The Sacred Heart Field Trip by one of our 6th grade volunteers
Students are a crucial part of the volunteer base at Sacred Heart.Volunteer work gives students an experience to learn about causes of poverty and possible ways to end it. A recent e…
Heart helps hundreds with ARRA-funded Calworks Housing Program push
The morning she walked into Sacred Heart Community Service, Teresa was 24-years-old, a single mother of two babies, and one week from eviction. She wasn't alone either. Dozens o…
Heart benefits from ARRA-funded Summer Jobs for Youth
Sacred Heart Community Service became the beneficiary of lots of youthful energy this summer when we were chosen as one of the sites for the stimulus-funded Summer Jobs for Youth P…
Nearly 1,000 Participate in ARRA-funded Summer Jobs for Youth Program
On several days in early July City Hall was filled with youthful energy as nearly 1,000 teenagers and young people lined up to participate in the City’s Summer Jobs for Youth…
Young Father of Two Back to Work Thanks to ARRA-Funded Job
Unemployed for six months, with two children and another one on the way, Adam, 29, had to find a way to support his family. He landed a job working in the Heart's Food Pantry throug…
Extending our reach with ARRA funding
It's easy to find funds from last year's stimulus package at work at The Heart. It's providing boxes of food to hungry families, empowering employees to become co-owners in their o…
ARRA Helps a Family Find a Home and Helps a Mother Find a Job
When she first moved to Silicon Valley, Brenda’s big family was living in a hotel on the verge of homelessness while Brenda struggled to straighten out her Section 8. Only tw…
Stimulus Funds Help Single Mom Get Back On Her Feet
The day she and her boyfriend split up, Angel was handed the massive task of building a new life from scratch for herself and her two small children. For years, her boyfriend had p…
