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Shoutout to our Impresario sponsor of Jazz It Up, Kaiser Permanente!
Kaiser Permanente partners with us in many ways throughout the year, such as hosting Building Futures staff at the San Leandro Farmers’ Market where our team shared information about Building Futures’ programs and helped raise awareness for Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) – on the day of the photo, 50 people stopped by our table throughout the day, both patients and neighbors -- and KP staff like physicians, social workers, and other KP team members. Our DV staff shared about our free services for survivors and families experiencing domestic violence. Grateful for our partnership with KP’s Department of Equity and Family Violence Prevention Program.
Building Futures provides a range of services for survivors of domestic violence. If you are experiencing domestic violence and need help, call Building Futures’ 24-hour crisis line: 1-866-292-9688.
As a healthcare leader committed to building stronger, healthier communities, Kaiser Permanente is helping Building Futures raise essential support to make a meaningful impact to #EndHomelessness and #EndDomesticViolence. Thank you for standing with us as we work to build brighter futures!
Now more than ever, we need the power of community. Want to make an impact too? Become a sponsor today: www.bfwc.org/jazz-sponsor
Join us! Help celebrate our successes and join us at Jazz It Up benefit on 5/14/26 at 5pm - Come ready to connect, be inspired, enjoy incredible food and music, and leave energized by what we can accomplish together. www.bfwc.org/jazz
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Program update: What a great day! On the last day of March, our hardworking staff were successful in securing housing for eight individuals! What ends homelessness? Housing.
These adults connected with Building Futures at the Lewelling Shelter and Drop-In Center in San Leandro. Since opening in June 2025, Building Futures has provided essential services to more than 550 adults experiencing homelessness at the Lewelling Drop-In Center. The comprehensive Drop-In Center provides showers, laundry, meals, housing navigation, case management and support services. The Shelter also has 29 rooms and serves an emergency shelter to help homeless individuals as they make the journey towards permanent housing. The Lewelling Shelter and Drop-In Center is transforming lives!
Want to support these successes?
Donate items!
Men's clothing needed. Seeking donations of new or gently used casual wear. Email give@bfwc.org to schedule an appointment to drop off in-kind donations at 555 Lewelling, San Leandro. Appointments are available Mondays *OR* Fridays, 9:00am–4:00pm. Be sure to include your preferred date and time in your email. Wish list: www.bfwc.org/lewelling
Come to our event!
Mark your calendar for Jazz It Up on 5/14/26 and get your event ticket or your raffle ticket! www.bfwc.org/jazz
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Only one month until Jazz It Up! Do you have your event ticket?
“Last year’s event really stayed with me. It wasn’t just a fundraiser — you could feel the real impact Building Futures is having on people right here in our community. It made me proud to be part of it.”
- Attendee
We’d love to celebrate with you!
Get your $75 event ticket at:
www.bfwc.org/jazz
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Join us for Jazz It Up! our annual friend-raiser Thursday, May 14th at 5:00pm at the stunning Bloc15 in Jack London Square. Bloc15 is a beautiful, open space designed for connection, celebration, and fun.
Every year this is an event where great music, great food, and great people come together for an even greater cause.
For just $75, you'll enjoy a seated dinner, open bar, and a live jazz lineup featuring master keyboardist Steve Carter, vocalist Misa Malone, guitarist Dennis Smith, percussionist Alcide Marshall, and special guests — with incredible cuisine by Pinx Catering, a local, family-owned team bringing fresh, flavor-forward dishes to your plate.
This night is a chance to connect with community, hear powerful stories from Building Futures' frontline staff, and be part of something that's changing lives every day. Grab your tickets before they sell out!
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Through our annual Jazz it Up! event, we partner with over 50 local businesses and individuals, plus hundreds of local leaders from Alameda County. We are grateful to continue serving our neighbors 37 years after our inception. We also want to celebrate our current sponsors, who invest in Jazz it Up! every year to build futures and programs that change lives! Get your tickets soon, our event is sure to sell out!
bfwc.org/jazz/
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Building Future's work is made possible by an incredible network of community members—businesses, faith partners, service clubs, volunteers, and individual donors—who give in so many meaningful ways. Whether organizing drives, donating funds or wrapping gifts at our event, each contribution helps turn compassion into action.
We are profoundly grateful for this community of champions whose generosity and teamwork that makes every season brighter for the families we serve.
Check out our holiday report, and help us celebrate this community, out now! bfwc.org/holidayreport2025/
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May 14th is a special night that brings together friends and leaders who care deeply about our community.
Join us for an unforgettable evening at Jazz It Up!, bringing together community leaders, supporters, and friends of Building Futures for a lively night of connection, celebration, and inspiration. Your $75 ticket includes a sumptuous seated dinner, an open bar, and amazing live jazz. The evening features our annual raffle benefit with fantastic prizes — like a signed Warriors jersey and a week in a Hawaii beach house. Event tickets will sell out!
Will you sponsor? Enjoy a great evening out and boost your business's visibility with 250 community leaders and elected officials, while fueling Building Futures' street outreach, shelter, domestic violence, and housing programs! Sponsor benefits include limited tickets. Act now to secure your benefits and tickets!
The funds raised directly support our homelessness, domestic violence, and housing programs, helping individuals and families move into new homes with dignity and stability. This event also marks and celebrates all that we have built together since Building Futures' founding in 1988. With proposed federal funding cuts threatening critical services, gathering people who believe in this work is more important than ever. It says: We don't waver — we are here to fill the need, in good times and bad.
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Did you know that at our Sister Me Home, Building Futures provides confidential shelter and support services? We offer our neighbors an environment of safety, empowerment, and healing. The shelter provides 20 beds with 24-hour staffing and culturally responsive support services. Sister Me Home is open to all fleeing domestic violence.
We want to share the direct impact with you from one of our participants:
"From the very beginning, the compassionate and dedicated staff made a profound difference in my life. Your unwavering support helped me not only secure a safe and stable living environment but also provided me with the resources I needed to rebuild and thrive."
#2026 #endingfamilyhomelssness
#CommunityFirst #Alameda #HousingForAll
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Featured Videos
These videos share some of the stories of community members who transitioned from challenging times of homelessness to being safely and permanently housed through Building Futures’ assistance.
