The Hope Center and Berkeley Way is a joint development between non-profit developers BRIDGE Housing and non-profit developer/service provider Insight Housing (formerly Berkeley Food & Housing Project (BFHP)). This project represents the single largest infusion of affordable and supportive housing in Berkeley’s history and is already serving as a replicable model in the region. It combines four housing types – 32 emergency shelter beds, 12 transitional housing units for veterans, 53 permanent supportive housing units, and 89 affordable apartments – into an integrated community with onsite food and support services, offering a continuum of options for residents with low income to progress through and maintain long-term. Both projects offer private outdoor space, indoor community space, abundant natural light, and a welcoming, inclusive environment to encourage community and stability. With the success of this project, BFHP and BRIDGE Housing have already agreed to partner again on an even larger development adjacent to the North Berkeley BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Station, offering the chance to expand on the Hope Center/Berkeley Way model on a greater scale.​

Location: Berkeley, California
Developers: BRIDGE Housing and Insight Housing (formerly Berkeley Food & Housing Project)