

KOH is a collaboration between BACS, East Bay Community Law Center, and Catholic Charities of the East Bay, funded through the San Francisco Foundation, Crankstart, Kaiser Permanente, and other generous philanthropists, in partnership with the City of Oakland. Only a powerful authority can keep at bay the permanent and always looming threat of anarchy. Nobody wants to experience homelessness, so BACS is. They have to be kept at bay with eternal vigilance.

Keep Oakland Housed prevents residents from losing their housing through a three-pronged approach: emergency financial assistance, supportive services, and legal representation. Preventing homelessness is one step closer to ending it so our goal is to keep everyone housed. have a no-cost shoreline fishing license and are wading from shore to collect scallops (i.e.
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To date, BACS and the extended partners in the Keep Oakland Housed collaborative have distributed over $15 million in assistance to Oaklanders at risk of losing their housing. keep (someone or something) at bay To keep someone or something at a distance or from reaching full potency, especially in order to prevent harm to oneself. Expanding on the work of the Keep Oakland Housed pilot program, in 2020 BACS expanded to provide rental relief to residents of Emeryville and Hayward impacted by COVID-19. In 2018, BACS and two other organizations teamed up to pilot the Keep Oakland Housed program. What is another word for keep at bay To avert or delay something undesirable Resist attack To resist or stand up to (something) To snub or treat someone. As our cities and communities grow, residents face rising housing costs and displacement. California is in the middle of an affordable housing crisis. Nobody wants to experience homelessness, so BACS is working to prevent homelessness before it starts. Preventing homelessness is one step closer to ending it – so our goal is to keep everyone housed.
