People's Park Housing

We support those who advocate for the people currently sleeping in the park. The campus is committed to providing better solutions for unhoused people than sleeping outdoors in unsafe and unsanitary conditions. The campus is committed to proceeding with construction only after having a plan in place that will offer access to shelter and services to all the people currently sleeping in the park.

On March 9, 2022, the campus, the City of Berkeley, and community partners announced a unified plan that honors all these commitments -- and more:

• Interim housing for people currently living in People’s Park with services that support a transition to permanent housing.
• Construction and funding for a new community-led daytime drop-in center.
• Permanent 24-hour public restroom in the Telegraph neighborhood.
• Full-time social worker who will continue servicing the needs and interests of unhoused people near campus.
• Permanent homes for 100+ unhoused and extremely low-income people.

We are grateful to the City of Berkeley and community organizations for their ongoing support and partnership in these life-changing efforts. Together, we will work to meet the needs of unhoused persons in our community, provide more than 1,100 new beds of urgently needed below-market student housing, and revitalize 1.7-acres of public green space for the safe enjoyment of everyone.