Welcome to Community Resources for Independent Living

[Image description: A photo of the outside of the CRIL building on A St in Hayward, CA. It is a red building with three trees in front of it, 10 windows and a door, as well as a ramp and stairs to enter. The sky is blue and the sun is shining.

Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL) is a peer-based disability resource organization that advocates and provides resources for people with disabilities to improve lives and make communities fully accessible. CRIL is also a resource for disability awareness education and training, advocacy and technical advice.

CRIL offers independent living services at no charge to persons with disabilities living in southern and eastern Alameda County. In order to become a CRIL consumer, an individual must have a disability or functional limitation and be able to benefit from independent living services. Everyone is welcome regardless of race, ethnicity, the nature of the disability or limitation, age, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, immigration status, health condition, or any other characteristics.

CRIL is Open!

We are open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm, closed for lunch 12:30pm to 1:30pm. CRIL staff is available by appointment only. Please call ahead to schedule an appointment with one of our coordinators at:

We do observe federal holidays, as follows:

A cartoon image of 7 people of various ages, genders and races with different disabilities all standing in a row interacting.

Image lists the Holidays observed by CRIL alongside their actual and observed dates. List is as follows:

Holiday Observed by CRIL | Actual Date of Holiday | Observed Date of Holiday

New Year’s Day | Monday, January 1 | Monday, January 15
Martin Luther King Day | Monday, January 15| Monday, January 15
President’s Day | Monday, February 19 | Monday, February 19
Cesar Chavez Day | Sunday, March 31 | Monday, April 1
Memorial Day | Monday, May 27 | Monday, May 27
Juneteenth Day | Wednesday, June 19 | Wednesday, June 19
Independence Day | Thursday, July 4 | Thursday, July 4
Labor Day | Monday, September 2 | Monday, September 2
Veterans Day | Monday, November 11 | Monday, November 11
Thanksgiving Day | Thursday, November 28 | Thursday, November 28
Friday after Thanksgiving | Friday, November 29 | Friday, November 29
Christmas Eve Day | Tuesday, December 24 | Tuesday, December 24
Christmas Day | Wednesday, December 25 | Wednesday, December 25

DISABILITY CARAVAN


Join Bay Area Independent Living advocates to welcome the Disability Caravan as it comes through San Francisco to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the 504 Protest! People with disabilities will celebrate this important anniversary by sharing their stories of success and recording messages of the accessibility advocacy goals for the future. Recordings will be shared with community partners across the nation and our Members of Congress. REGISTER IN ADVANCE 


WHO:

People with disabilities, our allies, families and caregivers.


WHAT:

Hear from speakers and record your own video about what 504 means to you and your hopes for a more accessible and disability inclusive future. Use #504at47 and #DisabilityCaravan

WHEN:

Friday, April 5, 2024 10:00 a.m.

WHERE:

Federal Health and Human Services Building

Formerly H.E.W. Building - Location of the 504 Protest

WHY:

Recorded stories will be shared with advocates across the nation and our Members of Congress in Washington, D.C.


Location:

50 United Nations Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94102

BART & MUNI Civic Center Station: https://www.bart.gov/stations/civc

REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED BUT RECOMMENDED.

 

About Community Resources for Independent Living

Community Resources for Independent Living (CRIL) was founded in 1979 as a peer-based & governed disability resource & advocacy agency for southern & eastern Alameda County residents with any type of disability or functional limitation. CRIL’s mission is to provide advocacy & resources to people with disabilities to improve lives & make communities fully accessible. CRIL’s range of self-sufficiency services, coupled with peer support & self-advocacy training, facilitate vulnerable and underrepresented members of the community to take control of their lives & gain or maintain the ability to live as independently as desired.

 Community Resources

for Independent Living

439 ‘A’ Street, Hayward, California 94541

 (510) 881-5743

Fax (510) 881-1593

Tri-Valley (925) 371-1531

Tri-Cities (510) 794-5735