Dorothy Day House Berkeley

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Dorothy Day House Berkeley

Putting people on the path back home. ❤️ Shelter, services and resources for our unhoused neighbors.

10/30/2026

Meet our Board!

Ava, a junior at Willamette University, and Tala, a senior at UC Berkeley, recently spent time with Dan, Jay and Sarah, who serve on our Board of Directors.

First up? Meet Dan.

He’s our Board President. Hear Dan talk about his 20+ years with Dorothy Day House and why he’s known as “Mr. Friday.”

Happy reading!

https://bit.ly/4yHj7Ca

10/23/2026

Who we serve.

Every day we support 550+ people experiencing homelessness in Berkeley by providing shelter, drop-in services and resources.

❤️ 68% are male, 30% are female and 2% identify as non-binary
❤️ 78% have been chronically homeless
❤️ 64% come to us from a place not meant for habitation - think vehicles, abandoned buildings, public transit stations, or outside.
❤️ 32% come to us from emergency shelter

How do we do it?

You!

You made our ~ $4.4 M operating budget possible.

Why do we do it?

Because we love our city and remain committed to our community, always.

Want to see our full impact report?

Head here: https://bit.ly/4jmTsL7

❤️🔑🏡

10/16/2026

Kind!

Let’s talk donations.

Within the last year we received a whopping ~ $1.685 M in in-kind donations.

How?

❤️ Volunteers donated 10,000+ hours of their time, filling 2-hour shifts from 7:30 am - 5 pm every day.

❤️ Local organizations and businesses donated 212,000+ pounds of food x kitchen equipment and supplies so we could continue cooking and serving 745+ meals a day.

❤️ 11,000+ bags filled with clothing, shoes, towels, bedding, and personal care items were donated to keep the community closet at our drop-in center stocked.

See, our volunteers and donors make the world go round.

Get the full impact report here: https://bit.ly/4jmTsL7

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10/09/2026

IMPACT!

We ran on operating budget of ~ $4.4 M

+

received a whopping ~ $1.685 M in in-kind donations

within the last year.

Result?

Because you gave, we were able to provide shelter and services for 550+ our unhoused neighbors every day - that’s half of Berkeley’s homeless population.

See our recently released impact report here:

https://bit.ly/4jmTsL7

And most importantly,

THANK YOU!

❤️🔑🏡

10/02/2026

How do we make our impact?

YOU!

55+ staff , 500+ volunteers , 800+ donors, 50+ community partners, and 8+ board members keep showing up.

We ❤️ our community.

Check out the full impact report. Link in bio.

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09/24/2026

Because of you, we made a huge impact!

We did the math, and here’s what we found. In 2025 - 2026 we:

❤️ Sheltered 375+ people and 35+ pets
❤️ Served 745+ meals a day
❤️ Had 275,000+ visits for services
❤️ Enabled 185,000+ Internet connections
❤️ Provided 65,000+ showers
❤️ Made 34,000+ loads of laundry possible
❤️ Permanently housed 54+ people

all while continuing to reach 550+ unhoused people in Berkeley every day - that’s half of the city’s total homeless population.

Read the full report.

Head here: https://bit.ly/4jmTsL7

❤️🔑🏡

09/15/2026

Have you heard the news?

Anyone in need can now come to our daytime drop-in center to find out if they are eligible for Cal Fresh, a program designed to provide monthly food benefits. We’ll even help fill out the application.

📍: 1931 Center Street, Berkeley
🥬: In partnership with AlamedaCountyCommunityFoodBank

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09/05/2026

It’s a wrap!

25+ teens from 13+ Bay Area high schools spent the summer volunteering with us. Here’s some of what they had to say:

“I learned how to connect with the homeless people I served meals to, including asking their names.” - Alex

“I loved helping feed the community.” - Ann

“A lot of hardworking people and hands go behind making a single box of food.”- Elizabeth

“I met so many amazing volunteers and people who came for food each day. I really enjoyed getting to chat with all of them.” - Usnea

And now back to school they go!

❤️🥗☕️🍗

08/28/2026

We’re signing people up for CalFresh!

Starting this month, anyone in need can come to our daytime drop-in center and receive support from our staff to determine if they are eligible for CalFresh. If it’s a yes, our staff will guide them through the process of filling out the CalFresh application for benefits.

This sign-up initiative is in partnership with Alameda Food Bank and we thank the food bank for keeping the people of Berkeley fed.

Come on in to learn more.
📍 1931 Center Street, Berkeley

*CalFresh is federal nutrition program designed to provide monthly food benefits, including money for groceries, to all those who qualify.

🤗🥗🍗🍳

08/21/2026

Moving in!

Daniel, our housing navigator, has been busy.

He’s helped 14+ people move out of our shelters and into their own apartments this summer.

We miss them, but we are so happy they’re back home. It’s a good thing they can visit us anytime; and we can pop in on them too.

📸 Lushandia, who signed her apartment lease in June. ❤️

Address

1931 Center Street
Berkeley, CA
94704

Website

https://www.dorothydayhouse.org/

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