Berkeley Food and Housing Project

Housing and food services

EASING AND ENDING
THE CRISIS OF HOMELESSNESS
IN OUR COMMUNITIES

Berkeley Food & Housing Project (BFHP) has been a provider of homeless services since 1970. We now serve the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, San Joaquin, Sacramento, and Amador. We believe that everyone has a basic right to food, housing, and stability, and we work one-on-one with our clients to help them move toward independence and into safe and affordable housing as quickly as possible.

GET HELP

If you are experiencing homelessness, please call:
211
This phone line is open 24/7.

If you are a Veteran experiencing homelessness,
please call the hotline for your area:
1-888-479-1926 (Alameda County)
1-855-862-1804 (Solano County)
1-925-957-6042 (Contra Costa County)
1-833-255-4899 (Sacramento, San Joaquin, & Amador Counties)

GET INVOLVED

Be Part of the Solution—help us end the crisis
of homelessness in our community.

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WHAT'S NEW

BFHP Supports All In: Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness

On December 20, the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) released All In: The Federal Strategic Plan to Prevent and End Homelessness, setting an ambitious and important goal – a 25% reduction in homelessness by 2025. The plan outlines strategies to prevent homelessness and increase the supply of housing with supportive services. The administration encourages state and local governments to use the plan as a blueprint to develop their own strategies and set their own ambitious goals for 2025.

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Welcome Scott Barshay to Board of Directors

We are excited to welcome Scott Barshay to the BFHP Board of Directors. Scott brings a wealth of experience and expertise to our organization, having served as a lawyer in the field of affordable housing for over 30 years. As a founding partner of Gubb & Barshay LLP, Scott has devoted his career to advocating for and representing affordable housing developers, working tirelessly to bring affordable housing access to communities across the state. We are confident that his expertise and passion will greatly benefit BFHP in our efforts to provide access to affordable housing for all. We are grateful to have Scott join us on this journey and look forward to working with him to make a meaningful impact on the lives we serve.

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Welcome Tamar Antin to Board of Directors

We are thrilled to welcome anthropologist Tamar Antin to our board of directors! She is the founder of the Center for Critical Public Health, where her research focuses on the role of stigma in public health practice and policy making. Tamar is committed to research that draws attention to the structures within which health practices are embedded and highlights the social processes that lead to inequities in health. We are happy to have Tamar’s expertise in the field as BFHP continues to grow and serve more people in our community.

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