Organization’s History In 1977 a group of leaders came together to address concern for the lack of employment and educational programs available to disadvantage youth and adults. ConXión to Community is a nonprofit 501(c)3 organization that successfully trained and placed hundreds of highly productive employees throughout the Silicon Valley. It is known that necessity is the mother of invention… so as the needs and demands for working class families grew our leadership step up to meet the challenge. We moved to a larger facility, expanded our programming, changed our name (formerly Center for Training and Careers) and added key staff with the skills needed to provide services that can detect, prevent, engage, guide, support, improve and strengthen the family unit. We believe in a holistic approach that truly addresses the many barriers and needs that our participants face on a daily bases, such as; truancy, substance abuse, teen pregnancy, homeless, relationship violence, peer pressure, harassment, gang violence, joblessness and school failure. We are committed to people, partnerships and long-term solutions that will bring about social equity for all, with this in mind, we ask you to join us to expand the circle of hope by your generous giving of your time and resources so that together we can make a difference for a better and brighter future for those less fortunate in our community. Agency Description/Experience ConXión to Community, a local community-based non-profit corporation, has a successful 40+ year track record in serving the needs of under served populations in Santa Clara County. ConXión has established itself as a culturally and linguistically-competent provider of case management, education, employment, job training, mentoring, family wellness, and pro social activity services for at-risk youth and their families. Its facility houses a variety of education, workforce, family services, cultural and youth programs and is centrally located in the 95122 zip code with easy access to freeways and public transportation. Since 2000, ConXión has provided a variety of culturally-competent case management, recovery meetings, domestic violence prevention classes, life skills, and support services to high-risk youth and families from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Its on-site support services including AA/NA recovery meetings in English and Spanish, daily breakfast, weekly (support group) Talking Circles, domestic violence prevention classes, weekly food distribution, civic engagement opportunities, and referrals to community resource agencies.
