The East San José PEACE Partnership transforms community priorities into measurable impact. Our work strengthens family supports and expands safe spaces, while also cultivating healing, trust, and deeper relationships among residents and partners. This collective resilience is what drives lasting systems change in East San José.
Workgroups
Workgroups, led by community partners with backbone support, keep residents at the center of decision‑making. Each focus on a key priority while staying connected to advance East San José PEACE’s collective vision: anti‑displacement to protect families, youth and placemaking to expand safe spaces, community connections to build trust and healing, and finance and sustainability to secure lasting resources. Together, these efforts strengthen relationships, grow leadership, and drive systems change in East San José.
Advancing community-led solutions
PEACE’s past successes show how community‑led action delivers real impact in East San José — from crisis response to long‑term resilience.
Past successes
Building trust, participatory decision making, and shared analysis has been key to the PEACE Partnership’s record of success.