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One-time assistance to help people experiencing an unexpected housing crisis What is Season of Sharing? The Season of Sharing Fund provides temporary assistance to help people living in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma counties. Since 1986, the Chronicle Season of Sharing (SoS) Fund has distributed more than $219 million to help individuals and families in need.
The Season of Sharing Fund provides annual funding to the Alameda County Social Services Agency to assist eligible households in Alameda County who are experiencing an emergency, crisis, or unexpected event that threatens housing stability. The principal purpose of the Season of Sharing Fund program is to keep people stably in their homes or support transition into more affordable, safe, permanent housing.
The Social Services Agency collaborates with numerous community partner agencies to screen and process applications for assistance. SoS Recipient Patti Medina "The Season of Sharing helped me breathe a little easier. It gave us both a break.
I'm extremely grateful. I don't know what we would have done without it." Photo credit: Santiago Mejia, San Francisco Chronicle.
Season of Sharing (SoS) Fund services are not intended to provide continuous, long-term assistance, rather, assistance is considered short-term with the goal of promoting long-term stability.
The primary categories of assistance considered under the Alameda County Season of Sharing (SoS) Program are: Security deposit for permanent housing Critical Family Needs (CFN) Utilities (electricity, gas, or water) under threat of shut-off or already shut off at current residence Limited medical equipment and mobility aids (deemed medically necessary and not otherwise covered by insurance) The Season of Sharing (SoS) Fund provides one-time, non-recurring financial assistance to individuals and families who have emergency needs that cannot be met through other resources.
To apply for assistance from the Alameda County SoS program: Applicants must be current Alameda County residents of 6 continuous months or longer. All adults in the household must not have received assistance from SoS Fund in the last 5 years. The household is at risk of experiencing homelessness or housing instability, or currently homeless.
The primary applicant is 18 years of age or older. The household is experiencing or has experienced an emergency, crisis, or an unexpected event within the past 6 months, for which financial assistance is needed to maintain or improve household stability, such as: action by landlord or property management; loss of income; loss or delay of public benefits; medical disability or emergency; or natural disaster (fire, flood, etc).
Documentation will be required to validate each household's eligibility status and emergency circumstances. Meeting eligibility criteria or completing the application process is not a promise or guarantee of assistance. Due to limited resources, assistance is awarded based on documented crisis and financial hardship.
The SoS program may not be able to cover all expenses a household owes. UPDATE: Due to the high volume of assistance requests already received, Alameda County Season of Sharing is temporarily not accepting new assistance requests through the Client Web Form . This notice will be updated once the program resumes accepting requests, so please check back periodically.
Requests submitted during this inactive period will not be reviewed or considered. For customers who have already submitted a request , due to high demand, the current wait time for review may be several weeks to several months. Because processing times vary based on community need and program capacity, we are unable to provide an exact timeframe for when you will be contacted.
SoS will not expedite or prioritize individual applications, and cannot accommodate emergency requests requiring immediate response. Submissions are reviewed in the order received. Please ensure your voicemail is set up, has space available, and that you answer calls whenever possible.
Depending on your phone carrier, calls from Agency phone lines may appear as “blocked,” “unknown,” or “spam. ” Please note that submitting the online form does not guarantee or entitle a household to receive SoS assistance.
SoS application portal for Authorized Partners Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund Executive Director Zev Lowe and Alameda County SoS Coordinator Sylvia Soublet discuss the impact of the program on local residents. CalWORKs Housing Assistance Housing & Emergency Lodging Program (HELP) More Shelter And Housing Services REACH Utility Assistance Program
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Applicants must be current Alameda County residents for 6 continuous months or longer. All adults in the household must not have received assistance from the Season of Sharing Fund in the last 5 years. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Season of Sharing Fund is funded by Alameda County Social Services Agency. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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