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BACS Connections January 2019

January 28, 2019

The Holland, Oakland’s Newest Program to End Homelessness, Opens! BACS is thrilled to announce the opening of ‘The Holland’ in January, which replicates our very successful Housing Fast Support Network program at the Henry Robinson Center! This is the next and continuing step in BACS’ goal to eradicate homelessness. At ‘The Holland’, we are providing [Read More…]

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Tagged With: a house a year, anthem blue cross, anthem foundation, goals, heartwarming, homeless, homelessness, housing fast support network, mayor schaaf, royal street, strategic plan, supported independent living, the holland, uplifting news

Oakland’s New Rapid Re-Housing Program ‘The Holland’ Receives Major Grant from Anthem Foundation

January 14, 2019

BACS is thrilled to announce that the Anthem Blue Cross Foundation has partnered with BACS to end homelessness in the Bay Area, through a significant grant award. Individuals who move in to The Holland are coming directly from the streets and encampments, and need support to immediately get basic needs met – food, clothing, hygiene, [Read More…]

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Tagged With: anthem, anthem blue cross, anthem foundation, blue cross, city of oakland, julia morgan, mayor schaaf, Oakland, the holland

BACS Connections October 2018

October 29, 2018

Keep Oakland Housed This month, BACS launched a historic new program to address the housing crisis in Oakland – by preventing homelessness before it starts. Keep Oakland Housed (KOH) will prevent Oaklanders from losing their housing through emergency financial assistance, supportive services, and legal representation. At BACS, we receive a thousand or more calls each month from [Read More…]

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Tagged With: city of oakland, housing, keep oakland housed, libby schaaf, mayor schaaf, towne house, Wellness Center

BACS Connections February 2018

February 27, 2018

Results Are In: Making a Difference Each year, BACS conducts a survey of our many participants across our housing programs, behavioral health services, and community programs – and this year, our results were better than ever! This is part of BACS’ Continuous Quality Improvement process, so we can consistently tweak and improve our programs to [Read More…]

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Tagged With: contra costa county, diverse workplace, diversity, housing, investment, job satisfaction, libby schaaf, mayor schaaf, mental health, Solano County, thunder road

Bold Strokes to End Homelessness

September 25, 2017

Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf was recently featured in a four-person panel on KTVU, including the Mayors of San Jose and Berkeley, and the San Francisco Director of Supportive Housing. She shared outcomes from the Housing Fast Support Network (HFSN), like that historically 80% of participants go on to permanent housing. And that this year, 87% [Read More…]

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Tagged With: henry robinson, homelessness, homes in oakland, housing fast support network, housing resource center, ktvu, libby schaaf, mayor schaaf, oakland housing, oakland mayor

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