Alameda Homeless Hotline

If you are currently homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, call the Alameda Homeless Hotline at 510-522-HOME (4663) Monday-Friday 9am-5pm. For evenings or weekends, call 2-1-1 to access resources county-wide.

Homeless Ministries at Christ Church

The Warming Shelter: The Warming Shelter closed for the season on March 15, 2024. We thank our volunteers and community for supporting this valuable program and will post plans for next season as soon as they are available.

Learn more about the 2022-23 Warming Shelter here and here.

Thank you to the media outlets ABC7, KTVU, Episcopal News Service, Alameda Post, and Alameda Sun for your coverage of the warming shelter.

Thank you to everyone who has supported the warming shelter at Christ Church.

Alameda Welfare Council

Bank of Marin
Alameda Family Services
Chris Tam & All Good Living
Alameda Food Bank
Kelly Scott
Village of Love
Joey Harrison
Alameda CARES team
St. Vincent DePaul Society's organization
St. Joseph’s Basilica
Twin Towers United Methodist Church
Building Futures/Rainbow Laundry Program
Friends of Alameda Animal Shelter
Alameda Meals on Wheels
Share Pizza Kitchen
Peets Coffee
World Centric 

Olive Little, Artist

Funding: Christ Church will need funds to support this ministry. To make a monetary donation, go here and select, “Give to Homeless Ministries.”

Donations can be sent to:

Homeless Ministries
Christ Episcopal Church
1700 Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda, CA 94501

Showers: Showers are open Sunday 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Fresh socks, underwear, and other amenities are available as needed.  Well behaved pets are welcome.  Limited onsite storage of belongings while showering is provided.  In addition, Village of Love (431 Stardust Place; 510-995-8936) offers showers and laundry services on Wednesdays from 9:30 am- 1:00 pm.

Frequently Used Supplies for Shower Program
Click here for supplies list. This link makes it easy for you to donate some of our most frequently used supplies.

Volunteers Needed

Meals
Alameda Lunch Elves is seeking volunteers to help provide daily lunches. Lunches are made at home and delivered to The village of Love on a daily basis. To volunteer, sign-up here.

Showers
Volunteers are needed to operate showers from 2:00-4:00 PM on Sundays. Shower volunteers check in guests, offer clothing and toiletries, and monitor shower time. To sign up, contact office@christchurchalameda.org