Category: Programs
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Grand Opening of The Hub
On Wednesday, September 11, 2013, San José State Urban Planning students held their first meeting of the open urban planning studio “The Hub” (“el Centro”) with Greater Washington community leaders. To prepare for this session, students reviewed previous community plans, and presented their findings to the community. Community leaders were eager to share their thoughts. Community…
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Learn about Covered California and the impact of Affordable Care Act on Immigrants
We are partnering with Our Lady of La Vang Parish to provide educational workshops to improve community health at their annual Health Fair. Through our partnership with Our Lady of La Vang Parish, Foothill Community Health Center, Covered California, Community Health Partnership, Asian Americans for Community Involvement (AACI), Asian Pacific Islander Justice Coalition, SIREN (Services,…
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35 Community Leaders Collaborate with SCU and SJSU to Empower the Greater Washington Community
This Tuesday, on August 13, 2013, we partnered with Santa Clara University (SCU) to host our first collective meeting with the Greater Washington community. We invited community-based organizations to share the major themes and interests of the Greater Washington neighborhood. The meeting generated non-stop conversation about the neighborhood’s assets and needs among the thirty-five community…
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National Night Out 2013 at Spartan Keyes & Washington Neighborhood
We all deserve vibrant, healthy, and safe neighborhoods. Thank you Washington Neighborhood and Santa Maria Urban Ministry for hosting National Night Out at the Washington Youth Center. Families enjoyed a magic show, Zumba-thon, a Folklorico performance, and a visit from a clown. We also appreciate the Spartan Keyes Neighborhood for hosting live rock band The Rippoffs and Zumba.…
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Volunteers Removed 55 Bags of Trash from the Five Wounds Trail
Happy Trails! Last Saturday, our Pathways: Friends of Five Wounds/ Brookwood Terrace (FWBT) Trails cleaned up the Five Wounds Trail along Coyote Creek thanks to the partnership of organizations including Clean Creeks, Healthy Communities, Save Our Trails, and the Downtown Streets Team. 34 volunteers collaborated to clean up the southern part of the Five Wounds…
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Bearing fruit with Garden to Table – Growing Sustainably
Our program and partnership Growing Sustainably – Garden to Table, was featured this Saturday August 3, 2013 in L.A. Times by Lee Romney on the story of how Garden to Table began, and how our efforts have addressed the issues of poverty, crime, neighborhood blight, and food security in the Central San José neighborhoods. We…
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Clearing Backyard for a New Neighborhood Garden
This weekend we partnered with Garden to Table and the Downtown Streets Team to engage community members to volunteer and help clear out our next neighborhood community garden. A wonderful couple shared their backyard for three households to transform into a neighborhood garden. These households and community members will be determined in the coming…
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Growing Sustainably – Garden to Table July 2013 Update
The weather may be getting warmer, but our Growing Sustainably: Garden to Table apartment gardens are still going strong, thanks to volunteers and community residents. Do you know an apartment that could be a potential site for our apartment garden project? You want to help build gardens with us? Join us at our next meeting…