by Sonja Fitz | Jun 13, 2017 | Events Archive, News
Photos by Jon-Mychal Cox On the evening of Friday, June 9th in Berkeley the warm, golden glow of community pride and multi-colored balloons beckoned people into Hotel Shattuck Plaza to gather, recognize, and celebrate local youth who are the embodiment of Turning...
by chrissbm | Jan 13, 2017 | Events Archive, News
SOLD OUT – For more information or other screening dates, visit healingvoicesmovie.com. BOSS is proud to support and announce the Bay Area screening of HEALINGVOICES at 7:00p.m., on Thursday, January 26th at The Piedmont Theatre in Oakland. This...
by chrissbm | Mar 8, 2016 | News
Friday, February 19th was a very busy and eventful day. It was the first ever BOSS-sponsored Project Homeless Connect event! Project Homeless Connect (PHC) is a national model for one-day resource fairs aimed at bringing multiple service providers together under one...
by BOSS Staff | Feb 2, 2016 | News
Coming in Spring 2016, the BOSS Benefits & Entitlements Specialist Team (BEST) will implement a county-backed pilot program to restore SSI benefits for people leaving Santa Rita Jail. With five years and hundreds of GA recipients already served, BEST has...
by chrissbm | Feb 2, 2016 | News
A few weeks ago BOSS Board Member, Marlene Hurd, met with Scott Kernan, Secretary of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Ms. Hurd is closely tied to the Council on Mentally Ill Offenders (COMIO) and is a member of the Committee. Scott...