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The Alameda County Social Services Agency is comprised of 2,400 men and women working collectively and in partnership with community-based organizations to serve the needs of the community. The Agency assists approximately 11.3 percent of Alameda County's residents. more
Did you make under $50,000 in 2011? If so, you can qualify for FREE tax help filing. Alameda County Social Service Agency's Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) campaign offers free tax filing assistance to low - and moderate- income families to help them take advantage of the full range of tax benefits they have earned. Locations are in Oakland and Hayward. Find out more
Benefits CalWIN is an online system that will provide customers the option of applying for CalWORKs, CalFresh and Medi-Cal. To apply, please click onto the header above or the icon to the right.
Important: For the General Assistance (GA) program, you must apply in person at one of our office locations. For more information on the GA program, click here. For our office location information, click here. For In-Home Support Services (IHSS) please call 510-577-1800.
The Shirley Eastman Children’s Fund is a public philanthropic venture that was established to support holiday giving and summer camp opportunities for children in foster care in Alameda County. One hundred percent of the donations go to the Shirley Eastman fund. more
In Alameda County there are close to 3,000 children and youth in foster care, in need of the support and security of a family. The Department of Children and Family Services has partnered with faith and community based organizations throughout Alameda County to license an additional 400 county foster homes and provide permanent adoptive homes for children and youth in foster care.
Join the Alameda County Faith Initiative to support "A Pathway to Home". For more information on how you can adopt a child or become a foster parent, visit www.pathwaytohome.org
Season of Sharing
Season of Sharing (SOS) is a private fund providing crisis-based assistance for housing and critical family needs to Alameda County residents. Those eligible for consideration are: families with children under 18 living in the home, elderly individuals over the age of 60, and individuals with medically verified disabilities who are currently residing in Alameda County for at least 6 continuous months. If you are in need of assistance, you may call 211 (Eden Information & Referral) or 510-272-3700.
The Alameda County SOS program partners with community based organizations on a limited basis. At this time, we are not offering training sessions for new partners. However, we still welcome your interest in the event we are able to accommodate additional agencies. Inquiries may be sent to sos@acgov.org
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