Sacred Heart Community Service
Sacred Heart Community Service
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About this organization
Mission
Our mission is to build a community free from poverty by creating hope, opportunity, and action. We provide essential services, work together to improve our lives, advocate for justice, and inspire our community to love, serve, and share.
About
Louise Benson founded Sacred Heart Community Service in 1964 to feed hungry families in her neighborhood. Today, providing essential services to individuals and families in need remains one of Sacred Heart’s core strategies. The organization has also evolved into a respected and innovative provider of programs that assists families with achieving lifelong economic self-sufficiency and a grassroots organizing network that addresses the root causes and consequences of poverty. Sacred Heart moved into its current facility in 1998, where today it enables local community members to assert their basic human rights by gaining access to resources such as food, clothing, and housing assistance, while at the same time offering the tools for self-sufficiency, including employment assistance, family mentoring, and adult and youth education programs. In 2008, Sacred Heart was selected by the State of California to be the Community Action Agency for Santa Clara County. This designation formalized Sacred Heart’s role as a regional leader and conveys a responsibility for developing countywide solutions to poverty. With the additional responsibility and resources, Sacred Heart has expanded its existing essential services and self-sufficiency programs both internally and through formal program collaborations, strengthened its community engagement work, and developed community organizing and advocacy initiatives. In 2009, Sacred Heart was named the new energy services provider for Santa Clara County by the State of California, further expanding the agency’s role in financial assistance provision and leadership within the county safety net.
Interesting data from their 2019 990 filing
The non-profit's mission, as documented in the filing, is “Our mission is to build a community free from poverty by creating hope, opportunity, and action. we provide essential services, empower people to improve their lives, advocate for justice, and inspire volunteers to love, serve, and share.”.
When explaining its purpose, the activities were described as: “A community united to ensure that every child and adult is free from poverty.”.
- The non-profit is legally allowed to operate in the state of CA, as reported.
- The filing provides the non-profit's address in 2019 as 1381 SOUTH FIRST STREET, SAN JOSE, CA, 95110.
- The non-profit has a total of 145 employees, as reported on their form for 2019.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $75,564.
- The organization has 14 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1964.
- The organization pays $5,888,304 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $417,402 in fundraising expenses.
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