Programs for Women in Oakland | Serenity House Oakland

01 · Domestic Violence Support

Safety, and a life free from abuse.

Emergency shelter, safety planning, counseling, and wraparound support for survivors of domestic violence and their children, from the first night of safety to a self-sufficient life.

Domestic Violence Recovery

Safety planning, counseling, and wraparound support as survivors move from crisis toward a self-sufficient life free from abuse.

Safety planning

Wraparound services

Serenity Safe Haven

Emergency shelter and wraparound services for survivors of domestic violence and their children.

Since 2020

Based on availability

02 · Serenity Wellness & Business

Building a life of economic independence.

Wellness, workforce readiness, employment, and entrepreneurship, so women can build income and independence on their own terms.

Serenity Wellness & Business

Much more than a business course. Women build wellness habits, job-readiness skills, and a path to employment or a business of their own, with business plans, branding, and mentorship along the way.

16 weeks

Free

03 · Recovery

Healing that lasts.

Individualized outpatient care, counseling, and peer support, led by women who know this road.

Controlled Substance Abuse Testing and Treatment Program (SATT)

Outpatient counseling, classes, and drug testing, shaped around each woman's needs and goals.

About 564 women a year

Outpatient

Individualized

Substance Use Treatment

Treatment that addresses the physical, psychological, and social sides of addiction.

Counseling

Peer support

04 · Families

Time together, kept safe.

Helping families reconnect safely, supporting healthy parent-child relationships and family healing, with reunification supported when safe and appropriate.

Supervised Visitation and Safe Exchange

Structured, child-centered visitation led by California-certified professionals.

Certified providers

Child-centered

05 · Reentry

Coming home, with support.

Practical and personal support for women returning from incarceration.

Sisters to Reentry

Counseling, healing groups, case management, and help securing housing and work.

Counseling

Case management

Housing and work

06 · Housing

A safe place to land.

Safe, stable homes with support built in, so recovery and stability have room to take root.

Please note

Transitional housing openings are limited and subject to availability.

Please call (510) 891-0464 to ask about current openings. Emergency shelter for domestic violence survivors is a separate program, listed under Domestic Violence Support.

Supportive Housing

Safe, stable housing with tailored support services.

Limited openings

Sisters House

Long-term housing for former clients building sustained recovery and stability.

Long term

For former clients

07 · Community Center

The Serenity House Community Center.

Our Community Center on San Pablo Avenue offers behavioral health services, connections to additional care, and a warm welcome for every neighbor.

Behavioral Health & Connections to Care

Behavioral health services at the Serenity House Community Center, with connections to additional care whenever women need it.

Behavioral health

Connections to care

Sharing is Caring

Warm meals every Monday, plus hygiene kits, clothing, and blankets. In 2025 we shared more than 9,500 meals and 3,000 hygiene kits.

Mondays at 11:30

Open to neighbors

Community Health & Wellness Events

Free health and wellness block parties every other month, with Alameda County Public Health and other community partners.

Every other month

With community partners

Serenity Bridges

Culturally responsive, trauma-informed outreach, including opioid and stimulant education and prevention, and connections to treatment and recovery resources.

Prevention education