Rendering of new housing units.

In Appreciation of Our Donors

Photo of Rev. Marlyn Bussey and Rev. Penny Nixon

Thank you!
 

Thank you so much for your generous donation to the St. James AME Zion Church Community Development Corporation, Inc. Your support plays a vital role in transforming the lives of young adults by providing them with safe and stable housing.

Access to secure housing is an essential foundation for their future, and your contribution makes a significant difference in meeting this critical need. 

Legacy Visionaries

$25,000 and above “Building a Legacy, One Family at a Time”

These are our most transformative partners—individuals, families, or institutions whose extraordinary gifts create lasting change and generational impact through permanent housing solutions. 

Silicon Valley Community Foundation

City of San Mateo

County of San Mateo, Measure K, District 2

County of San Mateo, HHS

Local Initiatives Support Corporation 

Visionary Leadership Circle

$10,000 – $24,999 “Laying Foundations for Generations”

Major supporters who provide the resources to break ground and raise roofs on hope, stability, and opportunity.

Nicholas Forlenze
Tony Stayner
Carrie Biondi Dubois
Matthew Foehr
Sarah and Carl Rosendahl
Shackleton Family
Vidhya Babu
Rev. Dr. Mary Graves

Cornerstone Builders

$5,000 – $9,999 “The Strength Beneath Every Home”

Key contributors shaping the structural core of our housing project. 

Michelle Green and Anne Campbell
Karen Hutchinson
Mark & Carolyn Thompson
Congregational Church of the Peninsula
Sterling & Linda Lanier
Marla Becker and Daniel Lipton
Lisa Meltzer and Jonathan Penn

Framing The Future

$1,000 – $4,999 “Raising Roofs, Raising Hope”

Essential donors helping shape physical homes and emotional security. 

Rev. Dr, Marlyn Bussey
Kenneth Wach and Geri Crane
Annlee McGurk & Rev. Dr. Penny Nixon
Kristen Rudger
Janet Pepe Davis
Jennifer Selvitella
Island United Church
Devin Rosendahl Family
Dr. Olivier Flewellen
Maureen Olson
Veril Phillips
Messiah Lutheran Church
Anita Cozart
GFWC Peninsula Hills Women’s Club
Samuel & Sylvia Baker, Jr.
St. James AME Zion Church
Mary Pearl Rochon
Tessa Solomon
Donna Rutherford
Constance Servier
Benjamin and Jessica Rosenberg
Nora Hale
Carolyn Taylor
Inga Lapsins
Laura Larkin
Love Charitable Fund
Lisa and Michael Nash
April and John Carlson Family

Community Craftsmen

$500 – $999 “Every Nail Matters”

Supporters help to complete the final details that make a house a home. 

Barbara Buckley & Barb Hargrove
Grant DuBois
Cindy Holteen
Amourence Lee
Jeff & Jill Mannie
Lori and Dennis McBride
Andrew & Karen Ramroth
Optimist Club, San Carlos-Belmont
Congregational Church, San Mateo
Diane Dwyer
Stefani Willis
Linda Gentry
Candra J. Williams
Monica Bussey
Teresa Williams
Thomas and Janet Leist
Nicole Fernandez
Christopher and Courtney Carreras
Jean Snider

Foundation Friends

$1 – $499 “Bricks of Belief”

Every dollar counts—these gifts represent faith, solidarity, and community care.

Saunja Porter-Townsend
Nicole & Johnathan Fox
Rosendahl Family Fund
Barbara Karlin
Karin Li
Maria Pietsch
Krista Hanson
Patrick Wong and Janet Hall
Diane Kalliam
Dr. Sandra Davis
Rhonda Rochon Smith
Agape Fellowship AME Zion Church
Rev. Celesta Ary
Rev. Dr. Myrtle Bowen
John Branscum, Jr
Robbie Bussey
Dr. Janet C. Bussey
Rosa E Chairez
Rev. Gloria Jean Clemons-White
Terri Echelbarger
Gail G Evans
Donald Falk
M. Karen Gherardi
Carol Henton
Henry Hutchinson
Alisa Green & Neil Macavoy
Alisa Macavoy
Tovis Page
Juardine Patrick
Natalie Penn
Sandra Powell
Diana Reddy
Andrew Rochon
Mr & Mrs Rob Silfvast
Elaine Steinbrecher
Rev. Dawn Wallace
Janet Yager
Rev. Barbara Haigler
Rev. Deborah Lewis-Virges
Cheryl Rosenthal
Kamal Hubbard
Andre Smith, Sr.
Joseph & Cathy Garcia
Marjorie Rubin
Karen Levy
Charlie Maguire
Jason McGruder
Linda Minkey
Michelle Murray
George Papadoyannis
James Bussey, Sr.
Lelton & Giovanna Gibson
Kemi Oyewole
Jimmie Oliver
Deborah Harris
Dr. Wilhelmina Sims
Trinity Baptist Church Women’s Ministries
Lisa Brown
Nancy Bott
Michelle Green
Francesca Ryon
Katherine Haysberg
Yolanda Booker
Denise Roseman & Catherine Bonner
Maria Pietsch
Sharon Diamond
James Slater
Gay Buckland
Cathy Ennon
Della Johnson
Mindy Shelton
Timothy Hamp
Shari Windland
Cynthia LeBlanc
Lorraine Morton-Feazell
Nancy Schneider
Holly Sutton
Jacqueline Kraft
Rob Silfvast
Lisa Arbanasin
Phoebe Venkat
Pamela Ridle Huber
Winfred Flewellen, Jr.
Erica Hayes
Moira Figone
Gwendolyn Nicholas
Bobbie Linton
Paula Gray
Marsha Winters
Katie Levine
Catherine & Dan Stapleton
Carson Blumen-Green

 

Pull Up a Chair: Let’s Furnish New Beginnings

Donate to sponsor furnishings here!

Gold Sponsor

$6,000+ Fully furnishes a unit

Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, – San Francisco Peninsula Alumnae Chapter

Gloria R. Brown Family Foundation

  

Silver Sponsor

$3,000+ Donated

Ivy and Pearls Foundation

Lela Harris

 

Bronze Sponsor

$1,000 – $2,999

Mi Rancho Supermarket, San Mateo

Donna Rutherford 

Tessa Solomon

Supporters

La Huerta Market, #7

Torito Market

Maxine Davis

Rev. Carole Moore

Elena Cistrunk

Anonymous Donor 

Naomi Bagby

Rose Jacob Gibson

Heather Cleary

Cynthia LeBlanc

Laquita Brown                                   

 Barbara Wagner        

 Hope Williams Whipple          

 Liane Whipple                           

 Kenton Salone

Sabrina Melton

Katherine Haysbert

Bobbie J. Linton

Marsha Winters

Cathy Ennon

Lisa Brown

Yolanda Booker

Della Johnson

Pamela Sims

Trinity Baptist Church Women’s Ministries

 

Wishlist Furnishing Donors 

Gloria Brown
Wylendia R. Eastman
Karla Fields                                       
Olivier Flewellen

Jennifer Fung
Linda Gentry
Darlene Martin
Samantha M. Moorer
Janice King                                        
Lisa Tealer
Ella Turner-Gray
Juda Tolmasoff
Teresa Williams
Hope Williams Whipple
Marsha Winters                                 
Edie Yau
Lucretia-del Broussard
Sabrina Melton
Brenda Guidry-Brown

 

Architecture Concept for New Beginnings Housing
Picture of the proposed site versus the current site.


You can also mail a check for a donation to:

St. James Community Development Corporation
825 Monte Diablo Avenue
San Mateo, CA 94401