Vertical – 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.
OUR MISSION
Together, we leverage our creativity, services and advocacy to create opportunities and access to basic needs, education, literacy and community engagement in the Mayfair community.
Our VISION
Mayfair is a rooted and thriving community where resilient families have confidence in their gifts, choices and dreams.
Our Values
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
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.
The 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 supports the Mayfair community with leadership development, social services, and community organizing.
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.
Cayce Hill
Executive Director
Veggielution
Gabriel Hernandez
Director
Si Se Puede Collective
Jessica Paz-Cedillos
Co-Executive Director
School of Arts & Culture at MHP
Maritza Maldonado
Executive Director
Amigos De Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment
Saul Ramos
Co-Executive Director
SOMOS Mayfair
Vanessa Shieh
Co-Executive Director
School of Arts & Culture at MHP
Veronica Goei
Executive Director
Grail Family Services
Victor Vasquez
Co-Executive Director
SOMOS Mayfair
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.
Advocacy Committee
The Advocacy Committee advances community needs and demands through campaigns to create change at the city, county, and state level.
Communications Committee
The Communications Committee creates and distributes SSPC marketing and communication to the media, community, and general public.
Fundraising Committee
The Fundraising Committee raises money to support SSPC programs, initiatives, staff and operations.
Governance Committee
The Governance Committee is composed of Executive Directors responsible for establishing strategic priorities and voting on decision items.
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
They 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.
Jennifer Parra
Community Navigator
Amigos de Guadalupe
(408) 341-6080 (office)
jparra@amigosdeguadalupe.org
Brenda Arenas
Community Navigator
Grail Family Services
(916) 800-8439
barenas@gfsfamilyservices.org
Veronica Eldredge
Community Navigator
School of Arts & Culture at MHP
(408) 564-3588
info@schoolofartsandculture.org
Elizabeth Quezada
Community Navigator
SOMOS Mayfair
(408) 569-5876
equezada@somosmayfair.org
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.
