Milpitas nonprofit serves 10,000 free meals to community college students
Free college meals
World Food Movement, a Milpitas-based nonprofit, announced that they have served 10,000 free, nutritious meals to Bay Area community college students.
The nonprofit, formerly known as Sattvic Meals Foundation, aims to address hunger anxiety at community colleges. They have previously provided hot vegetarian meals for West Valley College students in Saratoga. The nonprofit has also partnered with De Anza College in Cupertino, Foothill College in Los Altos Hills and Chabot College in Hayward to provide meals at those campuses.
The nonprofit’s goal is to serve 1 million meals annually by 2030.
Transparently excellent
The Santa Clara Valley Open Space Authority recently received the District Transparency Certificate of Excellence from the Special District Leadership Foundation in recognition of its efforts to promote transparency and good governance.
The foundation is an independent nonprofit organization formed to promote good governance and best practices among California’s special districts through certification, accreditation, and other recognition programs.
To receive the award, the authority completed governance transparency requirements including ethics training for all board members, properly conducting open and public meetings and filing financial transactions and compensation reports to the state controller in a timely manner.
Outreach ambassador training
Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley is holding a March 12 training for its Volunteer Ambassador Program. Volunteers raise awareness, share resources and connect residents with programs that support safe and healthy living in Santa Clara County.
Volunteer ambassadors are also called upon to build relationships in their communities, represent Rebuilding Together in a positive, welcoming way and support outreach by attending events and sharing resources .
The virtual training is set for 5:30 p.m. To register and receive the meeting link, visit https://bit.ly/45Yrg9S.