Organizations Filed Purposes:
TO ADMINISTER AND COORDINATE ESSENTIAL HUMAN SERVICES TO PROMOTE AND CREATE INDEPENDENCE AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, SENIORS AND DISABLED PERSONS RESIDING WITHIN THE CITY AND SURROUNDING AREAS OF SUNNYVALE.
TO ADMINISTER AND COORDINATE SERVICES FOR LOW INCOME INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, ELDERS AND DISABLED.
FOUNDED IN 1970, SUNNYVALE COMMUNITY SERVICES (SCS) IS AN INDEPENDENT NONPROFIT AGENCY.SCS IS DESIGNATED AS THE EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE NETWORK (EAN) AGENCY FOR ALL ZIP CODES IN THE CITY OF SUNNYVALE, ALONG WITH THE ALVISO NEIGHBORHOOD OF SAN JOSE (ZIPCODE 95002). SCS ALSO ASSISTS HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT SANTA CLARA COUNTY.THE MISSION OF SCS IS TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER IN LOCAL COMMUNITY. ITS ASSISTANCE ADDRESSES THE CRITICAL NEEDS OF THE MOST VULNERABLE IN SILICON VALLEY. THE VISION OF SCS IS A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERYONE HAS A HOME WITH FOOD ON THEIR TABLE. SCS'S ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO END HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER IN OUR LOCAL COMMUNITY.SCS BELIEVES THAT EARLY INTERVENTION IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO PREVENT HOMELESSNESS AND HUNGER. IT IS DONE BY:* STABILIZING FAMILIES* CONNECTING PEOPLE TO BENEFITS AND SERVICES* BUILDING SKILLS TO INCREASE RESILIENCY* ADVOCATING FOR POLICIES TO IMPROVE LIVESTHE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, FOOD AID, CASE MANAGEMENT, REFERRALS, AND OTHER SERVICES AT NO CHARGE TO CLIENTS. THE ORGANIZATION'S CLIENTS ARE THE HOMELESS, WORKING POOR, AND SENIORS OR DISABLED PERSONS LIVING ON FIXED INCOMES. THE ORGANIZATION SERVES ALL ETHNIC, RACIAL, LANGUAGE, AGE, AND ABILITIES GROUPS.NOTHING IS MORE BASIC THAN THE NEED FOR FOOD, SHELTER, AND HEALTH CARE. SCS PROVIDES FINANCIAL AID, FOOD, AND OTHER IN-KIND ASSISTANCE TO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES AND SENIORS WALKING A FINANCIAL TIGHTROPE, HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS TO KEEP THEIR BALANCE WHEN AN UNEXPECTED EMERGENCY STRIKES: JOB LOSS, REDUCED HOURS, UNCOVERED OR UNAFFORDABLE MEDICAL EXPENSES. THE ORGANIZATION'S ASSISTANCE PREVENTS HOMELESSNESS, HUNGER, MALNUTRITION, AND UNTREATED MEDICAL CONDITIONS. KEEPING FAMILIES HOUSED WITH FOOD ON THEIR TABLES AND ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE IS MORE COST EFFECTIVE, BOTH IN TERMS OF DOLLARS AND HUMAN LIVES, THAN DEALING WITH LATER PROBLEMS WITH MORE EXPENSIVE SOLUTIONS.SCS ASSISTED 9,249 UNDUPLICATED INDIVIDUALS IN FISCAL YEAR 2018-19, WHICH WAS AN INCREASE OF 35% IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. THE INCREASE WAS ATTRIBUTED TO EXPANDED OUTREACH, AS WELL AS A GROWING NEED CAUSED BY THE SOARING COSTS OF LIVING AND GROWING INCOME DIVIDE IN SILICON VALLEY. BASED ON HISTORICAL TRENDS IN FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS AND FINANCIAL AID, SCS FORECASTS THAT FAMILIES AND SENIORS WILL COME MORE FREQUENTLY FOR FOOD
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 |
|---|
| Marie Bernard | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 60 | $151,830 |
| Shane Jacksteit | PAST PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Amanda Weitzel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Courtney Shenberg | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Carl Rushmeyer | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jeremy Nishihara | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Barbara Mcclellan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Margaret Mannion | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Duane Loos | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Roberta Kiphuth | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Harrison | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cynthia Bojorquez | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Camille Barnes-Mosley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Bradley | TREASURER | 2 | $0 |
| Tracie Murray | SECRETARY | 2 | $0 |
| Dianne Mckenna | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
| Jorge Marsal | PRESIDENT | 2 | $0 |
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