California Housing Directory
OACRA California Housing & Reentry Directory
✅ Reentry-focused / supervision-aware
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California Housing, Shelter & Reentry-Friendly Options
This directory organizes California housing pathways that may support people on probation, parole, PRCS, diversion, post-release supervision, or with a criminal record. It preserves the existing California base while upgrading the page into a cleaner V2 structure. Always call ahead, disclose supervision status honestly, and obtain written approval before moving.
Four reentry housing levels covered: emergency shelter and crisis access, transitional and reentry housing, recovery or sober living environments, and longer-term supportive or independent stabilization pathways.
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California reentry housing
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Get listed on OACRA to help justice-involved individuals find legitimate housing, shelter, reentry housing, and recovery-oriented living options faster. We can classify your organization as Verified or Eligible and route users to the correct intake path.
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Shelters, recovery homes, reentry organizations, nonprofits, community partners, and sponsors can help strengthen California coverage and improve housing discovery across all regions.
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Statewide & System-Level Housing Programs
Coverage: All 58 California counties. This section keeps general statewide routing in one place so regional sections can focus on actual local providers and housing pathways.
✅ Verified System-Level Reentry Housing & Placement
CDCR Transitional Housing Program (THP)
State parole-based transitional housing placements with room, board, and case-management support for eligible participants.
Parole Housing
THP
Referral required
Parole agent / CDCR referral
Eligibility and bed availability vary
Release plan
Supervision and referral details
Statewide
Residential Reentry Centers (Federal Halfway Houses)
BOP-contracted structured housing and reentry planning for eligible federal releases.
Federal Reentry
RRC
Assigned placement
Assigned by federal case manager
Not a walk-in housing option
BOP release planning
Case manager instructions
Federal / California
Adult Reentry Grant (ARG) Housing-Linked Providers
State-funded reentry service networks that may support housing navigation, case management, and stabilization through county-based partners.
ARG Network
County-based
Provider varies
Ask probation, parole, or local reentry office for the active ARG provider
Use this as a system pathway, not a direct placement guarantee.
County and supervision status
Housing and employment barriers
County-based statewide
🛠️ Eligible General Routing & Confirm-First Statewide Paths
2-1-1 California
County-by-county routing for shelters, emergency assistance, transitional housing, and housing-navigation referrals.
General Routing
Verify directly
Not placement approval
Dial 2-1-1
Ask for shelter, transitional housing, or reentry-related housing
County • ZIP
Supervision status and immediate need
Statewide routing
Coordinated Entry / Continuum of Care (CoC)
County-level enrollment system used for many shelter, transitional, rapid rehousing, and supportive-housing placements.
CoC / CES
County System
Enrollment needed
Usually through shelter, outreach, or local homeless-services provider
Do not repeat this in each region; use the local providers in regional sections.
Housing history
County and vulnerability assessment if required
County-based statewide
Fair-Chance Housing Search Tools
Supplemental search route for independent rentals. Always verify screening rules, supervision compatibility, and address approval before applying.
Independent Search
Market Housing
Confirm restrictions
Ask landlords how far back they screen and which convictions or supervision statuses affect approval.
Income proof • ID
References and address approval if required
Statewide / Online
Los Angeles County
County: Los Angeles. Cities include Los Angeles, Long Beach, Pomona, Pasadena, Lancaster, Palmdale, Compton, Inglewood, and surrounding communities.
This section focuses on direct reentry, diversion, transitional, recovery, shelter, and stabilization providers — not general 2-1-1 routing.
✅ Verified Reentry, Diversion & Housing-Linked Providers
LA County Office of Diversion & Reentry (ODR) — Housing
Permanent supportive housing pathway for justice-involved individuals, often connected to diversion, court, jail, and behavioral-health systems.
ODR Housing
Diversion
System referral
Referral / court / system pathway
ODR Housing info
Court / diversion status
Housing and mental-health needs
Los Angeles County
Weingart Center — AB109 Re-Entry Program
AB109 reentry program designed to help PRCS participants obtain employment, housing resources, and stabilization skills.
AB109
Housing Resources
Employment Support
AB109 / PRCS status
Probation referral if needed
Downtown Los Angeles
HOPICS — Reentry & Housing Navigation
Housing navigation, reentry support, and integrated care services with South LA and Compton access points.
Housing Navigation
Reentry Support
South LA / Compton
Broadway: (323) 948-0444
Compton: (424) 403-5800
Housing status
Reentry and case-management needs
South LA / Compton
Volunteers of America Los Angeles (VOALA)
Housing, shelter, transitional, veteran, youth, family, and reentry-linked services. Some programs specifically support people with justice involvement.
Transitional Housing
Veterans / Families
Reentry-Relevant
Program eligibility
Reentry / veteran housing path
Los Angeles County
Amity Foundation — Los Angeles Reentry Housing Services
Reentry housing and support pathway associated with CDCR STOP / reentry service routing in Los Angeles.
Reentry Housing
CDCR / STOP Path
Referral rules apply
Parole / release status
Referral details if applicable
Los Angeles
🛠️ Eligible Shelter, Recovery & Confirm-First Stabilization Paths
Union Rescue Mission (URM)
Emergency shelter, recovery-linked programs, and stabilization services. Justice-involved acceptance is program-specific and should be confirmed before relying on placement.
Emergency Shelter
Recovery Program
Confirm restrictions
Current intake
Program-specific restrictions
Los Angeles
The Midnight Mission
Shelter, recovery, workforce, and transitional support pathway often used as a first stabilization point before longer-term placement.
Shelter
Recovery / Workforce
Confirm intake
ID if available
Current housing need
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Mission
Emergency support and recovery-oriented programming. Confirm current program access, shelter availability, and supervision compatibility before travel.
Emergency Support
Recovery-Oriented
Confirm availability
Program rules
Residency or recovery path
Los Angeles
Private Landlords & Apartments
Independent stabilization may involve private rentals. Screening, deposits, local references, and offense-related restrictions vary widely.
Independent Housing
Screening varies
Confirm address rules
Confirm address approval before paying deposits or signing documents.
Income proof • ID
References if available
Los Angeles County
Orange County
County: Orange. Cities include Anaheim, Santa Ana, Tustin, Garden Grove, Fullerton, Irvine, Orange, Costa Mesa, and surrounding communities.
This section focuses on direct provider options and reentry-relevant local pathways, not repeated statewide routing.
✅ Verified Transitional, Reentry & Housing-Linked Programs
Orange County Rescue Mission — Village of Hope
Faith-based life-transformation program with on-campus housing, basic needs, and comprehensive services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness.
Transitional Housing
Families / Individuals
Confirm eligibility
Admissions rules
Justice-involved compatibility
Tustin / Orange County
Illumination Foundation — Housing Access Lines
Housing access and homelessness services with separate routing for families and individuals. Program fit depends on household type and eligibility.
Housing Access
Families / Individuals
Eligibility varies
Families: (714) 507-2490
Individuals: (714) 507-2459
Household type
Current homelessness status
Orange County
Project Kinship
Reentry and healing-centered support for lives impacted by incarceration, gangs, and violence. Useful as a justice-specific navigation and stabilization pathway.
Reentry Support
Justice-Impacted
Confirm housing role
projectkinship.org
Confirm current support pathways
Reentry needs
Housing and support barriers
Orange County
Grandma’s House of Hope
Transitional housing shelter for vulnerable women, including women affected by homelessness, domestic violence, trafficking, cancer recovery, addiction, or related instability.
Women’s Transitional
Multiple Homes
Eligibility required
Organization profile
Confirm current admissions directly
ID if available
Eligibility and referral details
Orange County
🛠️ Eligible Shelter, Recovery, Veterans & Independent Housing Paths
Tustin Veterans Outpost
Orange County Rescue Mission program serving veterans and families needing housing and stabilization support.
Veterans Housing
Family Support
Confirm eligibility
Veteran eligibility
Family documentation
Tustin
Licensed / Certified Recovery Housing & Sober Living Homes
Recovery housing may support reentry stabilization, but each home has its own fees, drug testing, curfew, guest, and supervision-compatibility rules.
Recovery Housing
House rules vary
Officer approval
Get full address, rules, fees, and verification letter before move-in.
House rules
Supervision approval if required
Orange County
Private Landlords & Apartments
Independent housing in Orange County can be expensive and competitive. Screening and second-chance flexibility vary by landlord and property manager.
Independent Housing
Screening varies
Confirm restrictions
Confirm address approval before paying deposits or application fees.
Income proof • ID
References if available
Orange County
Bay Area
Counties: San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, Sonoma.
This section focuses on reentry, transitional, recovery, and supportive housing providers rather than general county routing.
✅ Verified Reentry, Transitional & Recovery Housing Anchors
Five Keys — Transitional & Interim Housing
Operates shelter and interim housing with case management and navigation toward short-term, transitional, rapid re-entry, emergency, or permanent housing depending on need.
Interim Housing
Case Management
SF / Alameda
Referral / shelter system
Direct self-referral may not apply
San Francisco / Alameda
Five Keys Home Free
Housing navigation and transitional apartments for survivors of intimate partner violence reentering the community after long-term incarceration.
Women Reentry
Transitional Apartments
Eligibility-specific
Home Free info
Confirm eligibility and referral pathway
Release status
Eligibility/referral details
Treasure Island / San Francisco
Delancey Street Foundation — Residential Program
Long-standing residential self-help program combining housing, training, structure, and community expectations. Admission is selective and program-specific.
Residential Program
Training
Selective admissions
San Francisco / Bay Area
Confirm admissions directly
Application process
Program commitments
San Francisco
HealthRIGHT 360 — Residential & Reentry Services
Residential SUD services, reentry programming, housing counseling, and relationships with transitional housing, property managers, and sober living facilities.
Residential SUD
Reentry Services
Housing Counseling
Residential SUD eligibility
Housing counseling pathway
San Francisco / Bay Area
San Francisco Reentry Transitional & Supportive Housing
Community transitional housing and supportive services program in San Francisco’s Bayview District for reentry-related stabilization.
Reentry Housing
Supportive Services
Referral may apply
SF program page
Confirm referral process
Reentry status
Case manager/referral details
Bayview / San Francisco
🛠️ Eligible Confirm-First Recovery, Shelter & Independent Paths
Options Recovery Services
Recovery and reentry-linked support in Alameda County. Confirm housing availability, program eligibility, fees, and supervision compatibility directly.
Recovery Support
Alameda County
Confirm housing scope
Confirm current intake directly
Program rules may vary
Housing availability
Fees and supervision rules
Berkeley / Alameda
Tenderloin Housing Clinic
Supportive and affordable housing-related provider in San Francisco. Fit for justice-involved users depends on referral, screening, and program rules.
Supportive Housing
San Francisco
Referral/screening likely
(415) 552-1111
Confirm active pathway
Referral details
Housing status
San Francisco
Private Landlords & Apartments
Independent housing is possible but difficult due to cost, screening, and competition. Confirm criminal-history screening and supervision compatibility before applying.
Independent Housing
High-cost market
Confirm restrictions
Confirm address approval before paying deposits or application fees.
Income proof • ID
References if available
Bay Area
Central Coast
Counties: Monterey, San Benito, Santa Cruz, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura.
This region includes reentry housing, homeless services centers, family/shelter stabilization, and recovery or independent housing routes.
✅ Verified Reentry Housing, Shelter & Stabilization Programs
Restorative Partners — Reentry Housing
Provides housing for individuals coming home from incarceration, including transitional recovery reentry homes with structure and recovery-oriented support.
Reentry Housing
Transitional Homes
Recovery-Oriented
Transitional housing availability
Referral/admission process
San Luis Obispo County
40 Prado Homeless Services Center
Year-round homeless services center helping individuals and families improve health and stability, with shelter/navigation support toward permanent housing.
Shelter / Navigation
Stabilization
Permanent Housing Help
ID if available
Current housing need
San Luis Obispo
5Cities Homeless Coalition
Rent, utility, and stabilization support listed in SLO reentry resources; useful for prevention and housing stability.
Prevention Support
Rent / Utility Help
Funding varies
Lease / notice if applicable
Income or need documentation
Grover Beach / SLO County
ECHO — El Camino Homeless Organization
Homeless services and shelter access point in San Luis Obispo County, listed in local reentry housing resources.
Shelter Access
Homeless Services
Confirm intake
Current housing need
Intake requirements
Atascadero / Paso Robles
🛠️ Eligible Recovery, Women’s Shelter & Independent Stabilization
Stand Strong
Domestic-violence shelter and support pathway in San Luis Obispo County. Intake is population-specific and confidential.
Women / DV Shelter
Safety Support
Confidential intake
Crisis: (805) 781-6400
standstrongnow.org
Immediate safety needs
ID if available
San Luis Obispo County
Private Landlords & Apartments
Independent housing may be limited by cost, screening, and local inventory. Confirm supervision restrictions before applying or paying fees.
Independent Housing
Market varies
Confirm address approval
Ask how far back criminal-history screening goes.
Income proof • ID
References if available
Central Coast
San Diego & Imperial Counties
Counties: San Diego, Imperial. Direct providers and reentry pathways only.
✅ Verified Reentry, Shelter & Housing Providers
Second Chance — San Diego
Reentry services with employment, behavioral health, and housing navigation.
Reentry
Housing Navigation
Housing options
San Diego
San Diego Rescue Mission
Emergency shelter, recovery programs, and transitional housing pathways.
Shelter
Recovery
Program intake
San Diego
PATH — San Diego (People Assisting the Homeless)
Housing navigation, interim housing, and supportive housing programs.
Housing Navigation
Supportive Housing
Referral likely
San Diego
Father Joe’s Villages
Large provider offering shelter and housing programs.
Shelter
Housing programs
San Diego
🛠️ Eligible System Routing & Independent Paths
Amity Foundation — San Diego
Reentry housing linked to CDCR pathways.
System Routing
No direct intake — referral required
Parole / CDCR referral
San Diego
Imperial County Recovery Housing
Local sober living inventory varies.
System Routing
Verify locally — no central intake
Address + rules
Imperial
Sacramento Region
✅ Verified Housing & Reentry Providers
Volunteers of America — Northern California
Housing, reentry, and behavioral health services.
Sacramento
Central Valley
✅ Verified Regional Housing Providers
Turning Point of Central California
Reentry and behavioral health housing programs.
Fresno
Stockton Shelter / Reentry Housing Providers
San Joaquin County housing access via local providers.
System Routing
County reentry office
Stockton
Inland Empire (Riverside & San Bernardino)
Counties: Riverside, San Bernardino. Includes reentry housing, shelter, recovery programs, and county-based stabilization pathways.
✅ Verified Shelter, Reentry & Housing Providers
Path of Life Ministries — Riverside
Emergency shelter, transitional housing, and reentry stabilization services.
Shelter
Transitional
Housing programs
Riverside
Foothill Family Shelter — Upland
Family shelter and transitional housing program in San Bernardino County.
Family Shelter
Family intake
Upland
Mary’s Mercy Center — San Bernardino
Shelter, meals, and stabilization services for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Shelter
ID if available
San Bernardino
🛠️ Eligible Reentry Routing & Independent Housing
AB109 / PRCS Housing Providers
Housing is often routed through county probation or contracted reentry providers.
System Routing
Probation / reentry office
Inland Empire
Private Landlords & Apartments
Independent housing varies by screening and affordability. Confirm supervision compatibility first.
Independent Housing
Confirm address approval before deposits
Riverside / San Bernardino
Northern & Rural California
Includes rural and northern counties where housing resources are limited and often require local verification.
✅ Verified Shelter & Housing Providers
Jesus Center — Chico
Shelter, transitional housing, and recovery services.
Shelter
Chico
Eureka Rescue Mission
Shelter and stabilization services in Humboldt County.
Shelter
Eureka
🛠️ Eligible Rural Housing & Reentry Pathways
County Reentry & Housing Programs
Many rural counties rely on probation or local nonprofits for housing placement.
System Routing
County probation / reentry office
Rural Counties
Private Rentals & Landlords
Limited housing inventory; verify screening and supervision restrictions.
Independent Housing
Confirm address approval before moving
Northern CA
Important: Listings do not guarantee acceptance or placement. Always verify program eligibility and supervision compatibility.
Disclaimer: OACRA is an independent directory and does not provide housing placement or legal advice.
