Community Support

Housing Support, Peer-Led Support Groups & More

We offer a wide variety of helpful peer-led support groups for mental health that focus on spirituality, mindfulness, peer support, yoga, tai chi, music appreciation, and more. We also offer numerous housing support resources, including programs like the Berkeley Drop-In Center, Reaching Across, Reach Out, and the Tenant Support Program (TSP).

Berkeley Drop-In Center

Community Support Services

The Berkeley Drop-in Center is a peer-led, wellness-based community center that has been addressing the wellness needs of the unhoused, people affected by mental health challenges, and the substance-dependent since 1988. Our goal is to provide support services and resources that facilitate our community’s wellness and social growth. Employees of the Berkeley Drop-in Center have lived experience with overcoming socioeconomic challenges and possess a desire to create lasting positive changes for themselves and the community.

*Due to safety concerns, BDIC has implemented temporary limited hours and services for the month of December. We are now open three days out of the week: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday 10:00 AM-3:00 PM. Please download our flyer if you would like more information. In addition, if you have any questions please contact BDIC during regular business hours.*

We are who we serve. This program is for community members in the Berkeley area who are unhoused, experiencing mental health difficulties, or facing other socioeconomic barriers.
The Berkeley Drop-In Center offers Drop-In Services that include free mail service, free lockers, refreshments (coffee, snacks, and hot food), phone access, computer access, and a pre-loved community closet stocked with clothing, hygiene kits, and shoes. Our Community Resource Access and Referrals service includes payee service, housing, assistance with the application, connection to resources, housing retention, employee assistance, ID application assistance, and assistance in researching other resources as needed. Other services in our drop-in center include group and one-on-one peer support, weekly wellness classes and computer services.

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Monday , Wednesday, Friday, 10am – 3pm

3234 Adeline St
Berkeley, CA 94703

Reach Out

Peer-LED Living Assistance Support

Reach Out is a peer-led program that connects with people in mental health facilities, board and care homes, and other wellness Facilities. We provide support, offer wellness activities, and assist people in their transition to independent living, through site visits, access to resources, and assistance in connecting with other programs in Alameda County. These services are made possible by Reach Out staff and dedicated volunteers. If you’re interested in becoming a volunteer please click the link: Volunteer Here

All Reach Out volunteers and staff have lived experience with mental health hospitalization and/or living in adult care facilities. Through sharing personal lived experiences and utilizing peer support, the Reach Out Team models recovery and provides support for the transition to independent living. Reach Out’s mission is to improve the quality of life of mental health patients within Alameda County by promoting freedom of choice, empowerment, and independent living in the community

The Reach Out program is for peers in mental health facilities, board and care homes, and other wellness facilities.

We provide support, offer wellness activities, and assist people in their transition to independent living, through site visits, access to resources, and assistance in connecting with other programs in Alameda County. Through sharing personal lived experiences and utilizing peer support, the Reach Out Team models recovery and provides support for the transition to independent living. We offer the following services:

  • Lived Experience
  • Peer Support
  • Resources
  • Wellness Activities
  • Wellness Tools
  • Support in Navigating the Mental Health System
  • Problem-Solving Assistance
  • Contact with Peers who now Live in the Community
  • Referrals to Other Peer Run Self-Help Groups
  • Referrals to Services in Alameda County

Peer Empowerment Publication

P.E.P

Beginning in March 2021 Reach Out launched the  Peer Empowerment Publication (PEP). This publication is created monthly by Reach Out team members who are all mental health peers. The publication contains wellness tools, affirmations, community news/highlights, self-care tips. a wellness cartoon, quote of the month, a team member’s personal story, and consumer creative expression (when available). The goal of PEP is to inspire hope through sharing our lived experience and providing information, wellness tools, and resources to assist consumers in living successfully in the community. 

If you are interested in receiving our PEP monthly please call Reach Out’s Office at (510) 654-7813, and leave your name, address including city, state, and zip code, in addition to your phone number. We will add you to our mailing list and make sure that you receive our next issue. You may also contact Reach Out at reachout@peerwellnesscollective.org if you have any additional questions.

Reach Out Digital Brochure

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Tenant Support Program (TSP)

Community Housing Services

The Tenant Support Program provides supportive services to people who identify with mental health and have present or past experiences with homelessness. The Tenant Support Program (TSP) also holds weekly support groups, including Issues That Matter and WRAP (Wellness Recovery Action Plan).

The Tenant Support Program is for low-income individuals in the Alameda County area who have experienced or are currently experiencing homelessness.
Services within the Tenant Support Program include shelter referrals (we can connect community members to supportive housing services such as shelters, affordable housing, transitional housing, Substance-Use-Disorder program, etc.); connection to current housing lists for low-income community members; housing rights information (East Bay Law & Legal Aid); and assistance with Home Stretch (deposit/furniture assistance), which is for peers who are receiving mental health services from one of our contracted providers.

TSP Digital Flyer

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Reaching Across

Peer-Run Wellness Groups

This is a grass-roots, peer-run wellness community anchored in a culture of respect, empathy, and belonging. Our committed staff and culture of peer-to-peer support can provide participants with an environment shaped by the ideals of equity, self-determination, creativity, and recovery. Our focus on both collaboration and individual development offers meaningful and diverse ways to promote health in all dimensions of wellness. At Reaching Across, we strive to foster mental health and holistic wellness with an eye toward promoting a greater sense of self-empowerment and personal growth.

*Please note that for the month of November we will have in-person meetings at the Reaching Across Office on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Wednesdays from 10:00 am to 2:30 pm.  There will be no meetings online or in person on Thursdays or Fridays.*

*In addition, three of our in-person groups, Nutrition, Tai Chi and Love of Music will also simultaneously be online in a hybrid format.*

Reaching Across is a supportive and inclusive group designed to support all folks with lived experience in their recovery. We provide peer-run groups and resources to support folks’ wellness and recovery goals within an accepting and non-judgemental community.

Services in our Reaching Across program include peer support meetings, mindfulness meetings, health and wellness meetings, and creativity meetings. These mental health peer support groups meet Monday through Thursday from 10am – 2:30 pm.

*Monday & Tuesday groups meet in person at 3833 Peralta Blvd Suite C., Freemont, CA 94536 while Wednesday and Thursday groups meet online via Zoom*

If you would like to download our calendar of Reaching Across events, please click the image below. You can also visit our Events page.

Want to find a support group?

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Monday – Thursday, 10am – 2:30pm
3833 Peralta Blvd #C
Freemont, CA 94536

Community Services

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Community Support

We offer a variety of helpful peer support groups as well as housing support resources, including programs like the Berkeley Drop-In Center, Reaching Across, Reach Out, and the Tenant Support Program (TSP).

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Crisis
Support

Our crisis services are for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Use of our respite room is included, located in the Berkeley Drop-In Center. Crisis response is available from 9am-4pm, Monday-Friday.

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Peer Support Training

Our Peer Support Specialist 80-hour training program, part of our BestNow! program, allows participants to become certified as a Peer Support Specialist in California while learning to engage with our peer values.

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