We believe in giving back to the community we
serve. We are committed to practicing good corporate citizenship
and encourages staff to involve themselves in community volunteer
programs and philanthropic activities. Examples of Sociometrics'
service to the community include:
JCAP - College Scholarship
Fund
Josefina Jayme Card, founder and President of Sociometrics,
and her family started the JCAP College Scholarship Fund to provide
four-year college scholarships and expense money for Philippine public
high school graduates who graduate from high school in the top 20%
of their class.
Corporate giving program
Each fiscal year, Sociometrics gives to charities that are recommended
by its employees. Over the years it has donated to local community
projects as well as organizations with global impact. In recent years,
Sociometrics has given thousands of dollars to such organizations
as:
A Home Away from Homelessness,
San Jose, CA
American Cancer Society
American Red Cross for Turkish
Earthquake Relief, San Jose, CA
Asian
Americans for Community Involvement, San Jose, CA
ASIAC: AIDS Services in Asian Communities
Bay and Valley Habitat for
Humanity, San Jose, CA
The Bird Rescue Center
Big
Brothers/Big Sisters of San Francisco & the Peninsula/Bay Area
Children International
Defenders of Wildlife Action Fund
Family and Children Services, Mid-Peninsula, Palo Alto, CA
Habitat for Humanity
Haight Ashbury Free Clinic
Hidden
Villa Farm & Wilderness Preserve
House of Grace - CityTeam Ministries
InnVision
International Rescue Committee
Jeremiah's Promise
Keys School
Kleiwerks International
Local Public Television Networks (KTEH,
San Francisco, CA KQED), San
Jose, CA
Local Public Radio Station (KPFA)
Berkeley, CA
Los Altos Educational Foundation
Main Street Singers
Maitri
The Matenwa Community Learning
Center
Maui Reef Fund
PAWS / EastBay: Berkeley-EastBay Humane Society
Peninsula
Humane Society & SPCA
Project Ninety
Project Open Hand
Rebuild Hope
Redwood City
Friends of Literacy
Room to Read
St. Anthony's Padua Dining Room
San Francisco SPCA
San Francisco Women Against Rape
Symphony Silicon Valley
Schola Cantorum, Mountain
View, CA
Sierra Club
Their Future is Now!
Vestibular Disorders Association (VEDA)
Youth Community Services of Palo Alto
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Volunteerism
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Sociometrics employees are encouraged
to volunteer for community service for one-half of the day. Sociometrics
covers the employees' salary for those hours spent in community service.
Examples of community services that Sociometrics employees participated
in during recent years:
Glide Memorial Church: help
with San Francisco church-based bag lunch program.
Habitat for Humanity: assist
with house-building, basic construction and renovation work in
Redwood City.
St. Anthony's Dining
Hall: serve lunch to the needy families
in San Francisco
San Francisco AIDS Foundation HIV
Prevention Project: assist in sterile syringes exchange
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Notes
of appreciation:
". . . your investment in Hidden
Villa is greatly appreciated. Our commitment to continue
to provide hands-on environmental education to Bay Area youth
is stronger than ever!"
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"Your corporate support of the San
Jose Symphony means so much. Your support enables us
to provide musical and educational outreach programs that improve
the quality of life throughout Silicon Valley."
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"Your generous gift will enable Project
READ to continue its efforts to serve children, youth,
adults and families throughout our community."
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". . . your gift (to Big Brothers
Big Sisters of San Francisco & the Peninsula) will
make a tangible difference in the lives of hundreds of at-risk
boys and girls we serve each year."
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"Your donation to Youth Community
Service will be used to support our community service
and leadership and learning programs for young people in East
Palo Alto, Palo Alto, and East Menlo Park."
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