Bay Area Community Services
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to uplift individuals, families, and communities by doing “whatever it takes.”
About This Cause
Bay Area Community Services (BACS) is a heritage non-profit in the Bay Area. Our first program opened in 1953, working to meet the needs of community members who were slipping through the cracks of our system. Today, BACS provides services to more than 19,500 people each year in Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Monterey County, Sacramento County, and Solano County. Our programs fall under these service categories: 1. Residential Services We have 24/7 residential programs across northern and central California, addressing mental health and housing crises with expertise and compassion. BACS provides a short-term place for people in crisis to stay, from two weeks to six months, while our team works with them to meet individualized goals. Each person we work with gets focused attention on their unique needs, until they are stable in the community. We help participants create the conditions for success. 2. Intentional Care BACS uses a “whatever it takes” approach to stabilize and empower our participants to achieve individualized goals. We coordinate care for the “whole you” – breaking down the systems that separate health, mental health, housing, benefits, and other services – to help participants take their next steps in life. We are helping people experiencing mental health needs or housing crises, while balancing other complications like health needs, substance use, generational trauma, incarceration, poverty, and more. We fight against stigma and work tirelessly to uplift each individual we serve. 3. Housing Solutions BACS knows that nobody wants to be homeless. We work to prevent homelessness before it starts. For people who are already homeless or unstably housed, we use direct outreach to find people where they are at, whether it is on the street, in encampments, or more. Then, we do whatever it takes to find them permanent, sustainable housing. We offer interim housing, benefits assistance, job support, food support, housing application fees, and more. BACS is a California leader in innovative & ambitious solutions to ending homelessness. We are an effective provider of housing & homelessness solutions, working to make visible changes in our community. We are doing whatever it takes to address this crisis.