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Our Mission

To build communities with underserved individuals and families, where they are safely and supportively housed, free from homelessness and domestic violence.

HOMELESSNESS

HOMELESSNESS

No one should have to sleep in a car, park, or beside a freeway overpass. Since our founding, Building Futures has provided shelters for community members experiencing homelessness. As a housing first agency, our aim is to connect shelter residents to housing.
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

In a devastating ripple effect, Domestic Violence affects individuals, families, and communities. Building Futures provides an array of services to help survivors heal, and to equip neighbors, workplaces, churches, and other allies to help.
HOUSING

HOUSING

A stable life begins with housing. Once housed, an individual or family can move forward, with the help of needed supports and services. Building Futures’ Housing Services include permanent supportive housing, rapid rehousing programs, housing navigation, and landlord advocacy.

MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

We count upon monetary support to keep our life-changing services strong. Your donation improves lives, families, and communities!
Want to help by donating move-in kits, holiday gifts, fundamental items like socks or sweats, or household supplies? Check out our wish lists.
“People Power” helps keep Building Futures’ programs and services vibrant and whole. Learn about our volunteer opportunities.

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7 days ago
Building Futures

Money is not just money, it also carries energy. Intention. Focus. Love. Caring.

Our friends raised about $3,000 for us this weekend at their client appreciation event. They invited us to come and speak and share the impact of our goal to house 150 families this year.

Thank you to David Grodin and Grodin Financial & Insurance Services in #SanLeandro – who are also one of our Jazz It Up sponsors. Grodin helps locals plan for retirement with the tagline "Large enough help you grow, small enough to care."

You too can gather your community and help us raise funds! Contact us to find out more about ways to give. A little goes a long way!

#CountingOnCommunity #VolunteerAppreciation #WonderfulWednesdays #GrodinFinancial #SanLeandroChamberOfCommerce #BuildingFutures #ItsNotJustAboutTheMoney #InItTogether
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Money is not just money, it also carries energy. Intention. Focus. Love. Caring.

Our friends raised about $3,000 for us this weekend at their client appreciation event. They invited us to come and speak and share the impact of our goal to house 150 families this year. 

Thank you to David Grodin and Grodin Financial & Insurance Services in #SanLeandro – who are also one of our Jazz It Up sponsors. Grodin helps locals plan for retirement with the tagline Large enough help you grow, small enough to care.  

You too can gather your community and help us raise funds! Contact us to find out more about ways to give. A little goes a long way!

#CountingOnCommunity #VolunteerAppreciation #WonderfulWednesdays #GrodinFinancial #SanLeandroChamberOfCommerce #BuildingFutures #ItsNotJustAboutTheMoney #InItTogether
2 weeks ago
Building Futures

Donor Highlight: Amani Shroff

When high school student Amani Shroff visited family in India, she witnessed women artists struggling to sustain themselves and their families. Deeply touched, she was moved to lend a hand.

Building Futures first met Amani when she donated hygiene supplies.

It was then that we learned about, A Million Butterflies, the marketplace she founded to support women in India. “Our mission is to give women street vendors a bigger platform to expand and share their talent with the world,” says Amani.

Amani wanted to use the proceeds from this marketplace to assist organizations with missions similar to her own, so she chose to donate profits to support Building Futures’ homeless, domestic violence, and housing services.

Here’s how you can participate: Visit A Million Butterflies at amillionbutterflies.org/ to purchase vibrant handmade crafts and help change the lives of women thousands of miles away and close to home.

We recognize Amani‘s big heart and her creative way to help other women. On behalf of Alameda County families and individuals whose lives will be touched, thank you, Amani!

#EndHomelessness #EndDomesticViolence #BuildingFutures #CountingOnCommunity #kindness #Generosity #ThankYou
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Donor Highlight: Amani Shroff 

When high school student Amani Shroff visited family in India, she witnessed women artists struggling to sustain themselves and their families. Deeply touched, she was moved to lend a hand. 

Building Futures first met Amani when she donated hygiene supplies. 

It was then that we learned about, A Million Butterflies, the marketplace she founded to support women in India. “Our mission is to give women street vendors a bigger platform to expand and share their talent with the world,” says Amani.  

Amani wanted to use the proceeds from this marketplace to assist organizations with missions similar to her own, so she chose to donate profits to support Building Futures’ homeless, domestic violence, and housing services. 

Here’s how you can participate: Visit A Million Butterflies at https://amillionbutterflies.org/ to purchase vibrant handmade crafts and help change the lives of women thousands of miles away and close to home.

We recognize Amani‘s big heart and her creative way to help other women. On behalf of Alameda County families and individuals whose lives will be touched, thank you, Amani!

#EndHomelessness #EndDomesticViolence #BuildingFutures #CountingOnCommunity #kindness #Generosity #ThankYou
3 weeks ago
Building Futures

Can you help? Almost there!

Thanks to generous donors who gave online and at our event yesterday, we’re almost there. Can you help us reach our goal? Our anonymous donor has agreed to extend the challenge grant though the weekend. Remember, your gift will be worth twice as much and provide double the life-changing services.

Give at bfwc.org/donate/

Prefer to pledge? Contact development@bfwc.org or call Ana Maria Mahiri at 510-357-0205, extension 204!
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Can you help? Almost there! 

Thanks to generous donors who gave online and at our event yesterday, we’re almost there. Can you help us reach our goal? Our anonymous donor has agreed to extend the challenge grant though the weekend. Remember, your gift will be worth twice as much and provide double the life-changing services. 

Give at https://bfwc.org/donate/

Prefer to pledge? Contact development@bfwc.org or call Ana Maria Mahiri at 510-357-0205, extension 204!
3 weeks ago
Building Futures

Sponsor Spotlight!

Thank you, Amazon, for another year of sponsorship for our annual Jazz it Up! Gala. Generosity like this is what allows Building Futures to continue doing the life changing work we have been providing vulnerable community members for the past 35 years.

#BuildingFutures #EndHomelessness #EndDomesticViolence #ItsAboutLove #CountingOnCommunity #Anniversary #35th
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Sponsor Spotlight!

Thank you, Amazon, for another year of sponsorship for our annual Jazz it Up! Gala. Generosity like this is what allows Building Futures to continue doing the life changing work we have been providing vulnerable community members for the past 35 years. 

#BuildingFutures #EndHomelessness #EndDomesticViolence #ItsAboutLove #CountingOnCommunity #Anniversary #35th
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Featured Videos

These videos share some of the stories of community members who transitioned from challenging times of homelessness to being safely and permanently housed through Building Futures’ assistance.

Last Year’s Highlights

4,127
calls received requesting shelter, housing, and domestic violence assistance, including individual counseling.
346
homeless adults and children housed—nearly one a day! Overall, 5 of every 10 people housed were children.
61,139
meals for program participants of all ages.
51%
of shelter residents are children at Midway, San Leandro, and Sister Me Home domestic violence safe house. During 2021-22, 23% were toddlers or infants.
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