Organizations Filed Purposes:
OUR MISSION IS TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY TO FIGHT HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS. OUR VISION IS A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY PERSON HAS FOOD ON THE TABLE AND EVERY PERSON HAS A ROOF OVER THEIR HEAD.
OUR MISSION IS TO UNITE THE COMMUNITY TO FIGHT HUNGER AND HOMELESSNESS.
EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE, SUPPORT AND EDUCATION FOR LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS FAMILIES - CASE MANAGERS MEET WITH INDIVIDUALS TO DEVELOP A PERSONALIZED PLAN TO ADDRESS A FOOD OR HOUSING CRISIS. RESOURCES INCLUDE EMERGENCY FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FINANCIAL COACHING, CAREER COACHING, HOUSING SEARCH ASSISTANCE, AND REFERRALS TO OTHER LOCAL RESOURCES OR AGENCIES FOR SERVICES NOT AVAILABLE AT WVCS. IN LIGHT OF COVID-19, WVCS SAW A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN CLIENTS, SERVING 4,536 UNIQUE CLIENTS. 195 HOUSEHOLDS PARTICIPATED IN CASE MANAGEMENT, AND 1,442 PEOPLE PARTICIPATED IN SPECIAL HOLIDAY AND BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAMS THAT HELP LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES EXPERIENCE THE SMALL JOYS OF LIFE WHILE PRESERVING HOUSEHOLD ASSETS FOR FOOD AND RENT. 357 HOUSEHOLDS RECEIVED FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR HOUSING OR UTILITIES DUE TO AN UNEXPECTED FINANCIAL SETBACK.
FOOD AND NUTRITIONAL SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS FAMILIES - INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES THAT QUALIFY FOR OUR SERVICES CAN VISIT OUR FOOD PANTRY IN CUPERTINO OR OUR MOBILE FOOD PANTRY IN LOS GATOS, SARATOGA, AND WEST SAN JOSE FOR FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES, DAIRY PRODUCTS, AND MEATS, AND STAPLES SUCH AS RICE, BEANS, CANNED AND DRY GOODS. FOOD IS PROVIDED BY SECOND HARVEST FOOD BANK AND GENEROUS DONATIONS FROM LOCAL GROCERY STORES SUCH AS SAFEWAY, WHOLE FOODS, AND SPROUTS. IN ADDITION TO FOOD, FAMILIES CAN GET BASIC NEEDS ITEMS SUCH AS DIAPERS, PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS, HOUSEHOLD ITEMS, AND SPECIAL DIETARY AND ETHNIC FOODS. IN THE LAST YEAR 3,003 INDIVIDUALS VISITED THE WVCS FOOD PANTRY, IN ADDITION TO 536 STUDENTS ACCESSING FOOD PANTRY SERVICES AT LOCAL COMMUNITY COLLEGES. FAMILIES CAN ALSO ACCESS INFORMATION AND VALUABLE HEALTH AND NUTRITION RESOURCES, INCLUDING FOOD STAMPS, SSI, SSDI, CALWORKS, AND EITC (EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT) THAT WILL HELP STABILIZE A FAMILY FACING A FOOD OR HOUSING CRISIS.
HOUSING RESOURCES AND ASSISTANCE FOR LOW INCOME AND HOMELESS FAMILIES - WVCS SUPPORTS CLIENTS WORKING TOWARDS HOUSING STABILITY WITH ACCESS TO HOUSING, FOOD, TRANSPORTATION, TOILETRIES, AND OTHER ITEMS. 85 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN THE HOUSING SPECIALIST PROGRAM, WHICH OFFERS HOUSING SEARCH SUPPORT, RELOCATION ASSISTANCE, CASE MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORTIVE SERVICES TO HOMELESS OR HOUSING INSTABLE CLIENTS. WVCS ALSO OWNS AND OPERATES A 24-UNIT COMPLEX OF 1 AND 2 BEDROOM APARTMENTS FOR VERY LOW INCOME QUALIFIED CANDIDATES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Josh Selo | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $132,403 |
| Jeanne Bradford | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Temnee Wright | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Sandra Sotoudeh | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Jennifer Merlin | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Leslie Mains | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Nagesh Kanumury | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Karl Stroh | BOARD MEMBER (THRU 4/22/2020) | 2 | $0 |
| Nancy Harper | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Allan Greenstein | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Jennifer Gargano | BOARD MEMBER | 4 | $0 |
| Meliss Berkowitz | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Angelia Lim-Sampson | SECRETARY | 4 | $0 |
| Joan Cummings | TREASURER | 4 | $0 |
| Shatayu Bhattacharyya | VICE-CHAIR | 4 | $0 |
| Monica Chandra | BOARD CHAIR | 10 | $0 |
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