Hope's Corner, Inc.
Mission: We create a community that promotes the well-being of all by providing nutritious meals and warm showers in a caring and collaborative manner
Vision: We envision a community where no one is hungry
Values: Sustainability - Community - Collaboration - Well-Being
Who We Serve: We welcome anyone in need of a nutritious meal, warm shower, and caring community
Hope's Corner became an independent 501 (c)(3) non-profit in 2015. We employ 3-4 part-time employees and all other work is provided by volunteers. In 2022, we received a record 9,000+ hours of service from over 2,000 volunteers. The Hope’s Corner meal program serves free breakfast and bag lunch every Monday 8am-9am (beginning Aug 7, 2023) Wednesday 8am-9am and Saturday 8 am-10 am. The shower and laundry program hours are Monday (beginning Aug 7) 8:30am – noon, Wednesday 8:30 am-noon, and Saturday 8:30 am-2:15 pm. Hope's Corner is funded by various grants and individual and corporate donors.
Hope’s Corner serves underserved individuals who suffer from food insufficiency. Nearly all guests are from Santa Clara County, as reported by guests in our March 2023 survey. This survey found that about 53% of our guests are homeless, sleep outside, in cars/vans/RVs, or in shelters or temporary housing. Sixty-three percent of our guests are male and only 12 % of our guests are White. Seventy-seven percent of our guests are over the age of 54 with 54% being 65 years old or greater. Our guests include the working poor, immigrants, the undocumented, day workers, and veterans. In addition, some of our homeless guests have behavioral/mental problems and dependency issues.
We offer a shower and laundry program in addition to meals. Our insurance provider requires all regular volunteers/interns to complete an Abuse Prevention online class. (Hope's Corner pays for this class) and we will require completion of CA food safety class (online, also paid for by Hope's Corner)
- Background Check (e.g. fingerprinting/livescan, driving record)
- Must be 18 or older
- POPULATION SERVED: Students will be working with "behaviorally challenged" populations.
- POPULATION SERVED: Students will be working with individuals who have a known criminal background or history of violent behavior.
Monday 7am-1pm; Wednesday 7am-1pm; Friday 10am-7pm; Saturday 7am-3pm