Alameda County
Abode has been working in Alameda County since 1989, when we were founded.
Our efforts there include operating an emergency shelter and providing outreach, housing support, and rental assistance. We also create and manage affordable housing.
Need help in Alameda County?
Call 2-1-1 for information about local housing and services. Or go online to the county’s 2-1-1 website.
Featured Program
OPRI: Housing Oakland’s Most Vulnerable
When the City of Oakland needed help finding homes for people living in encampments, it found Abode.
Abode has partnered with a number of agencies, including the Oakland Housing Authority, which created the Oakland PATH Rehousing Initiative (OPRI).
It started nearly a decade ago when Oakland needed a partner skilled at finding ways to transition people living on the street into permanent housing. Oakland selected Abode and we have partnered with the city on the OPRI program ever since.
Featured Participant
Drake: “I Want to Help People”
By the time Drake had turned 21, he had been through enough rough patches to fill several lifetimes. But he was determined to live a life defined by his achievements, not the struggles. Drake has emerged from the foster care system, through which he lived in 36 different foster homes and 8 group homes in 14 cities — all in less than a decade. But after connecting with Abode, he felt like he’d been given a second chance.
“With Abode’s help, I’ve already made a lot of progress,” he said. “And I have hope again for my future.”
Featured Housing Communities
Laguna Commons
Abode and MidPen Housing partnered to develop Laguna Commons, which provides supportive housing for military veterans, individuals, families and formerly homeless households. Laguna Commons, a 1.5-acre site in Fremont, is near grocery stores, a public park, pharmacies and transit lines. Twenty-five of the development’s 64 units have been set aside for veterans.
Staff members are onsite to help residents access a wide range of supportive services and programs. Services include case management, mental health care, health-and-wellness programs, job counseling and placement, financial literacy classes, and youth afterschool programs. Laguna Commons opened in 2016.
Main Street Village
Abode and MidPen Housing partnered to create Main Street Village, a 64-unit development on 1.57 acres in Fremont. The site is conveniently located near a grocery store, pharmacy, public park, and transit lines, and is within walking distance to public schools.
Main Street Village’s residents include families and individuals earning between 15 percent and 50 percent of the area median income. The development incorporates green features, such as bay friendly landscaping, a solar thermal hot-water system, photovoltaic panels, energy-efficient electrical and plumbing fixtures, and on-demand hot-water heaters in every unit. Main Street Village opened in 2011.
Featured Pipeline Project
Fremont FamiLy Apartments
This new family development will have 54 units on a 1.37-acre property. It is located at 34320 Fremont Blvd. in the city of Fremont’s Northgate neighborhood. The homes will be comprised of one, two, and three-bedroom units, as well as a manager’s unit. The development, known as Fremont Family Apartments, will provide permanent supportive housing for formerly homeless families or those on the verge of experiencing homelessness.
Abode will provide on-site services. Each unit will be self-contained with a private bathroom, kitchen and living room/sleeping area.
Residents will have access to on-site property management and social services offices, community room, electric-vehicle chargers, laundry room, recreation areas, and an outdoor patio.
