Founded in 1964, Sacred Heart Community Service’s (Sacred Heart) mission is to build a community free from poverty by creating hope, opportunity, and action. Sacred Heart organizes for social justice to eliminate the root causes of poverty and offers a variety of programs and resources to low-income families and individuals, including essential services and self-sufficiency programs. This grant supports building resident power in the city of San Jose, California, including: 1) campaigns around a framework of protection, preservation, and production of affordable housing; 2) the development and deployment of the Sacred Heart Leadership Council, whose function is to engage active members in meaningful conversations about organizational strategic planning and policy priorities; and 3) the Solidarity Summit, a yearly meeting for members to be meaningfully involved with and learning from each other, and to coordinate on the most effective means to achieve social and economic justice. Program Community and Opportunity Amount Granted $300,000 Year Granted 2019