A Partnership with Many Roles
While no single organization can address complex community issues, we believe that by working together we can affect the positive change needed in Redwood City and North Fair Oaks. In the 1990’s, as the new millennium approached, the collaborative began when the leaders in our community decided to tackle those complex issues differently with a unique vision of partnership and collaboration across sectors. Ever since, the model has been streamlined and strengthened – collaboration is the natural keystone of all our work now. Here’s a look at how our unique community collaborative fits together and the partners who have joined forces to improve the health and success of Redwood City and North Fair Oaks.
Redwood City 2020 Collaborative Roles:
- Facilitate collaboration & partnership
- Incubate projects
- Spark innovation
- Leverage resources and fund programs
- Research & evaluate our work
- Provide professional development
Our Core Partners’ Roles:
- Provide representatives that serve on our governing boards (Leadership Council and Executive Team)
- Provide vision and direction to help shape our work
- Provide funding
- All other relevant Affiliate Partner roles
Our Affiliate Partners’ Roles:
- Provide direct services
- Develop resources
- Collect and share data
- Collaborate and contribute
Our Friends of Redwood City 2020 Roles:
- Provide financial contributions
- Provide in-kind services or goods
- Offer volunteer time
- Provide technical assistance
Redwood City 2020 Staff
Elisa Guizar Chavez
Redwood City Together is pleased to welcome Elisa Guizar Chavez into the team as the our Collective Impact Coordinator. She brings in her past experiences working in the community and…
Nicole Prieto Macias
Having grown up in Redwood City, Nicole is excited to be giving back to her community through her work in Redwood City 2020. Nicole graduated from Sonoma State University with a degree…
John Crowell
John Crowell brings robust leadership and project management experience to his role of Program Manager for Redwood City 2020. Before joining Redwood City 2020, John had a long and successful…
Rafael Avendaño
Rafael Avendaño is the Executive Director of Redwood City 2020. Rafael has over a decade of experience in nonprofit management and has served on councils and boards the past 6…
Michael Solorio
Michael Solorio is a recent graduate from Stanford University with a degree in Materials Science & Engineering. He is very passionate to empower local community members and provide opportunities for…
Redwood City 2020 Core Partners
Redwood City 2020 Affiliate Partners
Cradle-to-Career Pipeline of Success
- Acknowledge Alliance
(formerly the Cleo Eulau Center)
- Allies for Adult Education
- Beresford Montessori
- Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula
- Cañada College
- City of Redwood City
: Fair Oaks Community Center
, Parks and Recreation
- Family Connections
- Fair Oaks Health Center
- First 5 San Mateo County
- Footsteps Child Care, Inc.
- Fresh Lifelines for Youth
- Get Healthy San Mateo County
- Grove Foundation
- Healthy Cities Tutoring
- Institute for Human and Social Development
(Head Start)
- John W. Gardner Center
- Kaiser Permanente
- Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
- Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center
- Peninsula Literacy Coalition
- Prevent Blindness Northern California
- Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services
- Redwood City Police Department
- Redwood City Police Activities League
(PAL)
- Redwood City Public Library
- Redwood City Education Foundation
- Redwood City School District
- San Mateo County Health System
- San Mateo County Human Services Agency
- San Mateo County Office of Education
- Second Harvest Food Bank
- Sequoia Children’s Center
- Sequoia Healthcare District
- Sequoia High School Teen Resource Center
- Sequoia Union High School District
- Sequoia YMCA
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- Sobrato Early Academic Literacy (SEAL)
- StarVista – Youth Development Initiative
- United Way of the Bay Area
Health, Wellness, & Safety
- Aim High
- Boys and Girls Club of the Peninsula
- Citizen Schools
- Coastside Hope
- Acknowledge Alliance
(formerly the Cleo Eulau Center)
- El Centro de Libertad/The Freedom Center
- Fair Oaks Community Center
- Friends for Youth
- Get Healthy San Mateo County
- GLOW Foundation
- Health Connected
(formerly Teen Talk Sexuality Education)
- Hidden Villa
- Job Train
- John W. Gardner Center
- La Raza Club
- Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
- LIBRE
- Nuestra Casa
- Our Second Home Community Center
- Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center
- Redwood City Community Development Department
- Redwood City Complete Streets Committee
- Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services
- Redwood City Police Department
- Redwood City Public Library
- Redwood City School District
- Redwood High School REAL Program
- RotaCare Bay Area, Inc.
- Safe Kids Santa Clara/San Mateo
- San Mateo County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
- San Mateo County Health Coverage Unit
- San Mateo County Human Services Agency
- San Mateo County Probation Department
- San Mateo County Office of Education
- San Mateo County Office of Sustainability
- San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
- San Mateo Medical Center
and the Sequoia Teen Wellness Center
- Sequoia Afterschool for Enrichment Program (SAFE)
- Sequoia High School Dream Club
- Sequoia Hospital
- Sequoia Teen Resource Center
- Sequoia Union High School District
- Sequoia YMCA
- Siena Youth Center
- Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition
- Spark
- StarVista
- The Prevention Research Center
- The Summit Institute
- Youth Leadership Institute
Community Engagement
- Cañada College
- City of Redwood City
(Fair Oaks Community Center
, Parks and Recreation
)
- Fair Oaks Community Center
- Hoover Community School
- Institute for Local Government
- International Institute of the Bay Area
- Kainos Home and Training Center
- Legal Aid Society of San Mateo County
- McKinley Institute of Technology
- Peninsula Conflict Resolution Center
- Redwood City Public Library
- Redwood City School District
- Salvation Army
- San Francisco Organizing Project/Peninsula Interfaith Action
- San Mateo Credit Union
- San Mateo County History Museum
- San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office
, CARON Program
- Sequoia High School Dream Club
and Immigrant Youth Action Team
- Taft Community School
- Upward Bound TRiO Program
- Welcoming America
- Woodside Road Unified Methodist Church
Friends of Redwood City 2020
- Caroline Bauhaus
- Chris Beth
- Pat Brown
- Children’s Cardiology of the Bay Area
- Teri Chin
- Susan Clark
- Carrie Du Bois
- Friends for Youth
- Beth and Gary Goddard
- Yael Goshen
- Lauri Karzen
- Deanna La Croix
- Sarah La Torra
- Alisa MacAvoy
- Jamillah Moore
- Hilary Paulson
- Recology San Mateo County
- Alan Sarver
- Jerry Shefren
- S.M. Vonderlinden
- Stacey Wagner
- Timothy Wong