Resources
Resources For Artists Seeking Help With Space And Survival
Financing And Technical Assistance
Tenant Resources
Eviction Help
ACCESS Center SF Legal information on evictions SF
Alameda County and Albany, Concord, Emeryville, Union City contact list (emails, phone numbers by location).
Anti Eviction Map Tenant Resource List and Took Kits
Bay Area Legal Aid Illegal evictions, substandard housing conditions, discrimination, and wrongful denials of housing subsidies.
Berkeley Housing Retention Program Berkeley residents
Centro Legal De La Raza Tenants’ rights practice
CFPB Directory for rental assistance by state/tribal lands
East Bay Community Law Center directory by issues for East Bay residents
Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity permanent housing support East Bay
Ellis Act Eviction Ellis eviction rights and eviction assistance
Eviction Defense Collaborative Legal, rental, shelter, tenant assistance- national
Eviction Defense Network Facing eviction/rent debt in CA; workshops/webinars/classes
Law Help Eviction Resources Housing costs and housing
Housing Solutions
Displaced Tenant Housing Preference Lottery preference can be used when applying to affordable housing.
Homeless Action Center Public Benefits Advocacy Alameda County
Marin County Emergency Rental Assistance Marin Residents
National Low Income Housing Coalition U.S. directory by state
Oakland Emergency Rental Assistance Oakland residents
Oakland Tenants Union Clinic events and resources for Oakland
San Francisco Tenants Union Tenant counseling services
San Francisco Rent Board Tenant protections from rent increase/eviction
SF Rent Stabilization Rent Board Mediator Request PDF
Tenant Power Tool Kit Legal Resources
Tenants Together Legal Resource Directory
The Unity Council Emergency Rental Assistance Program Alameda County Residents
Senior Housing Solutions
Emergency Housing Guide Emergency Housing Resources for Seniors
Senior Housing for Low-Income Residents Eligibility & how to apply
Community Land Trust Resources
OakCLT Housing Opportunities Land trust application process
Northern California Land Trust Properties list
Legal Assistance
Bay Area Legal Aid Free civil legal assistance for Bay Area residents
California Lawyers for the Arts Legal resources for artists
California State Self Help Guide Free legal help family law & small claims
East Bay Community Law Center Directory by issues for East Bay residents
Law Help for ow-income people
Transgender Law Center Legal and transgender resource assistance.
Home Buying
Alameda County Mortgage Credit Certificate MCC program official website
AC Boost Program Alameda County First-Time Home Buyers Program
CAL FHA California Housing Finance Agency
California Dream for All Shared Appreciation Loan
City of Emeryville Home Buyer Programs
Alameda County Mortgage Credit Certificate MCC program official website
AC Boost Program Alameda County First-Time Home Buyers Program
The Pathway to Homeownership Closing Cost Assistance Grant Program grants up to $10,000 to low-to-moderate first-time homebuyers from underserved communities
HUD Counseling Agencies approved list
Emergency (other)
Arts Ready Emergency Planning
California Arts Council Natural disaster resource list
Mental Health Fund for Queer/Trans Black, Indigenous and People of Color (QTBIPOC)
Studio Protector Artist guide to emergencies
Closing with pandemic relief over
Artist Resources + Opportunities
Artist Power Center YBCA Guides & resources
Art Span Workshops
California Lawyers for the Arts Workshops & Events
Center for Cultural Innovation (CCI) Artist resources, workshops & grants
Fractured Atlas Artist/Creatives business resources
Future of Music Coalition Policy & strategies to promote artists’ voices
Intersection for the Arts Artist resources, workshops
Springboard for the Arts Artist resources, Toolkits, training
Theatre Bay Area Auditions & Jobs
Artist Grant Resources (partial list in alphabetical order)
Akonadi So Love Can Win general support grant to Oakland
Artist Power Center YBCA Grant and Resource Center for Bay Area Artists
CCI Quick Grant Funding and professional development listings
Creative Capital Link to national resources for grants, residencies
Creative Work Fund Artist & Nonprofit collaboration
Dean and Margaret Lesher Foundation Contra Costa Arts & Culture grants
East Bay Fund for Artists Alameda & Contra Costa County
Kenneth Rainin Foundation focused on helping artists thrive in the Bay Area
LACMA grant program Art + Technology grant
Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant for mid-career artists
SFAC Grants Listing Local and national government funding for the arts
Sustainable Arts Foundation Grant awards for artists with children
Zellerbach Family Fund Grant directory for org, has arts & community grants
DEI
Pronoun module Definitions and background information
White Supremacy Culture Characteristics is a website with examples of how these characteristics play out and their cost on a personal, cultural, and institutional level
Wheel of Privilege and Power Intersectionality: Wheel of Privilege graphic
Advocacy
California Art Economy Fact Sheet
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Above: Former artist live/work space Castle von Trapp, Oakland. Photo: Edwin Bernbaum