Volunteers of America
Human service programs in Oakland, from re-entry support to housing help and foster youth services.
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Volunteers of America runs human service programs from a site on East 15th Street in Oakland, in the 94601 zip east of Lake Merritt and a block off International Boulevard. Public listings describe the organisation's Bay Area work as community re-entry, prevention and health services, affordable housing and support for foster youth. Director Gary Flores is the contact on file. Compiled from public filings and directory records, this page is pending the organisation's confirmation; the Oakland program's parent affiliate now appears to be administered from Sacramento.
Programs a chapter like this usually runs
A Volunteers of America affiliate is a nonprofit, not a storefront. In the East Bay that typically means residential or day programs for adults returning from custody, transitional and supportive housing, case management, and referrals to treatment or job training. Directory listings describe the East 15th Street address specifically as a residential re-entry program for men on parole, with substance-use, job-search and life-skills components; that description has not been checked with the organisation itself.
What a program like this does not usually offer is walk-in emergency shelter. Beds are generally assigned through a referring agency, a parole officer or a county social worker rather than at the door.
Making contact
If you are a family member, start by asking which program operates at the address and who the intake contact is. If you are a referring professional, ask about current capacity, eligibility rules and the paperwork the program needs before placement. Volunteers who want to help should ask whether the site takes volunteers directly or routes them through the regional office. Donations of goods are usually accepted only by arrangement, so call before dropping anything off.
Where the work happens
The East 15th Street site sits in Oakland's eastern neighborhoods between International Boulevard and the I-880 corridor. The organisation's Bay Area footprint has reached Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, Piedmont, San Leandro and Hayward, and across the bridge into San Francisco, though which programs are active in each city changes with funding.
The phone on file for the Oakland site is 510-261-1855. If you represent Volunteers of America and want this entry corrected or expanded, the chamber can hand the listing over to you.
Servicios
Típico de este tipo de negocioResidential and day programs for adults leaving jail or prison in Alameda County, typically combining case management, substance-use support, job-search coaching and life-skills classes over a set number of months.
Transitional and longer-term housing placements for people leaving homelessness or custody in the Oakland area, usually paired with a case manager and referrals to county benefits and health care.
Outreach, screening and referral work aimed at keeping East Bay residents out of crisis: substance-use prevention, health navigation and connections to clinics and county mental health programs.
Support for young people in or leaving the foster system in Alameda County, which for organisations of this kind usually means mentoring, housing assistance and help with school, work and independent living.
A regional office that places volunteers with Oakland programs and arranges in-kind donations, normally by appointment rather than drop-off, so residents and companies can contribute without disrupting the sites.
Detalles
Ubicación y zona de servicio
Oakland, CA 94601-1022
Preguntas frecuentes
Típico de este tipo de negocioCan someone walk in and get a bed at the East 15th Street site?
Usually not. Directory listings describe the site as a structured residential re-entry program, and programs of that type fill beds through referrals from parole, probation or a county agency. Ask the site which referral routes it accepts and whether there is a waiting list.
How do I find out which Volunteers of America program serves my family member?
Call the site and ask for the intake or program coordinator, and be ready with the person's name and the agency that referred them. If the Oakland site cannot help, ask for the regional office, since the local affiliate now appears to operate under the Northern California affiliate.
Does the organisation take volunteers or donated goods?
Most affiliates do, but through a coordinator rather than at a program site. Ask whether volunteers need a background check, what shifts or projects are open, and which items are currently needed before bringing anything to the address.
Is this a religious organisation?
Volunteers of America describes itself nationally as a faith-based human services organisation, but its programs serve people regardless of religion and are funded largely through public contracts. Ask the program directly if you have questions about participation requirements.
Antes de contratar
- Confirm which program operates at 2344 E 15th St and who the intake contact is before visiting.
- Ask which referral sources the program accepts and whether self-referral is possible.
- Ask about current capacity, program length and eligibility rules for the person you are placing.
- Check whether the phone on file still reaches the Oakland site or is routed to the Sacramento office.
- Arrange donations or volunteer shifts through a coordinator rather than dropping in.
Resumen en español
Volunteers of America opera programas de servicios humanos desde una sede en la calle East 15th de Oakland, en el condado de Alameda. Según registros públicos, su trabajo en el Área de la Bahía incluye reinserción comunitaria para personas que salen de la cárcel, vivienda de apoyo, servicios de prevención y salud, y apoyo a jóvenes del sistema de acogida. Las camas suelen asignarse por referencia de una agencia, no por llegada directa. El teléfono registrado es 510-261-1855. Esta ficha se armó con datos públicos y todavía espera la confirmación de la organización.
Compilado a partir de registros comerciales públicos que tiene la San Francisco Bay Area Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Las secciones marcadas como típicas describen lo que suele ofrecer un negocio de este tipo, no lo que este negocio ha confirmado.
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