To the #WhateverItTakes community:
We’re excited to unveil our Annual Report, highlighting the powerful outcomes achieved by our team, volunteers, donors, funders, partners, and community advocates.
Our #WhateverItTakes ethos is a celebration of the work documented in these pages. We celebrate the sheer number of people we have served and their achievements of health, wellness, and housing. We celebrate our phenomenal efficiency, delivering one of the most effective and low-overhead interventions in our ecosystem, ensuring that more funds go directly to the streets. We celebrate our role as a significant employer in Northern California, supporting colleagues who wake up every day to do #WhateverItTakes. These are the very people you would want to care for your loved ones or yourself in times of tremendous need.
In 2023, BACS celebrated our 70 year anniversary – 70 years of providing innovative services that address the most pressing needs of our neighbors. This year, BACS spent $27.03 million (up from $22.15 million last fiscal year) on clients’ direct needs, including food, clothing, medical expenses, rental assistance, security deposits, and move-in assistance.
We strive for efficiency, effectiveness, extraordinary responsiveness, and innovation. Yet, as we reflect, it’s clear that we still don’t have all the solutions to meet the most intensive needs of our members and neighborhoods.
The whole BACS team is steadfast in stepping in strong, direct, and with care, hope, and love, to serve every community member we can. If you, your neighborhood, or if your community needs help, BACS is ready. We thank all those who have embraced us as part of their community of support.
I encourage you to read the full annual report for 2023. As you read, know that you are a significant part of the fabric of BACS. You have supported, inspired, been served by, or served our community.
In solidarity,
Jamie Almanza, MBA, CEO
