Abode

ABODE

OVERVIEW:

Abode Services is the largest homeless housing and services provider in the Bay Area. As part of our growth in response to the region’s housing and homelessness crisis, we now operate nearly 60 programs that aim to rehouse people in need as quickly as possible. The combination of housing programs and wraparound social services forms the core of our approach to ending homelessness.


SERVICES:

Abode’s social services department coordinates health and supportive services for participants in shelter and supportive housing programs, offering comprehensive on-site assistance. Abode has also cultivated strong relationships with more than 40 local service providers to connect participants to additional services. The on-site services that we provide at housing sites include job training, parenting classes, financial literacy, computer training, case management, health education and activities, and many others.

Programs

Abode Services operates nearly 60 primary programs across five counties and has experienced dramatic growth in response to the increasing need for affordable housing and services for homeless people. As a Housing First agency, our programs — from street-level outreach to permanent supportive housing — are designed to connect participants to housing as quickly as possible.


Here are just a few of the programs we administer in pursuit of our mission to end homelessness:

  • PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING: Abode Services currently provides a full array of wrap-around resident services to 16 permanent supportive housing communities in the Bay Area. The supportive services provided by Abode for permanent supportive households enable the residents to achieve their goals and support them to remain stably housed. In the fiscal year 2018, 95 percent of participants in our permanent supportive housing programs remained stably housed during the year.

  • RAPID RE-HOUSING: Rapid re-housing provides short-term rental assistance and services with the goal of helping people obtain housing quickly, increase self-sufficiency, and stay housed. Resources and services provided are typically tailored to the needs of the person. Rapid re-housing has proven to be effective in keeping formerly homeless people in newfound permanent housing. Once in a home, they are in a better position to address the issues that may have led to their homelessness, such as gaining employment or facing substance abuse challenges. In the fiscal year 2018, 97 percent of households housed through rapid rehousing programs exited to permanent housing.

  • OAKLAND PATH REHOUSING INITIATIVE (OPRI): This supportive housing program provides rental assistance, housing placement, ongoing subsidies, and supportive services for extremely vulnerable groups in Oakland, including older adults and people exiting the criminal justice system.

  • PROJECT INDEPENDENCE: This homelessness-prevention program is for young adults exiting the foster care system.

  • HOPE PROJECT MOBILE HEALTH CLINIC: The HOPE Project Mobile Health Clinic, our partnership with Tri-City Health Center, provides health and social services to homeless people in southern and eastern Alameda County. Click here for a schedule of its weekly stops.


CONTACT INFORMATION:

  • ADDRESS: 40849 Fremont Boulevard Fremont, CA 94538

  • PHONE: 510-657-7409

  • FAX: 510-657-7293

  • EMAIL: info@abodeservices.org