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KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM, KEEP PEOPLE HOUSED

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  • Description:

    Offers help to eligible Oakland residents who have past-due rent. Services provided include:

    • Legal Assistance: Low-income tenants in Oakland who have an eviction lawsuit or legal questions concerning their housing.
    • Housing Problem-Solving: Oakland residents who are currently housed and need support and/or financial support to ensure they do not become homelessness.
    • Resource brokerage: Oakland residents who are unstably housed and looking for connections to resources that can support them to find sustainability
    • Employment support: Oakland residents who are interested in becoming gainfully employed and need support increasing their income

    Applicants are now eligible for assistance one time.

    NOTE: As of April 2025, Keep People Housed is no longer helping with Deposit Assistance.

    To apply, visit the Keep People Housed page.

  • Website: https://www.keeppeoplehoused.org/
  • Email: KeepOaklandHoused@bayareacs.org
  • Phone(s): (510) 899-9289, (510) 452-4541
  • Hours: Mon 9am - 5pm; Tue 9am - 5pm; Wed 9am - 5pm; Thu 9am - 5pm; Fri 9am - 5pm; Sat; Sun;
  • Eligibility: Open to Oakland residents with extremely low incomes who are at imminent risk of losing their housing due to financial and/or legal hardship. Household Size for low income: One Person $73,100. Two Person $83,500. Three Person $94,000 . Four Person $104,000. Five Person $112,800. Six Person $121,150. Seven Person $129,500. Eight Person $137,850 Households with an unlawful detainer or 3 day notice must contact the Eviction Defense Center.
  • Requirements: Completed application, with documentation of a Housing Crisis (eviction notice, notice to vacate, termination letter from employer, etc.) ID or other proof of identity Proof of Income 3-day notice, unlawful detainer filings, etc. W-9 from landlord or new lease agreement
  • Areas Served:
    • Oakland Alameda United States
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Location(s)

Location Name: THE UNITY COUNCIL

  • Accessibility: No information has been provided by Agency
  • Physical Address: 1900 Fruitvale Avenue, Suite 2a, Oakland, CA, 94601

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