A lot of changes are taking place in our communities. We will do our best to provide you with the most up-to-date information. 

 Berkeley Food Resources

Dorothy Day House (Berkeley Community Resource Center): 1931 Center Street; 510-705-1325

  • To-go meals only 

  • Mon - Sat breakfast - Line up in parking lot at 8:15am

  • Lunch - 12:30pm for packaged lunch (7 days/week)

Berkeley Food and Housing Project 2140 Dwight Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 510-649-4965

  • Hot Meals to go Monday through Friday, 3:00-4:00 pm

Lutheran Church of Cross: 1744 University Avenue; 510-649-4965

  • Wednesday Spaghetti dinner 4:00 - 5:00 PM

Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center: 2218 Acton Street; 510-548-2884 or help@womensdropin.org

  • Fresh groceries and to-go meals

  • Monday-Friday (9am-2pm)

Youth Spirit Artworks: 1740 Alcatraz Avenue 

  • Meals at the door of YSA: Monday-Friday 2-5pm

Berkeley Food Network Pantry: 1925 Ninth Street; 510-616-5383

  • Monday-Thursday (10am-2pm), Monday and Wednesday (5-7pm), 1st and 3rd Saturdays (10am-12pm)

Berkeley Food Pantry: 1600 Sacramento Street; 510-525-2280

  • Groceries - Monday, Wednesday, Friday (2-4pm)

Distribution to Encampments

East Bay Food Not Bombs:

  • Daily food distribution at People’s Park (Telegraph and Dwight, Berkeley)

Consider the Homeless:

  • West side encampments & Shattuck Avenue 

  • Thursdays nights

Meals for students:
don’t have to be a BUSD student; to-go meals only

Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 11am-1pm to pick up multiple meals

  • Berkeley Arts Magnet Elementary (2015 Virginia Street) 

  • Rosa Parks Elementary (920 Allston Way) 

  • Longfellow Middle School (1522 Ward Street) 

  • Willard Middle School (2425 Stuart Street) 

  • Berkeley High School (1980 Allston Way) 

  • Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School (1781 Rose Street)

 Hygiene Services

Berkeley Community Resource Center/Dorothy Day House:

  • 1931 Center Street

  • Sign up for shower/laundry service for NEXT day. Sign-ups are between 8:15-9am in the courtyard

    • 16 showers + 3 laundry services available (9-11am) 

    • 16 showers + 3 laundry services available (1-3pm)

  • No restroom accessibility or same-day services

Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center: 2218 Acton Street; 510-548-2884

  • Monday through Friday, 9am-2pm

  • Pick-up hygiene products; NO restroom accessibility

  • diapers and wipes for babies and toddlers, and cloth masks (limited supply).

UC Berkeley Homeless Outreach: 

  • Late mornings outreach to homeless communities 

  • Hand sanitizer/basic necessities distribution

Berkeley Drop-In Center: 3234 Adeline Street; 510-653-3808

  • Monday and Thursday, 10am-3pm

  • Hygiene product pick-ups; NO restroom accessibility

Housing Support

  • Call 211 

  • Bay Area Community Services (BACS): M, W, F via phone for housing assessments

    • Call 510-613-0330

  • Center for Reentry Excellence (CORE): via phone/email 

  • Unsheltered adults and families in North County (Berkeley/Albany) can call: 510-495-0131

  • Unsheltered families with children under 18 should call WDDC for an assessment: 

    • Please call 510-548-2884 (M-F, 8am-4pm)

Case Management and Referral Services 

Women’s Daytime Drop-In Center: via phone/email (M-F, 8am-4pm)

Center for Reentry Excellence (CORE): via phone/email 

Legal Services

Family Violence Law Center:

  • via phone only; 510-267-8880

Bay Area Legal Aid:

  • via phone only; services line 800-551-5554 

East Bay Community Law Center:

  • via phone only; 510-548-4040

Homeless Action Center:

  • 3126 Shattuck Avenue (Berkeley) and 2601 San Pablo Avenue (Oakland)

  • (510) 540-0878 (Berkeley) and (510) 695-2260 (Oakland)  

  • Clients can pick up mail each afternoon: Monday-Thursday

  • Email info@homelessactioncenter.org for assistance 

Root and Rebound:

Hand Washing Stations

  • Berkeley: see attached map and address list (link here) 

  • Oakland: 

    • Kaiser Hospital 3600 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94611 

    • Summit Hospital 350 Hawthorne Ave, Oakland, CA 94609

    • Encampment sites

Phone Charging Stations

  • Target: 1414 University Ave, Berkeley; 510-542-5346

  • Target: 2187 Shattuck Ave, Berkeley; 510-982-3726

  • Marshalls: 5795 Christie Ave, Emeryville; 510-594 -8160

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