WHO'S INVOLVED?

CityTeam

From meeting immediate needs to providing lasting solutions,
CityTeam programs restore lives and rebuild communities.

  • COMMUNITY OUTREACH
  • HOMELESS RESOURCES
  • ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT
  • HOUSING AND RESTORATIVE PROGRAMS

https://cityteam.org/

Healing Grove
Health Center

The mission of Healing Grove Health Center is to share the love of Jesus through Health Care, Soul Care, and Culture Care, bringing “the healing of the nations” to our community.

https://www.healinggrove.org/

WestGate Church

At WestGate Church, we’re trying our hardest to understand what it looks like for us to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ. We want to love and live like Jesus – and we want to do this together in community.

https://www.westgatechurch.org/

Cathedral Of Faith

We are passionate about family, relationships, and finding our purpose. We are a place to get help, healing, and hope. Whether you’re in San Jose, Morgan Hill, Milpitas, or the Philippines, you are welcome here and we believe anything is possible.

https://cathedraloffaith.org/

Icuro is a human-centered artificial intelligence (AI) technology solutions and services company. We are proud to have launched the world’s first enterprise grade AI systems lab, right in the heart of Silicon Valley. We empower you to lead the age of intelligence.

https://www.icuro.com/

Work2Future is a part of the America’s Job Centers of California network of federally funded job centers. We help prepare job seekers to compete for well-paying jobs in industries with growth potential, and we partner with employers to help them stay competitive and manage change.

https://www.work2future.org/

San Jose Mayor
Sam Liccardo

I am a long-time San Josean and the 65th mayor of our city. Since taking office in 2015, I have worked diligently to build a safer, stronger, and more prosperous city. In 2018, San Jose residents re-elected me to serve a second term as mayor. 

https://www.sanjoseca.gov/your-government/departments/city-council/members/mayor-s-office

Councilmember Johnny Khamis

My staff and I are committed to serving the needs of the community with dedication and thoughtfulness. Our goal is to partner with you in building safe, healthy, and thriving neighborhoods. 

https://www.sjd10.com/

Advanced Janitorial

The staff at Advance Janitorial are dedicated professionals, and technicians who hold the gold standard of cleaning & sterilizing homes, and businesses across the Silicon Valley. Our commitment to bringing you peace of mind with every cleaning is backed by our sanitation process for a clean, and sanitary environment for people to enjoy safely, and without worry of contamination.

We are passionate about employing displaced workers who’ve experienced job losses because of COVID-19.  

https://advancejanitorialsolutions.com/

What Leaders Are Saying

Sam Liccardo,
Mayor of San Jose
I’m honored to join this grassroots effort to combat the Poverty
Pandemic, and am grateful to the community leaders who have taken
up the most urgent fight of our generation. This is a ‘Where were you?’
moment in our nation’s history—please join us!

Jennifer Loving, CEO of Destination:Home

The pandemic is having its most severe impact on our lowest-income and most vulnerable neighbors, and the tens of thousands of families who were just scraping by before the pandemic hit now find themselves in financial crisis. We must come together to help ensure that our economic recovery includes our entire community.
 
Steve Clifford, Lead Pastor, Westgate Church
Loving our neighbors is an integral value of our church and our
discipleship here at WestGate Church. Now is a critical time to bring
faith leaders, government, employers, and nonprofits to work together to love our neighbors. The United Against the Poverty Pandemic campaign is a platform to do just that.

Ken Foreman, Lead Pastor, Cathedral Of Faith

In times like this, it’s imperative to unite faith leaders, government, and employers to fight the Poverty Pandemic. Each one brings something unique to the equation; together, we have a powerful synergy that can take on and take down this giant.
 
Glen Peterson,
President, CityTeam
The complexities around solving poverty, hunger, and homelessness needs key partners, volunteers, and community supporters united together to make a more lasting difference right here in our own community. Facing the Poverty Pandemic head-on through compassionate service, innovative generosity, and wide-ranging collaboration creates such a tangible expression of how each of us can share God’s redemptive and unconditional love with our neighbors in need.

Susan Ellenberg,
County Supervisor

COVID-19 has impacted every member of our community, but low-wage workers, people of color, and our most vulnerable residents have shouldered a disproportionate share of both the health and economic burdens. We are all called upon to work together in our spheres, allowing government, business, faith leaders, and neighbors to support each other through this crisis and build a stronger future.
Johnny Khamis, Councilmember,
District 10
The government cannot solve the problem of poverty on its own. Faith communities, businesses, non-profits, and government united together in compassion can be more effective at providing the hand-up that our most vulnerable residents need.

Raul Peralez, Councilmember,
District 3

It’s exciting to see our community coming together to fight the Poverty Pandemic. Long before COVID-19 we were faced with growing income inequality, and the pandemic has only exacerbated those impacts. Focusing and working together is the only way we can win this fight.
Maya Esparza, Councilmember,
District 7
Both COVID-19 and the economic devastation have hit low-income communities of color the hardest—these are also our essential workers putting their lives on the line. The United Against the Poverty Pandemic campaign includes faith leaders, government officials, employers, and residents who can make the difference in helping hard-working people face this unprecedented crisis in our communities.

JOIN US.

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