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Ways to help the Bay Area homeless crisis

Published  September 16, 2017 3:46pm PDT
Housing and Homeless
KTVU FOX 2
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(KTVU) - If you are interested in helping the homeless crisis, here are some organizations that accept volunteers and donations.

San Francicso

  • A Home Away From Homelessness This organization helps children affected by homelessness by providing tutoring, after-school program, and educational trips.  You can volunteer for Home Away from Homelessness by clicking here. 
  • This organization helps children affected by homelessness by providing tutoring, after-school program, and educational trips. 
  • You can volunteer for Home Away from Homelessness by clicking here. 
  • Coalition on Homelessness The coalition on homelessness helps advocate for homeless people and works for housing justice and human rights issues in San Francisco.  You can donate by clicking here. 
  • The coalition on homelessness helps advocate for homeless people and works for housing justice and human rights issues in San Francisco. 
  • You can donate by clicking here. 
  • Dolores Street Community Services This organization provides housing, emergency shelter, and meals to those affected by services. They also provide services to immigrants. You can get involved with Dolores Street Community Services by clicking here. 
  • This organization provides housing, emergency shelter, and meals to those affected by services. They also provide services to immigrants.
  • You can get involved with Dolores Street Community Services by clicking here. 
  • Compass Family Services This organization helps provide services to homeless families. It has emergency shelters, transitional housing programs, and mental health resources. You can donate or volunteer by clicking here. 
  • This organization helps provide services to homeless families. It has emergency shelters, transitional housing programs, and mental health resources.
  • You can donate or volunteer by clicking here. 
  • Homeless Prenatal Program The Homeless Prenatal Program helps provide prenatal care to homeless women. They also help provide financial assistance and programs to help find housing.  You can donate or volunteer here. 
  • The Homeless Prenatal Program helps provide prenatal care to homeless women. They also help provide financial assistance and programs to help find housing. 
  • You can donate or volunteer here. 

Oakland

  • East Oakland Community Project This organization helps Alameda County resident get emergency shelter and housing. Find out how to get involved here. 
  • This organization helps Alameda County resident get emergency shelter and housing.
  • Find out how to get involved here. 
  • Beyond Emancipation Beyond Emancipation helps provide Oakland youth with housing programs, job search help and transitional programs for young people that are on probation. You can volunteer or donate here.
  • Beyond Emancipation helps provide Oakland youth with housing programs, job search help and transitional programs for young people that are on probation.
  • You can volunteer or donate here.
  • Catholic Charities of the East Bay This organization helps provide rental assistance to families affected by homelessness.  They also provide educational support to help keep families housed.  You can get involved by clicking here.
  • This organization helps provide rental assistance to families affected by homelessness.  They also provide educational support to help keep families housed. 
  • You can get involved by clicking here.
  • Charlotte Maxwell Clinic The clinic helps provide care to low-income women with cancer. The group provides complimentary treatment and therapy. Volunteer with the clinic by clicking here.
  • The clinic helps provide care to low-income women with cancer. The group provides complimentary treatment and therapy.
  • Volunteer with the clinic by clicking here.
  • Mission for the Homeless This non-profit makes nightly visits to the homeless and distributes blankets, food, and clothing. You can donate here. 
  • This non-profit makes nightly visits to the homeless and distributes blankets, food, and clothing.
  • You can donate here. 

San Jose

  • Family Supportive Housing Family Supportive Housing helps provide shelter and food to homeless families. They also have daycare programs for children and educational tools for parents.  Donate or volunteer here.
  • Family Supportive Housing helps provide shelter and food to homeless families. They also have daycare programs for children and educational tools for parents. 
  • Donate or volunteer here.
  • People Assisting the Homeless PATH helps homeless families find housing, including providing interim housing. They also go directly to people on the streets to tell them about their services.  You can donate or volunteer here.
  • PATH helps homeless families find housing, including providing interim housing. They also go directly to people on the streets to tell them about their services. 
  • You can donate or volunteer here.
  • LifeMoves LifeMoves is a program that "combines shelter and housing with comprehensive services". These services include financial, career, and health programs.  How you can help here.
  • LifeMoves is a program that "combines shelter and housing with comprehensive services". These services include financial, career, and health programs.
  •  How you can help here.
  • City Team City Team offers many programs including a dining center, career center, and men's shelter. They also have dental and medical clinics.  Find out how you can help here.
  • City Team offers many programs including a dining center, career center, and men's shelter. They also have dental and medical clinics. 
  • Find out how you can help here.
  • Stand Up For Kids This program helps at-risk youth through counseling, mentoring, and finding a place to live. You can donate or volunteer here. 
  • This program helps at-risk youth through counseling, mentoring, and finding a place to live.
  • You can donate or volunteer here. 

Other parts of the Bay Area

  • Berkeley Food and Housing Project The BFHP helps homeless families through emergency shelters and programs to find long-term housing. It also helps give food to the homeless. Find out how to get involved here.
  • The BFHP helps homeless families through emergency shelters and programs to find long-term housing. It also helps give food to the homeless.
  • Find out how to get involved here.
  • The Living Room The Living Room, in Santa Rosa, helps homeless women and children by providing Internet access, necessities for children, and health care resources.  You can help by clicking here. 
  • The Living Room, in Santa Rosa, helps homeless women and children by providing Internet access, necessities for children, and health care resources. 
  • You can help by clicking here. 
  • Christmas for Everyone This organization based in Martinez helps give gifts, clothing, and meals to low-income families at Christmastime.  Find out how to donate or volunteer here.
  • This organization based in Martinez helps give gifts, clothing, and meals to low-income families at Christmastime. 
  • Find out how to donate or volunteer here.
  • Alameda Point Collaborative  This organization helps homeless families and individuals find housing and provides services to affected youth. You can donate here.
  • This organization helps homeless families and individuals find housing and provides services to affected youth.
  • You can donate here.
  • Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity AHO, located in San Rafael, helps homeless youth by matching young people with an adult "ally coach" to help them find housing and leadership opportunities. You can get involved by clicking here.
  • AHO, located in San Rafael, helps homeless youth by matching young people with an adult "ally coach" to help them find housing and leadership opportunities.
  • You can get involved by clicking here.