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TRANSPORTATION

511 SF Bay: 511 is your phone and web source for Bay Area traffic, transit, carpool, vanpool, and bicycling information. It’s free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week from anywhere in the nine-county Bay Area. Call 511 or visit 511.org.
AC Transit: Provides bus service to 1.5 million East Bay residents. Their website includes maps and schedules, trip planners, real-time predictions, and other information to help riders use their services. AC Transit also offers an official mobile app to plan, ride, and connect with bus services. AC Transit offers multiple discounted fare programs for youth, seniors, and riders with disabilities. Discount fares can be purchased using cash on board buses with valid ID, with Clipper by applying for a discount Clipper card, through AC Transit’s mobile payment platform, and at the AC Transit Customer Service Center. Other discount programs are provided through Clipper and are available to riders who meet certain eligibility requirements. More information can be found on their website: https://www.actransit.org/discounts
BART: The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) is a heavy-rail public transit system that connects the San Francisco Peninsula with communities in the East Bay and South Bay. BART service currently extends as far as Millbrae, Richmond, Antioch, Livermore, and Berryessa/North San Jose. BART operates in five counties – San Francisco, San Mateo, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Santa Clara. Schedules, maps, trip planners, and alerts are available on their website. BART offers a variety of fare discounts. There are no discounts available at the BART vending machines. All discounts are set up in advance through Clipper. Detailed information can be found on their website: https://www.bart.gov/tickets/discounts
City Taxi Scrip: Temporary paper money for those who are certified disabled by East Bay Paratransit or 70 years of age with an income that does not exceed 30% of Area Median Income. Each city has its own program in which they contract with listed taxi service agents. Scrip is issued in quarterly coupon books for taxi rides to anywhere the client needs or wishes to go. For elders with limited English, the address destinations and directions (please wait 5 minutes) can be written for the cabdriver to follow. The City of Berkeley issues a limited number per year in free taxi rides. The City of Oakland has a taxi script and van voucher program that provides subsidized but not free rides using script under the Oakland Paratransit Office. Apply through East Bay Paratransit.
CLIPPER: The all-in-one pass that allows you to pay for your fare with access to a number of transit partners such as BART, AC Transit, MUNI, etc. on one reloadable card or through the app. Youth, seniors and riders with disabilities can receive reduced fares and access to discounted passes. Clipper now offers a program to provide discounts to low-income adults via the Clipper START Program. For information on eligibility and enrollment, visit https://www.clipperstartcard.com/s/ .
East Bay Paratransit: East Bay Paratransit is a public transit service for people who are unable to use regular buses or trains, like those operated by AC Transit and BART, because of a disability or a health-related condition. East Bay Paratransit transports riders from their origin to their destination in vans equipped with a wheelchair lift and serves the following cities: Alameda, Albany, Berkeley, Castro Valley, El Cerrito, El Sobrante, Emeryville, Fremont, Hayward, Kensington, Milpitas (part), Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pinole (part), Richmond, San Leandro, San Pablo, and Union City. You can also go to and from any of these cities to anywhere in San Francisco. You can go elsewhere in the Bay Area by taking Easy Bay Paratransit part of the way and then transferring to another ADA paratransit service. East Bay Paratransit coordinates with WestCAT to provide early morning, late night, and Sunday ADA Paratransit Service.

Find more information on other available public transportation on Alameda County's Newcomers Welcome webpage: Public Transportation

FINANCIAL LITERACY

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND RENTAL ASSISTANCE

Season of Sharing: Provides one-time crisis-based assistance for permanent housing and critical needs to Alameda County residents. The program aims to help eligible households regain stability after experiencing an unforeseen emergency situation beyond their control. Legal permanent residency is not required. More information can be found here https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org/our-services/Shelter-and-Housing/Other-Support/season-of-sharing
CalWORKs Housing Support Program: Provides assistance to CalWORKs families who need help obtaining or keeping permanent housing, including through rental assistance, housing navigation, case management, security deposits, utility payments, moving costs, interim shelter assistance, legal services, and credit repair. For more information visit https://www.alamedacountysocialservices.org/our-services/Shelter-and-Housing/CalWORKs-housing-assistance/index#housingsupport
Housing Assistance for Ukrainians (HAU): Supportive service that provides direct housing and utility assistance and other support services to eligible households including rental assistance, security deposit assistance, utility assistance, and light-touch case management. Eligibility: Ukrainian humanitarian parolees (UHP) and those paroled into the U.S. under the Uniting for Ukraine program between February 24, 2022, and September 30, 2024. Eligible populations include Ukrainians and other non-Ukrainian individuals displaced from Ukraine. Applications are accepted until September 30, 2025.
- To apply, contact the following service providers by phone or email:
  - 1. If you live in the north-county cities of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, Alameda, Piedmont, San Leandro, and San Lorenzo, contact:
    - Lao Family Community Development
    - Phone: (510) 694-0086 or (510) 533-8850
    - Email: zthein@lfcd.org
  - 2. If you live in the south-county cities of Hayward, Castro Valley, Ashland, Cherryland, Fairview, Dublin, Pleasanton, Livermore, Fremont, Union City, and Newark, contact:
    - The Alliance for Community Wellness (La Familia)
    - Phone: (510) 935-9293
    - Email: mamini@livelafamilia.org
Refugee Housing Support Program (RHSP): Provides up to 12 months of housing assistance within the first 12 months of Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) eligibility.
- RHSP provides the following assistance:
  - Rental assistance for up to 12 months.
  - Security deposit assistance.
  - Utility assistance for up to 12 months, covering the monthly cost.
- Eligibility:
  - Individuals whose ORR eligibility begins on or after October 1, 2024, and
  - Reside in Alameda County, and
  - Fall into one of the following ORR-eligible categories:
    - Refugees who have been granted refugee status within their first 12 months of ORR eligibility.
    - Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) Holders from Iraq.
    - Asylees who are granted asylum on or after October 1, 2024.
    - Cuban/Haitian Entrants who have been granted entry to the United States.
    - Amerasians.
    - Victims of Trafficking who are granted U.S. Department of Health & Human Services
- How to Apply:
  - By Phone:
    - (510) 451-8222 (International Rescue Committee (IRC) Oakland)
    - (925) 927-2000 (Jewish Family & Community Services - East Bay (JFCS-EB))
    - (408) 358-3636 (Jewish Family Services - Silicon Valley (JFS-SV))

Find more information on other affordable housing and rental assistance programs on Alameda County's Newcomers Welcome webpage: Housing & Shelter and on our website: Housing Information and Resources

LOCAL RESETTLEMENT AGENCIES

CBOS & NON-PROFITS SERVING REFUGEES & IMMIGRANTS

HEALTH

IMMIGRATION LEGAL SERVICES PROVIDERS

YOUTH SERVICES

WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN (WIC) PROGRAM

LOCAL FOOD BANKS

RESOURCES FOR FREE OR DISCOUNTED CLOTHING AND HOUSEHOLD GOODS

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