We know that our people are the most valuable assets. We work on citizen-powered initiatives that target specific needs, achieve long-term and measurable outcomes, improve quality of live, and build stronger cities. Join one of our initiatives today.
“As Americans, we all cherish service. Consider how we honor the service of our military veterans, our first responders, or our teachers. Our lives gain meaning through our work for others – through our sacrifice for something greater than ourselves.” – Mayor Liccardo
Gen2Gen San José
Gen2Gen connects adults 50 years and older with opportunities to serve youth from underserved communities.
LEARN MORECritical Bridge
Critical Bridge is a mentoring program that addresses historically underserved high school youth. Mentors will be part of a program combining national service and mentorships to provide a “critical bridge” for youth involved in a summer employment program and SJ Promise.
LEARN MOREService Year
Service Year is a national initiative that promotes Americans from all sectors to come together through a shared opportunity, cultural expectation, and a new civic rite of passage. Service years can be a powerful pathway for youth to gain skills, improve their community, and advance their careers.
LEARN MOREMayoral Fellows
The Mayoral Fellows program helps build the City’s capacity for critical initiatives and programs. Fellows are high level executives, students and individuals from the private, nonprofit and public sectors.
LEARN MOREPrepared Together SJ
Prepared Together San José is an effort to build community resilience and allow the community to better rebound after a disaster such as flooding, fire, and earthquakes. The current project addresses stormwater runoff.
LEARN MOREAdopt-a-Park or Trail
Community members are able to take an active role in the beautification of their community through adopting parks and trails.
LEARN MOREService and Community Engagement Innovations
We believe it’s important to continue to explore new approaches to service and community engagement. From leveraging citizen-sourced data for the 2020 Census to using gaming to engage volunteers, there are many service and community engagement innovations in the City of San José.
LEARN MORECultural Community Center
The City of San José continues to be a great examples of a multicultural community. The diversity and cultural differences makes it a special place to live and visit. In celebration of this cultural diversity, the City is working to establish a Vietnamese-American Cultural Center (VACC).
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