Editor’s note: This is the final part of a nine-part project capturing the housing reality in Contra Costa County. Conversations of homelessness and lack of affordable housing have been ongoing for decades, but what progress has been to solve this issue? The Experience’s housing project, “A Tough Climb,” was designed to give readers a better understanding of the struggles many face and the steps being taken to improve housing accessibility and security for all.

HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT

• Phone: (202) 708-1112
• Home page: hud.gov/program_offices/housing
• Section 8 program: hud.gov/topics/housing_choice_voucher_program_section_8
• HUD Region Contacts/Locations: hud.gov/program_offices/field_policy_mgt/localoffices

BRENTWOOD

• Home Page: brentwoodca.gov/home
• Affordable Housing Resource Page: brentwoodca.gov/government/community-development/affordable-housing/resources

ANTIOCH

• Home Page: antiochca.gov/
• Affordable Housing Resource Page: antiochca.gov/pscr/housing-programs/

PITTSBURG

• Home Page: pittsburgca.gov/home
• Affordable Housing Resource Page: pittsburgca.gov/services/housing-authority

OAKLEY

• Home Page: ci.oakley.ca.us/
• Affordable Housing Resource Page: ci.oakley.ca.us/fair-housing/

COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES

• Main: (925) 674-7208
• Homeless Hotline: (800) 799-6599
• Housing Resources: contracosta.ca.gov/4807/Affordable-Housing
• Homeless Services: cchealth.org/h3/coc/help.php
• H3 Services Home Page: cchealth.org/h3/

NON-PROFITS

• Hope Solutions 
  • Home Page: hopesolutions.org/
  • Location: 399 Taylor Blvd, Suite 115, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
  • Contact: (925) 944 – 2244
• Multi-Faith Action Coalition 
  • Home Page: multifaithactioncoalition.org/
  • Location: 3260 Blume Drive, Suite 110 Richmond, CA 94806
• CORO
  • Fellowship Home Page: coronorcal.org/program/the-partnership-for-the-bays-future-fellowship/
  • Partnership website: https://baysfuture.org/

LOS MEDANOS COLLEGE

• Home Page: losmedanos.edu/
• Basic Needs Program: losmedanos.edu/basicneeds/