BAY VIEW CITIZENS FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE INC

BCSJ Affordable Housing & Laundry assistance Program: BCSJ non-profit utilized contributed funds and program income transferred account to cover expenses for assistance to serve 53 families 62% of its residents with subsidized and affordable rents via application assistance transportation arrangements and referral assistance to 85 families of this low-income and rural village consisting of 44% elderly. This process was empowered by the collaboration of Local Public Entities and the non-profit to make provisions and extend services to the underserved residents. Liaised by the nonprofit members; the combined coalition maintained a data base documentation of records events while successfully enabling nearly 50 families to self-sufficiency. These services included the Eviction Prevention Service which served over 60 Village and nearby residents from becoming homeless displaced overcrowdedness or gentrified from the peninsula that they call home. A large portion of this process was accomplished through housing rent-ups rental assistance project subsidy and application assistance process. Through out the process; the Board and community members dedicated their expertise and volunteered efforts to ensure success and caring.

BCSJ Social Economic Needs Program: BCSJ non-profit utilized program income and contributed funds community facilities shared grounds technologies equipment and human resources to provide food assistance hunger relief program promote health awareness prevention initiatives via community workshops screenings application for services assistance community education outreach efforts to brace the freefall and setbacks which erupted due to climate change rapid waterfront development inflation and economic disparities among this underserved community which is rich in culture history while providing many amenities and owns many assets; yet seeking sustainability. The community residents board members local leaders and officials are collaborating to chart a new path work-out towards sustainability through entrepreneurship renewable energy options promoting outdoor facilities and markets while embracing innovated environmental practices protective measurements as the locality is heavily geared towards eco-tourism. These on-going efforts will allow many displaced residents to explore the new workforce prepare train and educate our community of the needed skills education training necessary to obtain them and monitor the process so that failure will not be an option.