ST JOSEPH'S FAMILY CENTER

Name

ST JOSEPH'S FAMILY CENTER

Legal name

South County Community Services

Website

https://stjosephsgilroy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC), Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Housing & Neighborhood Services (Local Housing Programs) (BPAIACAJ)

Keywords

• Food assistance programs
• Homeless outreach services
• Housing stability support
• Community safety net
• Emergency food distribution

Headquarters

HQ city

Gilroy

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual monetary donations at various levels ($25,000 for 3 families, $10,000 for 4 families, $5,000 for 12 individuals) supporting food, housing, and emergency assistance programs.
2. Planned Giving/Legacy Gifts: Estate planning donations through bequests and planned giving arrangements, allowing donors to include SCCS (EIN 03-0391775) in their estate planning.
3. Corporate Partnerships: Corporate rounding programs (Walmart SparkGood), material donations from retailers and farms, and in-kind contributions of food and supplies.
4. Government Grants and Contracts: Funding from Santa Clara County, cities, and federal sources for homelessness prevention, rental assistance (HPS partnership), and supportive housing programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

South County Community Services delivers free-of-charge social services including drive-thru grocery distribution, unhoused outreach and case management, homelessness prevention via emergency rental and utility assistance, permanent supportive housing (Our New Place), safe parking, and workforce reintegration programs. All services are funded through donations, grants, and government contracts, serving low-income, unhoused, and housing-insecure residents of South Santa Clara County.

Product overview

South County Community Services (formerly St. Joseph's Family Center) is a nonprofit social services organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs addressing food insecurity, homelessness, and housing instability in South Santa Clara County. The core offerings include the Food & Nutrition Program (drive-thru grocery distribution and Grocery Rescue), Unhoused Services (outreach, popup marketplace, shower/laundry), Homelessness Prevention (emergency financial assistance), Our New Place permanent supportive housing, the Gilroy Streets Team workforce program, and the Safe Parking Program. These programs work together to provide a comprehensive safety net from emergency food assistance through permanent housing stability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food & Nutrition Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 275 households prevented from eviction and homelessness through emergency financial assistance
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• City of Morgan HillcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017City partner in Safe Park Program pilot launched in 2017 to provide respite and resources for unsheltered families and facilitate transition to stable housing. 58% of program entrants achieved permanent housing.
• Morgan Hill Police DepartmentminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Law enforcement partner in Safe Park Program pilot providing coordination for unhoused family services in Morgan Hill.
• Morgan Hill Unified School DistrictminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Educational partner in Safe Park Program pilot supporting families with school-age children experiencing homelessness.
• Sacred Heart Community ServicecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the Santa Clara County Homelessness Prevention System (HPS) providing emergency rental assistance and homelessness prevention services to low-income residents at risk of losing housing.
• Santa Clara County Office of Supportive HousingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner providing funding, oversight, and coordination for homelessness prevention and supportive housing programs in Santa Clara County.
• Destination: HomecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partner in emergency rental assistance program providing funding and coordination for homelessness prevention efforts in South County.
• The Salvation Army GilroycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing shower facilities and laundry services twice weekly for unhoused individuals through collaborative program at 200 5th St, Gilroy location.
• Home FirstminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner agency providing housing placement services for unhoused individuals transitioning from SCCS programs.
• Next Door SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing services and referrals for unhoused individuals and families in the South County area.
• St. Mary ParishminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurch partner hosting the weekly Unhoused Popup Marketplace at 11 1st Street, Gilroy, providing space for services including groceries, meals, hygiene kits, and case management.
• 15+ Local Retailers, Farms, and Food SupplierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners in Grocery Rescue Program recovering edible surplus food from retailers, farms, and food suppliers that would otherwise go to waste, redirecting fresh produce, baked goods, dairy, meat, and prepared meals to families in need.
• County of Santa ClaracoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCounty government partner providing funding and coordination for winter shelter programs at Gilroy Armory and ongoing homelessness services.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sunnyvale Community Services: Silicon Valley safety-net nonprofit providing food, rental assistance, and case management to low-income residents. The Chief Programs Officer of Sunnyvale Community Services sits on SCCS's board, evidencing close operational and strategic alignment between the two organizations.
• The Salvation Army Gilroy: Local Salvation Army chapter providing social services including the shower and laundry facilities SCCS uses to serve unhoused clients. Operates the same safety-net service model in the same immediate geography.
• Next Door Solutions: San Jose-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter, housing, and supportive services, with emphasis on domestic-violence survivors. Next Door is a current referral partner of SCCS, operating in the same Santa Clara County safety-net network.
• Sacred Heart Community Service: San Jose-based nonprofit safety-net provider offering food, housing, and homelessness-prevention services across Santa Clara County. Sacred Heart is a current collaborative partner with SCCS in the county's Homelessness Prevention System, making it the most direct peer in mission, geography, and funding sources.
• Home First: Santa Clara County's primary low-barrier shelter and housing-placement operator. Home First is a current referral partner of SCCS for transitioning unhoused clients into housing, making it a direct peer in the regional homelessness-response ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Destination: Home: Santa Clara County's flagship public-private initiative to end homelessness, serving as a major SCCS funder and strategic partner. Operates at county scale and funnels significant resources to frontline providers like SCCS, making it a critical incumbent in the same ecosystem.
• Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County: Large faith-based social services organization providing food, housing, immigration, and family support across the county. A broader incumbent serving overlapping client populations and competing for the same government and philanthropic funding.
• Second Harvest Food Bank: Regional food bank distributing tens of millions of pounds of food annually across Silicon Valley. SCCS's Grocery Rescue Program depends on food-rescue partnerships of this type, and Second Harvest is a structural incumbent in the regional food-distribution system SCCS participates in.

Regional players

• St. Mary Parish (Gilroy): Gilroy Catholic parish that hosts SCCS's weekly Unhoused Popup Marketplace and from whose women's group the organization originally grew. Operates as a faith-based community partner with overlapping social-services programming in the same micro-geography.

Others

• Law Foundation of Silicon Valley: Legal-services nonprofit whose Housing Unit Legal Director serves on SCCS's board. Functions as an ecosystem partner providing legal aid referrals to SCCS clients facing housing instability, rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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