Agency Details:

Sacred Heart Community Service

Our mission is to change lives and impact poverty by providing essential services, offering tools for self-sufficiency, and ministering with dignity, compassion and respect. We engage the community and inspire volunteers to love, serve and share.
Our vision is a community united to ensure that every child and adult is free from poverty.

Description:
We offer services free charge to those in need of clothing, food, housing assistance and employment. We offer adult and youth education and support groups.

History:
Sacred Heart Community Service was founded in 1964, when Louise Benson, then 61, made her first food basket delivery in downtown San Jose. Louise was a faith filled woman who felt compelled to take action as long as her neighbors in Santa Clara County were hungry and in need.

Contact people:

Terri West, Volunteer Coordinator, (phone), (email) Jay Pecot, Development Analyst, (phone), (email)

Office fax number: (408) 885-9071

Address:

1381 South First Street San Jose, CA 95110 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.sacredheartcs.org

Directions:

From SF: 280 south to 87 south Alma Exit, left at Stop Sign, left at Stop light. Located at corner of South First Street and Alma.   Nearest Bus Stop: 82, 1 minute walk

Last updated on July 30, 2009