Description: The identified elementary school attendance areas in the San José Unified School District are: Almaden, Anne Darling, Bachrodt, Empire Gardens, Gardner, Grant, Lowell, Horace Mann, Olinder, and Washington. These schools are located in eight zip codes: 95110, 95112, 95113, 95116, 95118, 95125, 95126, and 95133. There is an estimated 49,000 residents, of which 5,400 are children under the age of 6. There are approximately 2,415 families with at least one child under the age of 6. The San José Unified School District serves a large portion of the east side community of San José.

Zip Codes: 95110, 95112, 95113, 95116, 95118, 95125, 95126, 95127, 95133

Targeted Neighborhoods for Networks: Almaden, Anne Darling, Bachrodt, Empire Gardens, Gardner, Grant, Lowell, Horace Mann, Olinder, Washington

Contact:

Lead Agency:

Gardner Family Care Corporation/EMQ Children and Family Services
Yen Le 408-886-6109

Michelle Wexler, FIRST 5 Performance Management Liaison
(408) 260-3730

FIRST 5 Funded Services

EMQ Children & Family Services and Gardner Family Care Corp. Lead Agency’s are responsible for coordinating the available services in this Partnership area. They can be reached at (408) 364-4082.

Services funded by FIRST 5 in the San Jose Unified include:

1. Family Partner Services provided by:
   - San Jose Education Foundation
   - Sacred Heart Community Services
   - EMQ Children & Family Services

2. Home Visitation Services provided by:
   - Gardner Family Care Corporation
   - EMQ Children & Family Services
   - Friends Outside

3. Parent Workshops Services provided by;
   - Choices for Children
   - Center for Healthy Development
   - Sacred Heart Community Services

4. KidConnections: Childhood Developmental Assessment Services
5. Therapeutic (Counseling ) Services
   - EMQ Children & Family Services
   - Gardner Family Care Corporation

6. Oral Health Services are provided by:
   - Tooth Mobile

7. Power of Preschool Services
8. FIRST 5 County-Wide Services
9. Community Engagement & Education Services is 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)

Park Avenue Preschool
Ratinder Cheema, Director
1080 The Alameda
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: 408-294-4807

San Jose Unified School District Early Education Department

Patsy Storie, Early Education Manager
855 Lenzen Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: 408-535-6677

Selina Tam, Administrative Aide Assistant
855 Lenzen Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: 408-535-6679

St. Elizabeth's Day Home
Dianna Ballesteros, Executive Director
950 St. Elizabeth Drive
San Jose, CA 95126
Phone: 408-295-3456

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