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.
"*" indicates required fields
© 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.
"*" indicates required fields
© 2022 Coalition Alleviating Poverty Silicon Valley. All rights reserved.