Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)

First a BACR volunteer mentor, then a program manager... now Deputy City Attorney of San Francisco. Meet Carlos Almendarez and hear how his time with BACR helped him soar. #BACRImpact #HomeGrown #BayArea #Community #Leaders

The #CalSacChallenge is in 1 WEEK! Throwback to when Erin Walker, once a site coordinator with us, led her Oakland Tech youth straight to the Capitol to advocate for afterschool programs. 📢✍️ #BACRImpact #BACR #ExpandedLearning #AfterschoolWorks #AfterschoolForAll

This is what snack time looks like on a Wednesday with our LEAPers at Bahia Vista Elementary 💙🍎 #HealthySnacks #WednesdayVibes #AfterSchool #Marin #BACR

Man, these kids can MOVE. Sankofa United Elementary school hit the dance floor to celebrate Black History Month 🕺🏿💃🏾🪩!

The Crochet Club at Korematsu Middle School provides a tranquil, screen-free environment for our El Cerrito youngsters. #Crocheting not only helps reduce anxiety, it boosts self-esteem through creative accomplishment. It's also super fun. Give crocheting a try.

Today is the deadline to register for the 2026 CA Afterschool & Summer Challenge! Show our young people that speaking out creates change. March 23rd and 24th. #BACRImpact #BACR #ExpandedLearning #AfterSchoolWorks #AfterSchoolForAll #CalSacChallenge

The 9th Annual Black Joy Parade in Oakland is this Sunday, February 22, 2026. Pressing replay and reliving the joy when BACR attended its first-ever #BlackJoyParade ✨💛🖤 last year! #BACR #BACRImpact #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackJoy #OneBACR

Welcoming the #YearOfTheHorse! Throwback to our Tangyuan-making day at A.P. Giannini Middle School hosted by Aileen Sar, the Family Liaison at APG. 🏮 Happy #LunarNewYear! #ExpandedLearning #BACRImpact #Community #SanFrancisco

BAYAC AmeriCorps members serve #BayArea youth in a variety of ways – Jalyn's is through literacy intervention. She goes the extra mile to make reading fun for her youth. "I want them to have the drive to WANT to do it, versus just being told to." 📘📕📗 #BACRImpact #AmeriCorps

🌍 Happy Int'l Day of Women and Girls in Science! 🌟 Brought to you by 3 brilliant minds from Park Middle. Shoutout to the #afterschool #Antioch team for nurturing their love for science and encouraging them in front of the camera! #WomenInScience #GirlsInSTEM #BACRImpact

It's Tuesday. Which means it's time to show some love for our East County Resource Coalition – thank you for showing up for the East County community 🏥🍎🚿! #BACR #EastCounty #CommunitySupport #CommunityLove

"BACR was a pivotal part of my career journey." 🎓 Meet Christen Gray, former BACR program manager & now Youth Services Recreation Supervisor for Emeryville! Our Alumni Stories series celebrates staff making a difference. Watch Christen’s full interview on YouTube! #BACR

BAYAC AmeriCorps members commit to a year of service to our Bay Area youth – from youth development, health education, academic support, and beyond. We wish our newest members well as they begin their year of service! 💙 #BAYAC #AmeriCorps #BayArea #YouthDevelopment

Mr. Mo's thoughts on why art matters for our youth 🎨💙 shoutout to the mighty afterschool program at Antioch High! 𓃮 #ExpandedLearning #BayArea #BACR #AfterschoolMatters #ArtMatters

In just 5 months, our high school seniors will walk the #graduation stage. 🎓 Alijah (Sylvester Greenwood Academy) thanks the EXL team, especially Marco and Stephanie, for reminding him, “I want you to succeed.” This is why #AfterschoolMatters 💙 #BACR #WestContraCosta

At DeJean Middle School's leadership circles, #studentvoices create real #change on-campus. #BACRImpact #CommunitySchools #BayArea

Our people are pretty awesome. Here's to another year fostering positive change in our communities. 🌱 #BACRImpact #Community #Change #BayArea #Nonprofit

"The benefit of being afterschool: we can let go of the reading, writing, and arithmetic for 5 minutes and teach a life lesson." Empowering our educators to empower #OurFuture 🚀 #BACRImpact #ExpandedLearning #AfterschoolMatters

"The time is always right to do what is right," Dr. King once said. Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day, from #MLK Jr. Elementary and the #BACR Community 💙

From month one to year twenty—when we invest in our people, our impact lasts. #iAmImpact #BACRImpact #BACR #AfterschoolWorks #BayArea