affordable housing opportunities and waitlist openings visit Housing.acgov.org

If you are helping a neighbor experiencing homelessness or some other crisis, START HERE:

Coordinated Entry System – Coordinated Entry is the front door to the crisis response system to help neighbors in need with temporary shelter, housing and other effective resources and interventions throughout Alameda County that will end their homelessness and help them with their other urgent needs.

The following links to the Coordinated Entry services and other links, including “Beloved Community – Resources for our Neighbors in Need and Those We Serve” are provided for you to assist neighbors in need and are featured in this newsletter on a recurring basis. I will do my best to keep them up to date. Please do not hesitate to let me know if any of this information is not current, if the links do not work, or if you know of other resources that I might include here, by replying to this email.

Homelessness Solutions in Alameda County
Coordinated Entry – The Coordinated Entry process is an approach to coordination and management of the crisis response system’s resources that allows users to make equity consistent decisions from available information to connect people efficiently and effectively to interventions that will end their homelessness.The Coordinated Entry System includes:
Points of access to resources for people experiencing homelessnessHousing Problem SolvingAssessmentPrioritization for available resourcesReferral/Matching to Housing/Homelessness ResourcesGrievance processes
Alameda County Housing Resource Centers/ Access PointsFor more information about housing and resources for people experiencing homelessness, contact a Housing Resource Center in your area.
North County (2)Oakland (4)East County (1)Mid County (2)South County (2)Transitional Age Youth (1)
Street Health Outreach TeamsStreet Health Outreach Teams operate throughout Alameda County with the goal of reaching unsheltered homeless persons with high medical needs. Learn more at www.achch.org/street-health.html
Coordinated Entry RefreshIn 2020 Alameda County updated our Coordinated Entry System to:Incorporate findings from recent racial equity and systemwide modeling analyses that will allow us to plan strategically for adequate housing resources and work towards ending homelessnessFocus on problem solving, connecting people to available housing and flex funding resourcesOffer housing assessment for the housing queueOffer crisis assessment for those seeking shelter, transitional housing or safe parkingEnsure clear, transparent, and timely communicationImprove HMIS workflowImplement changes to regional coordination
Coordinated Entry Policies

Coordinated Entry Services

If you are looking for housing or services, you can also call 2-1-1.

Beloved Community is a comprehensive directory of public and non-profit agencies, healthcare, mental health providers, shelters, housing, eviction prevention, reentry programs, ministries and other resources for our neighbors in need and those who serve.

Providing Opportunities for the Education of Students Experiencing Homelessness
https://www.counselingpsychology.org/homeless-college-resources/

Housing Resources

Rental Assistance:

Renters Rights Update: SB567

ALAMEDA COUNTY HRC/ACCESS POINTS INFORMATION

If you are helping a neighbor experiencing homelessness or some other crisis, START HERE:

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