Groundwork Institute Pinole

2640 Silvercrest
Pinole, CA 94564

(510)222-4111
Class of Housing/Services: Non Profit Organization that provides housing assistance

General Information:
This is a Non Profit Organization that may be able to provide housing assistance. Review the details below: Examples Of The Institute's Work Include A New Community For 20,000 People In Cuba Being Built From The Ground Up Including Infrastructure (Roads, Sewage, Water...), Schools, Shopping, Entertainment And Housing. The Housing Is Being Built By The People Who Will Live There. The Design Is Collaborative Between Occupants, Builders, Architects, Planners, Energy Specialists, And Related Disciplines. The Design Is Based On Sustainable Principles. For Example, 100% Of The Water From The Sewage System Is Being Reused. Other Projects Include Ultra-Low Cost Self-Help Housing In Nicaragua ($300 For A 1000sf Home), Biogas Generators And High Efficiency Stoves In Grenada, Community Planning In El Salvador And New Community Planning In China, To Mention A Few. Current Projects Are Focused In The U.S. We Are Involved With Community Development As A Unified Process From Project Invention, Financing And Design Through The Mechanics Of Execution: Carpentry, Plumbing, Etc. In Addition, We See Our Work As Integral With Education As Well As Social And Economic Issues. Groundwork's Projects Have Been Supported With Financial Contributions From Foundations, Church Groups And Individuals. The Largest Part Of Our Support For International Projects Has Come From Time Donated By Top Level Environmental Professionals Including Architects, Planners, Specialists In Sewage, Solar Energy, Engineers And Builders. We Work With Disadvantaged Communities In Several Countries And The U.S. We Expect The Community We Work With To Provide The Local Resources. We Undertake To Provide High Level Technical Assistance That Would Ordinarily Be Unavailable And Unaffordable To These Groups. The Institute Forms A Base For Bringing Together Material And Human Support For This Type Of Work.

How To Volunteer at Groundwork Institute Pinole:
Be a volunteer. Call Groundwork Institute Pinole at (510)222-4111 for current volunteer work opportunities.

As A General Note About ShelterListings.org Listings:
ShelterListings.org does our best to provide listings that are free of cost. Many of the homeless shelters and services are free of charge. Some do charge small fees. We always urge the users of our website to visit the websites of the providers listed, OR give them a phone call to find out complete details.

In furtherance; Halfway Houses, Transitional Housing, and Substance Abuse Treatment Centers for the most part charge a fee. Most of the substance abuse resources we provide are low cost, Medicaid or sliding scale fee. We provide as much information as possible on the website of these locations.

Rooming and Boarding Houses do charge fees. We list them where we find them. They are a nice low cost option for housing.



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