Bay Area Community Services (BACS) launched the KeepPeopleHoused model and reported that 55,000 people applied for homelessness prevention assistance across six Bay Area jurisdictions since the model was launched.
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55,000 people applied for homelessness prevention assistance across six Bay Area jurisdictions since the #KeepPeopleHoused model we launched. 8/10 applicants had extreme…
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Bay Area Community Services (BACS)
Doing "whatever it takes" to uplift individuals, families, and communities 🧡 since 1953
- Industry
- Non-profit Organization Management
- Location
- Oakland, US
- Company size
- 201–500 employees
About Bay Area Community Services (BACS)
BACS breaks the mental health, housing, and community barriers that hold people back. 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. BACS does “whatever it takes” to create programs that meet community needs, integrating nearly seven decades of behavioral health expertise with our Housing First philosophy.
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Bay Area Community Services (BACS) employee Logan McDonnell spoke to the impact of homelessness prevention at the AI & Opportunity Workforce Empowerment Expo hosted by Kevin L. Nichols.
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Bay Area Community Services (BACS) announced that Frederick Haynes became a candidate for the Alphas and Congressional party
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