Resources: Homeless / Caring Court

The Homeless/Caring Court helps serve homeless and recently homeless individuals within Alameda County who have outstanding infractions, citations, or misdemeanor cases. None of these matters are felonies, violent crimes, Driving Under the Influence (DUI) charges or other matters that have jurisdiction in other specialty courts, such as Youth Court, Drug Court, Domestic Violence Court or Family Court. In most instances, the fines associated with these low level matters have escalated to be a significant barrier to acquiring or maintaining housing, retaining a valid driver’s license, gaining employment, resolving child support matters, and can even disqualify people from disability benefits. Read more here.