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, and are facing a housing crisis during this pandemic.
These two initiatives are based on the Keep Oakland Housed pilot program, which over two years has kept thousands of Oakland community members in their homes. On average, BACS found it takes less than $2,500 to prevent someone from losing their housing, and preserve that unit of affordable housing – preventing displacement, gentrification, and significant long-term costs to the individual and the system in trying to address their homelessness.
BACS CEO Jamie Almanza says, “Keeping community members housed is critical, during this crisis and ongoing. BACS has always advocated for innovative, comprehensive solutions to the housing crisis, and this pandemic has brought too many people close to the brink of homelessness. We are honored to work with the City of Hayward and the City of Emeryville to keep everyone housed.”