Transitional Housing

Abode Services: Rapid Re-Housing Program

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Abode Services secures permanent homes for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. They apply the innovative Housing First approach to go beyond the temporary solutions that shelters and transitional housing programs offer.

Fred Finch Youth Center

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3800 Coolidge Ave, Oakland, CA

Fred Finch Youth Center provides mental health, housing, and residential treatment to system-involved youth and their families to help them heal from trauma and lead healthy, productive lives. Services occur on site and throughout the community at the convenience of those we work with.

Delancey Street Foundation San Francisco

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600 Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA

Residential education facility for ex-offenders, homeless, and those addicted to drugs/alcohol.

San Francisco Safe House

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P.O.Box 40369, San Francisco, CA 94140

Safe House transitional housing for homeless adult women leaving prostitution.

Cameo House (Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice)

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424 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, USA

Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice “CAMEO HOUSE” is a transitional housing program for homeless ex-offender women, who are on supervised probation in San Francisco, with children ages 0-6 years.

Baker Places: San Jose Place

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673 San Jose Ave, San Francisco, CA

Dual Diagnosis treatment facility addressing adults concerns with Mental Health/ Substance Abuse issues.

TIPS for finding housing

Tip 1: A lot of housing programs require that you pick up the application on site. To have all the information ready when you get the actual application for the program you want visit Transitional Housing And Rules

Tip 2: Before moving in or signing anything, ask the prospective landlord the following questions: Are utilities, like gas, water, or garbage, included in the rent? What is the total amount due before moving in? When is the rent due? What is the penalty for a late rent payment?

Tip 3: If you need help paying for the rent, you should apply for GA (cash program for people without children) or CalWorks (cash program to low-income people with children). To see if you are eligible for GA or CalWorks visit City and County of San Francisco Human Services Agency

Types of Housing:

Emergency Shelter: housing for people to live in temporarily when they either can’t continue living in their current housing situation or are homeless. You can stay there any time from one night to 90 days, depending on the shelter.

Transitional Housing: housing programs that serve former foster youth, probation youth, homeless youth, runaway youth, parenting youth, youth with mental illness or other special needs, usually ages 16-24, with supportive services. Most transitional housing programs last 18-24 months.

Permanent Housing: housing that the government helps you pay for. It is either an assigned public housing unit, or a housing voucher, like Section 8, where you choose the apartment or single family home and are responsible for paying a portion of the rent, usually 30-40% of your income. In the Bay Area, there are very long waits for Section 8 Housing and Public Housing.

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