Supported Housing

Alameda County has a severe shortage of low income housing for adults with mental illness. Waiting lists are long, and services are often difficult to obtain.

Since the initiation of BACS' Supported Independent Living program in 1973, we have been a leader in providing housing and case management services to help people with mental illness stabilize, learn independent living skills, and gradually seek permanent housing within the community.

Locations

BACS currently has six affordable housing sites. Each house or apartment provides a private bedroom and shared living quarters for its residents. At each location, residents share responsibilities for cleaning, paying bills, and general activities needed to run their houseold. Each resident is assigned a case manager to help them begin the process of attaining independent living skills in a supportive environment.

Click on the links below to learn more about each property:

Hayward: Atherton House

Livermore: Kennedy House

Oakland: Amber House

Oakland: Humphrey House

Pleasanton: Pleasanton Apartments

Eligibility Requirements

To be eligible for the program, participants must be 18 years of age or older with a psychiatric disability diagnosis and a minimum level of independent living skills, including the ability to:

• function in a minimally supervised setting

• participate in structured daytime activities

• attend regular appointments with a psychiatrist for medications

• take their own medication

• meet their financial responsibilities to the program and their roommates

• care for basic everyday needs, such as personal hygiene

• communicate and be socially appropriate with others

• show personal motivation and commitment to self-development

We cannot safely accommodate individuals who are abusing drugs or alcohol, or whose illness shows a history of violent or criminal behavior or destruction of property.

For more information, please contact the Supported Housing Program.