Oct26

New Member Orientation November 17th

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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)

Jan3

Happy New Year, Future BACC-ers!

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New Year, new resolutionto be active raising the voices of women and mothers above systemic oppression!?!

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.

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Bring a friend with you! Signing up for shifts with a friend is F-U-N, a great way to build relationships!

 

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 ❤

Oct10

Next Orientation: Saturday, November 4th

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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.

 

Sep9

BACC is active, busy, and always recruiting!

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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.

 

 

 

Apr10

Next Orientation is April 22nd

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We haven’t been updating our blog regularly (since… ever), but we are growing! We’ve had 3 orientations in a row in the last three months– but we’re going back to every other month (with ways to plug in before making it to an orientation). The next one is coming up Saturday, April 22nd from 11-1 in Mosswood park; next after that will be in June, date TBD.

Email us at bayareachildcarecollective (at) gmail.com for details.