Bay Area Crisis Nursery faces crisis of its own as tariffs, layoffs and donor losses hit home

Bay Area Crisis Nursery faces crisis of its own as tariffs, layoffs and donor losses hit home

FOR CRISIS NURSERIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY, the focus is simple: to be there for families in need with free (or low-cost), temporary child care and support, beyond normal working hours, seven days a week. The Bay Area Crisis Nursery (BACN) is the only program in the San Francisco Bay Area that provides these services to families. However, with the ongoing implementation of President Donald Trump’s 2025 trade policy featuring reciprocal tariffs, BAC…