US Senator Dianne Feinstein
331 Hart Senate Building
Washington, D.C. 20510
202.224.3841
http://feinstein.senate.gov/

Congresswoman Barbara Lee
1301 Clay Street
Suite 1000 North
Oakland, CA 94612
Phone: 510.763.0370
Fax: 510.763.6538
or
426 Cannon House Office Bldg.
Washington, D.C. 20515*
Phone: 202.225.2661
Fax: 202.225.9817

Social Service Agencies

Berkeley Food & Housing Project
2140 Dwight Way
Berkeley, CA  94704
Phone: 510.649.4965 Fax: 510.649.4982email:
info@bfhp.org
http://www.bfhp.org/

• Referral for people who need goods, services or money
  

Homeless Outreach Team
2640 Martin Luther King, Jr. Way
510.981.6585
Mobile Crisis Team
510.981.5254
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/departments/SERVICES/4.HTM

Neighborhood Groups

A large neighborhood organization representing residents' interests and concerns. Represents neighbors from Dwight to Ashby, College to Telegraph.

Spiritual Organizations & Groups

American Baptist Seminary of the West
2606 Dwight Way
President: Dr. Keith A. Russell
841.1905
http://www.absw.edu

Berkeley Buddhist Church
2121 Channing Way
Minister Rev. David Matsumoto
FAX: 841.1435
Phone: 841.1356
http://www.berkeleysangha.org/

Berkeley Shambhala Meditation Center
2288 Fulton St
Berkeley, CA 94704
510.841.3242
shambhal@pacbell.net
http://www.berkeley.shambhala.org/

The First Baptist Church
2345 Channing Way
848.5838
http://www.fbc-berkeley.org/

First Congregational Church of Berkeley
2345 Channing Way
848.3696
FAX 848.8207
http://www.fccb.org/

First Presbyterian Church
2407 Dana Street
.848.6242
http://www.fpcberkeley.org/

St. John's Presbyterian Church
2727 College Ave.
845.6830
http://www.stjohns.presbychurch.net/

St. Joseph of Arimathea Anglican Church
2543 Durant Ave.
841.3083
http://www.anglicanpck.org/seminary/

Vedanta Society of Berkeley
2455 Bowditch Street
Phone: 848.8862
Office hours:9 a.m. - 5 p.m. on Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 1 p.m. on Sunday
http://www.vedantaberkeley.org/

Other Groups & Agencies

Health Care

Alta Bates Medical Center
Ashby Campus
2450 Ashby Avenue
or
Herrick Campus
2001 Dwight Way
204.4444
http://www.altabates.com

Berkeley Free Clinic
2339 Durant Ave.
Appointments 800.6.CLINIC
Information and Referrals 548.2570
Medical Section 548.8411
Dental Section 548.2745
Peer Counseling Collective 548.2744
HIV Prevention Services 548.4811
Gay Men's Health Collection 644.0425
http://www.berkeleyfreeclinic.org/home.html

Students

UC Berkeley, one of the most prestigious universities in the world, is located at the end of Telegraph Ave. Students from all over the world attend, adding to the richness and diversity of the surrounding community.The neighborhoods bordering Telegraph are where many of these students live. The area is dotted with huge domitories and dining halls, co-ops, rooming houses and apartment complexes that cater to students. Cafes, restaurants and shops are also close to the university, ensuring that the students do not have to go very far to meet most of their daily needs.

UC has an excellent web site that can guide the students to the services they need at http://www.berkeley.edu UC is within walking distance of BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) and AC Transit networks with the campus, providing numerous bus lines to and from the surrounding neighborhoods and cities. UC also provides a shuttle service to the campus from various areas in the city. A wonderful web site for complete transit information can be found at http://www.transit.511.org

Services

Center For Independent Living
CIL Berkeley
2539 Telegraph Avenue
Voice: 841.4776
TDD: 848.310
Fax: 841.6168
http://www.cilberkeley.org

Home At Last Animal Rescue
P.O. Box 2261
Berkeley, CA 94702-0261
Phone: 510.237.1625

http://www.homeatlastrescue.org

Information on Berkeley & Telegraph

Berkeley Convention & Visitors Bureau
2015 Center Street
http://www.berkeleycvb.com