Shelter and housing

See: Renters rights, Hotlines, and Drop in Centers

## Shelters

Call 211 to be put on the waitlist for a 90 bed in a shelter. On especially rainy or cold nights extra beds open at emergency shelters.

Homeless Shelter Directory

## Homeless Outreach Teams

#### SF HOT

* If you need help navigating homeless services in San Francisco you can give them a call to see if they can help.
* 415-355-7401
* Location (drop-ins are discouraged):  50 Ivy Street, SF, CA 94102 and 2712 Mission Street, SF, CA 94110

#### Berkeley HOTT/The Hub

* If you need help navigating homeless resources in Berkeley or Albany call the Hub. They coordinate with Berkeley HOTT and Berkeley Food and Housing Project
* The Hub: (866) 960-2132
* Address for the Hub: 1901 Fairview Street Berkeley, CA 94703
* https://www.cityofberkeley.info/Council\_4/Elected\_Officials\_and\_Collections/Homelessness.aspx

## Housing Co-ops

Do shared meals, chore spreadsheets, bylaw updating, and weekly house meetings sound like your jam? Check out the Bay Area co-op scene.

* http://www.bayareaca.org/housing

## Finding sublets and rooms

Most folks post ads for roommates, sublets, and in-law suites in Facebook groups or on Craigslist. It's less common for sublets to require a credit or background check.

### Facebook Groups

#### QTPOC Housing Bay Area California

* https://www.facebook.com/groups/497049597048928/

#### Trans\* and Intersex Housing: SF Bay Area

* https://www.facebook.com/groups/BayAreaTransHousing/

#### Bay Area Housing for People of Color (BAHPOC)

* https://www.facebook.com/groups/BayAreHousingRoommatePOC/

#### Bay Area Housing

* https://www.facebook.com/groups/948845475189394/

#### San Francisco, SF - Housing, Apartments, Rooms, Sublets, Roommates

* https://www.facebook.com/groups/sfhousing/

#### SF Bay Area Rentals and Sublets

* https://www.facebook.com/groups/258201974518805/

#### Affordable Housing for Ok People: Bay Area

* https://www.facebook.com/groups/945920215452910/

#### Gay Area Queer Housing S.F. Bay Area

* https://www.facebook.com/groups/575006355917172/

## Housing search tools

#### Padmapper

* Search apartments and homes to rent.
* https://www.padmapper.com/

#### Walkscore

* Rates how walkable a location is.
* https://www.walkscore.com/

## Student housing

#### Berkeley Student Cooperative

* Both co-op rooms and apartments are available for full time students in the Bay Area.
* https://www.bsc.coop/

#### Cal Rentals

* Check out these tips for Cal students
* https://housing.berkeley.edu/calrentals/

## SROs

Single Room Occupancy Hotels rent small rooms with shared restrooms and no cooking facilities. Most are poorly maintained, and have chronic habitability concerns.

### Berkeley

#### Evan's Manor

* 2316 Haste St, Berkeley, CA 94704
* Phone: (510) 549-2094
* evansmanor@yahoo.com
* https://localwiki.org/berkeley/evans\_manor

## Low-Income Housing Waitlists

These are all long-term housing options for housing and most have long waitlists lasting 1+ years. Some have email lists that will let you know when the waitlist open. Others you'll have to check their website often for updates. Most of these aren't particularly affordable ($900-$1500 for single room). Spots that are based on income (usually 30%-50%), tend to be more competitive or have more eligibility requirements. Some require that you have a Section 8 housing voucher.

#### Episcopal Community Services (ECS)

* Creates low-income and affordable housing packets, updated each month for the Bay Area (email Julius Crane <jcrane@ecs-sf.org> to get onto their monthly email list)
* http://ecs-sf.org/programs/housing.html

#### Openhouse

* Creates low-income and affordable housing packets for SF, updated each month
* https://www.openhouse-sf.org/resources/housing-resources

#### Below Market Rate Units (SF Mayor’s Office)

* Units that are being rented out for below the market rate, avg. of 2-3 units open per month, ~$900 – 1300 for a studio/1BR in SF, done by lottery
* https://housing.sfgov.org/listings

#### East Bay Asian Local Development Corporation (EBALDC)

* Low-income and affordable housing in the East Bay, some at 30% income, waitlist generally opens once per year
* http://ebaldc.org/how-to-apply/

#### Satellite Affordable Housing Associates (SAHA)

* Low-income and affordable housing, mostly in East Bay, ~1-2 units open per month
* http://www.sahahomes.org/apply

#### MidPen Housing

* Low-income and affordable housing in Bay Area, has not had open waitlists for a while
* http://property.midpen-housing.org/LeasingNow

#### Tenderloin Neighborhood Development Corporation (TNDC)

* Low-income and affordable housing in SF, will rarely have openings, sometimes they are listed through the Below Market Rate units through the Mayor’s Office
* http://www.tndc.org/find-a-home/rental-opportunities/

#### Chinatown Community Development Center (CCDC)

* Low-income and affordable housing in SF, two waitlists indefinitely open as of August 2019
* http://www.chinatowncdc.org/our-housing/apply-for-housing

#### Alameda County Housing Choices

* Search engine for low-income and affordable housing opportunities in Alameda County
* http://achousingchoices.org/

#### One Home Bay Area

* Search engine for low-income and affordable housing in the Bay Area, few (if any at all) listings for SFCA
* https://www.onehomebayarea.org/

#### Eden Housing

* Low-income and affordable housing in the Bay Area, mostly senior/disabled housing
* https://www.edenhousing.org/now-leasing

#### BRIDGE Housing

* Low-income and affordable housing in the Bay Area, mostly senior/disabled/family housing
* http://bridgehousing.com/properties/rental-opportunities

#### Mercy Housing

* Low-income and affordable housing in the Bay Area, mostly senior/disabled/family housing
* https://www.mercyhousing.org/california-properties

#### Resources for Community Development (RCD)

* Low-income and affordable housing in the Bay Area, mostly senior/disabled/family housing
* https://rcdhousing.org/housing-development/property-search/

APEB (formally AIDS Project of the East Bay)

* Low-income and affordable housing in Alameda for individuals living with HIV/AIDS
* Also provides comprehensive sexual health education, testing, and treatment services
* https://apeb.org

## Section 8

Section 8 provides vouchers that can be applied to rental assistance or the purchase of a home. These are managed by the goverment Housing Authorities of cities and counties. Most Section 8 voucher adjust your rent to 30% of your income.

Know that many voucher waitlists are rarely open, long, and the majority of people who apply for vouchers do not get one.

#### Section 8 Waitlists (after you get a voucher)

* List of all the section 8 opportunities in CA, 30% income, federally funded housing
* https://affordablehousingonline.com/open-section-8-waiting-lists/California

#### San Francisco Housing Authority

* Section 8 waitlist in SF, waitlist rarely open and only for a brief period.
* http://sfha.org/Pages/wl.aspx

#### Contra Costa Housing Authority

* Section 8 waitlist for project-based vouchers, paper application at the bottom of the main page
* http://www.contracostahousing.org/

#### Berkeley Housing Authority

* Section 8 waitlist in Berkeley, waitlist rarely open and only for a brief period.
* https://www.cityofberkeley.info/BHA/Home/Section\_8\_Wait\_List.aspx

#### Oakland Housing Authority

* Section 8 waitlist in Oakland, waitlist rarely open and only for a brief period.
* http://www.oakha.org/Residents/Housing%20choice-voucher-residents/Pages/default.aspx