Outreach at Foothills Congregational Church is our way of assisting those who are in need in our community and beyond. The focus of Outreach at Foothills is to support agencies or projects serving families, children and youth with special emphasis on local agencies.  Outreach is strongly supported at Foothills by gifts of both dollars and volunteer hours.  Monies are received from individuals and from our own Outreach Endowment Fund.

Inspiration:  The following passage from Matthew 25:35 has been our guide:  "For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me."

• Our Church's Wider Mission (OCWM) is the name we use to describe the work we do as the United Church of Christ beyond the local church-through our Conferences, national ministries, and UCC-related institutions that provide relief to victims of famine or natural disasters.
• The Community Services Agency (CSA):  This agency works to help those in our community who are in need.  Foothills members donate food, clothing, Christmas gifts and volunteer time as well as financial support.  We participate in a variety of ways to support the CSA Empty Soup Bowls Supper fundraiser.  
• San Jose Family Shelter:  Private room, three meals a day and support services are provided for up to 35 families by the Shelter.  Foothills Church members have volunteered time laying linoleum, sprucing up the living quarters and installing a volleyball court at the Shelter.  We also provide funds to the Shelter on an annual basis.
• Alta Vista High School:  Alta Vista is a high school dedicated to students who are having difficulties in our local high schools.  Our church members volunteer as tutors and as mentors for these students.  Again, we also provide a donation annually to this school.
• Other programs near and dear to our hearts include the Mayview Community Health Center, a medical clinic serving those without funds; the Support Network for Battered Women; the Correctional Institutions Chaplaincy ministering to those in prison; Child Advocates, a volunteer organization advocating for children caught up in our court system; the Community Health Awareness Council (CHAC); Friends Outside; Pathways Hospice and many others.