Spotlight on Rev. Brian Leong, 2018 Hometown Hero We are delighted to present the first in a three-part series on this year’s Hometown Heroes. Our 2018 honorees will be celebrated at our annual awards breakfast on Thursday, September 20th at the Computer History Museum. Click here for more information and to reserve your seat! California…
Details2018 HOMETOWN HEROES ANNOUNCED The 2018 Hometown Heroes breakfast and fundraising event will be held next month on Thursday, September 20, 2018 at 7:15AM at the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, announced Tom Myers, Executive Director of Community Services Agency (CSA) in Mountain View. Hometown Heroes is an annual event honoring individuals, businesses…
DetailsCommunity Services Agency (CSA) has a unique canned food drive planned for the summer, a time of year when donations are historically low – a social media campaign designed to encourage everyone to bring at least one can of healthy food to their local food pantry. The Mountain View Can challenge is simple: from July…
DetailsOver 550 children from low-income families received backpacks, school supplies and gift cards for new school clothing and shoes on Monday, July 23 at Community Service Agency’s (CSA) annual back-to-school distribution event. The event is administered through the agency’s Homeless Prevention Services department for client families, and is supported by Google, Inc. and the Dudley-Vehmeyer-Brown…
DetailsDear Friends of CSA, For several years, CSA has been included in media coverage for our work assisting those impacted by the affordable housing crisis. Over the last 10 days that coverage has increased considerably. Below is a link to yesterday’s San Jose Mercury News front page article on the lack of affordable housing throughout the country,…
DetailsNext Wednesday, June 6th, CSA Executive Director Tom Myers and Board Chair Cathy Lazarus will head up to the State Capitol in Sacramento to accept honors for the agency’s selection as 2018 Nonprofit of the Year for California Assembly District 24. The agency is one of 100 nonprofit organizations throughout the State who will be so…
DetailsImagine that you and your spouse are both working several part-time jobs and the only roof over your family’s head right now is the ceiling of your vehicle. While CSA’s compassionate case management team is working closely with you to find permanent housing, your family has immediate needs. Where do you take showers? How do…
DetailsLong-time volunteers and those new to the fold were recently asked to share some of their reasons for contributing hundreds of volunteer hours each year. Here’s a sampling of their responses: “I’ve volunteered for a long time because I was early on convinced of the importance of CSA to our community. I have seen this…
DetailsWe love our volunteers – they exemplify the heart in our heart, hand, hope tagline. Last Thursday, during National Volunteer Appreciation Week, we had the pleasure of thanking our volunteers at a reception held at Don Giovanni’s Restaurant in downtown Mountain View. Over 100 volunteers and CSA staff enjoyed delicious appetizers, wine and camaraderie, including grateful…
DetailsCSA’s Homeless Prevention Services (HPS) program helps members of our community who are on the brink of homelessness, as well as those who are currently unhoused. Since July 2017 alone, the program has served over 4,000 people – men, women, children and seniors – providing food, financial assistance and a complement of other services to…
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