Bay Area Community Services Inc

BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES' (BACS) MISSION IS TO UPLIFT UNDER-SERVED INDIVIDUALS AND THEIR FAMILIES BY DOING "WHATEVER IT TAKES." WE ENVISION A WORLD WHERE ALL PEOPLE ARE HEALTHY, SAFE, AND ENGAGED IN COMMUNITY WELLNESS, WITH ACCESS TO QUALITY HOUSING.

HOUSING - FOCUSED SERVICES: RESIDENTIAL AND HOUSING NAVIGATION RAPID RE-HOUSING THAT HELPS PEOPLE TRANSITION FROM ENCAMPMENTS TO HOUSING WITH THE GOAL OF MOVING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS INTO ON-SITE HOUSING WHERE VARIOUS MENTAL HEALTH, HYGIENE, HEALTH, AND JOB NEED SUPPORT CAN BE PROVIDED. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY THE CALIFORNIA CITIES OF BERKELEY, SALINAS, HAYWARD, FREMONT, OAKLAND, RICHMOND AND SACRAMENTO. HOMELESSNESS PREVENTION PROVIDES EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, HOUSING PROBLEM SOLVING AND SUPPORT SERVICES, AND LANDLORD-TENANT RELATIONSHIP SUPPORT FOR PEOPLE CURRENTLY HOUSED BUT AT RISK OF LOSING THEIR HOUSING. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY VARIOUS PRIVATE AND FOUNDATION DONATIONS AS WELL AS THE CALIFORNIA CITIES OF EMERYVILLE, HAYWARD, OAKLAND, FREEMONT AND SAN FRANCISCO. PROGRAMS INCLUDE KEEP OAKLAND HOUSED, KEEP EVERYONE HOUSED, OAKLAND SHALLOW SUBSIDY PROGRAM, AND HAYWARD SHALLOW SUBSIDY PROGRAM. HOUSING FAST PROVIDES INTERIM HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO SINGLE ADULT HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS WITH A DETERMINED FOCUS ON FINDING PERMANENT HOUSING. SITES INCLUDE THE HENRY ROBINSON MULTI-SERVICE CENTER, HOLLAND HOTEL, DON BROWN CENTER, BERKELEY STAIR CENTER, HAYWARD NAVIGATION CENTER, FREMONT NAVIGATION CENTER, DELTA LANDING, AND THE SHARE CENTER. HOUSING FAST PROGRAMS ARE IN ALAMEDA COUNTY, CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, AND MONTEREY COUNTY. THE HENRY H. ROBINSON MULTI-SERVICE CENTER AND THE HOLLAND HOTEL SERVICES ARE PARTIALLY FUNDED BY A U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT ("HUD") CONTINUUM OF CARE GRANT UNDER THE HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT OF ACT OF 1974, BY THE CITY OF OAKLAND AND ALAMEDA COUNTY. THE DON BROWN CENTER SERVICES ARE FUNDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CONTRA COSTA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. REMAINING FUNDING FOR SERVICES IS RECEIVED FROM VARIOUS PRIVATE AND FOUNDATION DONATIONS. HOUSING RESOURCE CENTERS HOUSING HUBS THAT COORDINATE ALL COUNTY RESOURCES TO CONNECT HIGH NEED INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSING. INCLUDES HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES, STREAMLINED ACCESS TO SHELTERS AND HOUSING, LEGAL WORKSHOPS, AND MORE. LANDLORD LIAISON AND HOUSING SUBSIDY MANAGEMENT INCENTIVE AND SUPPORT TO HELP LANDLORDS FILL THEIR UNITS WITH PEOPLE WHO MIGHT OTHERWISE STRUGGLE TO ACCESS HOUSING, WHILE PARTNERING WITH LANDLORDS TO OPEN MORE UNITS TO PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX NEEDS. PROVIDE SOME RENTAL ASSISTANCE, ACCESS TO INCENTIVE FUNDS, TRANSITIONAL AND ONGOING SUPPORT FOR TENANTS, MEDIATION FOR LANDLORD/TENANT RELATIONSHIPS, AND A 24/7 HOTLINE FOR EMERGENCIES. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY ALAMEDA COUNTY. MEDICAL RESPITE AND RECUPERATIVE CARE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HOMELESS AND HOUSING INSECURE POPULATIONS TO RECUPERATE FROM ILLNESS OR INJURY IN A CLEAN AND SAFE SETTING AFTER BEING DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL CARE. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN ALAMEDA COUNTY. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY VARIOUS PRIVATE, FOUNDATIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. PROJECT RECLAMATION PROVIDES HOUSING AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX NEEDS WHO WOULD OTHERWISE BE HOMELESS OR UNSTABLY HOUSED, WHO NEED SUPPORT TO LIVE INDEPENDENTLY IN THE COMMUNITY. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY VARIOUS GRANTS, RENTAL AND SERVICES FEES. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES ARE PROVIDED BY EAST BAY TRANSITIONAL HOMES, INC AND BAY AREA COMMUNITY SERVICES HOUSING CORPORATION. BOTH ARE RELATED LEGAL CORPORATIONS ESTABLISHED BY BACS TO SUPPORT HOUSING SERVICES AS WELL AS THE HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) SECTION 202 HOUSING PROJECT.

SOCIAL SERVICES: CASE MANAGEMENT PROVIDES CLINICAL CARE COORDINATION SUCH AS ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT, ANDBROKERAGE TO NUMEROUS COMMUNITY RESOURCES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH SEVERE AND PERSISTENT MENTAL ILLNESS. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY THE COUNTY OF ORIGIN FOR THE PERSON SERVED IN HAYWARD, OAKLAND, VALLEJO, RICHMOND, AND CONCORD, CALIFORNIA. IPS SUPPORTED EMPLOYMENT SUPPORT EMPLOYMENT SERVICES BASED IN THE INDIVIDUALIZED PLACEMENT AND SUPPORT (IPS) EVIDENCE-BASED MODEL, SUPPORTING PEOPLE WITH COMPLEX NEEDS, BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS, AND/OR WHO ARE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS TO FIND AND MAINTAIN COMPETITIVE, SATISFYING EMPLOYMENT. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY ALAMEDA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. RE-ENTRY TREATMENT PROVIDES INTEGRATED, COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT INCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES, AND HOUSING SUPPORT SERVICES WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING THE RECIDIVISM OF JUSTICE-INVOLVED ADULTS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE ISSUES. CRISIS RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT / CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT RESIDENTIAL SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING ACTIVE PSYCHIATRIC DISTRESS, WHO MAY HAVE JUST LEFT EMERGENCY PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITALIZATION, OR WHO NEED SUPPORT TO AVOID HOSPITALIZATION. PROGRAMS IN OAKLAND, HAYWARD, AND VALLEJO. CRISIS NAVIGATION PROVIDES MOBILE OUTREACH AND CRISIS INTERVENTION SERVICES TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS OF ALL AGES. CNP STRIVES TO MEET PEOPLE "WHERE THEY ARE AT AND PROVIDES SHORT-TERM NAVIGATION SERVICES FOR UP TO 60 DAYS INCLUDING A "WARM HAND-OFF" TO ONGOING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. PROGRAM PROVIDED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH AND FUNDING FROM SACRAMENTO COUNTY. WELLNESS CENTERS PROVIDE A CONSTELLATION OF WELLNESS AND RECOVERY SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHALLENGES. THE SERVICES INCLUDE WELLNESS RECOVERY ACTION PLANS, EMPLOYMENT SERVICES, CASE MANAGEMENT, PSYCHIATRIC AND COMMUNITY INTEGRATION. ACTIVITIES PROVIDE HOPE OR INDIVIDUALS AND SUPPORT EMPOWERMENT, SELF-RESPONSIBILITY, AND ACHIEVING A MEANINGFUL ROLE IN LIFE. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY ALAMEDA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND BY CONTRIBUTIONS FROM PRIVATE DONORS, FOUNDATIONS AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS. SUCCESS AT GENERATING EMPOWERMENT (SAGE) PROVIDES SUPPORT TO ADULTS LIVING WITH MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESSES WHO ARE IN THE PROCESS OF OBTAINING SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS AND WHO NEED CASE MANAGEMENT AND CARE COORDINATION TO HELP STAY ENGAGED UNTIL BENEFITS ARE OBTAINED. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY ALAMEDA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL CARE SERVICES.