FESCO's Front
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Welcome!
FESCO — the Family Emergency Shelter Coalition — is
a nonprofit organization comprised of over 30 churches
and community members in the Hayward, Castro Valley, San
Lorenzo and San Leandro, California area…reaching out to
serve homeless families with food, shelter, clothing, counseling
and links to community resources.
The 24-bed Shelter ("Marquis House") is open all day, every day, and houses
approximately 100 families with children each year (about 120
adults and over 200 children). The 4-unit Transitional Housing project provides low-cost
rental housing with supportive services. FESCO offers a full
range of basic and support services to help families get off the
streets, off welfare, and on their feet! In 2003, FESCO opened a multi-unit
community living center called Banyan House.
"Thou shall open thy hand wide unto thy brother,
to the poor, and to the needy in thy land."
Deuteronomy 15:11
"For I was hungry, and you gave me food; I was
thirsty, and you gave me drink; I was a stranger, and you
took me in; I was naked and you gave me clothing,. . . Truly
I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these
who are members of my family, you did it to me."
Matthew 25: 35-40
FESCO – the Family Shelter
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Office:
How We Help Families
- Housing
- Security
- Food and clothing
- Medical evaluations
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Counseling
- Goal setting
- Money management assistance
>li>Life skills training
- Parenting
- Child development activities
- Linkages to job training
- Housing education and search assistance
- Resettlement program
- Aftercare and follow-up ...
- and much more (such as the annual Thanksgiving food boxes and Christmas Adopt-a-Family programs)
Typical Annual Results
- Approximately 100 families with children receive
emergency shelter services
- Approximately 8,700 bed-nights and over 19,000
meals served to families
- Over 60% of those residing in the shelter move
into more stable housing
- Nearly 300 children benefit from an active
children’s program — arts & crafts,
story time, tutoring, etc.
- About 80 parents participate in workshops on
nutrition, substance abuse, etc.
- Over 150 at-risk and formerly homeless families
with children in the community receive follow-up
and homelessness prevention services
Basic Services
- Emergency shelter (average length of stay is 60
days)
- Food, security, clothing (from donations)
- Medical attention from Alameda County HealthCare
for the Homeless
Support Services in the Shelter
- Professional individual and family counseling
- Case management
- Links to community resources
- Life skills training (parenting, budgeting,
nutrition, etc.)
- Children’s developmental activities
Support Services Outside the Shelter
- Follow-up services for former residents
- Links to community resources
- Support services and children's activities at a
low-income apartment complex in Hayward
Housing and Employment Services
- Workshops on housing issues and individual search
assistance through Eden I&R’s Roving
Housing Specialist
- Resettlement assistance (household goods and
furnishings) for families moving from the Shelter
into their own housing
- Preparation for employment and job search
assistance through the Southern Alameda County
Roving Employment Specialist program (lead agency
– Tri-Cities Homeless Coalition)
Family Support Program
- Limited housing and child care scholarships
- Latchkey Program for school-age children
- Bus tickets to help Shelter residents access job
training, employment, child care, and medical
treatment
Coalition of
Congregations and Community
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Christ Lutheran Church
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Epiphany Lutheran Church
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Faith Lutheran Church
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First United Methodist Church
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Ms. Sharon Luther
Prudential California Realty
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Mt. Eden Presbyterian Church
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Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church
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Rental Housing Owners Association of Southern Alameda
County
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St. Bede's Catholic Church
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St. Clement's Catholic Church
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St. Joachim's Catholic Church
21250 Hesperian Boulevard
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264 E Lewelling Boulevard
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San Lorenzo Baptist Church
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San Lorenzo Community Church
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Transfiguration Catholic Church
4000 E. Castro Valley Blvd.
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United Methodist Church
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Westminster Hills Presbyterian Church
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