By Ronit Bryant, Former CSA Board Member, Former Mayor of Mountain View On Sunday, April 28, I spent the afternoon at Empty Bowls, CSA’s annual fundraiser for its Homeless Services Program. Homelessness is a continuing and painful crisis in our society, and a critical issue for all of us in the community to help solve.…
Dear Friends, Fall is the season during which Community Services Agency both measures impact achieved over the past year as the safety net for Mountain View, Los Altos, and Los Altos Hills and looks to the community for continued support for the year to come. Thanks to your generosity, we have prevented nearly 4,300 individuals…
By Students of San Jose State University In an act of friendship and community spirit, volunteers from San Jose and Santa Clara came together in support to raise awareness about homelessness in their community. The special event called “Empty Bowls”, also known as sundaes on a Sunday, brought out community members of all ages. Artisanal…
We hosted a well-attended fundraiser for our Homeless Services Program on Sunday, April 24 at Rengstorff Park. It was our first time holding an in-person community-wide event since 2019! The theme of this year’s Empty Bowls was Sundaes on a Sunday. Ice cream provided by Baskin Robbins on Miramonte replaced the traditional soup for the…
What a difference a year makes! Last year at this time, CSA was gearing up for another sold-out Empty Bowls soup supper event. Little did we know that just a few days later, we would be making the difficult decision to cancel this community tradition since 1991 due to the emerging COVID virus. So here…
Now you can eat healthy and support CSA at the same time! We are delighted to partner with Farm Fresh to You, a family farm growing organically since 1976. For every delivery of fresh, organic produce that you order, 10% of the total will be donated to CSA. There is no long-term commitment, and you…
This year’s annual holiday food and gift card distribution event is coming up soon – launching on December 7th and continuing through December 23. The program is available to all Mountain View/Los Altos area seniors, individuals and families who meet CSA’s eligibility requirements and are registered CSA clients by December 21, 2020.
We’ve been busy! Here is a quick overview of what the CSA team – staff, volunteers and community supporters – have been working on.
Our Young Professionals’ 2nd Annual Empty Glasses on Friday was a huge success, with well over 75 people joining us for this virtual event. Big thanks to Hook & Ladder Winery for their delicious wine and wine tasting expertise. The winery is graciously extending their offer to contribute a portion of sales …
Our local communities are facing food insecurity, largely due to unprecedented unemployment while our local restaurants are facing extreme financial hardship. Mountain View Appetite for Good and Community Services Agency are working together to solve both problems.