HOMELESS SERVICES

According to estimates, more than 7,000 men, women and children in Alameda County are homeless each day, and more than half of these are women and children. In fact, the 2009 update to the Alameda County Homeless Count identified homeless families as the fastest growing group of the homeless population, with their numbers having tripled since 2005.

Building Futures focuses its homeless services and programs on the women and children who make up an increasing proportion of the homeless population in Alameda County. We operate two emergency shelters for homeless women and children, the 30-bed San Leandro Shelter and the 25-bed Midway Shelter in Alameda, with case management and other support services to assist women in resolving housing barriers and in finding permanent solutions to their homelessness.

More than 60 percent of the women in Building Futures’ homeless shelters have experienced family violence, the primary reason for homelessness for women, at some point in their lives. Those in the most immediate danger are referred to Sister Me Home, our safe house shelter, or other domestic violence shelters.

Each year Building Futures assists more than 700 women and children move from homelessness to housing. Several hundred more women and children are served through our 24-hour crisis line, domestic violence outreach services, and the Mid-County Housing Resource Center.

To learn more about homelessness:

National Alliance to End Homelessness
Everyone Home