Bay Area Crisis Nursery

we believe that child abuse is preventable. a crisis nursery is a place a family can temporarily place their young children in a time of personal crisis. the bay area crisis nursery (bacn) was established in 1981 by sister ann weltz. our mission is to help prevent child abuse and child neglect by providing supportive services to families who are in stress or crisis. our primary service is providing a warm, loving, homelike environment for children from birth through eleven years of age by offering 24-hour residential care. our nonprofit organization has two sites providing 24-hour care for children: the nursery for children birth through age five, and the dahlstrom house for children age six through eleven. children receive shelter, food, clothing, toys and tender care while parents develop a plan of action to resolve the crisis and / or alleviate the stress in their lives. bacn’s operations are funded solely by donations from individuals, businesses, the faith community, service clubs