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Shelters in Oakland

  • Shelter Hotline: 1-800-774-3583
  • Daily list of available shelters: Eden I & R at 510-537-2552
Shelter
# of
Beds
Population Served Overall Services
24 Hour Oakland
510.534.6030
35
Women and Women with children
  • Shelter for Homeless Women with Children
  • Life Skills Workshops
  • Child Development
A Safe Place
510.986-8600
510.986-8606
20
Battered Women
  • Shelter for Battered Women and children
  • 24-hour Crisis Hotline
  • Domestic Abuse Counseling
  • Legal Assistance for Clients
  • Transportation for Clients
  • Emergency Food/Clothes for Clients

Allied Fellowship
510.534.1986

30
Men  
Ark of Refuge
Walker House
9702 International Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94603
510.635.8422
Hotel / Motel Vouchers
HIV/AIDS
  • HIV/AIDS Education & Prevention Assistance
  • Housing program for people with HIV/AIDS
  • Transportation for Clients
  • Emergency Assistance
  • Hotel / Motel Vouchers
  • Food & Food Vouchers

Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)
510.843.3700
510.649.0627 fax

Hotel / Motel Vouchers

 
  • Emergency Shelter & Transitional Housing
  • Adult/Children Education
  • Life Skills Training
  • Mental Health / Public Benefits Advocacy
  • Money Management / Payee Services
  • Family & Substance Abuse Counseling
  • Housing Search Assistance
  • Move-in Cost / Matching Funds
  • Eviction Prevention
  • Hotel / Motel Vouchers

Casa Vincentia
510.729.0316

 

7
Pregnant teens/women Age 18-25  
City Team
510.452.3758
50
Single men only  
Covenant House
2781 Telegraph Ave
Oakland CA 94612 510.625.7800
25
Youth age 18-24
  • Crisis Shelter
  • Case Management
  • Life Skills
  • Employment Services
  • Substance Abuse Workshops
  • Money Management
East Oakland Community Project
5725 International Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94621
510.532.3211
 
30
 
  • 24-Hour Emergency Shelter
  • Literacy / Computer Training Program
  • Substance Abuse Counseling
  • HIV/AIDS Shelter Beds
  • Food & Clothing
  • Housing Assistance
  • Job Search / Counseling
  • Life Skills Counseling
  • Health Care Opportunity
Emergency Services Network
P.O. Box 12004
Oakland, CA 94621
510.747.1090
   
  • Advocates for Homeless Services
  • Clearinghouse for Service Agencies Throughout Alameda County
  • Policy and Benefits Advocacy
  • Homeless Service Advocacy

First Step

18
Single men or women with alcohol/drug problems or homeless  
Health Care for the Homeless
1900 Fruitvale Ave., Suite 3E
Oakland, CA 94601
ph 510.532.1930
fx 510.532.0963
 
Hotel / Motel Vouchers
 
  • Housing Assistance
  • Food & Food Vouchers
  • Transportation
  • Substance Abuse Treatment
  • Urgent Medical Care
  • Mental / Health Crisis Intervention
  • In-Home Nursing
  • Hotel/Motel Vouchers
  • Counseling
  • Move-In Assistance
  • Emergency Housing
Henry Robinson Multi- Service Center
559 16th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
510.419.1010
33
 
  • 28-Day Emergency Shelter for Families
  • Transitional Housing
  • Food Services
  • Day Drop-In Services
Jubilee Restoration/Missionary Recovery Center
510.849.9072
 
24
Drugs / Substance Abuse
  • Case Management
  • 12-Step Program
  • Emergency Shelter for Substance Abusers
  • Transitional Housing for Substance Abusers
  • Food Services
  • Relapse Prevention
  • Group Counseling
  • Job & Life Skills Training / Counseling
  • Transitional Care

Oakland Homeless Project
510.465.0881

24
Mentally disabled  
Oakland Army Base Temporary Winter Shelter
Oakland Army Base
1145 Midway St.
Oakland, CA 94607
510.839.8005
 
100
General
  • Temporary Shelter at Oakland Army Base (November-April)
Phase III
1014 21st St.
Oakland, CA 94601
510.763.5713
510.836-5411 Men's Facility
510.835.4876 Women's Facility
20
 
  • Case Management
  • Food Services
  • Transportation for Clients
  • Transitional Housing
  • Group Counseling
  • Substance Abuse Rehabilitation
Project Outreach
P.O. Box 43387
Oakland, CA 94624
510.382.1360
Hotel / Motel Vouchers
 
  • Brown Bag Food
  • Shelter Vouchers
  • Rental Assistance
Salvation Army
510.437.9437
510.437.9876
65
  • Families with Children
  • Single Parents with Children
  • Food
  • Family Services
  • Furniture Assistance
  • 24-Hour Emergency Family Shelter
St. Mary's Center
510.893.4723
510.893.0119 fax
Hotel / Motel Vouchers
 
  • Senior Services (55 and over)
  • Outreach & Advocacy
  • Meal Program
  • Preschool
  • Winter Shelter for Seniors
  • Substance Abuse Treatment Program for Seniors
  • Housing for Clients
  • Transportation for Clients
  • Case Management
  • Counseling
  • Recovery 55 Program
Traveler's Aid Society
510.444.6834
510.268.1599 fax
Hotel / Motel Vouchers
 
  • Food Vouchers
  • Hotel / Motel Vouchers
  • Money Management / Budgeting
  • Rental Assistance for Move-In
  • Information/Referral
  • Eviction Prevention
  • Case Management

 

 

 

 
     


City of Oakland
Community and Economic Development Agency
Housing and Community Development Division
250 Frank Ogawa Plaza  Suite 5313  |   Oakland, CA 94612
Tel:
510.238.3015 | Fax: 510-238-3691 | TDD: 238-3254
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Last updated April 11, 2007
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It is the policy of the City of Oakland not to discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion, family status,
sexual orientation, or disability in employment or any of its programs, activities, or services. 

City of Oakland is an equal opportunity housing provider