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Your kindness brings warmth and comfort to our shelter residents and shows them they are supported by a caring community.
**Our Holiday Gift & Toy Drive is in full swing!** Join us in making the season brighter for the women, children, and families we serve by donating holiday gifts!
**Donation deadline: Tuesday, December 8, 2026.**
Find out how to give: www.bfwc.org/holiday
#BuildingFutures #HolidayGiving #EastBayCommunity #EndHomelessness #EndDomesticViolence
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Socktober brought warmth and kindness to Building Futures!
A heartfelt THANK YOU to Alameda Health System (AHS) for collecting and donating socks for the women, children, and adults we serve! Your generosity helps keep feet warm and reminds our shelter residents that their community cares. 💙
Our Holiday Gift & Toy Drive is underway! Want to help spread some holiday cheer? We're collecting gifts to brighten the season for those we serve!
**Donation deadline: Tuesday, December 8, 2026.**
Learn how to participate: www.bfwc.org/holiday
Pictured: Elizabeth Poindexter of Alameda Health System.
#BuildingFutures #Socktober #HolidayGiving #EastBayCommunity #EndHomelessness #EndDomesticViolence
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IN THE NEWS
A recent SF Examiner article about a new report published by the San Francisco Women’s Housing Coalition shines a light on domestic violence and women experiencing homelessness, read tha article:
www.sfexaminer.com/news/crime/large-number-of-homeless-women-deal-with-domestic-violence/article_...
Read more about Building Futures' work on this:
conta.cc/4zQWEna
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Join us in demanding communities, where every woman is seen, heard, safe, and housed.
We participated in the San Francisco Women's Housing Coalition retreat on Thursday, October 29, along with 70 city leaders, lawmakers, government officials, community organizations, and advocates to discuss what comes next - read more here:
conta.cc/4zQWEna
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Community Support!
A big thank you to Kaiser Permanente’s GSAA Family Violence Prevention Program for organizing a professional clothing drive through its New Beginnings initiative!
Pictured here is Kaiser’s Marianne Teleki and Building Futures’ Holly Collins, who accepted *all* these wonderful clothing donations on Friday!
We are grateful for this generous support of survivors of domestic violence served by Building Futures. Thank you for your kindness and commitment to our community!
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Our Annual Dia de los Muertos commemoration altar. Staff built this -“ofrenda” (offering) in remembrance of loved ones who have passed.
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October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), created to connect advocates, individuals and communities across the nation working to end violence, see our work here:
bfwc.org/october-is-dvam/
All year round, Building Futures provides a range of services for survivors of domestic violence:
bfwc.org/services/domestic-violence/
If you are experiencing domestic violence and need help, call Building Futures’ 24-hour domestic violence crisis line: 1-866-292-9688 or 1-866-A-WAY-OUT
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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.
