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Housing division announces Dignity Village planning, staff promotion, and new Open Door Café at library
Summary
Housing staff briefed the board on Dignity Village options and funding outlook, announced the promotion of Yasmin Abaidi to full-time administrative technician, and described the new Open Door Café at the main library offering meals and resource support to unhoused residents.
Gracia Manayon, program manager with the Housing and Human Services Division, provided staff communications including personnel and program updates. Manayon read a staff blurb announcing the promotion of Yasmin Abaidi from part‑time to full‑time administrative technician 2 in the division, praising her work across housing and homelessness functions.
Manayon also described the launch of the Open Door Café at the main library: a weekly program that provides unhoused Alameda residents with a meal, education workshops, and connections to supportive services in a welcoming environment. The presenter credited summer interns with helping design and launch the program.
Earlier in staff communications Simone Falls explained funding options for Dignity Village (see separate article). Board members acknowledged the county’s outreach work and shared notes from ride-alongs with the county homeless outreach team.
