Item 4.1 Community-Led Solutions
to Domestic Violence
May 20, 2025
Sarah Zárate Director, City Manager’s Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations Kailyn Kenney Assistant to the City Manager
Sujata Warrier Battered Women’s Justice Project
City of San José
City Manager’s Office of Administration, Policy and Intergovernmental Relations Reimagining Public
Safety Community
Advisory Committee
City Council Report. City
Council accepted report
recommending broad
array of public safety
reforms.
May 2022
Police Department
Reform & Operational
Improvement PSFSS
Report. Staff report
identified (3) priority
projects in collaboration
with Racial Equity Action
Leadership Coalition
(REAL). City Council
cross-reference
May 2023
City Council &
Committee Actions
(2022 & 2023)
Community-Led Solutions to Domestic Violence
Background: Project History
Community-Led
Solutions to Domestic
Violence City Council
Report. Staff and
consultant bring
community engagement
findings and
recommendations.
May 2025
Police Department
Reform and Operational
Improvement City
Council Report. Staff
issued Supplemental
Memorandum providing a
workplan for (3) priority
projects.
August 2023
Violence Prevention
Service Model City
Council Report. Staff
examined violence
prevention efforts in other
jurisdictions and analyzed
them against San José’s
approach.
February 2024
911 Event Data
Analysis City Council
Report. Staff evaluated
(9) categories of police
events for possible
development of
alternative service
models.
February 2024
Priority Project
Reports to City Council
(2024 & 2025)
Expanding Alternative &
Co-Response Programs
City Council Report.
Staff provided update on
February 2024 City
Council direction and
Community-Led Solutions
to Domestic Violence
project.
February 2025
2 Fiscal Year 2023-2024
Budget Adopted by City
Council. City Council
passed Fiscal Year 2023-
2024 budget with
direction related to (3)
priority projects.
June 2023
City Manager’s Office collaborated with advocates (REAL Coalition) Three priority projects identified (complimentary FY 2023-2024 budget direction) Local Government Violence Prevention Research
Presented to City Council February 2024
Subsequent MBA issued May 2024
Exploring Alternate and Co-Response Models to Select 9-1-1 Calls for Service Presented to City Council February 2024
Follow up direction brought to City Council February 2025 Community-Based Solutions to Domestic Violence
Project update during February 2025 alternative and co- response models report Final consultant report is before City Council today
Community-Led Solutions to Domestic Violence
Background: Identifying Priority Projects from Reimagining Public Safety Advisory Committee Recommendations
3 Mayor’s March Budget Message for Fiscal Year
2023-2024 directed, and Adopted Budget included,
$400,000 for a Community-Led Solutions to
Domestic Violence project, funding a previously
identified priority project.
Intended to engage the community on gaps in
domestic violence services outside of law
enforcement.
(3) RFPs issued; final procurement process
selected Battered Women’s Justice Project, who
partnered with (2) local non-profits – Maitri and
Caminar
Community-Led Solutions to Domestic Violence
Background: Community-Led Solutions to Domestic Violence Reimagining Public Safety
Community Advisory Committee
Recommendation #9
4 .org
City of San José Study: Scope
Key Findings
Literature review of domestic violence frameworks and models Community needs assessment and asset scan for domestic violence services in San José, especially examining services available to underserved groups
Community outreach process centering those affected most by domestic violence
Final report with findings and recommendations based on trends and community needs
5City of San José Study: Community Led Solutions to Domestic Violence Key Findings
1. Naming the Problem and Education for Social Change
2. The Importance of Healing and the Creation of Community-centric Healing Pathways
3. Interrupting Harmful Interventions and Expanding New Pathways to Safety 6City of San José Study: Community Led Solutions to Domestic Violence
.org
Recommendations
Culturally Responsive Domestic
Violence Education
Create a Culturally Responsive
Hub
Center Survivor Realities
Invest in Building Capacity
Strengthen City Presence
Invest in On-going Training
Strengthen Disability Inclusive
Services and Infrastructure
Rethink Housing Models
Clarity Around Definitions and
Terms
Measure Domestic Violence
Work in Culturally Responsive
Ways
7City of San José Study: Community Led Solutions to Domestic Violence
Contact Information:
Maria José Fletcher, Director, [email protected]
Sujata Warrier, Chief Strategy Officer, [email protected] Amy Sanchez, Chief Executive Officer, [email protected] 8City of San José Study: Community Led Solutions to Domestic Violence
Community-Led Solutions to Domestic Violence
Next Steps
Staff will collaborate with the County of Santa Clara Office of Gender-Based Violence and use recommendations to inform intersecting programs
9 County Partnerships
Communications
Training
Neighborhood Services
Welcoming San José
Visa Legal Support
Disability Affairs
Community Plan to
End Homelessness
County Partnerships
Dedicated Housing
Options
Children & Youth Master Plan
Youth Empowerment Alliance
Female Intervention Team
Opioid Overdose Prevention
grant program
Safety Placards Training
Existing YWCA
contracts
Public Works Police
Citywide Racial & Social Equity Housing
Item 4.1 Community-Led Solutions
to Domestic Violence
May 20, 2025
Recommendation
Accept the Community-Led Solutions to Domestic Violence Report Sarah Zárate Director, City Manager’s Office of Administration, Policy, and Intergovernmental Relations Kailyn Kenney Assistant to the City Manager
Consultant Battered Women’s Justice Project
City of San José
City Manager’s Office of Administration, Policy and Intergovernmental Relations