Corner Stone Community Development Corporation

Homeless services building futures operates two emergency shelters for women and children experiencing homelessness: the 30-bed san leandro shelter, and the 25-bed midway shelter. Participants are connected to the shelters through alameda county's coordinated entry system. Services include shelter, case management, referrals to housing programs, community and mainstream benefits and services, primary dental, medical and mental health care, financial literacy, and personalized advocacy and assistance. Residents also receive meals, shower and laundry facilities, and 24/7 staffing to ensure their safety. The agency also operates winter warming shelters in alameda and san leandro, providing overnight shelter and two meals. Street outreach programs in alameda, san leandro, and oakland connect people in need to one a housing resource center, where they are provided with housing problem solving, crisis assessment, and enrollment in one of building futures' coordinated entry system access points in san leandro, alameda, or oakland.

Domestic violence services a spectrum of services including a 20-bed domestic violence shelter where residents receive shelter, food, counseling, case management, referrals to housing programs, community and mainstream benefits and services, primary dental, medical, and mental health care; financial literacy, and personalized advocacy and assistance. Residents also receive meals, shower and laundry facilities, and 24/7 staffing to ensure safety. The agency also provides a 24-hour domestic violence crisis line and community outreach services including safety planning, counseling, support groups, court accompaniment, education, and other needed services. Twice annually, the agency delivers the california 40-hour domestic violence counselor training. Services to dv survivors also include connection to building futures' domestic violence coordinated entry access point and housing program.

Other services: building futures serves as fiscal sponsor to the interfaith homeless network/april showers. The group provides services to people experiencing homelessness on the first, third and fifth sunday of each month. The april showers event provides a welcoming safe place to receive showers, new underwear and socks, a hot lunch, coffee and pastries, clothing, a bag lunch and bottled water, haircuts, and referrals and information for health care, social services, housing, jobs, and transportation.