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Check out the Alameda County Online Resource Directory
Over 1250 records of health and human service programs throughout Alameda County. Includes programs targeted to youth, the elderly, people living with HIV or AIDS, the homeless, the disabled, domestic violence victims, and people in need of education, employment or legal aid assistance.

 

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Government Agencies


 

Local/Regional Government

 

Community and Economic Development Agency

City of Oakland Business License
250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Ground Floor
510.238.3704

Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC)
510.464.7700

Oakland Housing Authority - Section 8 Housing
1619 Harrison
Street, Oakland, CA 94612
510.874.1500
Section 8 Tenant Placement Hotline: 510) 337-3287
Services: Section 8 and Public Housing

 

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County Government

Housing Authority of Alameda County
510.538.8876

Alameda County Assessor's Office - property ownership and tax info

Alameda County Housing & Community Development

Alameda County Social Services

Mental Health Association of Alameda County
510.835.5010

Contra Costa County Community Development
925.335.1253

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State Government

California Department of Housing & Community Development

California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA)

California Tax Credit Allocation Committee (TCAC)

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Federal Government

Federal Trade Commission

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

 

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Housing Developers

 

See the list of affordable housing developers in the Affordable Housing Projects section.

 

 

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Housing and Homelessness Service Providers

For a directory of emergency shelter services, see our shelter page under homelessness and hunger.

A Safe Place - domestic violence shelter
510.986.8600
510.536.7233 (536.SAFE) - 24-Hour Hotline

AARP American Association of Retired Persons

ACORN Housing Corp
510.436.6532

AIDS Project of the East Bay - eviction prevention, services for persons living with HIV/AIDS
1755 Broadway, 5th Floor

Oakland, CA 94612
510.663.7979

Alameda County Community Food Bank - food distribution
510.834.3663

Alameda County Housing Authority
22941 Atherton St., Hayward, CA 94541-6633
510.538.8876 (main number)
510.886.1964 (fax)
510.727.8551 (TDD)

The Housing Authority of Alameda County serves the following jurisdictions:

Albany, Castro Valley, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, Pleasanton, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Union City.

Alameda County Housing and Community Development Program
Administers Alameda County HOPWA HIV/AIDS programs
224 West Winton Ave., Room 108
Hayward, CA 94544
510.670.6378

Allied Fellowship - Homeless Shelter
510.534.1986

Amara House - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing
1631 Cypress
Richmond, CA

The Ark of Refuge - Walker House - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing and Services
9702 International Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94603
510.635.8422

Aspen Court - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing
121 Aspen Drive
Pacheco, CA

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

BOSS Community Organizing Team (BOSS-COT)
The newest component of Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency. Works with homeless families to collectively address their needs and concerns. Goal is to facilitate community building and empowerment through collective action.
510.540.7791

BOSS HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing and Services Locations:

  • Hale Laulima
    396 Fairmont Avenue
    Oakland, CA
  • Rosa Parks
    521 West Grand Avenue
    Oakland, CA

California Reinvestment Coalition

Casa Vincentia - Homeless Shelter
510.729.0316

Centro Legal de la Raza
510.437.1554

City Team - Homeless Shelter
722 Washington St
Oakland, CA 94607
510.452.3758

Consumer Credit Counseling Services of the East Bay
510.729.6966 

Center for Independent Living (CIL)
510.763.9999
(CIL) East Oakland / Berkeley Satellite Office
510.635.4920

Catholic Charities of the East Bay

Community Crisis Response Team

Concord House
20373 Concord Avenue
Hayward, CA

Contra Costa County Community Development
Administers Contra Costa County HOPWA HIV/AIDS programs
651 Pine Street, 4th Floor, North Wing
Martinez, CA 94553
925.335.1253

Covenant House
Shelter and services for youth age 18-24
2781 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA 94612
510.625.7800

East Bay Community Law Center
3130 Shattuck Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705
510.548.4040

East Bay Housing Organizations (EBHO)
538 - 9th Street, Suite 200, Oakland, CA 94607
510.663.3830

East Oakland Community Project - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Services, Emergency Shelter, Transitional Housing
5725 International Blvd.
Oakland, CA 94621
510.532.3211

ECHO Housing
1305 Franklin Street #305
Oakland, CA 94703
510.836.4826

  • Rental Assistance 510.836.4826
  • Home Equity Conversion - 510.271.7931

Eden I & R, Inc.
570 B Street
Hayward, CA 94541

  • General Administration 510.537.2710
  • Housing Information/Referrals 510.727.9565

Emergency Services Network
P.O. Box 12004
Oakland, CA 94621
510.747.1090

Eviction Defense Center
1611 Telegraph Ave.
510.452.4541

Families In Transition - Transitional Housing
Provided through East Oakland Community Project

Family Services of the East Bay
510.247.6032
Services: Housing referral

Family Violence Law Center
P.O. Box 22009
Oakland, CA 94623
510.540.5370

Harrison Hotel - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing and Services
1415 Harrison Street
Oakland, CA

Health Care for the Homeless / Homeless Families Program - Homeless Client Intake and Services
1900 Fruitvale Ave., Suite 3E
Oakland, CA 94601
510.533.4663
510.532.0962

Henry Robinson Multi-Service Center - Supportive Housing, Drop-In Center
With services provided by Phoenix Programs, Inc.
559 16th St.
Oakland, CA 94612
510.419.1010

Homeless Action Center
510.540.0878

Homeless Families Support Network
Housing Sited at Henry Robinson Multi-Service Center
With services provided by Phoenix Programs, Inc.

Homeless Mobile Outreach Program - Emergency food, survival items
With services provided by Operation Dignity

Homeless Youth Collaborative

Housing and Economic Rights Advocates (HERA)
PO Box 29435
Oakland, CA 94604
510.271.8443
510.868.4521 fax

Housing Rights, Inc.
510.548.8776

Idaho Apartments - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing
10203 San Pablo Avenue
El Cerrito, CA

Jubilee Restoration/Missionary Recovery Center - Substance Abuse Treatment
510.849.9072

The Landings - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing
811 East Street
Pittsburg, CA

Lao Family Multilingual Homeownership Center (MHC)
1551 23rd Avenue
Oakland, CA
510.533.8850
FAX: 510.533.1516

Legal Aid Society of Alameda
510.451.9261

Legal Assistance for Seniors
510.832.3040

Miramar Housing - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing
101-111 Corpus Chisti & 100-110 Pensacola
Alameda, CA

Matilda Cleveland Transitional Housing Program
Provided through East Oakland Community Project

Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America (NACA)
3801 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94611
510.652.6622
Fax 510.652.6636

NID Housing Counseling Agency
1301 85th Avenue
Oakland, CA 94621
510.569.6573

North County Women's Transitional Housing - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing
2140 Dwight Way
Berkeley, CA

Oakland Tenant's Union
510.704.5276

Oaks Hotel - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing
l587-15th Street
Oakland, CA

Oakland Community Housing Inc.
2030 Franklin Street, 6th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612

Oakland Community Organization
510.639.1444

Operation Dignity
1504 Franklin, Suite 102
Oakland, CA 94612
510.287.8465

Operation HOPE
3060 East 9th Street, Suite #C
Oakland, CA 94601
510.535.6700

Peter Babcock House - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing
2350 Woosley Street
Oakland, CA

Phase III - Substance abuse rehabilitation and shelter
1014 21st St.
Oakland, CA 94601
510.763.5713
510.836.5411 Men's Facility
510.835.4876 Women's Facility

Phoenix Programs, Inc. - Supportive Housing, Drop-In Center, Winter Shelter
1875 Willow Pass Road, #300
Concord, CA 94520
925.825.4700

Project Outreach
P.O. Box 43387
Oakland, CA 94624
510.382.1360

Providence House
540 23rd St.
Oakland, CA 94612

Rental Housing Association of Northern Alameda County
510.893.9873

Resources for Community Development (RCD)
HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing and Services provided at:
Bay Bridge Apartments
1134-36th Street
Oakland, CA

Salvation Army
510.437.9437
510.437.9876

Sentinel Fair Housing
510.836-2687

Shelter, Inc. - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing
935 East Street
Pittsburg, CA

Spirit of Hope 1 & 2 - HOPWA (HIV/AIDS) Housing
Alameda, CA

St. Mary's Center - Services for homeless seniors aged 55 and over
510.893.4723
510.893.0119 fax

St. Vincent de Paul
510.451-7676 (free dining room for homeless/low-income men, women and children)
510.444-3790 (Visitation Center,
drop-in center for homeless women and children)
510.444-0263 (Champion Guidance Center, for homeless men)

Travelers Aid Society - Client Intake and Services
520-16th Street

Oakland CA 94612
510. 588.5900
510.444.6834
510.268.1599 fax

The Unity Council/Homeownership Center
3411 East 12th St, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94601
510.535.6943
510.532.5983 fax

West Oakland Homeownership Assistance Center
1364 7th Street
Oakland, CA 94607
510.835.0260

 

 

 

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Social Services Providers

 

24 Hour Oakland Parent Teacher Children Center
510.534.6030

Alameda County Bar Association - Lawyer Referral Service
510.893.7160

Bay Area Construction Sector Intervention Collaborative
510.891.8773

Bay Area Legal Aid
405 14th St.
510.663.4744

Jobs Consortium - Job preparation services for men at Champion Guidance Center
1915 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
510.251.6241
510.287.8486

Oakland Independence Support Center - food distribution

Oakland Private Industry Council
1212 Broadway, Suite 100-300
Oakland, CA 94612
510.768.4400

Pittsburg Preschool Coordinating Council
1760 Chester Dr
Pittsburg, CA

Salvation Army
510.437.9437

West Oakland Mental Health Center
1.800.491.9099

Youth Employment Partnership, Inc.
2300 International Blvd., Oakland

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Real Estate and Rental Services

 

See the list of commercial real estate and rental services and the list of low income (assisted) housing projects in the affordable housing projects section of this website.

 

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Banks and Lenders

 

Bank of America
Oakland Residential Mortgage
180 Grand Ave, Suite 1000
Oakland, CA 94612
510.587.8200

Bank of the Orient

Bank of the West

Bay Area Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
369 Pine St., Suite 350
San Francisco, California 94104
415.397.7322

California Bank &Trust
400 - 20th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
510.419.1806
Contact: Julius Chiang

California Savings & Loan
510.339.8933

Chase Manhattan Mortgage Corp.
101 California St. 38th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
415.954.2331
Contact: Jean Dunn

CitiBank West, FSB
1325 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
510.834.3392
800.756.7047 (7x24 hours CitiPhone)

CitiMortgage
800.248.4638

City National Bank
2101 Webster St.
Oakland, CA 94612
510.287.3140

Community Bank of the Bay

Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
1300 Clay St., Suite 66
Oakland, CA 94612
510.663.7840
Contact: Any loan agent at this location

East-West Bank
369 9th St.
Oakland, CA 94607
510.465.3333

Far East National Bank
888.870.8458

Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco
101 Market Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
415.974.2717
415.393.1920 fax

First Federal Savings & Loan Association
510.652.9500

Gateway Bank
510.268.8108

Low Income Investment Fund
100 Pine St., Suite 1800
San Francisco, California 94111
415.772.9094

415.772.9095 fax

Mechanics Bank

Metropolitan Bank
510.834.7534

NARA Bank National Association
1940 Webster Street
Oakland, CA 94612
510.302.0505

National Cooperative Bank
1401 I Street, N.W., Suite 700
Washington, D.C. 20005
202.336.7683

Northern California Community Loan Fund
870 Market Street, Suite 677
San Francisco, CA 94102
415.392-8215
info@ncclf.org

Scott Valley Bank
1111 Broadway, Suite 1510
Oakland, CA 94612
510.625.7850

Summit Bank
510.839.8800

Union Bank of California

United Commercial Bank

United Labor Bank

Washington Mutual
Home Loan Center
5050 Broadway, 3rd Floor

Oakland, CA 94611
510.420.2360
510.653.1173 fax
Contact: Any loan agent at this location

Wells Fargo Bank, NA
1221 Broadway
Oakland, CA 94612
510.891.2011

Wells Fargo Home Mortgage - City Center
500 12th St. #150
Oakland, CA 94607
510.267.1300
Contact: Any loan agent at this location

World Savings Bank FSB
3348 Lakeshore Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
510.464.8866
Contact: Any loan agent at this location

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Advocacy and Technical Assistance Organizations

National

ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now)
510.436.5690

Best HousingPractices.com - homeownership, how to make programs work in the inner-city.

Center for Community Change

Consumer Credit Counseling Services

Corporation for Supportive Housing

FannieMae

Freddie Mac

National Consumer Law Center

National Low-Income Housing Coalition

Neighborhood Assistance Corporation of America

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National Homeless Coalition

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)

National Community Development Association (NCDA)

National Association of Local Housing Finance Agencies (NALHFA)

National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO)

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State

Transportation and Land Use Coalition (TALC)- Fair Share Housing Campaigns

California Housing Law Project

California Housing Partnership Corporation

California Redevelopment Association

Corporation for Supportive Housing - California

Housing California

League of California Cities

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Local/Regional

East Bay Housing Organizations - see listing above

Bay Area Council

Don't Borrow Trouble Coalition (Oakland) - see listing above

Greenbelt Alliance

Local Initiatives Support Corporation (Bay Area Office)

Non-Profit Housing Association of Northern California (NPH)

Urban Ecology

Urban Habitat

Urban Strategies Council

 

 

 

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Data Sources

Association of Bay Area Governments ABAG - Data Center

California Housing Partnership Corporation

Census Homepage

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)


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Publications/Periodicals/Policy Studies

 

Greenlining Institute

Millenium Housing Commission

Brookings Institution Metropolitan Policy Program
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, D.C. 20036
202.797.0600

 

 

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Other Links

National Low Income Housing Coalition - list of housing links
UC Berkeley - list of housing resources

 

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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 May 6, 2008
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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