Step Up Silicon Valley seeks to reduce poverty and increase economic opportunity in Santa Clara County through convening advocacy, systems change, and incubation programs. The organization aims to transform community awareness and generate political will to create systemic changes that allow individuals and families to rise out of poverty. The goal is to build a thriving, self-sufficient community by addressing issues like income inequality, housing burdens, food disparity, and access to healthcare.

1. Step Up Silicon Valley
CATHOLIC CHARITIES OF SANTA CLARA COUNTY
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2. What Step Up Silicon Valley Does
We seek to transform community awareness and generate the political will to create
systems change that enables individuals and families to step up out of poverty in Santa
Clara County.
Our goal is to reduce poverty and to increase economic opportunity in Santa Clara
County, creating a community that is thriving and self-sufficient.
Convening Advocacy Systems Change Incubation

3. Poverty in the United States

4. Poverty in Santa Clara County

6. What does Poverty Look Like for
Families?

7. Income Inequality

8. Income Gap

9. STEM Learning

10. STEM Learning

11. Housing Burdens

12. Food Disparity

13. Health Care

14. Dialogue
Given the state of where we are, what is the most
meaningful way that the Tech Museum can make a
difference in Santa Clara County?

15. Thank You!
Almaz Negash
Managing Director, Step Up Silicon Valley
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
2625 Zanker Road, San Jose CA 95134
anegash@stepupsv.org
(T) 408-325-5128
© 2015 Step Up Silicon Valley, All Rights Reserved