Cityteam Ministries

SHARE CHRIST'S UNCONDITIONAL AND REDEMPTIVE LOVE, MEET IMMEDIATE NEEDS, AND ENABLE LASTING SOLUTIONS.

HOUSING & RESTORATIVE PROGRAMS (CITYTEAM RENEW & CITYTEAM CONNECT) - CITYTEAM PROVIDES VITAL PROGRAMS TO PEOPLE STRUGGLING WITH HOMELESSNESS, POVERTY AND ADDICTION. OUR HOMELESS RESOURCES AND LONGER TERM RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE HOT MEALS, SAFE SHELTER, SHOWERS, CLEAN CLOTHING, COUNSELING, SPIRITUAL MENTORSHIP, EDUCATION, CAREER COUNSELING, AND LIFE TRANSFORMATION. THROUGHOUT CITYTEAM LOCATIONS, MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN AT-RISK FOUND SAFE SHELTER WITH US, TOTALING OVER 58,000 SHELTER NIGHTS ACROSS SITES. WE SERVED NEARLY 450,000 MEALS ACROSS OUR KITCHENS, THE MAJORITY SHARED TO-GO STYLE DUE TO COVID HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES. WITH PROGRAMS IN SAN JOSE, SAN FRANCISCO, AND OAKLAND, AS WELL AS PORTLAND, OREGON AND CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA, CITYTEAM HELPS CARE FOR IMMEDIATE NEEDS AND ENABLES LASTING SOLUTIONS.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH (CITYTEAM IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD) IN RESPONSE TO GROWING NEEDS IN OUR COMMUNITY, OUR EXPANDED NEIGHBORHOOD OUTREACH TOOK ON BIGGER CHALLENGES TO HELP FAMILIES MAKE ENDS MEET. MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES INCREASED TO 34 DRIVE-THROUGHS FOR AT-RISK HOUSEHOLDS AND HOME DELIVERIES WITH EXPANDED SERVICE FOR SENIORS IN THE SOUTH BAY AS WELL AS THE LAUNCH OF 8 MOBILE FOOD PANTRIES IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. A FREE MOBILE FOOD TRUCK PROVIDES WEEKLY HOT MEALS TO UNDERSERVED AREAS AND FOOD DESERTS IN SAN FRANCISCO. ACROSS CITYTEAM LOCATIONS, WE PROVIDED REGULAR GROCERIES FOR LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS, CHRISTMAS TOYS FOR FAMILIES IN NEED, BACKPACKS FILLED WITH SCHOOL SUPPLIES, HUNDREDS OF TABLETS FOR DISTANCE LEARNING, AND THOUSANDS OF MASKS AND HYGIENE KITS TO GIVE HELP AND HOPE TO MEN, WOMEN, AND CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY.

TRANSITIONAL HOUSING (CITYTEAM TURNING POINT) - TO ADDRESS THE GROWING ISSUE OF HOMELESSNESS, CITYTEAM'S TURNING POINT PROGRAM SERVES UNSHELTERED SINGLE WOMEN, WOMEN WITH CHILDREN, AND SINGLE MEN - PROVIDING THEM WITH SUPPORTIVE TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR 6-12 MONTHS WHILE RECEIVING COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, JOB SUPPORT, AND OTHER SERVICES HELPING THEM TO ACHIEVE SELF SUFFICIENCY AND STABILITY. SERVICES INCLUDE HELPING THEM TO ESTABLISH A PERMANENT HOUSING PLAN, ASSESS A CAREER PATH AND PURSUE EMPLOYMENT, CREATE SAVINGS ACCOUNTS, AND PARTICIPATE IN LIFE SKILLS CLASSES SUCH AS PARENTING, BUDGETING, FITNESS AND NUTRITION, ETC. CITYTEAM TURNING POINT PROVIDED OVER 23,000 MEALS AND OVER 10,000 NIGHTS OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING.

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT (CITYTEAM @ WORK) - EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS TO HELP MEN AND WOMEN IN OUR RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS FIND LIVING-WAGE JOBS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AND BUDGET FOR FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY. THE LEVEL OF EDUCATION FOR EACH STUDENT VARIES WIDELY, WITH SOME PARTICIPANTS WHO NEVER COMPLETED HIGH SCHOOL, WHILE OTHERS HOLD COLLEGE DEGREES. EACH STUDENT HAS AN INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING PLAN TO MASTER SKILLS IN WRITING, MATH, READING, COMPREHENSION, AND COMPUTER LITERACY. LIFE SKILLS ARE AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT OF THE LEARNING AND CAREER CENTER, WHICH ENSURE STUDENTS KNOW HOW TO MAKE AND KEEP A BUDGET, WRITE A RESUME, AND INTERVIEW FOR A JOB. WE ALSO PROVIDE BUSINESS CLOTHES FOR INTERVIEWS.BRIDGE HOUSING (CITYTEAM FORWARD) - AFFORDABLE LIVING TO HELP GRADUATES MOVE FORWARD AS ACTIVE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND CREATE A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR BRINGING FAMILIES BACK TOGETHER.YOUTH HOUSING (CITYTEAM YOUTH COLLECTIVE) - RESIDENTIAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM HELPING TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS BY PROVIDING A LOVING COMMUNITY FOR AT-RISK YOUTH. MORE THAN 2,600 NIGHTS OF HOUSING PROVIDED.CITYTEAM MINISTRIES ALSO OFFERS FAMILY AND YOUTH CAMPING, AND OTHER ESSENTIAL SERVICES.