California, Oakland, and BACS – Partner Together Announcing Major Investment in Permanent Housing for Oaklanders During the upheaval of the last 6 months – with the pandemic and fires making the ongoing housing crisis more complex – BACS has persevered and continues to be ‘on the ground’, doing whatever it takes: All of our residential programs, [Read More…]
California, Oakland, and BACS – Partner Together Announcing Major Investment in Permanent Housing for Oaklanders
During the upheaval of the last 6 months – with the pandemic and fires making the ongoing housing crisis more complex – BACS has persevered and continues to be ‘on the ground’, doing whatever it takes: All of our residential programs, community intensive programs, and houses have stayed open 24/7; In the first three months of [Read More…]
Qimmah Hammed: BACS’ New Associate Director of Residential Housing Programs
Qimmah Hameed has accepted the position of Associate Director of Residential Housing Programs, a new position for BACS! Qimmah is an integral part of the BACS team, and brings an honest and outspoken justice framework to all BACS services. Qimmah started with BACS in 2017 as a Peer Counselor, providing on-the-ground support to clients to [Read More…]
Governor Newsom visits BACS in Contra Costa County
Today, BACS was thrilled to welcome California Governor Gavin Newsom visited to our Vulnerable Unhoused Hotel in Pittsburg, Contra Costa County for a statewide budget update. The new budget will dedicate significant resources for capital/acquisition and services to counties and cities. Governor Newsom also updated the state on COVID-19, reinforcing his commitment to our unhoused [Read More…]
Open Letter on Injustice and Invitation to Demonstrate
This is an open letter from the workforce of BACS who is on the Street 24/7/365 – doing the work to change the world as we feel it and experience it today. Writing from our own hearts and souls, we are a vibrant People, representing and supporting a rainbow of identities and cultures, using many [Read More…]
BACS Seeks to Keep Everyone Housed: Announcing Two New Rent Relief Programs in Hayward and Emeryville
Bay Area Community Services (BACS) is thrilled to announce two historic partnerships with the City of Emeryville and the City of Hayward to provide rental relief to residents impacted by COVID-19. We are working to prevent homelessness before it starts, for the thousands of Bay Area residents who have lost their income, depleted their savings, [Read More…]
Whatever It Takes to Address COVID-19
Bay Area Community Services (BACS) is so fortunate to be part of a compassionate, generous, and resilient community during this community health crisis, COVID-19. We are doing whatever it takes to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of the people we serve. Since 1953, BACS has responded to crisis after crisis in our community – [Read More…]
BACS Connections March 2020
CEO Celebrates 10 Years with BACS This month, we are celebrating our CEO Jamie Almanza for her 10 year anniversary with BACS! “It has been a remarkable 10 years for me and I can only sum it up in one way – it is our entire team – that has given me the tremendous learning, [Read More…]
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