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 – and we are first responders for thousands of people experiencing mental health crises, housing crises, and other crises. Our team is filled with experts at crisis management, as part of the work the team does every single day.
BACS cannot close our crucial programs down. As Governor Newsom reminded us in his update, schools that are closing will have a significant impact on those children who only get their one meal a day from school, and those children who get their only shelter at school because their family is homeless. The same is true of BACS participants. We are, in most cases, the only shelter people have; the only meal people get; the only social connection people get. We are taking all the recommendations seriously to protect our clients, protect our team, and reduce the potential impact of the Coronavirus.
BACS leadership has been actively partnering with city, county, state, and federal agencies to determine the best response to this constantly evolving situation. Here are some of the concrete steps BACS has taken to protect our clients, as well as our front-line employees so they can continue to support our vulnerable community members:
