Community Resources in the Tri-Cities

General Assistance  •  Childcare   •  Clothing
Counseling Services  •  Food
Housing  •  Transportation

For additional information about Health & Human Service providers in Alameda County, please log on to the Alameda County Resource Finder. Information available in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Vietnamese, Spanish, Farsi and Cambodian.

General Assistance

Alameda County – Social Services Agency
(Services & Assistance for Adults, Families with Children and Children:
•  Adult & Aging Services
•  Services for families with children
•  Financial Assistance

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Childcare

Child Care Links
<www.childcarelinks.org>
Childcare subsidies for low-income parents in Fremont, Newark and Union City.

Monday-Friday, 9am – 5pm
(510) 791-9256
39155 Liberty Street, D430
Fremont, CA 94583

Community Child Care Coordinating Council of Alameda County (4-C’s)
<www.4c-alameda.org>
Information and referral for parents, employers and providers of licensed child care. Offers technical assistance and a newsletter for participants.

Monday-Friday, 9am – 5pm
22351 City Center Drive, Suite 200
Hayward, CA 94541

Kidango, Inc.
<www.kidango.org>
Childcare, child development, information and workshops. Assistance to low-income families.

Monday-Friday, 8am – 5pm
(510) 897-6900
44000 Old Warm Springs Blvd
Fremont, CA 94538

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Clothing

Wardrobe for Opportunity
<www.wardrobe.org>
Provides individual consultations and wardrobe for professional job interviews. Initial appointment client receives 2 business outfits appropriate for her interviewing needs, plus accessories and a free haircut at a local salon. Second appointment (once employed) client receives a “working wardrobe” appropriate for her new job consisting of 3-5 days worth of business clothing. Seminars and workshops on creating a professional image.

Oakland Store:
570 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612
(510) 463-4100 ext. 11
By Appointment Only

Concord Store:
2051 Harrison Street, Suite A
Concord, CA 94520

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Counseling Services

Fremont City Youth and Family Services
<www.ci.fremont.ca.us/Teens/CounselingInformation/default.htm>
Provides counseling and other related services for youth age 8-18 and their families.

Monday-Friday, 8am – 5pm
(510) 574-2100
P.O. Box 5006
Fremont, CA 94537

Fremont Family Resource Center <www.fremont.gov/Community/FamilyResourceCenter>
Multiple family services including counseling, health care, child and youth services, nutritional information, veterans services, human services, family support services, housing information, transportation information etc. Visit the website or local offices for information regarding services and fees.

Hours vary depending on services
(510) 574-2000
39155 Liberty Street
Fremont, CA 94538

Crisis Support Services of Alameda
<www.crisissupport.org/info/links.html>
Phone counseling for crisis situations and suicide prevention.

24-hour, daily
Anywhere in Alameda County: (800)-309-2131
Nationwide Hotline: (800)-SUICIDE

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Food

Salvation Army/Corps Community Center
Emergency food. Summer camps for kids. Financial assistance for utility bills.

Monday-Friday, 9am – 12pm, 1pm – 5pm
(510) 793-6319
36700 Newark Boulevard
Newark, CA 94560

Tri-Cities Free Breakfast Program
Provide meals and bags of food to low-income elderly, children, homeless, and a growing number of working poor.
Tri-Cities Hunger Resources

Mon. Wed. & Fri. 7am – 9am
(510) 657-3133
4181 Irvington Ave
Fremont, CA 94538

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Housing

Community Housing & Information Network Phone Line
<www.edenir.org>
Helps people find affordable housing and critical social services. Listings of affordable and subsidized housing in Alameda County. Alameda County shelter availability updated daily.

Monday-Friday, 10am – 4pm
(510) 537-2552

Roving Housing Resource Program
<www.edenir.org/roving.html>
Mid and South County: Provides housing case management to homeless families and individuals at five homeless shelters in Hayward and Fremont.

Monday-Friday
(510) 537-2710

Building Futures with Women and Children
<www.bfwc.org/>
Shelter for women and children. Safe house for battered women and their children.

1395 Bancroft Ave.
San Leandro, CA 94577
Monday-Friday, 9am – 5pm
(510) 357-0205

Volunteers of America Bay Area, Inc/Administrative Offices
<www.voaba.org>
Prerelease and re-entry programs for ex-offenders. Homeownership programs. Housing and emergency shelter for families. Holiday food.

Monday-Friday, 8am – 5pm
(510) 568-9214
303 Hegenberger Road, Suite 200
Oakland, CA 94621

Deaf Counseling Advocacy and Referral Agency
< www.dcara.org>
Services for the hearing-impaired including counseling, transitional housing, referrals to interpreting services, classes, workshops and support groups.

Monday-Friday, 8am – 12pm, 1pm – 5pm;
closed last Wednesday of the month;
14895 East. 14th Street
San Leandro, CA 94578
(510) 483-0753

Second Chance, Inc.
<www.secondchanceinc.com>
Family counseling. Crisis intervention. Shelter services. Alcohol, drug and AIDS education and counseling

24-hours, daily
(510) 792-4357 (510-792-HELP)
P.O. Box 643
Newark, CA 94560

Save Alternatives To Violent Environments (SAVE)
<www.save-dv.org>
Shelter, crisis counseling, support, legal help, hotline for domestic violence victims and their families

24-hours, daily
(510) 794-6055
P.O. Box 8283
Fremont, CA 94537

Tri-City Homeless Coalition
<www.tricityhomeless.org>
Transitional shelter for homeless in Tri-City area.

Monday-Friday, 9am – 5pm
40849 Fremont Blvd.
Fremont, CA 94538

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Transportation

AC Transit
<www.actransit.org>
(510) 477-0192

BART
<www.bart.gov>
(510) 441-2278

Fremont City Human Services Department
<www.ci.fremont.ca.us/CityHall/Departments/HumanServices.htm>
Para-transit and other transportation assistance.

Monday-Friday, 8am – 5pm
(510) 574-2033
3300 Capitol Ave
Fremont, CA 94538

Tri- City Volunteers, Inc
<www.tri-cityvolunteers.org>
Monday-Friday, 8:30am – 12pm, 1pm – 4:30pm
(510) 793-4583
37350 Joseph Street
Fremont, CA 94536

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