“Being part of the PEACE Partnership, I’m able to be part of the decision making and to come up with ideas for solutions to better the community.” Jacky Franco, East San Jose resident The East San Jose PEACE (Prevention Efforts Advance Community Equity) Partnership is a group of residents and organizations working together to build a healthy, peaceful, and empowered community in the 95116, 95122, and 95127 zip codes. We hope to counteract the conditions that have led to a high level of community violence and trauma in East San Jose by building on our strengths—community pride, diversity, creativity, and a rich history of community activism, among others. By putting hope and healing at the center of activism for policy change, we believe we can transform the health and safety of the entire community.
UNITING EAST SAN JOSE FOR HEALTH EQUITY
Health equity is when everyone has a fair opportunity to be healthy. That means we need to remove barriers like poverty, racism, and other forms of discrimination, and the conditions they create that make it harder to be healthy, such as lack of access to good jobs, safe environments, quality education and housing, and healthcare.
The East San Jose PEACE Partnership is bringing together community groups, community residents, healthcare organizations, schools, city agencies, businesses, and others to achieve health equity for East San Jose residents by:
• Supporting policies and programs that prevent violence and trauma • Lifting up the important role culture and relationships can play in building community strength and resilience • Advocating for increased economic opportunities and investments • Countering negative stereotypes about East San Jose by empowering community members to tell their own stories of life in their neighborhoods
“We’re committed to uplifting community voices and assets but also to once and for all end violence in our community.” Camille Llanes-Fontanilla, Somos Mayfair
EAST SAN JOSE PEACE PARTNERSHIP
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EAST SAN JOSE PEACE PARTNERSHIP
WORK GROUPS
The PEACE Partnership is overseen by a leadership team made up of representatives of the groups listed to the right. The Santa Clara County Public Health Department staffs the part- nership and provides support and guidance. Most work is done by six work groups:
• Anti-Displacement Work Group
• Clinics for PEACE Work Group
• Financing Sustainability Work Group
• Promotores to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence Work Group • Gun Safety and Violence Prevention Work Group
• Youth Leadership and Place-Making Work Group
These work groups develop and implement actions to prevent community violence and promote health and healing. For
example, we’re doing community outreach about the safe
storage of firearms; advocating for policies to prevent residents from being displaced from their homes and social networks; empowering young people to help with neighborhood physical improvement and beautification projects; educating residents about safe relationships; and more.
GET INVOLVED
To learn more and get involved with the
East San Jose PEACE Partnership, contact:
Maritza Rodriguez
Santa Clara County Public Health Department
Tel. 408-817-6995 or Email: [email protected]
The East San Jose PEACE Partnership is part of the California Accountable Communities for Health Initiative (CACHI), which is funded by The California Endowment, Kaiser Permanente, Blue Shield of California Foundation, and Sierra Health Foundation.
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS:
• Convening organization: Santa Clara
County Public Health Department
• Alum Rock-Santa Clara St.
Business Association
• Alum Rock Counseling Center
• Alum Rock Union School District
• Asian Americans for Community
Involvement (AACI)
• Catholic Charities, Franklin-McKinley
Children’s Initiative
• City of San Jose: City Manager’s Office,
Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force,
Housing Department, and Parks,
Recreation & Neighborhood Services
• Community Health Partnership
• District 5 United Neighborhood Group
(Lyndale)
• East Side Union High School District
• First 5 of Santa Clara County
• Foothill Community Health Center
• The Health Trust
• National Compadres Network
• Next Door Solutions to Domestic Violence
• People Acting in Community Together
(PACT)
• Santa Clara County: District Attorney’s
Office, Probation Department, Santa Clara
Valley Health and Hospital System, Valley
Health Plan, Valley Medical Center (VMC)
• Somos Mayfair
• Valley Medical Center (VMC) Foundation
• Youth Connections Foundation
• Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation
Commission