Oakland’s Response to Homelessness
Oakland, together we can meet this crisis, expand our progress, and reduce homelessness in our community.
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Our Response
Homelessness has doubled in the last 10 years. Driven by a housing crisis and continuing economic inequality that hits Oakland's most vulnerable. To reduce homelessness, we must slow its growth and keep more people in their homes.
Oakland has responded to the crisis level surge in homelessness with emergency measures like community cabins. We've created a system of effective strategies that address homelessness at every step in the cycle. We are ready to scale up for reductions in homelessness, though new state and federal funds and more intergovernmental coordination are needed.
Learn more about Oakland's Response to Homelessness(PDF, 8MB)
Recent Milestones
1,800+ households
kept in homes through Keep Oakland Housed in Fiscal Year 19-20
880 people
moved from homelessness to permanent housing in Fiscal Year 19-20
2x
Oakland doubled transitional housing capacity from 2018-2020
Key Resources
- 2019 City of Oakland Point in Time Count
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