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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.
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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.
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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.
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“People Power” helps keep Building Futures’ programs and services vibrant and whole. Learn about our volunteer opportunities.

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2021 Virtual Jazz It Up!
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2021 Virtual Jazz It Up!

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Building Futures is an agency of change on our island. I know we have more work to do. With Building Futures in our neighborhood, I feel confident and assured: We can do it!
Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft
Alameda Mayor
I love my job. It’s a great feeling to be changing lives, one day at a time!    
Genevieve
Genevieve Sotelo
Shelter Manager
If it wasn’t for you, Building Futures, some of us would be out in the cold … crashing on a friend’s couch … or riding the all-night bus.    
“Frank” 
Warming Shelter Guest

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“This day and everyday, we honor the sacrifices of our ancestors and remain committed to the work ahead.”
- Jenna Herring, Artist
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“This day and everyday, we honor the sacrifices of our ancestors and remain committed to the work ahead.” - Jenna Herring, Artist #juneteenth #wecanbecauseofthem #createsharesmile #jennaherring #freedomisntfree #buildingfutures #frontlines #endhomelessness #enddomesticviolence
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Building Futures updated their status.
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It’s summertime and summer reading program time! The San Leandro Public Library offers a Reading Colors Your World summer reading program where participants can earn different badges for reading. This year, SLPL is partnering with Building Futures where each badge earned will be a $1 donation to Building Futures!
Get your kids (or yourself!) involved in a fun summer activity and help support Building Futures at the same time.
We are so appreciative of partnerships like this and can’t wait to see how many badges are earned by the end of the summer!
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We can all get involved the summer reading program it’s open to all ages!

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Building Futures updated their cover photo.
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Last Year’s Highlights

4,057
calls for shelter, housing and domestic violence assistance
394
homeless adults and children housed in our rapid re-housing and permanent supportive housing programs
683
people helped by our street outreach teams in Alameda and San Leandro
257
individuals received domestic violence education, counseling, intervention and safety planning
29,883
nights of shelter provided to (403 people) at Midway, San Leandro, Sister Me Home and San Leandro/Alameda Warming Shelters
49%
of the guests at our emergency shelters were children
4,095
volunteer service hours
84,274
meals were served at our five emergency shelters
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