Last Updated: October 30, 2023
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North County Women's Center Berkeley
Berkeley Food and Housing Project (BFHP) ARCHIVED
2140 Dwight Way Berkeley, CA 94704
Building Description
The North County Women's Center (NCWC) houses two interconnected programs that target the unique needs of homeless women and their children. These programs include: 1) Women’s Overnight Shelter, which serves up to 32 women and their children nightly; and 2) Transitional House, which serves up to 23 individual women with disabilities and their children for a period of up to 18 months and includes dedicated units for the chronically homeless.
The following fees are:
30% of monthly income
$175 per month for food
$150 per month for savings (beginning the 2nd month)
$200 Returnable Move-In Security Deposit
Homeless single women, mothers and accompanying minors, aged 0-13, who are residing in Berkeley at the time of their homelessness.
The following fees are:
30% of monthly income
$175 per month for food
$150 per month for savings (beginning the 2nd month)
$200 Returnable Move-In Security Deposit
Homeless single women, mothers and accompanying minors, aged 0-13, who are residing in Berkeley at the time of their homelessness.
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