HOMELESSNESS
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The first day of school is around the corner. Time for Building Futures’ annual Back-to-School drive! About half of residents at Alameda’s Midway Shelter, the San Leandro Shelter, and Sister Me Home Safe House are children. We count on caring neighbors like YOU to help these young people start the year right.
Make an online donation today at givedirect.org/buildingfutures/backtoschool/ – now set up as a “registry” or “shopping list” so you can choose. You can also help by mailing or dropping off Target, Walmart, or a Visa Gift Cards in $25 denominations to 1840 Fairway Drive, San Leandro, CA 94577. THANK YOU!
#BuildingFutures #EndHomlessness #EndDomesticViolence #BackToSchool #school2022 #CountingOnCommunity #Education #NewSchoolYear
Hi I was about to contact you : my daughter wants to donate art kits again , will you be interested ? Let me know how many kits you need this year . Thank you !
Volunteer Spotlight!
Luella Santos received the Mayor’s Award for Kindness from Mayor Cutter of San Leandro. She makes lunches for the homeless. One of the programs that she provides lunches to is our Building Futures Laundry Program, that provides a weekly space for our homeless program participants to wash and dry their clothes. Congratulations Lue! We appreciate you! We applaud you!
#EndHomelessness #EndDomesticViolence #BuildingFutures #CountingOnCommunity #kindness #laundry #lunch #warmanddry #cleanclothes #fullbelly #SanLeandro #award
We are excited to partner with Housing Authority of the City of Alameda to serve formerly homeless households and work towards ending homelessness one key at a time.
#buildingfutures #community #endhomelessness #enddomesticviolence #cityofalameda #partnershipThe Housing Authority of the City of Alameda (AHA) continues to secure more funds for the #NorthHousing development. #AHA was recently awarded a $660,000 grant via the FHLBank San Francisco’s Affordable Housing Program General Fund (AHP). Major thank you to Bank of Marin for their commitment to building #AffordableHousing.
This grant was an extremely competitive process and to receive the award is a testament to AHA's well-designed housing development that will serve formerly homeless households with high quality services by our service providers Alameda Point Collaborative and Building Futures. For more info, please click fhlbsf.com/community-programs/grant-programs/ahp-project-info?fromyear=2022&toyear=2022
Fantastic! Another important step
Along with many in the community, I was disappointed to learn that the City and Building Futures was not selected for the second round of the State Project Homekey Grant that would’ve funded the purchase of the Nimitz Hotel for the Navigation Center. I also appreciate how much work both organizations have put into this project and am hopeful that they will be successful in the next round of funding. As a community organizer, I know how much stronger we are when we work together and encourage more collaboration between the city, communit-based organizations, and state and federal agencies. Thank you Assemblymember Mia Bonta for your support in efforts to secure this critical funding.
I am proud to live in a community that is prioritizing care for our unhoused neighbors. While the Navigation Center will not be a panacea for the homelessness crisis, it will serve as a critical stopgap to bridging more long term and sustainable solutions. A multi-tiered approach that includes the pursuit of more affordable housing, rental assistance, access to substance use and mental health services, and employment assistance is necessary. I will enthusiastically help move these efforts forward on the City Council. Any person experiencing an episode of homelessness, whether for a short period or for years, deserves to be treated with dignity and compassion.
Here are a few organizations I have volunteered and worked with that I encourage you (and your family!) to support through in-kind gifts, cooking dinner, donating money, and more. I’m happy to share projects I’ve organized in the past — please message me!
Building Futures With Women & Children
Ruby's Place
Homeless Prenatal Program
Bay Area Community Services (BACS)
Interfaith Homelessness Network of San Leandro (April Showers)
*For those who are just learning about the Homeless Navigation Center/Housing Project, here is the project summary per the City of San Leandro:
“The City of San Leandro is currently in escrow to purchase and rehabilitate the Nimitz Motel (at 555 Lewelling Blvd) initially into an interim homeless navigation center with shelter/housing units. Then within five years convert the property into permanent supportive rental housing primarily for the homeless. The City is partnering with local nonprofit Building Futures, which will provide supportive services during the interim phase, and regional nonprofit developer Eden Housing, Inc., to provide technical assistance and assist with the permanent supportive housing phase. The City and Building Futures submitted a State Project Homekey application on May 2, 2022.”
