BOSS News Stories
Breaking Barriers 2.0 – September 13
A note from BOSS Executive Director Donald Frazier to everyone who attended, supported, and participated in the recent Breaking Barriers 2.0 event: “A note of heartfelt appreciation and gratitude for … Continued
Career Pathways
The BOSS Career Training and Employment Center (CTEC) assists system-impacted people with job placement and retention. Many of our participants are formerly incarcerated, homeless and/or low-income. One of the services … Continued
#TIMEDONE & BOSS
On July 15th, the BOSS Career Training and Employment Center (CTEC) hosted the national campaign #TimeDone and state advocacy group California for Safety and Justice (CSJ) during CTEC’s weekly scheduled social justice initiative workshop. #TimeDone provided an … Continued
BOSS: Ending Poverty
BOSS’S EVOLVING VISION & 48-YEAR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL JUSTICE On June 21st 2019, BOSS was featured in the 23rd season of The Visionaries (https://www.visionaries.org), a documentary series that hand-picks extraordinary … Continued
First Safe Oakland Summit June 8th
Please join BOSS this Saturday June 8, 2019 at Oakland’s first Safe Oakland Summit at the Oakland Marriott City Center 1001 Broadway, Oakland! (9am-4pm) Register here: www.safeoakland.eventbrite.com In collaboration with law … Continued
Career Pathways at CTEC
Pictured above: Art and Beverly from Merritt College talking with CTEC particpants about cyber-security certification progrm The BOSS Career Training and Employment Center (CTEC) assists system-impacted people with job placement … Continued
Homeless Community Loses A Shining Light
A couple of weeks ago the Bay Area experienced tragedy across three cities with the shooting of three different individuals in a day by a single gunman. One of the … Continued
UC Students Assemble & Donate Care Packages to the Homeless
Earlier this year BOSS was approached by a volunteer from UC Berkeley, Maria Milekhina, about a service project to help homeless people that was being organized by residents of UC … Continued
Upgrades to BOSS Hayward Shelter
BOSS opened the South County Homeless Project in 1989, providing 24 emergency shelter beds and on-site services to homeless individuals in Hayward who are experiencing mental illness. Funded by Alameda … Continued
Meekland – An Evolving Youth Community
by Edward Buchanan, LMFT, Therapist and BOSS Staff Meekland is a permanent supportive housing community in Hayward that serves a small community of transition age youth who have overcome – … Continued
Easter Dinner at Rosa Parks
Every year BOSS tries to provide special holiday events to the families and individuals in BOSS programs who are working to turn their lives around – a delicious meal, fun … Continued
BOSS Fair Chance Hiring Event
Employers struggle to find great employees – but there is an under-utilized source of amazing talent that BOSS is passionate about sharing: fair chance hiring. On April 18th at Cal … Continued
BOSS Participant Shines at Women’s Reentry Conference
OAKLAND, CA – Justice Now recently held its First Annual Women’s Reentry Conference at St. Columba Catholic Church in Oakland on Wednesday, March 27, 2019. The event was orchestrated by the … Continued
Zip Code East Bay’s 2nd Annual Charity 5k Race Benefits BOSS
BOSS was recently approached by Zip Code East Bay, a local organization that was putting on their 2nd Annual Colusa Circle 5K Walk/Run. They were looking for a charity to … Continued
Local Panel on Homelessness
OAKLAND, CA – Last week representatives from Bay Area homeless organizations came together in an Oakland panel discussion organized by the Junior League of Oakland-East Bay, to discuss the rapid growth … Continued
BOSS Receives Making Democracy Work Award!
BOSS is proud to announce that the organization has been chosen to receive one of two Making Democracy Work Awards the League of Women Voters of Oakland awards each year. … Continued
Londell Porter, Outreach Specialist – New Life Coaching Fellow!
We are proud to announce that BOSS staff member Londell Porter has been selected as part of the Oakland Unite Life Coaching Fellows – 2019 Cohort! According to Oakland Unite … Continued
CTEC at the State Capitol
Sacramento, CA – Staff from the BOSS Career Training and Employment Center (CTEC) joined Executive Director, Donald Frazier and Director of Reentry Strategic Partnerships Timothy Smith at a civic engagement event at … Continued
BOSS Visionaries Documentary Preview!
We are excited and honored to share the mini documentary about BOSS produced by the PBS series, The Visionaries! This documentary is made possible with the support of donors from our … Continued
Social Justice Collective Takes Flight
Throughout its history, BOSS has focused on dual goals: providing direct services to those in need, and fighting the root causes of inequity to achieve long-term change. The BOSS Community Organizing Team … Continued