Resources for Artists Seeking Help with Space and Survival

Financing and Technical Assistance

• Arts Loan Fund
• Center For Cultural Innovation
• Community Arts Stabilization Trust (CAST)
• Community Vision
• Community Vision/Safer DIY Life/Safety Loan Fund
• East Bay Community Foundation
• Safer DIY Spaces
• Entertainment Community Fund

Tenant Resources

Eviction Help

• ACCESS Center SF - Legal information on evictions (SF)
• Anti-Eviction Map - Tenant Resource List and Tool Kits
• Bay Area Legal Aid - Assistance with illegal evictions, substandard housing conditions, discrimination, and wrongful denials of housing subsidies.
• Berkeley Housing Retention Program - Assistance for Berkeley residents
• Centro Legal De La Raza - Tenants’ rights practice
• CFPB Directory - Rental assistance by state/tribal lands
• East Bay Community Law Center - Directory by issues for East Bay residents
• ECHO Fair Housing - East Bay Eviction Review by City
• Eden Council for Hope and Opportunity - Permanent housing support (East Bay)
• Ellis Act Eviction - Ellis eviction rights and eviction assistance
• Eviction Defense Collaborative - National legal, rental, shelter, tenant assistance
• Eviction Defense Network - Facing eviction/rent debt in CA; workshops, webinars, classes
• Law Help - Eviction resources, housing costs and housing
• Season of Hope - Alameda County one-time assistance

Housing Solutions

• Affordable Housing Map - California’s inventory of available excess land for housing
• Displaced Tenant Housing Preference - Lottery preference when applying to affordable housing
• Homeless Action Center - Public Benefits Advocacy (Alameda County)
• Marin County Emergency Rental Assistance - For Marin residents
• National Low Income Housing Coalition - U.S. directory by state
• Oakland Emergency Rental Assistance - For Oakland residents
• Oakland Tenants Union - Clinic events and resources for Oakland
• Oakland Tenants Union Handbook - Tenants Handbook link
• San Francisco Tenants Union - Tenant counseling services
• San Francisco Rent Board - Tenant protections from rent increase/eviction

Senior Housing Solutions

• Emergency Housing Guide - Emergency Housing Resources for Seniors
• Senior Housing for Low-Income Residents - Eligibility & how to apply

Facebook Affordable Housing Groups

• Affordable Housing for OK People
• Bay Area Conscious Community Housing Board
• Bay Area Housing $1000 & Under
• Bay Area Pet-Friendly Housing
• Bay Area Rooms and Apartments
• Bay Area QTPOC & Q/T/NB priority Housing Community
• Gay Area Queer Housing S.F. Bay Area
• SF Bay Affordable Conscious SHARED Housing

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

Home Buying

• Alameda County Mortgage Credit Certificate - MCC program official website

Emergency Assistance

• American for the Arts Disaster Preparedness - Resources

Artist Resources and Opportunities

• Artist Power Center YBCA - Guides & resources

Grant Resources

• Akonadi - So Love Can Win - General support grant to Oakland

DEI

• Pronoun Module - Definitions and background information

Advocacy

• California Arts Advocates - Advocates for legislation that benefits California artists & creatives

Other Research & Tools

• Urban Displacement Project - SF Bay Area - Community-centered, data-driven research

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