Grant funding from the city of Livermore has supported an array of local organizations in providing essential services to hundreds of new individuals during the first half of 2025, city officials announced last month as part of the housing and human services grant program biannual impact update.
Intended to help fund safety net services for low-income community members, $928,157 was allocated to nine recipients for the fiscal year 2024-25.
Receiving agencies include CityServe of the Tri-Valley; Tri-Valley Haven; Abode Services; Spectrum Community Services; Goodness Village; Open Heart Kitchen; Axis Community Health; Community Resources for Independent Living as well as the Child Abuse, Listening, Interviewing and Coordination Center (CALICO).
From Jan. 1 through June 30 of this year, the recipient agencies helped as 63 new individuals accessed shelter services, 133 new individuals enrolled in healthcare services, 91 new clients started receiving meals, 561 new clients accessed groceries at the food pantry and 393 new individuals accessed case management or supportive services, according to city officials.
“The city of Livermore is incredibly proud of the impact of the housing and human services grants,” city spokesperson Sonia Lee said. “The number of community members who have received essential services from our non-profit partners is a testament to the hard work and dedication of these organizations and city staff.”
Per the annual grant process, the Livermore Human Services Commission reviews applications and makes funding recommendations to the Livermore City Council, according to the city website.
For the 2024-25 fiscal year, the commission reviewed 31 grant applications by 24 agencies and allocated funds to a range of community services, according to city officials.
The largest HHS grants for the 2024-25 fiscal year included $226,000 to CityServe for case management, stabilization; $186,702 to Tri-Valley Haven for tenant based rental assistance, food pantry and shelter operations as well as $96,556 to Abode for tenant based rental assistance, according to city officials.
During the first half of 2025, CityServe assisted 1,227 Livermore households with wrap-around care coordination and housing navigation or stabilization assistance as needed, according to CityServe CEO Christine Beitsch-Bahmani. In doing so, the organization exceeded its goal of serving 550 Livermore households with care coordination and housing during the fiscal year.
CityServe’s work includes a collaboration with Cornerstone Fellowship during the fiscal year to strengthen support for safe parking guests living in their vehicles. Under the new model of engagement, all safe parking participants are set to participate in biweekly care coordination meetings with CityServe and receive supplemental volunteer support on alternating weeks, according to city officials.
Additionally, CityServe supported a long-term Livermore resident, who had experienced chronic homelessness for over a decade, successfully connect with permanent housing at Goodness Village.
“I’ve been at this work for 30 years, and one thing I know—no one gets through hard times alone,” Beitsch-Bahmani said. “The city of Livermore stepping in with this support means we can show up for our neighbors in real, tangible ways. We’re talking about rolling up sleeves, getting out in the streets, and helping folks rebuild piece by piece. That’s how change happens—and I’m so grateful we get to do it together.”
The grant to Abode allowed them to support and house six unhoused households in Livermore and grow their impact in the city, according to Kara Carnahan, Abode Vice President of programs in Alameda, Napa, San Francisco, Solano and Sonoma counties.
“We only wish we could do more,” Carnahan added.
Two additional clients of Abode were seeking housing in mid-August and Carnahan hoped they would secure a unit by September.
As for grant recipient Tri-Valley Haven, the organization surpassed its annual goal by serving 3,748 Livermore residents at its food pantry, according to city officials. As of July 29, Tri-Valley Haven had served 17 Livermore residents at Sojourner House, a temporary shelter for homeless families, exceeding the original goal of 15 residents.
Tri-Valley Haven was also awarded $283,846 for the 2023-24 fiscal year grant program to go towards a shelter rebuild.
Funding for these grants comes from federal sources including the community development block grant and HOME investment partnership program as well as local sources including the human service facility fee, affordable housing in-lieu and social opportunity endowment fund, according to city officials.
“Through relationship building and coordination with our non-profit partners, we consistently meet and often go beyond our set goals for the number of individuals and families served based on the amount of funding available,” Lee said. “City staff continue to advocate at the county, state and federal levels for additional resources to support even more individuals and families in the community.”
