This month, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf came to BACS’ Henry Robinson Center for an intimate meeting with BACS participants affected by homelessness.

Mayor Schaaf sat down with Miriam Martin, a local landlord, and two formerly homeless BACS participants, Fatima Washington and Christopher Riese, to hear their stories.

Each was impacted by the housing crisis in the Bay Area. Their experiences demonstrate that homelessness can happen to anyone – but also, anyone can help make a difference.

Mayor Schaaf is committed to impacting individuals affected by homelessness. She says, “I want every person in this city to feel like they are secure in their housing, like they have a nice place to put their head at night, and to have income. So they can take care of what they need to take care of, and not just live in fear. And I know that right now, that’s not what it’s like for most people. So we are just trying to figure out how to make this better for more people.”

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