We are a coalition of churches, nonprofits & local government coordinating efforts to reduce poverty in Silicon Valley

The Need

While we celebrate Silicon Valley as the hub of trillion dollar companies, there are pockets of deep poverty in our midst.

The 90th percentile earn over

$384,000/yr

The 10th percentile earn less than

$32,000/yr

Hundreds

of thousands

of households who do not earn enough to meet basic needs without assistance

60,000

households

live under Extremely Low Income (ELI) conditions and are caught in a vicious cycle of poverty

6.7%

of the population

cannot weather a job loss or medical crisis and are often one car accident, bill or illness away from homelessness

The Solution

Equipping a movement

CAP-SV aims to equip churches for collaborative, place-based ministries in poverty pockets around Silicon Valley.

Maximizing impact

With churches focusing on a specific community and nonprofits focusing on their specific services, poverty alleviation can be more coordinated, impactful and relational.

Building relationships

While meeting material needs is critical, we believe that building authentic human relationships is at the center of breaking the cycle of poverty

Our Focus

Education

Support educators and inspire students to aspire things they never thought possible through engaging after school programs.

Career Development

Giving hope and courage to retrain folks with skills that can match with opportunities in Silicon Valley

Financial Literacy

Promoting stewardship of financial resources of the family unit.

Family Health & Wellbeing

Promoting physical, emotional and social wellbeing for the family

How it works

Equip

Learn and be inspired

Learn about poverty in Silicon Valley and the Biblical principles of reducing poverty


Adopt

a poverty pocket

Adopt and invest in a neighborhood affected by poverty

Join

the coalition

Collaborate with churches, non-profits, local government and businesses to break the cycle of poverty

Our Partners

Get Started

Help us in our mission to make meaningful, measurable progress toward alleviating poverty in the Silicon Valley.


Reach out.


    © 2022 Coalition Alleviating Poverty Silicon Valley. All rights reserved.

    We are a coalition of churches, nonprofits & local government coordinating efforts to reduce poverty in Silicon Valley

    The Need

    While we celebrate Silicon Valley as the hub of trillion dollar companies, there are pockets of deep poverty in our midst.

    The 90th percentile earn over

    $384,000/yr

    The 10th percentile earn less than

    $32,000/yr

    Hundreds of thousands

    of households who do not earn enough to meet basic needs without assistance

    60,000 households

    live under Extremely Low Income (ELI) conditions and are caught in a vicious cycle of poverty

    6.7% of the population

    cannot weather a job loss or medical crisis and are often one car accident, bill or illness away from homelessness

    The Solution

    Mobilizing a movement

    CAP-SV aims to equip churches for collaborative, place-based ministries in poverty pockets around Silicon Valley.

    Maximizing impact

    With churches focusing on a specific community and nonprofits focusing on their specific services, poverty alleviation can be more coordinated, impactful and relational.

    Building relationships

    We believe it is the personal, human relationships built between providers and recipients that can ultimately break the cycle of poverty in Silicon Valley.

    Our Focus

    Education

    Support educators and inspire students to aspire things they never thought possible through engaging after school programs

    Career Development

    Giving hope and courage to retrain folks with skills that can match with opportunities in Silicon Valley

    Financial Literacy

    Promoting stewardship of financial resources of the family unit

    Family Health & Wellbeing

    Promoting physical, emotional and social wellbeing for the family

    How it works

    Learn and be inspired

    Learn about poverty in Silicon Valley and the Biblical principles of reducing poverty


    a poverty pocket

    Adopt and invest in a neighborhood affected by poverty

    the coalition

    Collaborate with churches, non-profits, local government and businesses to break the cycle of poverty

    Our Partners





    Get Started

    Help us in our mission to make meaningful, measurable progress toward alleviating poverty in the Silicon Valley.


    Reach out.


      © 2022 Coalition Alleviating Poverty Silicon Valley. All rights reserved.