We have been trying to troubleshoot a problem, so far to no avail– if you email us via the link on our website, we cannot see your email address and thus cannot reply.
So this is a message to Deanne who recently inquired about our orientation– we’d love to have you join BACC. Please try sending another email to bay area childcare collective at gmail dot com (without the spaces).
Join the Bay Area Childcare Collective (BACC)! This is our first orientation for new members since last March; we have been working on a new CONSENT & BOUNDARIES protocol and training for our members, and it’s now ready to share! In the meantime, our partner groups — La Colectiva, Causa Justa :: Just Cause, LeftRoots, Young Women’s Freedom Center, Young Workers United and others — need our continued volunteer power to keep their programs running and accessible to parents.
BACC MISSION: We are committed to offering free, play-based childcare and childcare resources to grassroots liberation groups composed of and led by people who face multiple oppressions, particularly low/no income immigrant women and women of color. Our priority is to support groups that have many mothers and other caregivers in their membership.
WHY JOIN?
Plug into urgent & long-term local grassroots organizing for racial and economic justice! Our partner groups build power in black and brown Bay Area communities while fighting against displacement, fighting for immigrant rights, facilitating community visioning and more!
*Support undocumented and low-income mothers and other caregivers’ voices in the movement.
*Kid-time! Play, create, sing, discuss, read, move, build, and grow your soul with kick*ss bay area kids.
*We are also looking for PAID PROVIDERS to join our paid provider network and receive ~1-3 gig referrals per month (no commitment)
BACC COMMITMENT:
*Pre-orientation readings (~30 mins – 1 hour)
*New Provider Orientation (3 hours)
*One skill-building activity every six months
*One (2-4 hour) childcare shift per month for at least six months (FOR GENERAL VOLUNTEER BACC MEMBERS)
*No shift commitment to join our PAID PROVIDER NETWORK and receive referrals for paid childcare gigs from local social justice groups
ACCESSIBILITY:
Contact us with all accessibility needs and questions for this event and for providing ongoing childcare with BACC: bayareachildcarecollective@gmail.com. Virtual orientations are available.
RSVP to bayareachildcarecollective@gmail.com
CAN’T MAKE IT BUT WANT TO JOIN?
email us and we’ll get in touch with other options! bayareachildcarecollective@gmail.com
Don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions!
In Community,
Alison, Amber, Encian, Helena, Lauren (Lo), Natalie
(the Bay Area Childcare Collective Core)
Design by the brilliant Lex Non Scripta — lexnonscripta on instagram
BACC members– download, print, and bring it to your shifts with you! Hang it on your wall! Here’s a link:
Join Bay Area Childcare Collective!
BACC members provide free childcare for grassroots organizations in the struggle for liberation. We see childcare as a form of activism and recognize mothers and caretakers as vital leaders of every movement.
Come play with kids with us and feed your soul while supporting the leadership of black, brown, & undocumented mothers in the struggle for liberation. Let’s get organized and get ready.
Join us on Saturday, January 20th from 2pm-4pm at Berkeley Public Library Main Branch, 2090 Kittredge St Berkeley, 3rd floor meeting room (5 min from Downtown Berkeley BART).
Our orientations are a two-hour crash course covering 1) why we do what we do / the need for childcare & family-centered movement spaces, 2) childcare practice 101, 3) how BACC works logistically.
RSVP to bayareachildcarecollective@gmail.com. Please bring contact info (email or phone #s) for two references, one of whom may be a close friend or relative.
** We are also seeking interns for the Spring! If you have any interest in interning with BACC please contact us**
A BIG happy New Year to all continuing members we appreciate all that you do ❤
New Member Orientation is coming up!
Please RSVP (bayareachildcarecollective@gmail.com) for our new member orientation on January 20th 2-4pm.
We will be meeting @ Community Meeting Room in Berkeley Central Library!!
Hello future BACC members!
Our next orientation will be January 20th from 12:30-2:30, location TBD. Be sure to email us at bayareachildcarecollective@gmail.com to RSVP!
New Volunteer Orientation! Saturday, November 4 at 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM !!
BACC volunteers provide free childcare for grassroots organizations in the struggle for liberation. We see childcare as a form of activism and recognize mothers and caretakers as vital leaders of every movement.
Our orientations are a two-hour crash course covering 1) why we do what we do / the need for childcare & family-centered movement spaces, 2) childcare practice 101, 3) how BACC works logistically.
Bring a friend, bring two friends! Volunteering is fun and fun-damental to support progressive change in our community!
RSVP to bayareachildcarecollective@gmail.com or through our facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1522181567866108/ . Please bring contact info (email or phone #s) for two references, one of whom may be a close friend or relative.
Hey BACC-ers and friends! Check out this video from our workshop on ASL & Deaf culture lead by former BACC Core member Rae!
Grow the Movement by Marisa Morán Jahn
BACC has been extremely busy growing the movement by providing childcare to organizations working to build social and economic justice organizations as part of a long-term effort to build multi-generational movements with parents, women and children at the center.
To keep up with us, follow us on Facebook.
