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THE BACKBONE ORGANIZATION – CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY
In response to the growing social and moral crisis of poverty, Catholic Charities USA launched a national campaign in January 2007 to reduce poverty in the U.S. by 50% by the year 2020. Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County launched the local chapter of this campaign by convening a meeting of representatives of local Santa Clara non-profits, social service agencies, businesses, faith-based organizations, and government. As a result, we created Step Up Silicon Valley: The Movement to Cut Poverty in Santa Clara County. The Step Up SV movement continues, thanks to the support of its founder/backbone organization, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County and seed funding from Applied Materials Foundation, Cisco Foundation and various other funders. |