Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Lawrence Cargnoni is a seasoned professional with extensive experience in project management and real estate sales. Currently serving as the Long Range Project Manager at Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County and a Real Estate Sales Associate at Keller Williams Realty, Inc., Cargnoni has previously worked as an Encore Fellow for both Encore.org and the City of San José. Cargnoni's long tenure at Hewlett Packard Enterprise included roles as Program Manager, Senior R&D Manager, and Engineer/Manager, where responsibilities encompassed leading cross-functional teams, managing complex project schedules, and driving customer advocacy solutions. Cargnoni holds a Master of Business Administration in Management, Finance, and Economics from Santa Clara University and a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and Math from the State University of New York College at Potsdam.
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County changes lives for good. As the social service and social justice ministry of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of San Jose, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County works toward building a just and compassionate community with all people in a changing Santa Clara County. We help people of all cultures and beliefs rise up out of poverty and overcome the barriers to self-sufficiency and wellness. Because most lives are a complex pattern of choices and circumstances, we take a holistic approach to helping people change their lives, taking into account the whole person, as well as their family and life situations. We do this in three ways. First, we alleviate the conditions of chronic poverty through food, housing assistance, access to benefits, senior services, and mental health services. Second, we reduce the effects of situational poverty by providing jobs, immigration legal services, refugee foster care, financial literacy, and asset development. Third, we prevent the cycle of generational poverty through early childhood development, parenting support, after-school enhanced learning, and youth empowerment. We strengthen our communities through parish and community engagement, immigrant and refugee integration, and neighborhood development services. Each year, we serve more than 40,000 people in need.