Building Futures

4 days ago

✨ Join Us for Jazz It Up! ✨

📅 Thursday, May 15, 2025
📍 Yoshi’s Oakland
🎷🎶 Live jazz | 🎁🎟️ Exciting raffle | 🍽️🍣 Sumptuous dinner
🎟️ Tickets: $75 → bfwc.org/jazz

💜 100% of the net proceeds from this fundraising event support our homeless, domestic violence, and housing services in Alameda County. Building Futures believes that everyone deserves a safe place to call home. 🏠

👥 Join 250 community leaders and elected officials in supporting our mission at Jazz It Up! 100% of the net proceeds support our homeless, domestic violence, and housing services in #AlamedaCounty. 🤝

❓ Questions? Contact Ana at 📧 [email protected]

#BuildingFutures #JazzItUp #JazzItUp2025 #SanLeandro #Alameda #Oakland #CommunityMatters #EndingHomelessness #EndDomesticViolence #OneKeyAtATime #YoshisOakland ... See MoreSee Less

Building Futures

6 days ago

✨ #VolunteerAppreciation Our incredible Dinner Donors are the heart of Midway Shelter ✨

We recently gathered at the newly renovated Midway Shelter in Alameda for a heartfelt 💜 Dinner Donor Volunteer Appreciation Event—a special moment to honor those who bring warm, nourishing meals 🍽️ to the women and children we serve.

🥘 29 Dinner Donors + 10 staff and board members came together to celebrate those currently providing meals for Midway Shelter residents. Among them were both newer volunteers and longtime supporters, including one of our longest-standing groups, St. Joseph Basilica, which has donated twice a week for over 25 years! 🙌💛

♥️ With the theme “Food Is Love Made Visible”, we honored our dedicated Dinner Donors and marked the grand re-opening 🎉 of Midway Shelter after a major renovation—made possible by the City of Alameda and Alameda Homeless Network (AHN). 🏡

💬 Sabrina Thomas, our Emergency Services Program Director, shared a powerful story about a family who arrived at the shelter just two weeks ago—a reminder of why these meals matter so much.

👩‍🍳 Our shelters rely almost entirely on volunteers to provide evening meals, and Dinner Donors make an incredible impact. These generous individuals and groups prepare well-balanced meals for 25 women and children, allowing our staff to focus on providing critical services—helping clients navigate housing, employment, and stability.

💜 To all who have been a Dinner Donor—THANK YOU for showing up, meal after meal, to nourish not just bodies but spirits. Your kindness makes a world of difference! 🌍✨

#BuildingFutures #DinnerDonors #FoodIsLoveMadeVisible #VolunteerAppreciation #MidwayShelter #CommunityImpact #DinnerDonors #EndHomelessness #SupportSurvivors #Alameda #SanLeandro #Oakland #AlamedaCounty ... See MoreSee Less

Building Futures

2 weeks ago

🎟️ Raffle tickets are available now! 🎟️

🎉 With a donation of just $25, you could win BIG—a 6-night stay in Baja or a signed Steph Curry jersey! 🏆

💜 Now more than ever, we need to convene in #community and get involved in meaningful ways. ✨

🎈 You don't need to attend the event to win these fabulous prizes, but we hope you will! 🤝

🌟 Join 250 community leaders and elected officials to support our mission at Jazz It Up! on May 15 at Yoshi’s for live jazz 🎷🎶, an exciting raffle 🎁, and a sumptuous dinner 🍽️. Tickets are $75. ✨

🎟️ Get your raffle tickets online by May 7 or at the event on May 15!

🌐 www.bfwc.org/jazz

💜 100% of the net proceeds from this #fundraisingevent support our #homelessness, #domesticviolence, and #housingservices in #AlamedaCounty. #BuildingFutures believes that everyone deserves a safe place to call home. ❤️🏡🔑

❓ Questions? 📩 Email Ana at [email protected]!

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Building Futures

2 weeks ago

✨ Honoring International Women’s Day! ✨

💕 March 8th is International Women’s Day—a global celebration of the strength, resilience, and achievements of women everywhere. 💪 Today, we recognize the ongoing fight for safety, equality, and justice and reaffirm our commitment to empowering women and girls in our community.

We pay tribute to:
🌟 The women and girls we serve in our programs
🌼 The dedicated women on our team
💫 The invaluable contributions of our women donors, volunteers, and community partners

💜 Together, with wisdom, strength, and love, we can foster a world where individuals and families break free from cycles of #Homelessness and #DomesticViolence—one key at a time! 🏡

📢 Now more than ever, we need your support! Join us in honoring International Women’s Day by taking action and making a lasting impact:
🔹 Buy tickets to, get raffle tickets for, or sponsor our annual Jazz It Up! gala 🎟️🎶: www.bfwc.org/jazz

#EmpowerWomen #OneKeyAtATime #EndDomesticViolence #EndHomelessness #CountingOnCommunity #BuildingFutures #SanLeandro #Alameda #Oakland #InternationalWomensDay #WomensHistoryMonth ... See MoreSee Less

Building Futures

4 weeks ago

Celebrating Black History Month, staff of Building Futures gathered to take time and appreciate those who came before us and paved the way. We celebrated and reflected on the strength and the beauty of our communities.

Over lunch, we enjoyed connecting, laughing and delicious homemade food. A highlight was our annual tradition of trivia game on black history!

Grateful for our staff. Honored to do this work alongside one another. Everyday. ... See MoreSee Less

Building Futures

4 weeks ago

Have you gotten your tickets yet?
Join us May 15th! 🎉

Now more than ever we need to convene in community and get involved in meaningful ways. Join 250 community leaders and elected officials to support our mission at 🎷 Jazz it Up! 🎶 on May 15 at Yoshi's Oakland for live jazz, an exciting raffle and a sumptuous dinner 🍽️. Event tickets are $75 and raffle tickets are $25.
🎟️➡️ www.bfwc.org/jazz

100% of the net proceeds from this fundraising event supports our homeless, domestic violence and housing services in #AlamedaCounty. #BuildingFutures believes that everyone deserves a safe place to call home 🏡.

Questions? Email Ana at [email protected]

#JazzItUp #JazzItUp2025 #JazzItUpGala #SanLeandro #Alameda #Oakland #YoshisOakland #CountingOnCommunity #CommunityStrong #LiveJazz #Fundraiser #EndHomelessness #EndDomesticViolence #OneKeyAtATime ... See MoreSee Less

Building Futures

4 weeks ago

✨ Ending homelessness one key at a time! 🏡

🏠 We assisted more than 1,600 households with support services and/or rent assistance to get and keep people housed, just last year! More now than ever, this work has to be done—and we need the support of our community to make it happen. 💜

🤝 We believe no one should have to spend the night in a car, park, or by a freeway overpass. We're here for those experiencing #homelessness, believing wholeheartedly in #HousingFirst to #EndHomelessness. 🌟

Learn more about how we make a real difference in the lives of our neighbors every day: bfwc.org/ar24/

#BuildingFuturesIsDoingTheWork #OneKeyAtATime #CommunityImpact #SanLeandro #Alameda #Oakland #HomelessServices #EndHomelessness #CommunityCare #CountingOnCommunity ... See MoreSee Less