The City of Alameda, in partnership with local non-profit agencies and community and faith-based organizations, provides a range of services to our unhoused community.
The programs are under the supervision of the City’s CARES Team (Collaboration Advancing Research, Efforts, and Supports for Alameda’s Homeless), an interdepartmental and interagency consortium working to address the issue of homelessness in Alameda.
The best way to connect with any of the services or programs listed below is to call the Alameda Homeless Hotline at 510-522-HOME (4663) Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. For evenings or weekends, call 2-1-1 to access resources county-wide.
Temporary Shelter
These programs supplement temporary and permanent housing options offered by non-profit agencies in Alameda, including Midway Shelter, Alameda Point Collaborative and Bessie Coleman Court.
Alameda Housing Resource Center
Drop ins: Every Monday at 2500 Barbers Point Road, Alameda, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Please click here(PDF, 126KB) to download more information.
Winter Warming Services
Provides a warm, safe, and welcoming hotel room on cold and rainy nights during the winter season. Outreach and volunteer-prepared meals available onsite.
Alameda Day Center
Connects clients to housing, health, mental health, substance use, and social services and supports. Offers classes, meals, well checks, showers, and enrichment activities. A safe and welcoming place for clients to relax and participate in programs. Open Monday-Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Please click here(PDF, 478KB) to download more information.
Safe Parking Program
Provides a safe and welcoming space for people living in cars or vans to park at night. Bathrooms/washing facilities available. Outreach workers and housing navigators available to connect clients to services. Open Monday-Sunday, 7 p.m.- 7 a.m. Please click here(PDF, 478KB) to download more information.
Safe Shelter Program/ FEMA Trailers
Provides shelter for elderly and medically-compromised individuals at-risk for COVID-19 using the four FEMA trailers from the State. Allows residents to shelter in place during the pandemic. Meals, health, and social services provided.
Food Assistance
Dine and Connect
Meal program provided at four church sites every Monday from 4-5 pm. Onsite outreach provided by Building Futures and The Village of Love to connect unhoused guests to health, housing, social services, and resources. Click here(PDF, 260KB) to download more information.
- First Monday of each month at Twin Towers United Methodist Church, 2259 Central Avenue
- Second Monday of each month at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1323 Central Avenue
- Third Monday of each month at First Congregational Church, 1912 Central Avenue
- Occasional 4th Mondays (May 22, July 24, October 23, 2023) at First Presbyterian Church, 2001 Santa Clara Avenue (at Chestnut)
- Last Monday of each month at Immanuel Lutheran Church, 1910 Santa Clara Avenue (enter from parking lot on Chesnut). Note: The Alameda County Mobile Health van is available at Immanuel Lutheran Church the last Monday of each month.
Emergency Assistance
Rental Assistance and Subsidies
Provides emergency rent relief, move-in deposits and fees, and other necessities to prevent individuals and families from losing their home or to secure housing. Also covers emergency motel stays. Assists clients with financial management planning.
Health and Hygiene
Mobile Health
Provides urgent care, care coordination, and linkages and referral to community resources for Alameda’s unhoused. The Clinic is available at the Dine and Connect meal service at Immanuel Lutheran Church on the last Monday of every month from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and now offers COVID vaccinations and dental care. Click here for more information.
Shower Program Onsite
Provides weekly shower services run by community volunteers offered onsite at Christ Episcopal Church (1700 Santa Clara Avenue) on Sundays from 2 to 4 p.m. Please make a reservation for your shower. For more information and to sign up, call: (510) 522-HOME. Click here to download more information.
Mobile Shower and Laundry Services
Provides weekly access to mobile showers, washers and dryers across from The Village of Love's (431 Stardust Place) parking lot every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Services are a collaboration between WeHOPE’s Dignity on Wheels program and The Village of Love. Please click here(PDF, 289KB) to download more information.
Street Health
Seeks to address the health disparities experienced by homeless residents of Alameda County. Provides access to care from multi-disciplinary teams through regularly scheduled outreach services offered to unsheltered people to build relationships that lead to long-term health through connections to primary care, social services, housing, mental health, dental care, and other resources. Click here for more information.
Outreach, Case Management and Support Groups
Mobile Outreach
Establishes supportive relationships with homeless individuals through visits by the Homeless Outreach Team and offers services to end homelessness. Services are delivered at sites and spaces where people experiencing homelessness are located, including encampments, parking lots, bridge underpass, tunnel entrances, parks, sidewalks, FEMA trailer site, etc.
Intensive Case Management
A comprehensive, collaborative, and person-centered approach to support Alameda's most chronically homeless individuals with complex and co-occurring medical and psychosocial needs.
De-Escalation Training
De-escalation trainings focused on communication and safety for local businesses, staff, providers, and the community.