As part of the School of Social Welfare, CASAS leads with social justice and collaboration in all its research, education, and policy endeavors. Their work illuminates effective approaches, shares knowledge, and provides practical insights for creating more equitable aging services, programs, and policies.
Established in 2001, SACHS consists of human services directors from the Southern California counties of Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, San Diego, and Ventura. Facilitated by the Academy for Professional Excellence, SACHS serves as a forum for county directors to explore and exchange ideas and information on issues facing public human services and to develop strategies for addressing these issues while maintaining a holistic, person-centered approach and a social equity lens.
BAA is a regional workforce development and intermediary organization charged with supporting the learning and organizational improvement needs of public child welfare service agencies. Serving the 12 Bay Area counties, it was launched in 1998 by the BASSC leadership with Title IVE funding. BASSC county staff serve on the BAA Training Advisory Board (TAB).