Sunday Friends Foundation

Sunday Friends help me a lot. Thank you for Everything

para mi esta organisacion ha sido de mucha alluda sobre todo durante la pandemia y ni hablar de los miembros que estan al frente especial memte la amavilidad de andy y diana y pz todo esto no seria pocible claro esta sin los donantes muchas gracias

During the pandemic I met Sunday friends. This organization give me support with food, home supplies, gifts and learning with all the workshops. The persons who work there are committed to support to give us learning opportunities to grow. I want to thank them that I meet Veggielution, Somos Mayfair and Si se Puede,Non profit organizations. I am learning how to open my own business THANK YOU for this !!!!
Thank you for all that Sunday friends do for all the community. Thank you for all the volunteers are amazing. Of course they deserved 5 stars.

Sunday friends has helped my family a lot, we are learning about various topics such as children's education, healthy eating, finances, and many more. My children were very shy and there they have gained a lot of confidence in themselves because they do activities with others. children and I am grateful for that and for the items they provide us, the manager Diana and Andy are very kind and patient, I am very grateful.

I've volunteered with Sunday Friends since 2014, and completely fell in love with the organization! Truth be told, I was trying to complete my 20 hours of service learning requirement, but little did I know how Sunday Friends was going to change my life. Like a lot of volunteers, I don't think I realized the kind of impact I could have. As I finished my 20 hours and was about to leave without signing up to volunteer again (I just had too much on my plate at the time) one of the little girls I had gotten to know over the recent weeks, ran up to me, and asked in the most hopeful, excited voice I had ever heard "When will I see you again?" At that moment was when I knew, no matter what I had going on, I was going to make time for Sunday Friends to be in my life. I looked into her eyes and said the only thing there was to say, "You will see me next week," and I've been coming back ever since. What I also realized was that the families that Sunday Friends serves needs consistency, we all need consistency and people to count on to have wellness in our life. For these families, I was a consistent figure of support and a role model to the kids. I wish I was in a position to give support financially, so I hope those who can give, will because Sunday Friends is always doing great, innovative work and places their families and the voices of the community as their North Star.

It is a very good, non-profit organization! and it has helped my family and me a lot and also my community, their entire team is very organized and very generous, I am very happy and satisfied with the classes they teach and they help me to be a little more involved in what is happening to around me and to have more knowledge about various topics... I am very grateful for all the support they have given me and that is why I give it 5 stars if there were more I would give it more...

I can tell the staff actually cares and empathizes with each client’s situation. It isn’t just a job to them. They don’t just help individual cases, but aim to uplift the entire community.

The staff is extremely compassionate and caring. It fills my heart to know that there is still people like the staff at Sunday Friends that I can look to for support. Thank you to Sunday Friends!

This is a really helpful program were you dont only get help with essentials and food they also offer alot of educational programs. I have learn a lot things that I never though of learnig. I been blessed to have joining this program were we alway feel welcome and supported. Thank you

10 years ago I was in the need of support for my sons diaper, food and any essentials. This program help me alot during those difficult times. I stopped going there once I got a better job and I was able to buy and support my family without the need of sunday friends. On 2020 due to covid I got laid off and was in the need of help with food and essentials. I google the program to see if it was still available. Once I saw it I called right a way and they registered me and my family. I had always seen this program as blessing because everytime I been in need of anything the staff of sunday friends have always been willing to help me as my family. I don't know what I had done if this program was not around. I feel so greatfull of still being part of the family of sunday friends because that how we all feel, like a family. Thank you

Is very helpful supporting the basic needs and provides education

Gracias a Sunday friends he tenido más conocimiento con las clases que nos ofrecen y una gran ayuda para mi familia

Is an excellent place where us feel loved and care they help all the time to many people like me.
Thank you team Sunday Friends.!!
With gratitude.

I enjoy supporting Sunday Friends Foundation, I have been a fan since I was in 7th grade (2016). I love the system and how it allows little kids who attend their Sunday sessions to earn points to make purchases from their store. During COVID, I have been impressed by how quickly they reacted and got help where needed. From being able to drop off snacks, to mailing toilet paper to being able to donate, they had every option available to support their extended family. I am proud to be part of this association and plan to continue volunteering as long as I can.

I used to volunteer at Sunday Friends and I absolutely loved it. I was a student at SJSU and needed to complete a certain amount of hours but I enjoyed being a part of it so much that I kept going back. They are doing amazing work to help the community and I’m so thankful for the hard work they all put in. I wish them many more years of success and hope that they can expand and help even more people.

It's my pleasure to have the opportunity to share with you how Sunday Friends has become an important part of my life. I became involved 20+ years ago. I started donating at various times of the year. I knew my passion was back to school time. I wanted to make an impact by making sure the children had what was needed to begin a new school year. I donated backpacks and many items that were needed to go into those new backpacks. It was shared with me how nice it would be to have the children choose a new lunch box as well. Even today, giving the children a boost up for school remains close to my heart. Our school experience may look different today, but a child's self esteem and smiles are the same. Education is key to help these children be successful. To me, whatever it takes, I'm there for them.

I am so proud of how Sunday Friends has transitioned to a 'drive thru" model so that our families can receive the basic necessities they need to help make these times a little bit easier. I am pleased to donate many much needed items to support the mission of this outstanding organization!

Sunday Friends gives hope and a path to a brighter future. It’s an innovative approach to non-profits by providing life-long skills, a community and value system that rewards hard work and dedication.
If you are looking to make an impactful difference in people’s lives... join our cause.
Sunday Friends is not about handouts, it is about earning, learning and serving.

I've been donating to and volunteering with Sunday Friends for over a year now. The immediate impact you see is incredible. Families in need are able to be helped in the short-term as well as in the long-term, in many different facets of their life. Every single volunteer and donor makes a difference. Sunday Friends doesn't just promise an impact, they make it happen.

I consider myself blessed and find it a sheer privilege to be associated with the Sunday Friends Foundation!

It gives me tremendous satisfaction and joy to see the impact this organization is making in trying to break the generational cycle of poverty by fostering positive development in children while educating and guiding parents to support their children's life success.

Working with families in this organization, I've heard their stories of learning skills that enable employment, feeling closer to their family than ever before, reversing their diabetes, releasing the feeling of the need to steal, successfully staying away from the gang life, and many more. This organization is making a true difference in the community!

The happiness of the low-income San Jose families and volunteers is evident every Sunday, with laughter and joy filling the room. The organization makes learning essential skills fun and rewarding for family members of all ages, so to graduate them from poverty. From participating, families not only receive strongly needed household goods, but also toys for children and valuable skills like STEAM, ESL, and computer literacy. Further, rent relief and college scholarships make graduating out of poverty possible for many well-deserving families. For all this and more, I strongly recommend the Sunday Friends Foundation.

Sunday Friends is an great nonprofit that assists those in need by teaching them how to be self reliant. My wife and children have worked with the organization for years and I have seem the benefits of the organization first hand and the countless lives the organization has helped.

Sunday Friends is an amazing nonprofit transforming and empowering lives of the under-privileged communities. In varying roles from a volunteer to a Board Member, I have been closely involved with this nonprofit from its earliest days in the homeless shelter. I have seen lives change radically due to the effective programs supported voluntarily by schools, colleges, professionals and all. Their rigorous scientific approach to evaluation of the programs, addressed needs of their population and impact on their lives provides the right perspective to evolve stronger to keep enriching lives across generations.

I have been involved with Sunday Friends for the last 4 years volunteering with my kids.
Every event feels festive, with families coming together and spending quality time.
Kids are eager to work on computers, get help in the math section, show creativity in the arts and crafts section and earn points for basic necessities that most of us take for granted.
Without Sunday Friends, we wouldn't have been able to get involved and make a positive effect on families, in our local community.

Volunteering at Sunday Friends has opened up my eyes to understanding that those in need want to learn how to help themselves. This organization helps individuals learn life-long skills and helps families in need through workshops, community building, and by giving back to those who make the programs possible. I have heard families say that Sunday Friends has helped them and their family by providing workshops in which they learned how to manage finances and they have learned so much from the opportunities that Sunday Friends offers at their programs. Being a part of such a loving and inspiring community is what brings these families closer and a step further into breaking the generational cycle of poverty that they may be in. Sunday Friends is able to provide families with what they need while the families themselves know they have worked hard for the support that they are receiving.

My daughter and I have been teaching computer education at Sunday Friends. This is a great environment for both members and volunteers where everyone becomes friends and supports each other to form a friendly community. I especially like that Sunday Friends provides the community that newly immigrated families can belong to. As the first generation immigrants i understand how crucial it is to them.

Sunday Friends has the great motto, “A hand up, not a hand out”. People are allowed to keep their dignity by doing jobs to help and thereby earn items they need. Children are taught the art of gratitude by writing thank you notes for each and every donation. Both are very valuable life lessons.

I’m a Jan Jose native, and I’ve always worked and believed in work. My parents and aunts and uncles were farm workers when they were younger. So was I. So I could easily relate to the Sunday Friends philosophy when I was successful in later life, and just one Sunday visit showed me how a community can pull together to work out problems and help folks help themselves. Sunday Friends lets families learn and work together.

Sunday Friends is an outstanding organization that supports San Jose families and I feel honored to be part of it. It is so nice to see the families engaging in activities and nothing beats the happy face impressions from kids that exchange their tickets for something in the store that they really wanted. Sunday Friends is an organization that supports, educates, and empowers families and I can just encourage everyone to check it out, come by, and volunteer! It is an awesome experience!!!

Sunday Friends is an organization that cares about the community it serves. The organization is a reflection of its founder, leadership, and volunteers, who are sincere and large hearted!

I learned about this fabulous organization through Junior League of San Jose and served on the Board for four years. I found their unique format enriches families and volunteers alike. The families full partnership in the organization was evident in in their justifiably proud tours of the program. I’m proud too of the program and all involved and how much they’ve grown and shared their model.

This is a really high-impact family-friendly charity that assists kids in their educational development, assists families with life skills and social connections and also then provides household essentials to families so they can save money for other needs.

Additionally the volunteer engagement is very strong and it is a great place for volunteers to serve on a Sunday with their kids.

During the year our grandkids, do chores around the house. Part of the money they earn goes into the charity jar. The adults add to the jar as the year goes along. This year our 6-year-old grandson wanted to donate the money to the homeless. We brought some dinners through Safeway and the rest of the money we donated to this charity. After reading your mission statement and learning that you work with the entire family, support education, family nutrition and social development we decided to donate to Sunday Friends Foundation. We hope our small amount helps brighten the holidays for families in our area.

If I could, I'd volunteer every day. Sunday Friends brought fulfillment and purpose to my life. Having lived in poverty, it gives me relief to watch children earn brighter futures through involvement. Parents often remark that they are more interested in and involved with their children since joining Sunday Friends. When volunteering, one is truly making a tangible difference in someone's life that positively impacts everyone's future.

I donate to Sunday Friends because their families tell me about how their lives are better. They write these nice letters to donors with their stories. Touches my heart to see how they can get diapers for their babies or the kids can get backpacks for school. And they get them with their tickets, not a handout. Awesome!

Sunday Friends is the working alternative to charity. Studies by local universities prove the model is effectively instilling the developmental assets children need to be successful in life. Family members earn the things they need, like diapers, detergent and school supplies, through participating in classes and activities. The families, volunteers, and staff build a supportive community where learning changes lives.

I started volunteering with Sunday Friends in 2004. It has grown beautifully over the years. With the help of a dedicated team of staff and volunteers, this organization is uniquely designed to bring together parents and their children in an environment that allows families to develop together. Parents are educated on topics such as health, English literacy, and parenting skills. Children are mentored by volunteers who instill in them positive values and behaviors. Volunteers (both children and adults) can embrace of sense of giving, mentorship, leadership and compassion.

Sunday friends is a refreshingly unique and modern outlook on giving back. The only drawback to the program is that they don't have their own community center! (Which they deserve) The program has so many different activities and motions that help the families they serve. I am grateful to volunteer for a program like theirs.

I have been volunteering with Sunday Friends for over a year. We spend Sunday afternoons cooking, making crafts or doing educational activities. The client families earn tickets by spending the time doing the various activities. They can then redeem the tickets for toys, toiletries or other items. When I have participated it has been a very fun and satisfying experience. We are all working together on interesting tasks and it is productive. We make lots of delicious food, and make crafts that will be used to decorate libraries and other public spaces. The kids in client families usually work with the volunteers on my activities, and they are proud to show their creativity and earn tickets. I highly recommend to participate in this organization.

Sunday Friends is an amazing organization which helps many families come out of poverty. Children are taught the importance of hard work and the benefits reacted from it. As a volunteer, I watched firsthand the positive impact this organization brings. I hope it is available for many generations to come.

Sunday Friends brings families together to work, play, learn and educate in a family friendly environment. Social skills are a huge part of the program. Sunday Friends also allows out organizations and skilled individuals on site to teach and/or provide vital information with regards to financial information useful in their daily lives. I have been a volunteer with this program for approximately 10 years. I am both excited and proud to be a part of such a great program.

Sunday Friends has been providing a working alternative to charity for low income San Jose families for about 20 years. Its a great place for volunteers to come work with the families (kids and adults) and be part of a program that is make a real difference. The programs are very well organized and a dedicated set of core volunteers and staff keep it smooth. Independent studies have also shown that the model of "earning" rather than handouts is really working in this program.
For volunteers, the program has provided a very satisfying and enriching experience.

Sunday Friends provides the support environment for low income families to become self-sufficient rather than being dependent on charity from the community. Adults get awarded with tickets while they learn to manage financials of their family, be better parents and contribute to the community. Children get awarded with tickets while they participate in educational programs (reading, games, cooking and music) as well as contribute back to the community. Families work together to meet their needs and use their tickets to purchase basic life necessities from the store that donors donate to. This frees the families to use their limited cash for other life necessities such as rent, insurance, etc. This is truly a unique program.

This is the best volunteer work I have done for families. It provides life skills learning for each member of the group as well as the opportunities to serve others and earn things for themselves. Because of this the adults and the children retain their dignity and are not cast in a passive hands out role. I work mostly with the children and they are so very proud of the gifts they have made for others such as elders in convalescent homes or children in hospitals. It is great therapy for this old heart to see the smiles of accomplishment and satisfaction on these young faces.

Sunday Friends works with over 900 families in need in San Jose, California. These are the families who demonstrate program after program that they prefer to earn what they need and to give back to their community rather than to receive mere handouts. The parents care deeply that their children experience the satisfaction of giving; they don't want them to self-identify as charity cases. They want their children's lives to be different from their own on-going struggle for day-to-day survival.

It is a joy to help the families who are working so hard to help themselves. That is why I have volunteered with Sunday Friends for the past 14 years. Janis