Program areas at BACR
Bacr expanded learning programs promote the successful, holistic developmentof youth by providing opportunities for young people to increase their academic skills, acquire new skills, engage in creative learning, sharetheir talents and leave a positive mark in their communities. We collaborate with fellow community-based organizations and schools to provide high-quality school experiences for youth throughout the Bay Area. Our target population is low-income and academically at-riskstudents.
Workforce development programs provide education, job training, and paths to careers that can lead to economic self-sufficiency. We engage youth and adults in san francisco, contra costa and alameda counties, providing access to high demand careers in high-growth industries and the supports necessary to keep them. Our clients had multiple barriers to success: few or no educational qualifications, little or no work history, and few employment skills. A significant portion also had criminal records, housing instability, and mental health and/or substance use issues.
National service programs enable americorp members to achieve personal benefits through engaging in Community service. Communities benefit through services delivered by americrop members such as tutoring, mentoring and engaging in environmental initiatives. Americorp members are trained and placed in jobs at youth serving agencies around the Bay Area and in environmental activities throughout the state.
Behavioral health programseducation, counseling, crisis intervention treatment and referral services are provided to adults and youth having a broad spectrum of needs, including the need for basic information to treatment for chronic alcoholism and or drug dependency. To facilitate access to services, Bay Area Community Resources (bacr) also provides services in various settings: schools, county public assistance offices, Community medical clinics, jail and freestanding recovery centers. Targeted populations include: students in alternative education, drinking drivers, pregnant and parenting women in marin county, and persons involved with the criminal justice system.