Emergency Housing

Oakland Housing Authority does not offer emergency housing or operate homeless shelters. We do, however, partner with community-based organizations who do offer services to those in need of assistance and in certain instances, a limited number of housing vouchers may be provided. New Window NEED EMERGENCY HOUSING?​
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Eden I&R, Inc. (Information & Referrals), is a nonprofit agency committed to linking Alameda County families and individuals to the full range of community resources available to them. Eden I&R is well known as the primary source of information and referrals to health, housing and human services in Alameda County.​ Contact Eden I&R by calling 2-1-1.

Additional resources:

A shelter hotline is available for information about beds at area homeless shelters. Call directly 1(800) 774-3583.
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