The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors is once more co-sponsoring Compassion Week, set for Sept. 21-29. Since its inception in 2012, greater than 24,000 volunteers have participated in 1,900 Compassion Week initiatives and actions at almost 90 organizations on the Peninsula and within the South Bay.
Compassion Week is an annual collaborative effort by the Los Altos Mountain View Group Basis, Fremont Financial institution, a number of native religion communities and Santa Clara County. Actions carry volunteers of all ages and skills collectively to take part in additional than 160 initiatives benefiting native nonprofits, specializing in training and entry to fundamental wants reminiscent of meals, shelter and well being in addition to supporting veterans, older adults and environmental safety efforts.
“Compassion Week is not just about the one week; it’s about taking the week to learn and engage in activities that really can — and I hope will — be undertaken year-round,” stated County Supervisor Joe Simitian, whose workplace has sponsored and took part within the initiative for the previous few years. “It’s a week that helps translate passion and compassion into longer-term action by the community.”
Compassion Week distant and in-person volunteer alternatives shall be accessible in Sunnyvale. Volunteers can register at compassionweeklosaltos.org.
