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The PFS concept was initially introduced to the Santa Clara County community thanks to the enthusiasm and advocacy of Greg Kepferle, CEO of Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County, a community orga- nization dedicated to helping low income Santa Clara County residents rise out of poverty. In 2011, Kepferle, who had already been involved in several efforts to advance federal anti-poverty legislation, committed to promoting innovative policy reform efforts at the local government level. As a first step, he convened a group of local government, philanthropic, and pri- vate leaders to form Step Up Silicon Valley1. |