Housing & Community Services

Lao Family offers access to various housing opportunities and case manages clients to assist with housing needs.

Housing, economic development, and nonprofit spaces include help with affordable rental housing, housing navigation, first-time homeownership, supportive housing, business assistance, and entrepreneurship opportunities.

California’s unhoused community includes 65% that are situational and 35% that are chronic with severe conditions.

Lao Family has operated a range of housing for families, seniors, and adults in need in the last 45 years. These include Casa Liberty (an affordable interim 12-unit supportive family property for DV survivors in Sacramento County), six CARE Casitas, including CARE Casita Village and CARE Casita San Pablo, the Rumrill Apartments—a 32-unit permanent housing complex in San Pablo, CA, and temporary to permanent housing for AB 109 adult populations—a total of 74 units. Lao Family operates three CARE Campuses in Oakland, Sacramento, and Rancho Cordova, offering 500+ units of housing.

We’re proud to share the updated, detailed list below, including all the ongoing new housing projects.

Target Populations

Young Adults
Families and Seniors

Reentry Situations
Unhoused

Housing Programs + Support Services

Joy of Living Domestic Violence Housing
Refugee Resettlement Housing + Placement
Permanent Housing—Rental, Homeownership, and Landlord Programs
Rapid Rehousing—Transitional to Permanent Housing

HOUSING + COMMUNITY SERVICE MODELS

We offer the following housing and community models //

CARE CAMPUSES
CARE CASITAS
PERMANENT HOUSING
CARE COMMUNITY CENTERS

Rumrill Apartments

32-Unit Permanent Housing Complex, San Pablo, CA

CARE Casitas Construction Site

Board Treasurer Rita Xavier and Angela Corona, Program Supervisor, go on-site to check progress.

The following list features details of all four models—their history, locations and offerings:

CARE CAMPUS HURLEY

Phase II—40-60 Micro-Homes—Opening in 2025

CARE COMMUNITY CENTER HURLEY WAY

Phase I—30,000 SF Full-Service Center

CARE COMMUNITY CENTER OAKLAND HQ

30,000 SF Full-Service Center

CARE CAMPUS OAKLAND

275 Studios, 5,000 SF Multi-Purpose Space on 3.2 acres—24-hr Access—Opened 2021

INCLUDES // Health Clinic, Therapy Center, AJCC Job Center, High School Diploma Center for Adults, Roots Health Clinic, Probation Desk, Felton Institute (12-step + CB Therapy), Foodbank Center // Serves as AC’S AB 109 Re-entry Program + helping Oakland’s Unhoused

HISTORY // A former Motel 6

GOALS // Self-Sufficiency, Jobs and Permanent Housing

CARE COMMUNITY CENTER SAN PABLO

11,000 SF Full-Service Center + 33 Units of Permanent Housing
INCLUDES // High School Diploma School for Adults, Job Center, Healthcare Center, Housing Center

MULTIPLE CARE CASITAS
1 to 50 Units—1/3 acre to 5 acres—Shared and Independent Units—Opened in 2020, with ongoing growth

Note //
Primarily financed via master leases and private sources for the acquisition-rehab and government for case management service.

WHY CARE WORKS

Continuum of Care
Trauma-Informed Practices
Evidence-Based Tools
Employment for All Pathways
No Wrong Door Approach
Client-Centered Service
Intensive Case Management
Comprehensive Wraparound Support
Proven Results

THE CARE CAMPUS EXPERIENCE

The CARE Campus model ensures that each person leaves with not only the tools for today but the foundation for a thriving future.

Housing—safe, stable living spaces
Career Center—job training, employer connections, digital literacy
Health & Wellness—behavioral health, CalAIM services, community supports
Family & Community—education, cultural activities, peer support

SUCCESS SPOTLIGHT: MR. BENJAMIN

In December 2023, Mr. Benjamin came to LFCD’s CARE Campus after experiencing homelessness and living in his car. With support from staff, he joined life-skills workshops and secured a job at UPS, earning $27/hour, while launching a small business reselling customized toy cars. By June 2025, he transitioned into permanent housing with LFCD’s move-in assistance, matched savings, and $4,000 in essential household items. Today, he is employed, independent, and thriving—a true example of CARE Campus in action.