Resource Navigation & Call Center

The Berkeley Free Clinic is available by phone every day of the week to direct anyone to medical and other services appropriate for their financial position.

We are available via phone toll-free at 1-800-6-CLINIC (1-800-625-4642) or at (510) 548-2570 at the following times:

• Monday to Friday: 6:30pm - 9pm

• Saturday: 11am - 3:30pm

• Sunday: 4:30pm - 7pm

Anyone that calls the BFC will be directed to appropriate services that we can provide or that other organizations can provide. For example, we can provide information about appropriate shelters, food resources, crisis hotlines, domestic violence resources, and hospitals for medical treatments we cannot provide.

We strive to have a thorough understanding of all free or low-cost services in the Bay Area so we can offer multiple options and direct you to the most appropriate one.

Local Resources & Informational Links

Please note: Please contact any organizations before you visit to verify that you have the right hours, location, etc. We are continually updating our referrals, but sometimes things change faster than we can update our information.

General Bay Area Resources

• Bay Area Wikia Resources
  Contains referral information updated by the Information Resource Collective.

• SF Free Print Shop
  Contains nine downloadable charts to help find free food, shelter, medical aid, & help with neighborhood problems (SF only).

• Haight Ashbury Clinics
  Offers primary care, substance use disorder treatment, HIV testing, geriatric care, and women's health services.

• Berkeley Information Network
  Resources in the city of Berkeley.

• Alameda County Health Department
  Information for patients and families about services at ACMC hospitals and health centers, clinic hours, maps, public transit and driving directions, and how to contact us for an appointment.

• Lifelong Clinics
  Health and social services to underserved people of all ages. Assistance with determining eligibility for low- to no-cost medical, vision and dental coverage programs in the Bay Area.

• Suitcase Clinic

• SF Free Clinic

• SF Department of Public Health Clinics

• 211
  Information line for food, housing, employment, healthcare, counseling, and more.

• Alameda County Health Care for the Homeless

General Health Information

• healthfinder®
  A searchable database of consumer health information from the US government.

• Medline Plus
  National Library of Medicine's searchable database. Also contains drug information, medical dictionary and medical encyclopedia.

• Centers for Disease Control
  Updated health bulletins and information for travelers.

Dental Care INFORMATION

• Local Dental Referrals Map

Harm Reduction/Safe Drug Use

• Schedule of East Bay syringe distribution programs

• Harm Reduction Coalition
  Nonprofit organization committed to reducing drug-related harm through local community education.

• Erowid
  Drug information.

• Drug Policy Alliance (formerly Lindesmith Drug Policy Foundation)

• Dancesafe

Substance Use Disorder Treatment

• Bridge Clinic at Highland Hospital
  Low-barrier treatment for opioid use disorder, stimulant use disorder, and alcohol use disorder.

• San Francisco AIDS Foundation
  Free substance use disorder treatment, with programs aimed at gay/bi/queer/trans men and programs for all people who use drugs.

Outpatient treatment for substance use disorders, including medications like buprenorphine (Suboxone), can be accessed in primary care clinics. Finding a clinician who is non-judgemental and comfortable treating substance use disorders can be challenging – we recommend community health clinics such as Lifelong Medical, Asian Health Services, La Clinica, or Native American Health Center.

Methadone Programs

By law, methadone for treating opioid use disorder is only available at federally regulated methadone clinics and can only be provided to people who have been living with opioid use disorder for at least 1 year. In the East Bay, methadone is available at HAART Clinic locations. In San Francisco, methadone is available at the BAART Clinic and at San Francisco General Hospital's Ward 93 (requires a referral from a San Francisco Department of Public Health clinic). These clinics generally require daily in-person visits, often very early in the morning.

Hepatitis

• American Liver Foundation

• Centers for Disease Control: Hepatitis A-to-E

• Hepatitis Central

HIV/AIDS

• UCSF's HIV Insite

• California HIV/AIDS Hotline

• San Francisco AIDS Foundation HIV/AIDS Referral Database

Sexual and Reproductive Health Information

• Planned Parenthood
  Offers information and services regarding women's health, birth control, abortion, emergency contraception, STDs, pregnancy and parenting. Also in Spanish.

• Family PACT
  A program that provides no-cost family planning services to low-income men and women, including teens.

• Sex Workers Education Network
  Offers information about sex worker rights.

Insurance/Social Benefits

• Medi-Cal

• Healthy San Francisco

Please give us a call so we can help you find the appropriate resources!