ALAMEDA COUNTY SHELTER PLUS CARE (S+C) PROGRAM

ALAMEDA COUNTY SHELTER PLUS CARE (S+C)

PROGRAM SUMMARY

S+C is a HUD funded housing program that provides supportive services and

affordable subsidized housing to homeless people with disabilities. Approved

applicants will pay up to 30% of their income towards their rent and will receive

ongoing supportive services.

Program eligibility criteria:

 residing in Alameda County on the street or in an emergency shelter or in transitional housing who

were on the street or in emergency shelter prior to entry

 disabled by either chronic substance abuse and/or psychiatric conditions and/or HIV

 household income does not exceed 50% of area median income

 willing to participate in supportive services

 must be homeless at the time of application

 chronically homeless status requires verification for at least 12 months

The Alameda County S+C program works with agencies that provide:

 coordinated outreach in Alameda County, including assistance submitting applications and finding

housing

 support services, case management, mental health services, alcohol and drug treatment and recovery

services, transportation assistance, money management, independent living skills

S+C housing options:

 Sponsor-based Rental Assistance (SRA): Specific units, ranging from single room occupancy to

three bedrooms, scattered throughout Alameda County

 Project-based Rental Assistance (PRA): Specific two, three and four bedroom units located at

Alameda Point

 Single-Room Occupancy (SRO): Specific one-room units located at the Harrison Apartments in

Oakland

 Tenant-based Rental Assistance (TRA): A certificate provided to a S+C participant by a

designated Public Housing Authority. A TRA holder, with the help of their service coordinator, is

responsible for locating housing in Alameda County through owners willing to accept S+C as a

subsidy

Applications may only be submitted by designated outreach agencies. For information on S+C Outreach

agencies, please call 2-1-1, the free, non-emergency confidential service that provides easy access to

housing information, and critical health and human services.

Any homeless person with a disability should also complete an application with Home Stretch. Home

Stretch is Alameda County’s strategy to prioritize permanent supportive housing opportunities to homeless

and disabled people with the highest needs. Home Stretch is not the same program as Shelter Plus Care.

Home Stretch will use a county-wide registry for people who are homeless and disabled, and a centralized

process for linking high need individuals and households with housing opportunities. For more information

on Home Stretch call: 510-891-8938 or visit their website: http://everyonehome.org/our-work/home-

stretch/

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