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The Working Alternative to Charity
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  • 97% of parents report that, because of Sunday Friends, they are more confident that their children will be able to care for themselves as they grow up.
  • "You all are doing such great work. I received your evaluation results, and I am terribly impressed with the rigor of the evaluation process as well as your very positive results!" - Mary Patterson, Executive Director, Project Cornerstone
  • 88% of parents believe that their children are doing better in school because of Sunday Friends.
  • "Teaching children the value of work for dollars (instead of "freebies" and "hand-outs") is a significant lesson in life. We wholeheartedly support Sunday Friends." — Christine Davis, President, Air Systems Foundation
  • Sunday Friends has shown dedication, commitment and devotion to its clients and its partnership with SJSU. — Mayra Cerda, Center for Service-Learning
  • 100% of parents stated that they feel more confident they will be able to care for their family in the future because of Sunday Friends.
  • "It is one of the best organizations we know that allows recipients to be donors, thereby gaining a sense of empowerment and reinforcing their self-dignity" — Ziv Tzedakah Foundation



Sunday Friends
"The most important thing I’ve learned at Sunday Friends is to share with the people, be of help and to keep the community united. Together we work as one family."

Welcome to Sunday Friends!

Sunday Friends provides a safe place where very low-income families come together with volunteers in a secular community setting. Children and their parents are provided opportunities to earn the things they need to promote self-reliance and a healthy, productive lifestyle. Through everyday activities, such as preparing healthy meals, writing letters to donors and making gifts for nursing home residents, they give back to their community as they develop self-sufficiency.

All of our activities foster the growth of developmental assets in children. We include their parents so that the practice of positive life skills will continue throughout the week in their homes. These developmental assets and life skills are prerequisites to breaking the cycle of poverty.

We call our unique approach "The Working Alternative to Charity". Explore this website to learn why.
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"Sunday Friends has moved" more >>>
What's New
at Sunday Friends

• View our 30 Second Introduction to Sunday Friends ... on YouTube>>>

• We have made some organization changes at Sunday Friends ... find out more>>>

• We need basic necessities now more than ever ... you can help>>>

• View our Program Evaluation ...see the results >>>

• We had our second Rent Relief Project to keep families in housing ...read more >>>

• Support our growing list of sponsors:

Adobe Foundation, Union Bank, Net Optics, KFOX, Applied Materials, Jeppesen Dataplan, Good People Fund, Northrop Grumman,  Ernst & Young, San Jose Unified School District...and many more >>>

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