Tag: CLP
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Bridging Gaps in Immigrant Communities
Once upon a time, neighborhood associations in San Jose identified a critical need for the next generation of Resident Community Leaders, specifically in the Spanish-speaking community. San Jose alone is home to over 380,000 Spanish speakers. In May 2020, 10 Resident Community Leaders graduated from an 11-week course meant to develop practical, community-based participatory research…
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2nd Annual Spartan Keyes Egg Hunt!
Author: Elizabeth Figueroa, Special Programs Manager Approaching its 2nd year, the Spartan Keyes Egg Hunt sprouted as a result of two community leaders enrolled in CommUniverCity’s CLP connecting about resources in their respective neighborhoods. Carmen Cautiverio from Northside Neighborhood put on her first Egg Hunt at the very spacious Backesto Park the previous year and…
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Anatomy of a CommUniverCity Priority
Author: Elizabeth Figueroa The year was 2009, and I was a struggling student in pursuit of a ‘fit’. I was testing a fifth major at San Jose State University while working a retail job under an admirable mentor who positioned me to meet other admirable people in the City of San Jose’s Strong Neighborhoods Initiative…