SEASON OF SHARING (SOS), ALAMEDA COUNTY SOCIAL SERVICES AGENCY WORKFORCE AND BENEFITS ADMINISTRATION
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Description:
Note: Not accepting new applications until further notice. Those who have already completed the pre-screening prior to Friday, July 19, 2024 at 5:00 pm will remain in the queue to be contacted by SOS program staff for additional screening. Those who are in the queue and miss both callback attempts from SOS program staff will have their request for assistance terminated. No additional attempts will be made. They would need to complete a new pre-screening after the program begins accepting callers again.
Offers to stabilize eligible individuals or families facing an isolated and short-term crisis not of their own making. Provides a one-time critical needs or housing assistance to regain self-sufficiency. Assistance is based on funding availability and eligibility. Types of housing assistance provided include:
security deposit funds for permanent housing
delinquent rent or mortgage funds
The other category of assistance provided is called Critical Family Needs. Critical Family needs assists families with:
Utilities (electricity, gas, or water) under threat of shut-off or already shut off at current residence
Limited furniture items under specific circumstances. This includes fire/catastrophe, extended homelessness, and domestic violence
Limited medical equipment and mobility aids. Must be deemed medically necessary and not otherwise covered by insurance
Assistance is offered on a case by case basis. Assistance is offered once every 5 years and individuals seeking help with rent must have sustainable income to cover the rent on their own. Will not consider deposit requests if the client has already been living in the unit for more than 30 days at time of intake.
Will consider relocation requests from Alameda County to another city within California. Households will need to show at least six consecutive months of current residency of Alameda County. Must also show documentation of a crisis necessitating the relocation.
SOS is crisis-based and not an entitlement program. Assistance may be received by a household only once every 5 years. Applicants are screened for prior funding.
Eligibility: Applicants must be current Alameda County residents (minimum 6 continuous months) in one of the following categories:
-Families with dependent children (age 18 and under) living in the home
-Permanently disabled individuals (18 years and older and receiving SSDI/SSI or medically verified)
-Older individuals, age 55 and older
-Former foster youth, ages 18-24
-Veterans
-Survivors of intimate partner violence and violent crimes (occurrence within the past 6 months)
-Pregnant individuals in their 2nd trimester or later
Assistance may be received by a household only once every 5 years. Applicants are screened for prior funding.
The program operates year-round. Eligible applicants can apply any time during the year.
SOS is crisis-based and not an entitlement program. Funding is not guaranteed.
Requests for assistance must be supported by a valid and documented housing crisis.
Priority is given to low-income households.
Requirements: Proof of income, Social security card. Proof of all income and ability to meet monthly financial obligations on an ongoing basis is required. Requests for assistance must be supported by a valid and documented housing crisis.
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