Posts Tagged ‘ Housing ’

December 14, 2011 - The Housing Authority of the County of Alameda (HACA) will be accepting applications for eligible families interested in three-bedroom and four-bedroom public housing units in Emeryville, Castro Valley, Dublin, Fremont, Hayward and Union City.  Please note that applications must be submitted online between December 19, 2011 and December 22, 2011.  During that time, the application will be available on HACA’s website by clicking on “2011 PH and PB Wait List."

October 12, 2011 - On Monday, October 10, the John Burton Foundation released the THP-Plus Annual Report for fiscal year 2010-11. The report chronicles the progress of the 2,209 former foster and probation youth who received housing and supportive services in THP-Plus programs around the state. Among the most significant findings are that "despite a difficult economy, youth in THP-Plus made measurable gains in their monthly income between entrance and exit." The overall rate of employment among...Read more »

August 31, 2011 - Following up on last week's coverage of some San Francisco neighborhoods' opposition to the development of additional transitional housing units for former foster youth, the San Francisco Bay Guardian wrote an eloquent editorial encouraging the SF Board of Supes to get behind the projects. Meanwhile, on Friday, SB 9 (Yee) fell 5 votes short in the Assembly. The bill would have allowed incarcerated Californians sentenced to Life...Read more »

September 03, 2010 - NEXT STEPS COLLABORATIVE (NSC) is a joint project of four FYA Member agencies: Bay Area Youth Centers (BAYC), Beyond Emancipation (BE), First Place for Youth and Abode Services: Project Independence (PI). Next Steps Collaborative provides services in Alameda County to emancipated foster youth, 18-23. Youth may walk-in or call any one of these four agencies to access any of the services offered by these four agencies by completing a common intake form and multi-agency release...Read more »

June 10, 2010 - Beyond Emancipation presents... TWO Housing Workshops every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month: Housing 102 @ 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon will cover transitional housing applications (for THP-Plus). Housing 101 @ 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.will cover all other housing needs (other than THP-Plus, which will be addressed in Housing 102, above.) These workshops are open to Alameda County current and former foster youth ages 18-24, and will be held at 675 Hegenberger Road, Oakland. For more...Read more »

March 18, 2010 - Bay Area Youth Centers (BAYC) will host an orientation to their RAFA Transitional Housing Placement Program on Saturday, March 20th, at 1:00, at 22245 Main Street, Suite 200, Hayward. This program, called RAFA (Real Alternatives for Adolescents), is for youth still in the foster care system to get hands on experience living on their own. To be eligible for this program, youth must be 16-19 years old, currently in foster care and currently attending...Read more »

March 11, 2010 - Is now accepting applications for Eligible Homeless Individuals and Families who qualify for two and/or three bedroom units The Alameda County Shelter Plus Care Program is accepting applications from Febuary 2, 2010 through March 26, 2010 at 5:00 pm. (S+C) is a permanent supportive housing program funded by the U.S department of Housing and Urban Development(HUD). Rental assistance and support services are provided for homeless individuals and their families who: -are living on the street or...Read more »

February 24, 2010 - Many efforts are underway around the state to PRESERVE THP-Plus, the state's only program providing housing and support for former foster youth ages 18 to 24. To recap, Governor Schwarzenegger has proposed eliminating THP-Plus entirely if his request for $7 billion in federal aid ultimately fails. Journalist Daniel Heimpel of Fostering Media Connections has written a piece for the Huffington Post proposing a grassroots call to action to get the wide...Read more »

February 19, 2010 - Solano County & Vacaville's Housing Authority are currently accepting applications for their Wait list. Applications must be submitted via their website. Deadline for submission is March 1. Read more »

February 19, 2010 - EveryOne Home has just released the 2009 Homeless Count and Survey Report for Alameda County. The report finds that while the number of literally homeless and chronically homeless individuals in Alameda County has decreased by 10% and 18 % respectively since 2007, the number of hidden homeless (those living temporarily with a friend or relative, in a motel, or facing eviction within seven days) has increased dramatically (up 168% since this data was collected...Read more »