Emergency and Housing Referral Resources
These organizations provide temporary emergency housing assistance or refer individuals to assistance programs in their areas.
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American Red Cross Contra Costa County (925) 603-7400 www.redcross.org |
Bay Area Rescue Mission (510) 215-4868 www.bayarearescue.org |
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Catholic Charities of the East Bay (510) 768-3100 www.cceb.org |
Center for Independent Living (510) 536-2271 www.cilberkeley.org |
| Contra Costa County Homeless Hotline (800) 808-6444 www.crisis-center.org/ homeless_services_hotline.html |
Contra Costa Employment and Human Services Workforce Service General Assistance (925) 313-7987 www.ehsd.org |
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Eden Information & Referral (510) 537-2710 www.edenir.org |
The First Place Fund for Youth (510) 272-0979 www.firstplacefund.org |
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Greater Richmond Interfaith Program (GRIP) Resource Center (510) 233-2141 www.gripcommunity.org |
Lao Family Community Development, Inc. (510) 533-8850 www.laofamilynet.org |
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Northern California Council for the Community – Help Link (415) 808-4444 English and Spanish (415) 808-7339 Chinese www.uwba.org/helplink/ commservices.html |
Pittsburg Pre-School & Community Council (925) 439-2061 |
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SHELTER, Inc. (925) 335-0698 www.shelterincofccc.org |
STAND! Against Domestic Violence (888) 215-5555 www.standagainstdv.org |
Legal and Housing Education Services
These organizations provide information and support to individuals who have been discriminated against in housing on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or having children in the family. Organizations that provide other legal services and support for residents facing evictions are also included in this section.
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Bay Area Legal Aid (800) 551-5554 www.baylegal.org |
Centro de Servicios (510) 489-4100 www.ci.union-city.ca.us/ community/centro.htm |
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Centro Legal de la Raza (510) 437-1554 http://www.centrolegal.org |
Community Resources for Independent Living (510) 881-5743 http://www.cril-online.org |
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Consumer Credit Counseling Services (CCCS) of the East Bay (866) 889-9347 or (510) 729-6966 www.cccsebay.org |
East Bay Community Law Center (510) 548-4040 www.ebclc.org |
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ECHO Housing Assistance Center (510) 581-9380 Hayward (510) 836-4826 Oakland (925) 449-7340 Livermore www.echofairhousing.org |
Eviction Defense Center (510) 452-4541 |
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Housing Rights, Inc. (510) 548-8776 www.housingrights.com |
Law Center for Families (LCFF) (510) 451-9261 www.lcff.org |
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Pacific Community Services (925) 439-1056 www.pcsi.org |
SAVE Law Project (510) 794-6055 |
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Sentinel Fair Housing (510) 836-2687 sentinelfairhousing.org |
Rental Subsidies and Security Deposit Assistance
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East Oakland Switchboard (510) 569-6369 |
La Familia Counseling Service (510) 881-5921 www.lafamiliacounselingservice.com |
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SHELTER, Inc. (925) 335-0698 www.shelterincofccc.org |
Tri-City Volunteers (510) 793-4583 |
Public Housing Authorities
Public Housing Authorities manage affordable housing developments and are responsible for administering Section 8 programs. Most of the cities that are not listed are under the jurisdiction of the county agency.
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City of Alameda (510) 747-4300 www.alamedahsg.org |
Alameda County (510) 538-8876 www.haca.net |
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Berkeley (510) 981-5470 www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/ citycouncil/housingauthority |
Contra Costa County (925) 957-7000 www.contracostahousing.org |
| Dublin (925) 833-6650 |
Livermore (925) 447-3600 |
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Oakland (510) 874-1500 www.oakha.org |
Richmond (510) 621-1300 www.ci.richmond.ca.us/ index.asp?NID=86 |