Next 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…
DetailsHelping people navigate the journey from homelessness to housed is the primary goal of a Homeless Prevention Services (HPS) case manager. Getting from Point A to Point B can often feel overwhelming. However, occasions such as one in early April – when a longtime CSA client signed a lease for a one bedroom Sunnyvale apartment…
DetailsAgency Tours: Starting in May, CSA will offer a monthly tour of the agency. Come meet the team, learn more about our work and see first-hand how your contributions of time, talent and support are making a huge difference for more than 10,000 people in our community. The tour will be on Tuesday, May 1st at 1:00 and will…
DetailsElizabeth Ruth (Stadler) Wallace – AKA Aunt Bette – was born on April 23, 1924 in Taylor Creek, Montana. She spent her childhood in Washington State, graduating from Edmonds High School in 1942. Between 1942 and 1949, she worked as a civilian employee for the United States Army in Seattle, Alaska and Tokyo. Elizabeth returned…
DetailsCSA is delighted to announce the April 1st launch of the Aunt Bette Fund to help seniors live independently in their homes for as long as possible. Thanks to a generous legacy gift from the estate of Elizabeth Ruth Wallace, CSA will earmark up to $50,000 every year over the next 20 years to help…
DetailsThe need for CSA programs and services continues to climb (see related MV Voice article). In calendar year 2017, the number of people looking to the agency for food, financial assistance and other safety net services climbed to over 10,000. October 2017 marked the first month in recent history that the total number of households…
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