Bay Area Community Services (BACS)

Supporting People, Supporting Community

Join Our Email List

GET HELP
Twitter icon Facebook icon Email icon
  • Home
  • Who We Are
    • Corporate Profile
    • Leadership
  • What We Do
    • Residential Services
      • Crisis Residential Treatment
      • Housing Fast
      • Recuperative Care
    • Intentional Care
      • Wraparound Services
      • Supported Employment
      • Wellness Hubs
    • Housing Solutions
      • Prevention
      • Housing Fund
      • Project Reclamation
  • Careers
  • Ways to Give
  • News
  • Contact
  • Donate

Girl Scouts Install Free Solar Charging Station at BACS

August 17, 2021

Future leaders are right here in our community. BACS is so impressed with this Gold Star Girl Scout project – it’s a solar, eco-friendly design with practical and compassionate applications.

When the pandemic began, it highlighted an issue that was hidden before. Public locations like libraries had closed, and a large population was left without access to their devices that needed electrical outlets to be charged. For many, like our unhoused neighbors, devices like phones are a necessity, not a luxury. They connect people with information and allow them to find jobs. Without devices being charged, important modes of communication were closed. [Read more…]

Tagged With: fremont, girl scout, homelessness, solar, sustainability, troop 33188

Subscribe to Receive BACS News

Sign up to get community news, updates, and ways to get involved delivered to your inbox.

Join Our Email List

BACS Connections Monthly Newsletter

BACS Connections May 2023

BACS Connections March 2023

BACS Connections January 2023

Connections August/September 2022

View All Newsletters

Our Site

Site Map

Follow Us

Subscribe to our monthly newsletter:
Join Our Email List

Get in Touch

Phone: 510.613.0330

Email: bacs@bayareacs.org

Donate

Get Help

BACS is accredited by CARF, an international independent accrediting body, whose focus is on ensuring high-quality services.

© 2023 Bay Area Community Services

Site Design by KenCreative