Emergency Housing, Housing

Assistances, & Section

8 Housing
Aspiranet Foster Family Services
Transitional Housing Programs for Emancipating Foster Youth
1320 E. Shaw, Suite 140
Fresno, CA 93710
(559) 222-4969
http://www.aspiranet.org/program-services/transitional-housing-programs-for-emancipating-foster-youth/
This program provides a safe living environment while teaching them life skills that help them become self-sufficient. The
only comprehensive housing program of its kind, THP-Plus offers young adults age 18-24 the option to live in a multi-family
housing unit, a single site, or with a host family. Services to be provided include rental assistance, security/utility deposits,
utility payments, moving cost assistance, motel/hotel vouchers, case management services, housing search and credit repair
assistance

CalWorks Homeless Assistance Program

Commissary Building 2nd Floor
4449 E. Kings Canyon
Fresno, CA 93702
(559) 600-3896
http://www.co.fresno.ca.us/DepartmentPage.aspx?id=13567
Homeless Assistance is available to CalWORKs eligible families to meet the reasonable costs of securing permanent housing,
and for temporary shelter while seeking permanent housing. Families must meet the definition of homeless, and assistance is
restricted to once in a lifetime with few exceptions.

Clearpoint Credit Counseling Solutions

4969 E. McKinley Ave., Suite 107
Fresno, CA 93727
1-800-750-2227
www.clearpointccs.org
ClearPoint Housing Counseling Solutions offers a complete educational program that will guide you in the right direction and
provide helpful tips and information if you are experiencing difficulty making your monthly mortgage payments. Our NFCC certified Housing Counselors are ready to answer your questions, create a workable budget and help you get through this
difficult time.

Evangel Home, Inc.

137 N. Yosemite Avenue
Fresno, CA 93701
(559) 264-4714
www.evangelhome.org
Evangel home mission is to serve women and children in crisis. To meet their basic physical needs, to promote personal
development and responsibility. To encourage spiritual growth, to uphold and honor Jesus Christ in all we do.

Fresno County Economic Opportunity Commission (EOC)

Sanctuary Youth Services
2336 Calaveras Street
Fresno, CA. 93721
(559) 498-8543 ext. 206
http://www.fresnoeoc.org
EOC's Sanctuary Youth Shelter is a new Homeless Prevention and Rapid ReHousing Program (HPR) our program is available
to offer these funds for temporary help if you are experiencing homelessness or at-risk of being homeless. Qualification
requirements are individuals, families or individuals with families residing in the city of Fresno that are homeless or at-risk of
being homeless. Individuals, families or individuals with families that are between the ages of 18-34 years of age. Must earn
50% or less of the Area Median Income (AMI) and have an earned income (employment, cash aid, SSI, unemployment
insurance).

Fresno County Economic Opportunity Commission (EOC)

The Sanctuary Safe Place Youth Shelter
2336 Calaveras Street
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 498-8543
1-800-820-4968
http://www.fresnoeoc.org/services/youth/youth-shelter.html
EOC's Sanctuary Youth Shelter is open 24 hours a day, provides runaway, homeless, exploited, or otherwise displaced youth
with emergency shelter, a hot meal, clothing, crisis intervention, counseling, and family reunification. The Sanctuary Youth
Shelter is the only self-referral shelter between Bakersfield and Stockton and is recognized as a National Safe Place. It works
in collaboration with the local government and many community businesses to provide comprehensive services to runaway
youth. The eligibility requirements are youth between the ages of 11-17, youth that are not under the influence of drugs or
alcohol at the time of entry, youth that do not have a history of violence, serious mental illness, sexual offenses or arson.
Transportation to the shelter is available through community Safe Place sites.

Fresno First Steps Home

1-866-559-4211
2-1-1
If you are homeless and seeking housing or you are within 14 days of becoming homeless please contact United Way Call
Center at the numbers listed above.
http://www.fresnofirststepshome.org/
Fresno First Steps Home gives people a chance to get off the street and regain their independence. Provide immediate housing
to individuals for more stability and then wrap services and support around them for long-term success. Work with homeless
individuals and families those who are residing in emergency or transitional shelters or on the street by providing
temporary financial assistance and services for an immediate housing solution.

Fresno Rescue Mission

Emergency Family Shelter
310 G Street
Fresno, CA 93706
(559) 237-4118
http://fresnorescuemission.org
The Emergency Family Shelter offers 14-30 day temporary shelter for families, including food, clothing, and personal care,
referral to other agencies that can assist them, and most importantly love/hope through the teachings of Jesus Christ. Families
are given food packages and other needed supplies when they leave the shelter to assist them in starting over in an apartment.

Fresno Rescue Mission

Overnight Shelter for Single Men
310 G Street
Fresno, CA 93706
(559) 268-0839
http://fresnorescuemission.org
The Overnight Shelter for Men is designed as a first step, offering hope through a meal, a shower, clean clothes, and a place to
sleep.

Good Samaritan
1927 Young Street
Selma, CA
(559) 896-9927
Shelter for battered women and children; the length of stay is two weeks. (Boys are limited to the age 9 and under).

Habitat for Humanity Fresno County

4991 E. McKinley Ave. Suite 123
Fresno, CA 93727
(559) 237-4102
http://habitatfresno.org/

Holy Cross Center for Women

421 F. Street
Fresno, CA
(559) 237-3379
http://www.samc.com/holy-cross-center-for-women
The Holy Cross Center is a day shelter for women and children. The shelter will provide diapers and formula after attendance
of educational workshops.

Housing Authorities of the City and County of Fresno

1331 Fulton Mall
P.O. Box 11985
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 443-8400
800-735-2929 TTY
www.hafresno.org
Our goal is to provide low and moderate income families with safe, decent, and sanitary housing in an environment which
would enable them to build self-confidence and pride. Assist eligible low-income to moderate-income residents by subsidizing
a portion of their rent. Section 8, public housing, migrant housing, farm labor housing, and home ownership assistance.
Assists first time buyers to qualify for a mortgage. We help families move from "dependency" to "self-sufficiency."

Madera Rescue Mission

332 Elm St
Madera, CA 93638
(559) 675-8321
The Madera Rescue Mission is committed to the needy, destitute and homeless of our city. They not only meet temporary
needs, but offer long term help and solutions to those who are truly desiring a change in their life.

Marjaree Mason Center

Homeward Bound
1600 M. Street
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 237-4706 Main Office
www.mmcenter.org

Also confidentially located in Fresno, the 23-bed Homeward Bound transitional shelter helps victims prepare to lead an
independent life. Most Homeward Bound residents move from the Emergency Shelter into the transitional facility. Homeward
Bound clients still take part in case management and can still take advantage of Marjaree Mason Center educational
opportunities and other services.

New Outlook
Family Transitional Housing
5070 N. Sixth Street, Suite 182
Fresno, CA 93710
(559) 248-9445
New Outlook is apartment units utilized to house families with the desire to receive supportive services to attain permanent
housing, stable income and independency from public housing.

Noamis House
445 F Street
Fresno, CA. 93706
(559) 443-1531
http://www.naomishousefresno.org/index.html
Naomis House provides overnight shelter to homeless women 365 days a year. Additionally, many other free services are
offered through the combined resources of the Collaborative, including: Hot meals seven days a week, medical and dental care,
day shelter, laundry, clothing, case management, storage, transportation, health and personal living education, information and
referrals. Open in the evening at on Monday to Fridays at 4:30 pm and on Saturday and Sunday at 12:45 pm or 5:45 pm.

Plaza Terrace Housing

Emergency Housing Center
4041 Plaza Drive West
Fresno, CA 93727
(559) 453-6794
www.fresnohumanservices.org
The EHC provides short-term or emergency housing. The facility is designed for families in need of shelter who are homeless,
involved with Child Protective Services (CPS), or eligible for or receiving cash aid from the Fresno County Department of
Employment and Temporary Assistance (ET&A). The primary purpose of the shelter is to allow families to save enough
money to obtain suitable permanent housing. Clients must save 75% of all income to obtain permanent housing.

Poverello House Village of Hope

421 F. Street
Fresno, CA
(559) 498-6988
http://www.poverellohouse.org/village.html
The Poverello House is a temporary shelter for men and women18 and older. Meetings for new village members:
Wednesdays 9:30 AM. Incoming residents must attend the weekly Tuesday meeting at 9:30 AM & the Wednesday 9:30 AM
meeting

Salvation Army Gablecrest

1107 W. Shaw Ave
Fresno, CA 93711
(559) 226-6110
Gablecrest provide services to mothers with children who are in the process of their children returning or have their children
returned to them. The family must attend bible study, NA/AA meetings and a church service. The family can live there for up
to two years and childrenup to the age of 11 male or female.

Salvation Army Selma Service Extension

2040 E. Front
Selma, CA 93622
(559) 891-0811
http://www.salvationarmyusa.org
Salvation Army assists those in need of food, PG&E assistance, personal items, lodging and transportation. Salvation Army
also provides resources to assistance that they are unable to provide.

Samaritan Women Community Aftercare Resources

4840 N. First Street, Suite 110
Fresno, CA 93726
(559) 227-2190
http://samaritanwomen.org
Samaritan Women empowers women who have expressed a desire to break the cycle of crime in their lives, to make choices
that will help them fulfill God's purpose for them in their families and communities. Changing lives to break the cycle of
crime by reaching out to women and their children. Building stronger families, restoring hope, confidence and making a safer
community. The women may stay up to two years in the home, as long as they are progressing.

Sanctuary Transitional Living Center

TLC 1 and TLC 2
1046 T Street
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 268-1045
www.fresnoeoc.org
EOCs Transitional Living Center (TLC) offers homeless young adults and young parents up to 24-months of residential and
supportive services that promote independent living. The primary focus is to ensure that these young adults successfully
transition into independent community members. TLC offers residents classes aimed at providing them with skills necessary
to become self-sufficient, academic advancement, employment training, life skills development, counseling, health services,
individual case management, linkages, referral to necessary community services and resources. To qualify you must be
homeless youth between the ages of 18-24, be able to provide homeless verification to TLC Case Management staff, take a TB
test, have no history of violence or crimes against children and a background check.

Sanctuary Transitional Living Center

TLC 3
1105 Divisadero
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 443-0004
www.fresnoeoc.org
EOCs Transitional Living Center (TLC) assist young adults in between the ages of 18-24 and emancipated youth that are 16
or 17 who have been in a system of care i.e. foster care, group home, etc.. TLC 3 offers residents classes aimed at providing
them with skills
necessary to become self-sufficient, academic advancement, employment training, life skills development, counseling, health
services, individual case management, linkages, referral to necessary community services and resources.

Sanctuary Youth Shelter

1545 N. Street
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 498-8543
1-800-820-4968
www.fresnoeoc.org
EOCs Sanctuary provides emergency short term shelter for runaway, homeless exploited, or otherwise displaced youth ages
11 through17 with emergency shelter, a hot meal, clothing, crisis intervention, counseling, and family reunification.

San Joaquin Valley Veterans

4928 E. Clinton Way Suite 101
Fresno, CA 93727
(559) 255-8838
http://www.sjvv.org/
The Homeless Prevention and Rapid Re-Housing Program (HPRP) is designed to assist veterans who are homeless or on the
verge of becoming homeless. To qualify you must have verifiable income, adequate income to be able to pay the bills and
remain financially stable for 12 months after HPRP assistance has ended, or have received a 3 day notice to pay up or leave
the residence.

Section 8 Rentals
1-866-466-7328
www.gosection8.com
GoSection8.com is the largest rental listing service for the Section 8 housing program. We service tenants, landlords and
public housing agencies across the United States. Hundreds of thousands of tenants and landlords nationwide benefit from our
programs, and we work with more local and government housing agencies than any other listing service provider in the
country.

Turning Point of Central California Inc.

Transitional Living Center
1638 L Street
Fresno, CA 93721
(559) 233-2663
http://turningpointwebsite.org
A 30 bed transitional housing program for adults who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless, many of who suffer
from significant emotional or mental impairment or substance abuse. To provide public benefit through helping people
develop skills, motivation, and resources to become productive members of society; healthy in body, mind, and spirit.

Westcare Alpha Zeta Phi

Westcare offers an 18 month transitional living facility for pregnant/parenting and homeless women. The women may have up
to two children living with them. To apply, call 250-7810.