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FACT SHEET SVCF Board of Trustees Lance Fors - President Lisa Sobrato Sonsini - Vice President Rick Williams – Treasurer John Gibbs – Secretary Dianne McKenna – Member Dr. David Lopez – Member Kathy Ericksen – Member Mark Pearson – Member
About Foster Youth
About Silicon Valley Children’s Fund The Silicon Valley Children’s Fund is a public benefit
In 2005, there were 3,100 children in Santa Clara
organization based in San Jose, California. Formed
County’s foster care system due to abuse, neglect or
in 1987 as a public-private partnership with Santa
abandonment. A pproximately 200 foster care youth
Clara County’s Board of Supervisors, SVCF has been
“age-out” of careeach year Statewide, approximately
dedicated to improving life outcomes for foster youth
30% of foster youth function below grade level, 50%
for the past twenty years. Our work is made possible
are held back in school, and 46% drop out before
through broad support from the community’s
obtaining a high school diploma.Nationally, only 25%
most respected philanthropic, business, civic and
of foster youth consider college and of those, only
education leaders.
3% graduate, with 67% dropping out due to lack of
For more information about the Silicon Valley Children’s
money for housing, books, food and other needs.
Fund, please contact us at:
Within 2-4 years of emancipation:
4525 Union Avenue
• 51% of foster youth in California are unemployed • 63% of foster youth had not maintained a job for at least one year • 40% of foster youth receive public assistance • 25% experience homelessness
San Jose, CA 95124 (408) 558-5430 www.svcf.org Silicon Valley Children’s Fund Executive Director: Elise Cutini 1871 The Alameda, Suite 335 San Jose CA, 95126 408 484 6200 (Main) 408 484 1095 (Fax) info@svcf.org www.SVCF.org Tax ID: 77- 0166138 Photography: Cliffords Photography, Revol Web Moyan Brenn