18 Resources on Homelessness
A US HUD report to Congress that provides nationwide estimates of homelessness, including information about the demographic characteristics of homeless persons, service use patterns, and the capacity to house homeless persons. The report is based on Homeless Management Information Systems (HMIS) data about home-bound people who experience homelessness during a 12-month period, point-in-time counts of people experiencing homelessness on one day in January, and data about the inventory of shelter and housing available in a community.
Resources, counseling, intake for shelters, showers, laundry, telephone, and mail services. Emergency homeless shelter for families.
Rental assistance and rehabilitation loans.
Emergency shelter, transitional housing and case management.
Housing assistance, financial assistance and crisis support, community resource, health and wellbeing, community engagement and education.
Online listings of all types of shelters and housing.
Affordable housing for very low, low and moderate-income families.
Provides free comprehensive fair housing counseling, complaint investigation, and assistance in filing housing discrimination complaints with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) or the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH). FHANC is a HUD certified to offer pre-purchase counseling and education programs, as well as foreclosure prevention counseling and workshops.
Helps low-income tenants with eviction defense, Section 8 issues, mobile home park issues, habitability problems and price gouging.
Homeless Action! Sonoma County is an all-volunteer run and the only local independent homeless advocacy organization in Sonoma County which is not beholden to funders. They are responsible only to the homeless people in our community. Their members, both housed and unsheltered, have life experiences that bring passion and dedication to tbeir work.
With 30 locations in 15 mostly rural communities in California, Arizona, and Nevada, providing critical services and support to more than 6,800 Veterans annually.
Petaluma Homelessness Prevention One-time grants for residents of Petaluma, providing rental assistance.
Provide opportunities and support for participants to work toward self-sufficiency, independence, and permanent housing.
Emergency shelter 365 days a year. Intakes for men – Mon-Fri at 11am, for women Mon-Fri at 11am and Sat-Sun at 1pm, ID required.
Local public agency that provides safe, decent and quality affordable housing and supportive services to eligible persons with limited incomes.
Information and assistance, counseling, emergency shelter. Drop In center offers use of computers, laundry, showers, and hot meals. Their services are also available to non-resident homeless.
Women’s drop-in center, resource navigation, hot meals, group activities, and more.