The Bay Area Council is a human rights organization working on behalf of Jews and members of other ethnic and religious minorities in the former Soviet Union.



Security:

Protection from anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination, advancement of basic conditions for a civil society (advocacy, human rights, tolerance, public awareness).



Welfare:

Access to essentials necessary for a healthy existence (food packages, medical aid, vocational educating and networking).



Dignity:

Pride in their Jewish heritage and identity (Jewish community development, advocacy, public awareness, emigre and local community involvement).



Freedom:

Freedom to emigrate, to rejoin their families, to live Jewishly (Jewish community development).