we’re on a mission to get people on the path back home.
Currently there are 770,000 people unhoused in the United States. 187,000 in California, 38,891 in the Bay Area, 9,747 in Alameda County, and 844 people who are houseless right here in Berkeley. Chronic and temporary homelessness are massive issues. We’re working to change that.
*Sources US Department of Housing and Urban Development and Bay Area County Point-in-Time Counts, 2024.
We routinely reach 550+ unhoused people in Berkeley every day – that’s more than half the city’s total unhoused population. We are reversing homelessness with every step we take, and doing it the Dorothy Day Way.
HERE’S OUR IMPACT IN NUMBERS
85+
PEOPLE HOUSED A YEAR
1,750+
PEOPLE SHELTERED
550+
MEALS SERVED EVERY DAY
800+
DONORS
50+
COMMUNITY PARTNERS
700,000 +
VISITS FOR SERVICES
15,000+
DROP IN CENTER VISITS A YEAR
16,000+
ENCAMPMENT RESIDENT INTERACTIONS
575+
ENCAMPMMENT VISITS
500+
VOLUNTEERS
365
DAYS OPEN A YEAR
140,000+
SHOWERS TAKEN
78,500+
LOADS OF LAUNDRY DONE
35+
STAFF
10,000+
VOLUNTEER HOURS A YEAR
We hope the impact we leave on the lives of people we serve is immeasurable.
see our impact report
get our community guides
hear the stories of people we’ve housed
watch dorothy’s way
learn how we care for the unhoused
