A Friendly Place: Drop-in center for homeless women. Use telephone, coffee & stacks, storage space, mailing address. 626 West Grand Avenue, Oakland, CA 94612. (510) 451-8923. Sister Maureen Lyons.

Family Crisis Center: Shelter, transportation, special diet foods, diapers, baby needs and other special needs when available. Coalition food and food stamps to welfare recipients. (510) 449-1664.

The Family Link is a guest house for out-of-town families visiting people with AIDS. Call (415) 703-9050.

Market Street House (Catholic Charities sponsored): 64 bed low-income housing program for people with HIV. For information call (415) 575-3726.

Peter Claver Community (Catholic Charities sponsored): 32 bed residence for otherwise homeless people with HIV. Call (415) 749-3800.

Project Sentinel Gilroy: Fair housing counseling, investigation and landlord/tenant counseling. (408) 842-7740. Se habla espan-ol.

Project Sentinel Milpitas: Fair housing counseling, investigation and landlord/tenant counseling. Comprehensive counseling for HUD complexes/ mortgage default and delinquency. (408) 946-6582. Se habla espan-ol.

Project Sentinel Palo Alto: public education, landlord/tenant counseling, investigation and legal referral to persons who believe they are victims of housing discrimination. (415) 468-7464. Se habla espan-ol.

Project Sentinel Sunnyvale: Fair housing counseling, investigation and landlord/tenant counseling. Dispute resolution services. (408) 720-9888. Se habla espan-ol.