About our Foundation:

The Santa Clara Firefighters Foundation is the charitable arm of the Santa Clara Firefighters

Local 1171 labor organization. The Foundation is a fully authorized, non-profit charitable

organization 501(c)(3) that is committed to helping those in need.

Our mission is to promote the welfare of the community by providing services, programs, &

support to youth, seniors, disabled, & disaster victims.

A Few of Our Programs that your support will help fund:

Better Together-A leadership program which provides 6th grade students with coaching and

mentorship in order to learn life-long skills. This program pairs two facilitators from Local 1171

with the students and encourages them to openly discuss challenges and opportunities..

Senior Assist -A yard clean up program designed to help senior citizens within the City of Santa

Clara. The firefighters of Santa Clara Local 1171 volunteer their off duty time to make this

program work.

Firehouse Run -A Santa Clara community 5k family walk or run, in person and virtual running

event established to support Santa Clara Unified schools. The race starts and ends at Santa Clara

University and takes place in December of each year. To date, The Firehouse Run has donated

$75,000 to Santa Clara Unified Schools.

Want to learn more? visit SCFF Foundation

TAX ID: Federal Employee # 27-0002499 | State Tax ID # 2376456

For additional information or questions, contact: Jake Contreras, jakecontreras10@gmail.com, (925) 719-5530

or Simon Gober, simon.gober@gmail.com, (408) 480-0822

Outside Beneficiary

First Responders Resiliency Inc

First Responders Resiliency, Inc.™ is a program developed to decrease stress and enhance

resiliency in first responders. They are a non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization created For First

Responders, by First Responders, and are dedicated to the psychological and physical well being

of those who are serving, or have served, in the industry. When tragedy struck our department

last year, First Responders Resiliency provided a modified version of their retreat to members of

the Santa Clara Fire Department. Our goal is to pay that forward. We hope we can help fund that

same service to other agencies.

How do they support first responders?

● They provide First Responders with the necessary

skills to improve resiliency.

● Hosting clinics and retreats focused on supporting First

Responders in their physical, emotional, and relational

well-being

● Training First Responders how to implement these

techniques on the job and in everyday life

● Encouraging those who have retired, or have served,

to become mentors or peers

THE WHY?

➔ More first responders die by suicide EVERY YEAR

than die in the line of duty.

➔ First Responders have life expectancies of 15 years less

than civilians

➔ First Responders have a 70% divorce rate

➔ First Responders have a greater chance of dying by

stroke, heart attack, and cancer than the very people

they serve.