People – Passion – Professionalism: Staff experiences during the pandemic Pai Lautaimi, Pantry Assistant, Food & Nutrition Center What do you like best about your job? I love getting to work alongside the Food & Nutrition Center volunteers who come in super excited to serve the community. Words can’t explain how happy it makes me…
People – Passion – Professionalism: Staff experiences during the pandemic Alex Imbesi, Senior Services Director What do you like best about your job? Working alongside the hard working, dedicated, and compassionate colleagues and volunteers. What was it like working at CSA this past year during the pandemic? How did your job change? How did you…
People – Passion – Professionalism: Staff experiences during the pandemic LaDrea Clark, Volunteer and Special Events Coordinator What do you like best about your job? The people I work with – from volunteers to clients and staff. People really care about each other here. What was it like working at CSA this past year during…
People – Passion – Professionalism: Staff experiences during the pandemic Eonis Cibrian Pelayo, Community Relations and Advocacy Director What do you like best about your job? The community I work for. I am committed to Mountain View – not my job, title or CSA. There’s something special about this community that reminds me of my…
Three staff members have been promoted to new positions: Janice Bonello to Program Director, Homeless Services; Eonis Cibrian Pelayo to Director of Community Relations and Advocacy and Simone Berkowitz to Chief Analyst. Janice Bonello has been promoted to Program Director, Homeless Services. CSA has recently restructured some of its programs and as part of the…
Congratulations to CSA staff members Janice Bonello and Eonis Cibrian Pelayo, who were recently awarded grants from the Walter & Marian English Awards Fund for professional development in the field of human services. The Fund is administered by The Columbia Foundation. Janice and Eonis are delighted at this opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills…
Part 2: Worlds Collide in the Time of COVID-19 by Simone Berkowitz, CSA Principal Analyst As 2020 comes…
Here is a staff perspective on what it is like to work on the front lines of the agency’s COVID-19 response efforts. This essay provides a personal viewpoint while also exemplifying CSA’s mission in action and our team’s commitment to carrying out our mission. The author is Simone Berkowitz, Principal Analyst at CSA. She lives…
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.
Behind every rent check paid to a landlord and bag of food distributed is a team of case managers and support staff working with individuals and families seeking assistance. Throughout May we will be highlighting some of these champions who work behind the scenes to improve our clients’ lives. We are delighted to feature Jaemie Abad, Nurse Case Manager in this week’s #BecauseICare campaign.
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