by Maricella Fuentes | Jul 3, 2023 | news page, Uncategorized
Over 50 Housing Justice Advocates and 2,000 community members endorsed COPA. The San José City Council’s decision to not support this evidence based policy sends a clear message to us that the majority do not care about low-income people of color, that they do...
by Maricella Fuentes | Jul 3, 2023 | news page, Uncategorized
The Santa Clara Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to invest $20 Million in the city’s child care infrastructure. For years, childcare costs have grown exponentially across the country but financial support and aid has not. This is a great step forward in the...
by Maricella Fuentes | Jul 3, 2023 | news page, Uncategorized
Veggielution and the Si Se Puede Collective joined Supervisor Cindy Chavez, nonprofit food providers, and the Silicon Valley Council of Non-Profits in a press conference to encourage support in addressing food insecurity across Santa Clara County. The impact of...
by Maricella Fuentes | Jul 3, 2023 | news page, Uncategorized
The Si Se Puede Collective traveled to the East Coast! Some staff from each of the five organizations visited two community-based organizations in Boston and New York City. The first organization we visited was the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) in...
by Maricella Fuentes | Jul 3, 2023 | news page, Uncategorized
The 2nd cohort in our Jobs to Grow program graduated! Jobs to Grow is an economic mobility program that prepares Eastside small business entrepreneurs to launch their own childcare or food businesses. Fellows participate in a rigorous eight-month cohort where they...
by Maricella Fuentes | Jul 3, 2023 | news page, Uncategorized
The Silicon Valley Guaranteed Income Project is a 2-year program designed to help participants achieve housing stability as well as greater independence over their lives, finances, and future. Through this project, 150 Santa Clara County families who are experiencing...