Building Opportunities For Self- Sufficiency

BOSS'S MISSION IS TO HELP HOMELESS, POOR AND DISABLED PEOPLE ACHIEVE HEALTH AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY, AND TO FIGHT AGAINST THE ROOT CAUSES OF POVERTY AND HOMELESSNESS IN ITS COMMUNITY OF ALAMEDA COUNTY.

BOSS MAINTAINS ITS MISSION HOUSING INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS AND FURTHER DEVELOPS SOLUTIONS TO MASS HOMELESSNESS, MASS INCARCERATION AND COMMUNITY VIOLENCE AND IS DEDICATED TO THE INCLUSION OF PEOPLE MARGINALIZED BY ADDICTION, TRAUMA, CRIMINALITY, INCARCERATION, POVERTY, RACISM, SEXISM, HOMELESSNESS AND VIOLENCE WITH AN INTENTIONAL FOCUS ON FOUR AREAS OF SERVICE WITH HOUSING SECURITY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE REENTRY, NEIGHBORHOOD SAFETY, AND SOCIAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. CRISIS INTERVENTION & HOMELESSNESS: 336 BED NIGHTS OCCUPIED AT 90% HOUSING PLACEMENTS AT 45%, CHILDRENS LEARNING CENTER: 20 POINT IN TIME CENSUS 38% AT TARGET READING LEVEL 38% AT TARGET MATH LEVEL 54% COMPLETED HOMEWORK ON TIME REPRESENTATIVE PAYEE : 111 ENROLLED, 3,840 CONTACTS SHELTER + CARE: 90 ENROLLED , 2,124 CONTACTS INDEPENDANT SUPPORTIVE LIVING (ISL): [42 UNITS AT 90% OCCUPANCY, CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES: EMPLOYMENT [460 SUBSIDIZED , 184 UNSUBSIDIZED, CAREER PATHWAYS [24 ENROLLED IN PERALTA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 10 CERTIFICATES 14 AA DEGREE TRACK. VIOLENCE PREVENTION: 360 INTENSIVE OUTREACH CONTACTS, 100 OUTREACH EVENTS IN PRIMARILY WEST OAKLAND. SOCIAL JUSTICE COLLECTIVE FELLOWSHIP: 100% GRADUATION RATE POLITICAL EDUCATION, CULTURAL AWARENESS, RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRINCIPLES - 3 COHORTS, 20 WEEKS. BOSS HOSTED BREAKING BARRIERS 2.0 WITH SYSTEM LEADERS AND SYSTEMS IMPACTED MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY.