Organizations
Age
American Associaton of Retired Persons (AARP)
Milpitas-Berressa Group. 3rd Thursday of each month, 1:15p. Pioneer
Mobile Home Park, 60 Wilson Way. Ed Connor, 956-1440.
FIRST 5 Santa Clara County
Leaders of a movement to enhance the lives of young children
prenatal through age 5 and their families are a priority in all
sectors of the community. Sobrato Foundation center, off Abbott.
Milpitas Moms and Tots
Opportunities for mothers and their children (newborn to 5) to
make new friends by participating in weekly activities in our
community and surrounding areas.
Milpitas Senior Center
Offers activities for those 50 years and older.
See also: Kids' Clubs; Milpitas
Senior Center
Business
9-to-5 Bay Area
Our Bay Area Chapter was organized in 1999. We're involved in
the fight against job discrimination and harassment and for Equal
Pay, Immigrant Rights, and Better Conditions for Temp Workers
in the San Francisco Bay Area. Organized by Cathy Deppe right
here in Milpitas.
B2B Power Exchange Business Leads Group
Whether you are looking for contacts in new accounts or need
additional skill sets to round out offerings for your current
clients, our network of members may be able to help. Meets at
the Omega Restaurant for breakfast.
Chamber of Commerce
About the Chamber, it's goals, and how to join. 828 N. Hillview
Drive, (408) 262-2613. This is in the office building just south
of Milpitas Health and Fitness Gym. Take Jacklin Road just west
of 680 and turn south on Hillview. Park in 2nd driveway on the
north side.
Labor Unions in
the SF Bay Area
A listing with links from the Progressive Directory.
Toast Masters - District
Four
The premier educational non-profit volunteer organization assisting
people to improve their communication and leadership skills.
Toastmasters
- 7242
Develop your communication skills while having fun. Monday meetings
at Round Table Pizza, 1271 East Caleveras Blvd., as of Monday,
July 18, 2005. Still 7 - 9p.
Civic Action
Center for Excellence in Nonprofits
Provides the nonprofit community of Silicon Valley and the Peninsula
with in-depth leadership development and continuous improvement
programs through an innovative learning community model pioneered
by CEN. 546 Valley Way, 945-4500.
FLY - Fresh Lifelines for Youth
Since 1998, FLY, a nonprofit organization designed by troubled
teens themselves, has been providing programs for more than 1,000
at-risk and disadvantaged youth, their parents and guardians,
and community members. 568 Valley Way.
Friends of the Milpitas Community Library
This group raises funds for the Library by having book sales
several times a year.
Kiwanis Club of Milpitas California NEW
Sevice organization sponsoring hands-on projects focusing on special needs of the community, helping the elderly and youth.
We are the sponsor organization for the Milpitas High School Key Club. Meets
1st and 3rd Tuesdays. 7:30 - 8:30a, at Lyons, E Calaveras and
Hillview. President Russ Cherry, email: medicrbc@ix.netcom.com.
Knights of Columbus
Council 8747. News of events. Email address for the Grand Knight,
Dennis Pachucki.
Links for local Catholics.
Laogai Research Foundation
Dedicated to compiling factual information about life within
the Laogai - China's vast network of forced labor camps.
Milpitas Democratic Club
On this web site, you will be able to find upcoming events, and
recent relevent news.
Milpitas Executive Lions Club
Meets 1st and 3rd Monday, at KAZE Japanese Restaurant, 75 South
Abbott, 7:00 to 8:00 pm.
Milpitas Host Lions Club
Supports Camp Wilderness, City of Hope, Lions Blind Center of
Santa Clara, Lions Eye Foundation, Lions Ear Foundation, Milpitas
Food Pantry, Milpitas Battered Women's Shelter, Canine Companions,
and many others.
Politics of Trust Network
A major political navigator and hub for building an on-line inter-active
community whose members, individually and altogether, empower
themselves to accomplish the mission and purpose of The Vasconcellos
Project. 510A Valley Way, 946-8557.
Project Cornerstone
A growing collaborative dedicated to engaging our entire community
in the critical task of connecting youth and adults. Our approach
is based on nationwide research that has identified a set of
experience and values that we call "developmental assets."
Salvation Army: Golden State Division
Human services and emergency and disaster assistance. Milpitas
Social Services Unit, 220 S. Main Street. Contact Mr. Kenneth
Bocchini, 831-946-8487
San Francisco Bay Area Progressive Directory
A guide to about 1000 organizations in the San Francisco Bay
Area of interest to progressive activists.
See also: Community Services
Clubs
- General Listings
Clubs
and Organizations
Chamber of Commerce directory of addresses and phone numbers.
No links included.
Conservationist
Committee For
Green Foothills
Help protect and preserve the hills, forests, creeks, wetlands,
and coastal lands of the San Francisco Peninsula through grass-roots
education, planning, and legislative advocacy.
Greenbelt Alliance
The leading land conservation organization in the nine county
San Francisco Bay Area.
Loma Prieta
Sierra Singles
Local branch of the Sierra Club has carpool arrangements at McCarthy
Ranch for getting to hikes and a whole host of other activities
of interest to singles in their 30s and 40s.
Ethnic
American India Foundation
A foundation with a long term commitment to providing financial,
technological and managerial resources towards helping the people
of India realize their full potential and strengthening the bonds
between the US and India. 647 E. Calaveras Boulevard. 934-1600.
India Community Center
The Milpitas ICC offers a state-of-the-art fitness and wellness center; a banquet hall and auditorium for weddings, concerts and conferences; and free medical, legal and career clinics. Both locations offer numerous classes and events for people of all ages. 525 Los Coches St.
International Children
Assistance Network
ICAN is a (501)(c)(3) non-profit organization founded by a group
of young Vietnamese professionals in April 2000. Our mission
is to help children realize their potential and become the quintessential
member of their family and their community. Sobrato Foundation
center, off Abbott.
Silicon Valley
Chinese Engineers Association
SCEA promotes collaboration, professionalism and entrepreneurship
among SCEA members and to serve as well as to protect the members'
professional and business interests. SCEA is one of the biggest
Chinese professional organizations in the U.S.
Silicon Valley Indian Professionals
Association
SIPA is a forum for expatriate Indians in Silicon Valley to contribute
towards cooperation between the USA and India in high technology
areas.
Silicon Valley/Santa
Clara County Black Chamber of Commerce
Our mission is to develop and maintain a strong positive alliance
between the public and private sector, provide technical assistance
through workshops, training programs, and referrals specifically
designed to enhance the growth and development of black businesses.
Vietnamese Silicon Valley
Network
An organization that is devoted to the development and support
of entrepreneurship. (650) 201-4588.
Health
American Red
Cross
Santa Clara Valley Chapter. Emergency preparedness, blood drive
info, and more.
Art of Living
Foundation
Unique programs that eliminate stress and help individuals develop
their highest potential. Milpitas Chapter, 708 Tramway Dr., 230-6053.
Insulin Pumpers
Provides information and support for adults and children with
diabetes and their families interested in insulin pump therapy.
Sobrato Foundation center, off Abbott.
Lions Silicon
Valley Center Blind Center
Nationwide, Lions Clubs help the blind and vision impaired. Local
clubs, realizing that there was no facility for the blind in
Santa Clara County, banded together to build the center and organize
its programs.
See also: Health Services
Hobbies & Interests
Milpitas Amateur Radio
Service
MARES meets at 7:30 PM on the second Thursday of each month in
the community room at the Milpitas Police Department. Anyone
with an interest in Amateur radio or emergency communications
is welcome to attend. Local ARES/RACES
group.
Camera Club
Meets monthly for a meeting and a field trip to take photographs
in lovely surroundings. Classes on matting. Contests and community
displays.
Gardening
with Natives
A special interest group of the California Native Plant Society's
local Chapter which meets on the first Thursday of each month
at 7p in the Community Library. The group is open to all, and
includes a mix of seasoned native plant gardeners as well as
beginners.
Silicon Valley Scale Modelers
A club dedicated to the promotion of the hobby of scale modeling.
Society for Creative
Anachronism
The International Headquarters of this organization is in Milpitas!
This is a link to finding an SCA group nearby.
Society for Technical
Communication
The Silicon Valley Chapter of the STC is a dynamic, exciting
chapter with much to offer its members and the members of chapters
around Northern California.
South
Bay Needlepointers
A chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild, located in Milpitas,
CA. The chapter meets monthly at 10AM on the fourth Monday of
the month in the Milpitas Police Department's community room
located at 1275 North Milpitas Boulevard, Milpitas CA 95035.
User Groups in Silicon Valley
Silicon Valley user groups for hardware platforms, internet and
web, professionals and hobbyists.
Neighborhoods
Beresford Village Residents NEW
For residents of Beresford Village, Milpitas, CA.
Starlite Pines Milpitas
This group is for home owners in the Starlite Pines community of Milpitas California. It's for discussing Home Owner's Association matters and other local community issues such as maintenance of the common areas, high density housing development in the area, transit, traffic, and so on.
Sunnyhills Neighborhood Association
A volunteer group of homeowners and residents of the Sunnyhills
neighborhood who are active in trying to improve our neighborhood,
and thus, the city of Milpitas, through positive activities and
programs!
United Neighborhoods of Santa Clara County
A coalition of neighborhood associations and home owners associations
in Santa Clara County who have come together for the purposes
of education, communication and common action.
Unions
Milpitas Firefighters IAFF
Local 1699
Represents all 66-plus uniformed members of The City of Milpitas
Fire Department. The department covers an area of over 12 square
miles with 4 fire stations. P. O. Box 360418, (408) 942-8904.
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