San Francisco
169 Stillman St.
San Francisco, CA
(415) 977-1270
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The District Council of San Francisco is focused on providing food and clothing, shelter, and dependency assistance as well as aiding victims of domestic violence.
Multi-Service Center Homeless Shelter provides meals and a safe place to over 500 homeless men and women every day, with beds for 300 each night
Riley Center for Battered Women and their Children provides a safe place to live, food, clothing and counseling for women and children who are victims of domestic violence
Ozanam Detoxification Center provides a substance abuse detoxification and recovery facility to help people who are fighting drug and alcohol addictions |
San Mateo
50 North B St.
San Mateo, CA 94401
(650) 373-0623
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3-star rating Charity Navigator
The District Council of San Mateo is focused on distributing food and clothing, providing rent and utilities assistance, and offering various programs for children of poverty, the homeless, and the incarcerated.
Homeless Help Centers provides food, clothing, temporary shelter, bus fares and laundry services; also assists with work-readiness needs and emergency medical assistance.
SVDP's Catherine Center provides a fresh beginning for women recently released from incarceration though a residential program, where residents are equipped to make healthier life choices.
Helping Children in Poverty—provides children with shelter, food and clothing; helps parents with child care expenses; sponsors a Christmas gift program; provides back-to-school clothing and supplies as well as opportunities for summer camp attendance
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Contra Costa
2210 Gladstone Dr.
Pittsburg, CA 94565
(925) 439-5060
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The District Council of Contra Costa is focused on providing job training, sponsoring Christmas gift programs for children, and distributing food, clothing and emergency assistance.
Emergency Assistance makes home visits to assess needs seven days a week; provides food, clothing and other basic needs; lends a hand and heart during a time of anguish and crisis
Thrift Store helps the needy in Contra Costa County with free clothes and household items.
Food Locker provides poor families with bags of groceries and vouchers for local grocery stores from a central location. |
Alameda
9235 San Leandro St.
Oakland, CA 94603
510-638-7600
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4-star rating Charity Navigator
The District Council of Alameda County distributes food and clothing and provides job training and programs for women, children and the homeless.
Free Dining Room—serves 1,500 hot meals to homeless and low-income men, women and children seven days a week; also provides bag lunches to seniors and distributes meals to 17 satellite locations in Alameda County
Visitation Center provides a daytime drop-in center for women and their children, free laundry and shower facilities, clothing, diapers, formula for infants, counseling, child abuse prevention, ESL and other resources.
Champion Guidance Center provides a daytime resource facility for homeless men who seek shower and laundry facilities, clothing, addiction help, legal assistance, housing referrals, and job training and support
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