Los Gatos faith groups offering hope during tough times
Layoffs, bailouts, foreclosures and budget woes. Just when you think there is little hope left, along comes a House of Hope.
The House of Hope, which opened March 19 at the Calvary Church in Los Gatos, is a food pantry that expects to serve approximately 164 families in Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and Saratoga.
Although the house belongs to Calvary, the pantry is run by West Valley Community Services, with much of the food provided by Second Harvest Food Bank.
"People tend to think the West Valley is affluent," WVCS manager David Ujita said, "but we expect the number of people we serve to climb. Our plan is to expand our outreach to the Los Gatos-Saratoga community." WVCS operates another pantry in Cupertino that saw a 27 percent jump in first-time users in the fourth quarter of 2008.
One unanticipated drawback is the Los Gatos pantry's location. Ujita said some clients were worried they would run into friends or acquaintances because the House of Hope sits right on Los Gatos Boulevard.
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