History
FESCO was founded in 1986 by a coalition of area churches/community members to address their concerns about the growing number of families falling into homelessness in Mid-Alameda County. In its founding documents, special emphasis was placed on keeping families together during their period of homelessness. Thus, in addition to serving single mothers with children, FESCO serves single fathers with children, two-parent families with children, and families that include a teenage boy. FESCO is currently comprised of 22 churches and several community members in the Cities of San Leandro, Hayward, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo, and Union City.
Specialties
Banyan House - 8 units of transitional housing for homeless families, who pay 30% of their adjusted income as rent and may stay for up to 10 months; average stay is 4-5 months