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SUPPORTERS

Thank you to the organizations and individuals who support SCHA &
the Benton Lawrence Interim Housing project as of May 2023

SV@Home

SV@Home

A membership organization, SV@Home works with a broad coalition of strategic partners to address the urgent housing need by boosting production of homes at all income levels, preserving existing affordable homes, and protecting the families in them.

Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee Executive Board

Santa Clara County Democratic Central Committee Executive Board

The Santa Clara County Democratic Party strives to build, sustain, and use our collective power to enable good Democratic candidates to win elections at all levels and to fight for important Democratic values such as first class schools, affordable healthcare, quality jobs, safe communities, innovative energy policies, reliable Social Security, a clean environment, and honest and open government.

Catalyze SV

Catalyze SV

Catalyze SV is engaging community members, developers, and city leaders to envision and create sustainable, equitable, and vibrant places for people in Silicon Valley.

United Way Bay Area

United Way Bay Area

UWBA mobilizes the Bay Area to dismantle the root causes of poverty and build equitable pathways to prosperity. Through initiatives and policy change, we provide immediate and long-term support for employment, housing, financial stability, and meeting basic needs.

South County Compassion Center

South County Compassion Center

The Compassion Center provides for the immediate needs of South County residents who have lost their homes. We help restore hope, resolve barriers to a better life, and pave pathways to a home.

Silicon Valley Working Blue Democratic Club

Silicon Valley Working Blue Democratic Club

We are chartered club of Santa Clara County Democratic Party advocating for working families, social & economic justice. We promote grassroots volunteerism to strengthen the core values of democracy.

Santa Clara County Green Party

Santa Clara County Green Party

We are the Santa Clara County Chapter of the California Green Party. We are grassroots activists, environmentalists, justice advocates, and regular citizens who’ve had enough of corporate-dominated politics.

Mohammed Nadeem

Mohammed Nadeem

Santa Clara City Resident
Former Candidate, Santa Clara City Council

R. Elysa Gurman

R. Elysa Gurman

Neighbor
Founder | Director & Lead Organizer, Santa Clara Housing Advocates

Cam Coulter

Cam Coulter

Santa Clara County Resident
Lead, South Bay YIMBY

Shalini Venkatesh

Shalini Venkatesh

Neighbor | Homeowner | Parent
Volunteer Community Organizer

Sarah Foad

Sarah Foad

Neighbor | Homeowner
Healthcare Worker, Board of Directors, Women Health Care Executives

Melinda Berlant

Melinda Berlant

Neighbor | Parent
Community Volunteer

Destination: Home

Destination: Home

Through our collective impact model, we incubate new ideas, advocate for policies, and fund impactful strategies that address the root causes of homelessness and help ensure that our most vulnerable neighbors have a stable home.

South Bay YIMBY

South Bay YIMBY

We are South Bay Area residents who seek solutions to our area’s
housing shortage.

Helping Hands Silicon Valley

Helping Hands Silicon Valley

To support the most vulnerable in our community who lack access to the basic needs of food and shelter, and assist them in moving towards self sufficiency.

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

People working together for the greater good is where transformation happens

Peninsula Democratic Coalition

Peninsula Democratic Coalition

The Peninsula Democratic Coalition works to promote the Democratic Party and get local Democrats elected. Our members come from throughout the communities in Silicon Valley.

All Home

All Home

Advancing regional solutions that disrupt cycles of poverty/ homelessness, reduce racial disparities, increase economic mobility for ppl w/extremely low-incomes

No Time 2 Waste

No Time 2 Waste

We provide donated food & essential goods for those in need.
Matching the Giver with the Need

Santa Clara Community Advocates

Santa Clara Community Advocates

Community group in support of the El Camino Specific Plan

Asha DuMonthier

Asha DuMonthier

Neighbor
Political Educator, National Nurses United
Masters, Public Policy, UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy

Jeff Houston

Jeff Houston

Neighbor | Homeowner
Community Volunteer

David Donaldson

David Donaldson

Neighbor | Homeowner
2023-24 State Democratic Party Assembly District 26 Delegate
Santa Clara City D4 Resident

Olivia Green

Olivia Green

Former Paraeducator
Community Volunteer

Alon Altman

Alon Altman

Neighbor
Volunteer Community Organizer
Senior Site Reliability Engineer, Google

Housing Action Coalition

Housing Action Coalition

The Housing Action Coalition (HAC) is a member-supported nonprofit that advocates for building more homes at all levels of affordability to help alleviate the Bay Area and California’s housing shortage, displacement, and affordability crisis.

Livable Sunnyvale

Livable Sunnyvale

Livable Sunnyvale promotes a livable, sustainable city with affordable housing and transportation solutions for all members of our community through education, outreach and advocacy.

Greenbelt Alliance

Greenbelt Alliance

Greenbelt Alliance is rising to the challenge because we envision a Bay Area of healthy, thriving, resilient communities made up of lands and people that are safe during climate disasters and recover quickly from wildfire, floods, and drought, where everyone is living with nature in new and powerful ways for generations to come.

Bill Wilson Center

Bill Wilson Center

Bill Wilson Center is committed to working with the community to ensure that every youth has access to the range of services needed to grow to be healthy and self-sufficient adults.

Silicon Valley Democratic Club

Silicon Valley Democratic Club

Established in 1981, Silicon Valley Democratic Club (SVDC) is a progressive organization dedicated to informing voters, encouraging citizen involvement in the political process, and promoting Democratic Party values and candidates. We draw our membership from all over Santa Clara County and it includes many current and former elected officials.

Amigos de Guadalupe

Amigos de Guadalupe

Amigos de Guadalupe advances the conditions for learning by helping local families meet their basic needs.

Marsha Grilli

Marsha Grilli

Former Milpitas Vice Mayor
Secretary, Hope for the Unhoused

Jocelyn Areans

Jocelyn Areans

Neighbor | Parent | Teacher
Community Organizer and CoC Member
Santa Clara County CoC

Dianne Harrison

Dianne Harrison

Neighbor | Homeowner
Green Party County Council

Kathy Almazol

Kathy Almazol

Neighbor | Parent | Homeowner
Former lead of Catholic elementary and secondary schools in the Diocese of San Jose.

Kirk Hinton

Kirk Hinton

Neighbor | Parent
Teacher, Homestead High School

Lisa Eckstein

Lisa Eckstein

Homeowner
Santa Clara City Resident

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For more information or to get involved with our efforts, you can reach Santa Clara Housing Advocates at SCHousingAdvocates@gmail.com

SCHA is not a legally recognized organization such as a 501c3, 501c4, or government entity. We are a group of residents advocating for what we care about.

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