After ousting it from several previous sites, the city has allowed the First They Came for the Homeless camp to stay at the Berkeley-Oakland border for several months.
Berkeley Homeless Project 2017
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Mayor: New budget is city’s ‘biggest investment’ ever to end homelessness
The Berkeley City Council voted Tuesday night to put $400,000 toward an ambitious new shelter program estimated to cost more than $2 million each year to run.Â
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How people living on the streets in Berkeley find their food
Seven individuals talk about how they get food and what they eat living on the streets of Berkeley.
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Wheelchair repair program a lifeline for the disabled — particularly on the streets
Berkeley residents with disabilities, including an increasing number of homeless people, rely on Easy Does It’s emergency services, including its unusual wheelchair repair program.
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A possible first in Berkeley: Housing for the homeless in People’s Park
It may be the first such city-university project in the country: building supportive housing for the homeless. The location? Berkeley’s storied People’s Park.
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Women’s Daytime Drop-in Center offers a safe place to eat, relax
Women and families without permanent housing can eat and relax at the Women’s Daytime Drop-in Center and escape from some of the stresses of the street.
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One year after a Berkeleyside special on homelessness: Where we are today
Despite progress, Berkeley still falls far short of providing housing for the nearly 1,000 homeless people in the city.
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Heads up: Berkeleyside to devote Wednesday coverage to homelessness
For the second year, Berkeleyside joins the SF Homeless Project and dedicates a day of coverage to homelessness.
