Veterans Helping Veterans and Homeless People – Providing a HAND-UP, Not a HAND-OUT

Services

Transitional Housing – Up to 18 months housing (30% of household income), full kitchen services (including assistance with special diets), laundry services on site, telephone messages and mail services, kitchen& microwave facilities for emergency and medical use, transformation services and training, health care assistance and educational programming, parenting classes, relapse prevention and anger management training, empowerment training and skills building activities, childcare and full children services programming, employment counseling and referrals, benefits & income advocacy, computer and Internet assistance for housing and employment search, (EBT) Electronic Banking Transactions for housing & food fees available, clothing assistance. Transitional housing is offered at the House of Dignity, Dignity Commons and Ashby House.

Mobile Outreach – Supplying basic needs to homeless encampments (e.g. hygiene kits, blankets, clothing, food items etc), providing information on housing, emergency referrals and other support services, gathering demographic data and service needs of the homeless population. We go out five nights a week.

Winter Shelter – The winter shelter is now open for the season with limited beds available through Operation Dignity.

Providing emergency and transitional housing to homeless veterans in Alameda county,
including Oakland, Berkeley, Fremont, Hayward, Newark, San Leandro, and Union City.
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