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SOMOS Mayfair

SOMOS Mayfair

 

Who We Are

SOMOS Mayfair builds community power in East San José through leadership development and by organizing around resident-led solutions.

Our mission is to support children, organize families, and connect neighbors to uplift the dreams, power, and leadership of community and address systemic inequities. Our vision is a thriving Mayfair.

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Presented at Gracias a la Vida 2018 // produced by Chelsey Cartwright

What We Do

We are working toward a vision where everyone is able to build their leadership capacity to ensure families have access to everything, including resources and opportunities to strengthen our community (Todo Para Todos). Believing all individuals have the agency, potential, and voice to shift power from institutions back into the hands of the community, we uplift the very people most affected by disparities to take action, to create meaningful connections with their peers, and to make an impact in Mayfair that supports their families’ immediate needs and future prosperity.

 
 

We build community power through…

Community Organizing

Leadership Development

Early Education

Economic Opportunity

 

Recent Wins

Click the thumbnail to view our latest Annual Report!

Since our founding in 1997, Somos Mayfair has been a community-led movement bringing hope and opportunity to our neighborhood. Some of our proudest achievements include:

  • Building a network of more than 200 resident leaders trained to be community organizers, leaders, and advocates

  • Providing over 1,600 parents and young children the resources and community they need to thrive at our Family Resource Centers

  • Collaborating with partners to win the development of Quetzal Gardens- a new project making affordable apartments available to residents

  • Securing $1.2M for translation services within our public schools

  • Championing a local preference policy to protect residents from displacement

 
 
 

Where We Work

Mayfair is a vibrant and historical neighborhood that has a huge legacy of social services, community organizing, and social justice movements. Mayfair was home to the renowned labor leader Cesar Chavez and a birthplace for the Mexican-American civil rights movement. Today, the Mayfair neighborhood is a working class, cultural hub drawing first- and second-generation immigrants from Latin American and Asian countries. Mayfair is both a community of transitions and new beginnings, where immigrants come and families settle to pursue their dreams.

 

 
 
Once social change begins, it cannot be reversed. You cannot un-educate the person that has learned how to read. You cannot humiliate the person who feels pride. You cannot oppress the people who are not afraid anymore.
— Cesar Chavez, 1984

Dilza’s Story

Olivia’s Story

 

SOMOS Mayfair Family Resource Centers (FRCs)

FRC @ Quetzal Gardens

(408) 834-8899

1695 Alum Rock Ave, Suite 10, San José, CA 95116

FRC @ Chavez Elementary

2000 Kammerer Ave, Room 20, San José, CA 95116

FRC @ Painter Elementary

500 Rough & Ready, Room 10, San José, CA 95133