CARE Program
Parents & FamiliesCARE
Are you a family experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity in Alameda County? BANANAS currently collaborates with Alameda County Social Services Agency, First 5 Alameda County Social Services Agency, First 5 Alameda County, and Family Front Door on the CARE program, assisting families experiencing homelessness with navigating the child care system. We are here to assist if your family is experiencing homelessness or are housing insecure by connecting you to subsidized child care programs. Families who need immediate child care services may receive a voucher that helps pay for child care.
CARE Family Resource Navigators are here to help:
CARE BLOGS
Part 3: Doubling Up & Couch Surfing: The Hidden Homeless
Couch-surfing is often referred to as a “hidden” form of homelessness. A common form of housing among low-income families in the Bay Area, couch surfers temporarily stay with friends or family on a couch, or any extra space in the home where they can spend the night....
Part 2: From Domestic Violence to Homelessness: Motherhood Survival
Sandra left in the middle of the night because she knew it was what she had to do. Again. Her husband was very intoxicated this time, having attended a holiday party, now snoring heavily and would not wake easily. She gathered the children swiftly - her 4-year-old son...
Part 1: The Many Faces of Homelessness: Mothers & Children
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in your car parenting your children, day in and day out because you have nowhere else to live? This is a devastating reality for many families in the Bay Area due to their homelessness or housing insecurity. Here at...