How a stylish Oakland dorm has become much-needed homeless housing FacebookTwitterEmail 13 1of13Azania Austin, 1, plays outside with her mother Destiny Austin at the Clifton Hall homeless shelter on March 31, 2021 in Oakland, CA. The Austin family has been in the shelter for eight months in total. The converted dormitory is serving as temporary housing for 32 different families.Nina Riggio / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less 2of13The Austin Family runs back inside Clifton Hall, a temporary shelter for 32 families experiencing homelessness, on March 31, 2021 in Oakland, CA. The Clifton Hall will soon open it's doors to also include the elderly.Nina Riggio / Special to The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less