Join us at the Silicon Valley Housing Advocates Meet Up to meet local volunteers, leaders, organizations, and community members all working to improve the housing crisis in our region. We’ll talk about our work, enjoy each other’s company, and of course have some great snacks. RSVP HERE DATE: Saturday, May 3, 2025 TIME: 2:00 PM 5:00 PM LOCATION: Off The Rails Brewing Co, 111 South Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale, CA, 94086 (map) Sponsors:Livable SunnyvalePalo Alto ForwardCA YIMBYSouth Bay YIMBYHousing Action Coalition Partners:Santa Clara Housing AdvocatesHousing Leadership CouncilGreenbelt Alliance RSVP: https://actionnetwork.org/events/pro-housing-meet-up-2025

In-person at: Sunnyvale Community Services, 1160 Kern Avenue, Sunnyvale Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83157736213?pwd=e7ySTiVTP7PrCb3o0atmjaApkqym4b.1

Meeting Date:  Wednesday, March 5th Time:  6:30 pm Place: Sunnyvale Community Services             Community Room             1160 Kern Avenue, Sunnyvale Zoom link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83157736213?pwd=e7ySTiVTP7PrCb3o0atmjaApkqym4b.1 For many of us, this is a time of uncertainty and possibly a time of feeling powerless, especially for our at-risk immigrant neighbors.  In these times, our board feels it is important for us to come together, as a community, in solidarity to aid our neighbors who may be threatened by deportation.  To that end, Livable Sunnyvale will be hosting a representative from the Rapid Response Network (RRN) in Santa Clara County to educate us on what ICE can and cannot do when they confront individual members of our community, businesses…

Meeting time: Wednesday, Feb. 5th, 6:30 pm This is a hybrid meeting - on Zoom and in-person at Sunnyvale Community Services. Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83157736213?pwd=e7ySTiVTP7PrCb3o0atmjaApkqym4b.1

Saturday, February 15, 2025, 5:30 pm Requiem in memory of all the Innocents lost in conflict zones… Seating is limited (300).   Suggested donations for students: $25  Checks at the door should be made to St. Thomas Episcopal Church, memo UNICEF. Tickets/donations may also be made through PayPal on the the website, here. Additional information about the composer and about Requiem may be found here. BACKGROUND: 2024 has been one of the most tragic years for children in recent times. Many individuals in our community have been emotionally impacted by the graphic images of children who have tragically lost their lives in various conflict zones, especially in the Middle East, Sub-Saharan Africa and in…

Livable Sunnyvale 2024 Accomplishments and Activities: Livable Sunnyvale 2024 Recognition Named Non-Profit of the year by the Sunnyvale Chamber Of Commerce.  Grant Awardee Recipient of a Santa Clara County 2024 URJGENT Grant.  The monies from this grant will be used to support Wordly AI Translation and Capture Software to provide real time translation during meetings. Advocated For: Additional retail throughout Sunnyvale.  A new housing development on Wolfe and Fremont. City-wide Guaranteed Basic Income (GBI) Program. After Many Years of Advocacy, Council Approved:   Designated safe parking sites. Inclement Weather Hotel Pilot Program Volunteer Events Sunnyvale Community Services food distribution. Sunnyvale Community Services Christmas toy distribution. Events Co-hosted a social in downtown Sunnyvale with…

Our January Meeting will be Wednesday, January 15th at 6:30 pm (one week later than usual) When: Wednesday, January 15th, 6:30 pmWhere: Sunnyvale Community Services, 1160 Kern Ave., Sunnyvale or on Zoomhttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/87531575775?pwd=9SAwdxAieBVsyGJTRMicwved4vXQ0B.1 Agenda: Update on Greenbelt Alliance's latest initiatives from Victorina Arvelo, South Bay Resilience Manager. Victorina grew up in Venezuela, where she cultivated a deep appreciation for nature and an affinity for the life sciences, which led her to pursue higher education in the United States. She holds a BS in Marine Biology and an MS in Environmental Science from the University of West Florida in Pensacola. Greenbelt Alliance is a long-time supporter of Livable Sunnyvale. We will also hear from…

The City of Sunnyvale is currently recruiting volunteers for our 2025 Point in Time Count.  The Point-in-Time (PIT) Count is a critical survey effort to count all Santa Clara County neighbors experiencing homelessness. This is essential to better understand the experiences of unhoused people in our community, secure federal funding, and inform our local strategies to end homelessness. This year, PIT Count volunteers will be able to support the Count in a number of ways including: Managing volunteer sign in day of the Count Writing donation letters/collecting donations prior to the Count* Surveying unhoused individuals on the day of the Count Supporting us with volunteer recruitment Joining the Sunnyvale PIT planning committee…