Resident Empowerment Program

11/26/2024

Trinity Center’s Seasonal Evening Program provides warm meals and a safe, dry place to sleep for up to 38 participants from December to April. 🛏️🍴

We rely on incredible volunteers to:
💙 Plan, prepare, and serve meals
💙 Provide weekend grab-and-go meal bags
💙 Transport participants to the shelter
💙 Set up beds each night
💙 Lead evening activities to build community

Help us make a difference! 🙏 Sign up to volunteer or donate today! https://brnw.ch/21wOYff Every contribution, no matter how small, has a significant impact! 💙

11/28/2023

11/28/2023

Our Youth Programs have grown so much over the years. Today's spotlight is on our Youth Programs, which include after school tutoring, summer camp, and college prep. Every year, we provide students in our community with a brand new backpack & school supplies – with a $50 donation you could help us send a local student to school in style. Visit www.monumentcrisiscenter.org/donate-now to make a difference today!

11/28/2023

join the cause and make a difference in the lives of children! With the generous donation matching, my contribution on will go even further toward creating happier and healthier futures for these amazing kids! Let's do this!

Spread the word and double your donation today! https://bit.ly/BACNMatch

03/17/2022

Last day to apply for CA's Emergency Rental Assistance Program is March 31st! Do you think you’re eligible? Do you know someone who is? Head over to housingiskey.com to start an application as soon as possible! Worried about filling out the application? There are local organizations available to help with the application process in multiple languages. Call 833-687-0967 to make an appointment.

The last day to apply to the State’s Housing Is Key ERAP is March 31st. Housing Is Key is the program that serves tenants and landlords in Oakland and Contra Costa County (Oakland residents are able to apply to either the State or City of Oakland ERAP). Low-income tenants who have suffered an economic setback due to COVID-19 are eligible for up to 18 months of rent and utility relief. But they need to apply by March 31st in order to receive this support.

Do you think you’re eligible? Do you know someone who is? Head over to housingiskey.com to start an application as soon as possible! Worried about filling out the application? There are local organizations available to help with the application process in multiple languages. Call 833-687-0967 to make an appointment.

View our recent email via the link below for more information about the program for East Bay residents and connect with elected officials to ask for an extension of the ERAP program until everyone who needs relief can get it! https://ebho.salsalabs.org/erapendingapplynow

10/09/2021

Our Financial Literacy Program starts this Thursday! The six week program meets Thursday evenings from 5-7pm over zoom and is hosted by Capital One - each week we will cover topics including goal setting, credit management, debt reduction and more. There's still time to register here: https://www.dfssfcareercenter.org/weeklyworkshops

07/13/2021

California Extends Eviction Protections & Improves COVID-19 Rent Relief

What does this mean for Contra Costa County?

Contra Costa is covered by AB 832.

learn more at East Bay Housing Organization (EBHO) or reach out to the REP team at [email protected]
http://ebho.org/rent-relief-now-available-to-low-income-tenants-and-housing-providers/?fbclid=IwAR0TDLpPCVizmdOIIoURcn4qOS-IVChHOGNhApdSXEhE4NDMMKvGCfUVhGMLearn

Help is here! After a year of organizing to fill the financial hole created by COVID-19 among low-income renters and housing providers, $171 million in rental assistance is now available in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties (with more on the way, thanks to the American Rescue Plan)! Since the start

06/25/2021

05/18/2021

Join us next Tues. 5/18 at 12:30pm as we gather virtually to celebrate the reopening of Empyrean Towers, and honor the many partners and contributors who helped make this incredible metamorphosis possible:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcrfuiprDMpE9Hs1ocWfH3daoJctJ4WJpB-

05/17/2021

REP Leader, William Goodwin, will be an expert panelist at EBHO’s “How to Find an Affordable Rental Home” webinar. The goal of this event is to share the technical aspects of finding an affordable rental home from the point of view of consumers, service provides and advocates alike. Join us on Wednesday, May 19th from 12:00 – 1:30pm via Zoom to learn more form experts, like William, about how to apply for community-invested affordable rental housing and to hear personal stories of navigating such a complex system. This event is part of EBHO’s Affordable Housing Month Celebration. To register for this event please follow this link:

Join EBHO's at our Affordable Housing Month event, How to Find a Community-Subsidized Affordable Rental Home.