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Media Advisory: Fremont Housing Navigation Center Welcomes First Residents

September 28, 2020

Fremont, CA, September 2020 – Bay Area Community Services (BACS) today announced that the first residents of its new Fremont Housing Navigation Center (HNC) moved out of homelessness and into the program. The HNC, located near Fremont City Hall, is a pivotal partnership between the City of Fremont and BACS to address the city’s homelessness [Read More…]

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Tagged With: bay area, fremont, fremont city council, homelessness, mayor lily mei, media advisory, press release

Media Advisory: Project Homekey BACS

September 23, 2020

PROJECT RECLAMATION: PROJECT HOMEKEY IN OAKLAND California, Oakland, and BACS – Major Investment in Permanent Housing for Oaklanders OAKLAND, CA, September 2020 – Bay Area Community Services (BACS)’ Project Reclamation has been awarded $10 million to buy single-family homes in Oakland as part of the State of California’s Project Homekey, creating permanent housing for community [Read More…]

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Tagged With: bay area, california, california governor, gavin newsom, homekey, homeless, homelessness, Oakland, project homekey, roomkey

2018-2019 Annual Report

February 5, 2020

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…]

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BACS Connections March 2019

March 26, 2019

Keep Oakland Housed In Oakland, it only costs $2,965 on average to prevent homelessness before it starts. Keep Oakland Housed (KOH) does exactly that – supportive services, emergency financial assistance, and legal support – for people who are on the verge of losing their housing. To date, the KOH partnership has helped 761 people in under 6 [Read More…]

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Tagged With: bay area, case management, dartmouth, employment, IPS, IPS supported employment, job fair, jovan yglecias, kaiser permanente, Oakland, oakland housing authority, the san francisco foundation

BACS 2017-2018 Annual Report

November 14, 2018

BACS is thrilled to share our Annual Report for 2017-2018, a special anniversary edition as BACS celebrates our 65th anniversary of uplifting communities in and around the Bay Area. This last year presented our community, our nation, with profound challenges – and BACS was there to step up and step in to meet those challenges, [Read More…]

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Tagged With: annual report, annual report template, BACS, bay area, board of directors, nonprofit

Board of Directors Elects New Leadership

June 28, 2018

BACS is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has elected a new slate of leadership. In May of 2018, the BACS Board of Directors voted to elect the following officers: John Steinfirst, Chair John Steinfirst is an expert in mental health, social services, and the non-profit landscape of the Bay Area. A former [Read More…]

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Tagged With: bay area, berkeley city council, board of directors, cal state university east bay, golden gate university, homeless, join board of directors, representation, uc santa cruz, university of chicago, volunteer for nonprofit

How You Will Make a Difference in 2018

December 6, 2017

In 1953, BACS became one of the very first non-profits in the Bay Area. Over the last 65 years, the Bay Area has changed dramatically, yet some things remain the same. Many societal issues – homelessness, substance use, racial prejudice, and behavioral health challenges – still need to be addressed. We are doing whatever it [Read More…]

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Tagged With: bay area, end homelessness, homelessness, nonprofit, Oakland, supported housing

Mark your calendars! BACS is hosting a job fair on March 10th

March 1, 2017

Friday, March 10th from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Join us for refreshments, raffle prizes, and networking and career opportunities! Bring your resume for on-the-spot interviews & job offers! 559 16th Street, Oakland, CA 94611

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