Lining up at the Sacred Heart Volunteer Center and awaiting directions from the center’s supervisors, members from the school leadership class and ASB had the chance to help those in need during a volunteering experience during the morning of  March 9.

During the event, students worked to provide food, clothing and other services to those who come to the center, ASB president Aakash Thumaty said.

“[Sacred Heart is] essentially a place where someone in need of assistance, such as those who are homeless or temporarily unemployed, can go for support,” Thumaty said.

The help administered by the center includes providing basic necessities such as groceries and clothes. The center also aims to provide educational access to the underprivileged through classes and tutoring.

Thumaty said the students sorted donated clothes or helped families in need carry out large bags of food.

In their time there, the students also learned about the center and its attempt to decrease poverty in San Jose.

“We learned about the roots of the organization, how it functions and the support it provides for thousands of citizens in the San Jose community,” Thumaty said.