When you walk into Bayside Community Center you enter a microcosm of the Linda Vista Community. If you come to Bayside in the mornings you will see seniors taking English as a Second Language, sewing or physical fitness classes. You will also find seniors sharing a nutritional meal during lunch time. In the afternoon you will see children attending our after school program. In the evening you will see families taking parenting education classes, receiving assistance with their tax returns, and gathering as a group to help each other.

If you listen carefully, you will hear the voices of the wisdom of our elders, the excitement of our youngsters and the hope of parents for the possibilities of a better life. If you listen carefully, you will understand the voices that speak to you in Spanish, Vietnamese, Laotian, Hmong, Mixteco, Chinese, and other languages of newcomers that make our diverse community a place of ‘America becoming.’

• Bayside is committed to Empowerment: We advocate for the participation of people on matters that affect their lives.
• Bayside is committed to Diversity: We embrace the idea of difference, not only as a demographic reality, but as a plurality of ideas.
• Bayside is committed to Community: We believe that all of us need not only be part of a place, but feel that we belong to something meaningful and greater than a sum of parts.

Throughout its 76-year history, Bayside Community Center has remained faithful to its mission of empowering diverse communities to improve their quality of life through services, education and advocacy.