Organizations in Santa Clara Valley that need your help!
By helping one, we help all!
We had signed up to help at each of these organizations in April but needed to cancel due to the pandemic. They all work together and are in great need of canned goods and hygiene supplies. Any help we give will be much appreciated! Please visit the agency websites below for more information and ways you can help.
- Santa Clara University Food Pantry
Access to funding is available through the Office of Student Life for students who are experiencing food insecurity - the lack of reliable access to sufficient quantities of affordable, nutritious food.
- Recovery Cafe
Recovery Cafe San Jose is a healing community for those traumatized by addiction, homelessness, and mental health challenges. They are in severe need of canned goods to help serve their community. We were planning on making lasagnas during April, but this is a way you can help instead!
- Loaves & Fishes
Loaves & Fishes provides hot nutritious meals that are prepared, delivered and served to hungry and homeless low-income families. SCU held four lunch and hygiene assembly events for Loaves & Fishes, and we were planning on hosting two in April. They are still in need of and allowing in-person volunteering as well as canned goods.
- Second Harvest Food Bank
Distributes healthy food, including fresh produce, through a network of 310 nonprofit partners at 1,000 sites. Donate food or your time!
- Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County serving and advocating for families and individuals in need.
- St. Vincent De Paul Santa Clara County
In the spirit of love and justice, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Santa Clara County provides person-to-person services of time, talent and resources to help our neighbors in need.
- Sacred Heart Community Service
Sacred Heart Community Service strives to create a community free from poverty by creating hope, opportunity, and action. Sacred Heart is also still accepting in-person volunteer help as well as canned goods.
- Special Olympics Northern California
Special Olympics Northern California shares gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community. Volunteers are needed in many areas to make these wonderful events happen.
Ignatian Spirituality
Finding God in All Things…. And All Places! Here are some Jesuit resources in and near the Santa Clara Valley.
- El Retiro Jesuit Retreat Center
El Retiro Jesuit Retreat Center, located in the majestic hills above Los Altos, Calif., offers prayerful solitude and inspiring vistas to those seeking spiritual rejuvenation.The Center offers an extensive variety of weekend and private retreats, longer summer offerings (the entire Exercises in a 36-day program and a series of three 8-day retreats), other individually directed retreats, spiritual direction, days of prayer and training programs in giving the Spiritual Exercises.
- Most Holy Trinity Jesuit Parish
Most Holy Trinity Jesuit Parish is a part of the Diocese of San Jose, California and the only Jesuit parish in the diocese. MHT is located in ethnically-rich east San Jose just to the west of the San Jose Reid-Hillview Airport and cross-street of Cunningham Avenue.
To receive information about local community service organizations, please contact Sarah Bonini, J.D. '93, Assistant Director of Community Engagement, Service & Spirituality, in Alumni Relations.
