North East: Milpitas, Berryessa, Alviso, Orchard and North San Jose

Description: North East Community Partnership encompasses 7 zip codes which represent City of Milpitas and several neighborhoods in San José: Alviso, Berryessa, Orchard, and north San José. Geographically, this region is very diverse spanning from the north end of Santa Clara County border to the City of Milpitas, Alviso, and the Orchard community in north San José. There are three school districts within the Region: Berryessa Union, Milpitas Unified, and Orchard. The approximate population size of the region is 167,000, of which over 12,000 are children through age 5. This is one of the more diverse regions representative of Caucasian, Chinese, Filipino, Vietnamese, Asian Indian, African American, and Latino populations.

Zip Codes: 95002, 95035, 95131, 95132, 95133, 95134, 95140

Targeted Neighborhoods for Networks: Rancho Verde, McKee

Contact:


Lead Agency:

Choices for Children
Barbara Kasnic 408-297-3295
Luisa Linares 408-297-3295

Joanne Seavey-Hultquist, FIRST 5 Performance Management Liaison 408-260-3720

FIRST 5 Funded Services

Choices for Children (CFC) is the Lead Agency responsible for coordinating the services in this Partnership area. They can be reached at 408-297-3295.
Services funded by FIRST 5 in the North East include:

1. Family Partner Services provided by Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County
2. Parent Workshops Services provided by:
   - Choices for Children
   - Parents Helping Parents

3. KidConnections: Childhood Developmental Assessment Services
4. Therapeutic (Counseling ) Services
5. Home Visitation Services
6. FIRST 5 County-Wide Services
7. Community Engagement & Education Services are provided by the following agencies:

   - Children’s Discovery Museum of San Jose
   - Eastern European Services Agency
   - International Children Assistance Network (ICAN>
   - Bring Me a Book Foundation

Power of Preschool (PoP)

Santa Clara County Office of Education, Head Start
Adolfo Pando, Manager
Planning and Support
1290 Ridder Park Drive, MC 225
San Jose, CA 95131-2304
Phone: 408-453-6687




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