Who We Are

We are 5 nonprofits serving community leaders, parents, youth, organizers, artists, and workers to align programs and services to ensure our community has what we need to thrive.

Shared Leadership

We make our Collective’s decisions democratically to avoid power imbalances.

Principled Behavior

We act with integrity.

Transparency

We engage openly and honestly with our Collective members and our stakeholders.

Quality

We provide affordable, accessible, and culturally relevant services and programs while consistently evaluating our delivery to ensure we are meeting the real needs in our community through programs and services that are proven effective.

Accountability

We answer to our Collective members and our stakeholders.

Interdependence

We rise and fall as one community.

Our Agencies

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Grail Family Services
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Amigos De Guadalupe

Amigos De Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment connects families through basic needs including immigration legal services, temporary housing, community organizing, and more.

Grail Family Services

Grail Family Services provides high-quality parenting workshops, child development programs, and professional development for teachers and childcare providers.

School of Arts & Culture

The School of Arts & Culture at MHP is a cultural institution tasked with activating the Mexican Heritage Plaza — a local gem in East San José. SOAC’s mission is to catalyze creativity and empower community.

SOMOS Mayfair

SOMOS Mayfair builds community power in East San José through leadership development and by organizing around resident-led solutions.

Veggielution

Veggielution is an East San Jose food hub that provides environmental education, organic produce, a food entrepreneurship program, and monthly community engagement events.

DIRECTORS

Directors are responsible for establishing strategic priorities for the Collective.

Maritza Maldonado

Maritza Maldonado

Executive Director
Amigos De Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment

Veronica Goei

Veronica Goei

Executive Director
Grail Family Services

Jessica Paz Cedillos

Jessica Paz-Cedillos

Co-Executive Director
School of Arts & Culture at MHP

Vanessa Shieh

Vanessa Shieh

Co-Executive Director
School of Arts & Culture at MHP

Gabriel Hernandez

Gabriel Hernandez

Director
Si Se Puede Collective

Saul Ramos

Saul Ramos

Co-Executive Director
SOMOS Mayfair

Victor Vasquez

Victor Vasquez

Co-Executive Director
SOMOS Mayfair

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Shawn Gerth

Executive Director
Veggielution

Our Committees

We are composed of committees that include staff from each of the 5 organizations. These committees meet regularly to implement projects and encourage cross-organizational collaboration.

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Advocacy Committee

The Advocacy Committee advances community needs and demands through campaigns to create change at the city, county, and state level.

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Communications Committee

The Communications Committee creates and distributes SSPC marketing and communication to the media, community, and general public.

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Fundraising Committee

The Fundraising Committee raises money to support SSPC programs, initiatives, staff and operations.

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Governance Committee

The Governance Committee is composed of Executive Directors responsible for establishing strategic priorities and voting on decision items.

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Program & Evaluation Committee

The Program and Evaluation Committee tracks data on the different Collective initiatives as well as creates a referral system that connects families to resources.

Community Navigators

Community Navigators manage the flow of communication and resource referrals between the community and our 5 agencies. You can contact one of our Community Navigators to learn more about our programs.

Gabriel Hernandez

Jennifer Parra

Community Navigator
Amigos de Guadalupe
(408) 341-6080 (office)
jparra@amigosdeguadalupe.org

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Brenda Arenas

Community Navigator
Grail Family Services
(916) 800-8439
barenas@gfsfamilyservices.org

Jessica Paz Cedillos

Veronica Eldredge 

Community Navigator
School of Arts & Culture at MHP
(408) 564-3588
info@schoolofartsandculture.org

Maritza Maldonado

Elizabeth Quezada

Community Navigator
SOMOS Mayfair
(408) 569-5876
equezada@somosmayfair.org

Maritza Maldonado

Soitza Del Real 

Community Navigator
Veggielution
(408) 753-6705
soitza@veggielution.org

STAFF

All new and current staff in each agency are part of the Si Se Puede Collective.
Talk to one of our dedicated staff members to learn more about our Collective resources.