CSA’s Associate Director Nicole Fargo Nosich and attorney/civic leader Laura Blakely, were honored as Athena Award winners earlier this month by the Mountain View Chamber of Commerce. The Athena Award is an international honor given for professional excellence, community service and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.
At 4:00 a.m. this past Wednesday, 40 people, including CSA staff and volunteers, gathered at the agency for maps, instructions and fresh coffee before heading out to count the Mountain View-Los Altos area homeless population.
Eonis Cibrian Pelayo has been named Coordinator of the new Community Resource Navigator Program at CSA. This innovative program – initially conceived by Listos Mountain View and spearheaded by CSA – is designed to empower community leaders from disadvantaged communities to share resources with those who lack access to available services. Eonis is one of three…
Dear 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,…
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…
Imagine 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…
Long-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…
We 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…
CSA’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…
Helping 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…