Hayward Promise Neighborhoods

It is always such an honor to hear from one of the folks who inspired the Promise Neighborhoods Initiative, and who has proven via the Harlem Children's Zone that place-based initiatives are not just needed, but work! "There's been an intentional disinvestment (in communities) for decades. The disinvestment CAUSED the social problems. People begin to associate the social problems with the people. The only way you push back is by focusing on those places and being just as intentional." - Geoffrey Canada Thank you Mr. Canada for your continued service and leadership. We hope to eventually have a similar impact in #Hayward! #placebased #promiseneighborhoods #datadriven #HaywardPromise #cradle2career #cradle2careerCA

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📣 We are hiring! Spread the word! HPN is hiring for a Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator to support community engagement, food distributions, and referral systems. This is a great entry-level position for someone who is passionate about services in the Hayward and Cherryland areas. We will begin reviewing applications in mid to late June. https://lnkd.in/gMBZ-SxK

📣 We are hiring! Spread the word! HPN is hiring for a Neighborhood Outreach Coordinator to support community engagement, food distributions, and referral systems. This is a great entry-level position for someone who is passionate about services in the Hayward and Cherryland areas. We will begin reviewing applications in mid to late June. https://lnkd.in/gMBZ-SxK

Last Wednesday's #HandsOff IMAGINE Rally was so full of life. Partners, community, & staff brought the energy to Sacramento. If our leaders can take a bit of the generosity & conviction from the rally into our #CABudget, we will be in great shape. What we're asking for is pretty darn simple: prioritize the most marginalized and most vulnerable communities in the California State Budget. There are plenty of solutions besides making cuts that will send families and foster youth into further trauma. Shout outs to co-sponsor of the rally SEIU California!

With many minds, the impact is even greater. Thank you to Hayward Promise Neighborhoods for hosting the latest California Promise Neighborhoods Network (CPNN) Convening. CPNN’s Promise Neighborhoods, including MEDA’s Mission Promise Neighborhood, met with Cradle-to-Career state and national partners to collaborate and plan our collective work ahead. It was our honor to co-leading the planning and support for this event as part of our California Department of Social Services partnership. #MEDA #cradletocareer #PromiseNeighborhoods

What a #DreamTeam! Hayward Promise Neighborhoods welcomed our newest partners who built the Promise Neighborhoods supports at the state and national level. We hosted over 60 leaders and practitioners across the CA Promise Neighborhoods Network. I am so proud of our work in Hayward and excited to share it with everyone. This is a sneak peek of our convening last week. Thank you Mission Economic Development Agency for co-leading the planning and support for this event as part of our California Department of Social Services partnership.

On Wednesday, folks from around CA and the across the nation began making their way to Hayward to learn best practices from HPN, and to continue working on the strategic plan for our CA Promise Neighborhoods Network (CPNN). We kicked off with our Early Learning Info Night on Wednesday where folks got to witness alignment not competition across early learning partners. On Thursday, Promise Neighborhoods and partners were able to hear from our Hayward leaders, including one of our favorite mother-daughter duos, Julieta Martinez and Samantha Lopez Martinez, then visitors got to witness our Cradle to Career Education Reform Network (C2CERN) in action, followed by a trip to Brenkwitz High School where Principal Beavers and her wonderful student leaders shared about their experiences attending BHS and working with our Student Success Coach, Michael Harris. After the student panel, we visited the makerspace at BHS and learned about all the wonderful opportunities and on-going needs to maintain the space. Then our TVHC Promotoras de Salud and 4Cs staff shared about the community outreach and services they provide, and how they work together to ensure families have the resources they need. After a little networking break, our visitors got to hear from our CSUEB President Sandeen, City of Hayward Mayor, Mark Salinas, 4Cs Executive Director, Renee Herzfeld, HUSD Superintendent Dr. Reimann, and Chabot College VP of Student Services, Matthew Kritscher, about the ways in which these agencies collaborate to ensure our families really are served from cradle to career. The following day, only our CA Promise Neighborhood Network partners joined to continue working on our strategic plan to sustain our work, and to hopefully fund more Promise Neighborhoods across CA. It was 3 days packed with lots of wisdom sharing, and community building. We hope our partners come back to visit soon! Cc: Mission Economic Development Agency, Mission Promise Neighborhood, SBCS San Diego, Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians, TRUE NORTH ORGANIZING NETWORK , Harlem Children's Zone, GRACE & End Child Poverty California , StriveTogether, California State University - East Bay, City of Hayward, Hayward Unified School District, 4Cs of Alameda County, Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, Chabot College, Urban Institute, Amanecer Consulting Group, Everyday Impact Consulting #Hayward #CityofHayward #CPNN #CAPromiseNeighborhoods #PNI #collectiveimpact #capacitybuilding #cradletocareer #equity #datadriven #communitydriven #KeepingthePromiseCA #STRONGkids #STRONGfamilies #STRONGcommunities #HaywardPromise https://lnkd.in/gz3Aa6eA