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…]
California, Oakland, and BACS – Partner Together Announcing Major Investment in Permanent Housing for Oaklanders
During the upheaval of the last 6 months – with the pandemic and fires making the ongoing housing crisis more complex – BACS has persevered and continues to be ‘on the ground’, doing whatever it takes: All of our residential programs, community intensive programs, and houses have stayed open 24/7; In the first three months of [Read More…]
BACS Connections March 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…]
Oakland’s New Rapid Re-Housing Program ‘The Holland’ Receives Major Grant from Anthem Foundation
BACS is thrilled to announce that the Anthem Blue Cross Foundation has partnered with BACS to end homelessness in the Bay Area, through a significant grant award. Individuals who move in to The Holland are coming directly from the streets and encampments, and need support to immediately get basic needs met – food, clothing, hygiene, [Read More…]
BACS Connections June 2018
BACS to Open Whole Person Care Program in Solano County Solano County is opening its first Whole Person Care (WPC) program, and has chosen BACS to spearhead this pilot! WPC focuses on looking at the ‘whole person’ from an integrated care perspective, moving away from fragmented health care systems that treat each issue individually. This [Read More…]
BACS Receives Generous Grant from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation
BACS is delighted to announce a historic grant from the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation, which awarded BACS $100,000 to support our housing & homeless solutions programs in Oakland. BACS’ Executive Director, Jamie Almanza, says, “I am ecstatic and so grateful to the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation for the generosity and creativity put forward in this [Read More…]
How You Will Make a Difference in 2018
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…]
Black Lives Matter – Because He Died Inside
Yesterday, a 67 year old man passed away quietly in our largest homeless program. A program that houses 137 lives while we actively look for permanent housing for them. He was part of a short term respite program. Respite from the streets after a hospitalization. He died seemingly peacefully in his sleep. He died in [Read More…]
