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Adopt-A-Park & Adopt-A-Trail
Adopt-A-Park(AAP) and Adopt-A-Trail (AAT) are citywide volunteer programs that recruit and train residents to assist in the general care and maintenance of neighborhood parks, trails, and other parkland on City property. AAP/AAT also educates the public about creating and preserving clean and safe parks and trails for everyone. For more information, please visit the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Neighborhood Services site. |
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Affordable Housing
The Housing Department partners with developers, lenders, and public agencies to provide City of San José residents with attractive, safe and affordable housing. For more information, please visit the San José Housing Department website. |
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AmeriCorp VISTA
City of San José works in collaboration with AmeriCorps VISTA to fight poverty. Each year the City's Housing Department hosts several VISTA interns to work in the Homeless Division and help the disadvantage communities in San José. To learning about how the VISTA interns gain useful experience and professional skills while helping others, click here. For more information, please visit the AmeriCorp VISTA site. |
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Annual Walk to End Domestic Violence
The City of San José sponsors an annual walk to End Domestic Violence in hopes to raise awareness about domestic violence and encourage everyone to get involved in preventing it! For more information about Domestic Violence in Santa Clara County, please visit the Domestic Violence Council of Sanra Clara County site. |
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Anti Graffiti Cleanup
This is a really fun project. After you spray paint graffiti on our city streets you too can clean them up! They even give you an orange vest! You can look like a real jail-bird. For more information, please visit the Anti Graffiti Cleanup website. |
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CommUniverCity
CommUniverCity San José is a collaboration of Communities of Five Wounds and Brookwood Terrace, San José State University and the City of San José. For the past several years, CommUniverCity San José has concentrated a variety of San José State University student service projects in these neighborhoods, and significant neighbor participation, quality of life improvements and useful research have resulted. For more information, please visit the CommUniverCity site. |
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DOE Solar America Cities Program
The City of San José was one of the 25 cities awarded by the DOE (US Department of Energy) received a combined $4.9 million in financial support, as well as on-site technical and policy assistance. These cities are prepared to take a comprehensive, city-wide approach to solar technology that facilitates its mainstream adoption. For more information, please visit the Solar America Cities site. |
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Falcon City
Since the discovery of a pair of peregrine falcons, named Jose and Clara, the City Hall tower is become home to the falcons. A nestcam has been established to allow further observation and monitoring of the falcons. To learn more about these falcons, please visit the City Hall Falcons page. |
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Green Vision
On October 30, 2007, the San José City Council adopted the Green Vision, a fifteen-year plan to transform San José into a world center of Clean Technology innovation, promote cutting-edge sustainable practices, and demonstrate that the goals of economic growth, environmental stewardship and fiscal responsibility are inextricably linked.
To learn more please visit, the San José Green Vision site. |
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Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force (MGPTF)
The Mayor’s Gang Prevention Task Force (MGPTF) is a highly collaborative network organized to prevent, intervene, and supress gangs in San José. The Task Force also provides a coordinated inter-agency response to gang activity related incidents which result in serious injury or death. For more information, please visit the MGPTF website |
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Project Homeless Connect
The City of San José holds two Project Homeless Connect events each year. Project Homeless Connect hosts a range of services, everything from haircuts and manicures to job help and housing applications. For more information, please visit the Project Homeless Connect website. |
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Public Sector Career Initiative (PSCI)
The Public Sector Career Initiative works to link City professionals and college students around service learning and careers in local government. This Campus-City Hall partnership started between the City of San José and San José State University, and is open to all the colleges/university in the area. To learn more, click here. |
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Schools/City Collaborative
The Schools/City Collaborative includes the superintendents of 19 school districts, San José Mayor Chuck Reed, Councilwoman Judy Chirco, City Manager's Office, and representatives from the police and other city departments. They have formed committees to tackle school safety, teacher recruitment and volunteering. |
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Silicon Valley Energy Watch
Silicon Valley Energy Watch is the City’s partnership program with PG&E to deliver energy efficiency education, outreach, targeted savings, and market transformation to the whole of Santa Clara County. Activities range from community outreach events and regional policy coordination to home and business energy audits. For more information, please visit the Environmental Services Department site. |
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Strong Neighborhoods Initiative (SNI)
The award winning Strong Neighborhoods Initiative's purpose is to develope community leadership and work collaboratively with residents to achieve the delivery of City Services and Neighborhood Priorities. Highlight projects of SNI include constructing parks and neighborhood centers, new facades and streetscapes for the business district, etc. For more information, please visit the Strong Neighborhoods Initiative site. |
