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…]
2018-2019 Annual Report
Another Year at BACS Marks Unprecedented Uplifting of Our Community – 8,000 people served by BACS Today, our community is experiencing a crisis. There are thousands of people living on the streets – 8,000 people in Alameda County alone are homeless on any given night. You know that nobody wants to be homeless, to be [Read More…]
Teen Does Whatever It Takes to Make Winter Better for Homeless Community Members!
When Kenneth Prabhakar and his brother Kevin became determined to help people experiencing homelessness, they were only 9 and 13 years old. The two brothers saw the impacts of homelessness during a school trip, and immediately formed Next Supper, with the support of their parents and their church. Year-round, every year, they they collect empty [Read More…]
Inner Sounds Meditations ~ Sound Bath Benefit Event Supports BACS!
Inner Sounds Meditation is celebrating its 5 year anniversary! This sound bath meditation event is honoring Melissa’s father, who suffered and tragically died from severe mental illness, and experienced homelessness and other challenges throughout his life. This Tribute event is a special sound bath with 100% of the proceeds supporting Bay Area Community Services (BACS) in our mission [Read More…]
Oakland A’s & KP Award BACS for Community Excellence
The Oakland A’s and Kaiser Permanente are pleased to announce BACS (Bay Area Community Services) is the recipient of the inaugural Kaiser Permanente Community Excellence Award. As part of this recognition, BACS received a special on-field recognition on Thursday, Aug. 22 before the A’s won against the New York Yankees. “We are proud to recognize [Read More…]
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