POVERTY SIMULATION

BE A PART OF THE SOLUTION TO POVERTY.

Step Up Silicon Valley is a community coalition focused on reducing poverty in Santa Clara
County through creating awareness, advocating for policy changes, and incubating innovative solutions to help people move out of poverty.

Our new website is coming soon!

“Thank you for your patience.” Almaz Negash, Director, Step Up Silicon Valley

Download our 2011 Annual Report
to learn more about our successful initiatives, Core Team, and Partners

Be A Volunteer

Help low-income families directly through participating
in an incubation project,
like the Franklin-McKinley Children’s Initiative and Women’s Initiative.

Be A Mentor

Provide advice and technical assistance to SUSV Network and partner organizations.

Be A CHAMPION

Share the vision with your colleagues and business, advocate for systems change and engage more people in the campaign to cut poverty.

Poverty Simulation

Participate in a poverty simulation and learn through role play about the lives of
low income families trying to maintain their self-sufficiency.