PRESENTERS
APRIL 9, 2026
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND EDUCATION COMMITEE
SAN JOSÉ YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE,
BRINGING EVERYONE’S STRENGTHS TOGETHER,
SAFE SUMMER INITIATIVE, AND YOUTH
INTERVENTION SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT
OLYMPIA WILLIAMS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
AURELIA BAILEY
DIVISION MANAGER
PETRA RIGUERO
PROGRAM MANAGER
1 STRUCTURE
Convener
Policy
Team
Technical
Team
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STRATEGIC WORKPLAN
GOAL: “TO BUILD HEALTHY, SAFE, RESILIENT, AND PROSPEROUS FAMILIES AND ASSET ABUNDANT NEIGHBORHOODS, WHILE ELIMINATING DISPARITIES FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES LIVING IN PRIORITY NEIGHBORHOODS” 4 2024-2025 Rate
2023-2024
Baseline Data Objective School
Reduce Chronic
absenteeism in priority
schools
High School 1 38% 33%
Feeder School 1 23% 16%
High School 2 24% 19%
Feeder School 2 26% 30%
PREVENTION
5 INTERVENTION
Objective 2023-2024 Baseline Data Key Results
Reduce % of level 1 incident
responses proportional to all
reported Safe School Campus
Initiative responses
41% Level 1 30% Level 1
24% Level 2 27% Level 2
35% Level 3 43% Level 3
6 DIVERSION & REENTRY
Objective 2023-2024 Baseline Data Key Results
Key results will be tracked
through the CYSMP
Meaningful & Sustaining
Jobs Priority Area
beginning April 2026
2,431 participants in
career & readiness
programs
Increase number of
participants in career &
readiness programs
7 HEALING
Objective 2023-2024 Baseline Data Key Results
Two demonstration sites were
selected (services will be
provided in the Mayfair and
Poco Way neighborhoods and
in the Santee and Seven Trees
neighborhoods). Services at the
demonstration sites began in
January 2026.
• One-time funding of $1
million to pilot the “No
Wrong Door” framework
was approved in June as
part of the FY 2024-25
budget
Implement “No Wrong Door”
service delivery pilots at
Mayfair/Poco Way and
Santee/Seven Trees
neighborhoods
8 • Youth connection to caring adults increased by 3%, with 92% of BEST grant participants reporting they have an adult they can go to that cares about them
• Three out of four priority schools experienced an overall 5% reduction in chronic absenteeism
• SSCI Level 1 incidents decreased 11%
• SJWorks program completion rate improved by 5%
• Juvenile arrests in San José declined 5% compared to 2024.
KEY SUCCESSES AND OUTCOMES
9 PARTICIPANTS BY
PROGRAM
10 School administrators
rated SSCI overall efforts
as good or excellent at
keeping schools safe
90%
Youth felt safe in
BEST Grant
funded programs
92%
Youth felt SSIG
was a safe
program
92%
PROGRAM OUTCOMES
11 • Youth Intervention Services
⚬ Hospital-Based – Trauma to Triumph
⚬ Summer Leadership Academy
⚬ Violence Prevention Week
LOOKING FORWARD
• 2026-2029 BEST Request for Qualification
• SJYEA Program Evaluation and Database
• Re-establish the SJYEA Interagency Working Group
LOOKING FORWARD
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APRIL 9, 2026
NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES AND EDUCATION COMMITEE
SAN JOSÉ YOUTH EMPOWERMENT ALLIANCE,
BRINGING EVERYONE’S STRENGTHS TOGETHER,
SAFE SUMMER INITIATIVE, AND YOUTH
INTERVENTION SERVICES ANNUAL REPORT
OLYMPIA WILLIAMS
DEPUTY DIRECTOR
AURELIA BAILEY
DIVISION MANAGER
PETRA RIGUERO
PROGRAM MANAGER
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