About us (FMCI)
Franklin-McKinley Children’s Initiative (FMCI) is a community partnership that supports children from cradle to career through: 1) Hub Schools, 2) Safe and Strong Neighborhoods, and 3) Economic Development.
Mission
Vision
Every Franklin-McKinley Children’s Initiative (FMCI) child graduates High School ready for College and Career.
History
In 2010, the 16-block Santee neighborhood was one of the lowest socioeconomic areas in the City of San Jose, with a large proportion of recent immigrants, non-English speaking families, high level of gang activity (identified by the San Jose Police Department as one of the City’s gang “hot spots”), family violence, and poor school performance in terms of academics, truancy, and behavior. Santee Elementary School had the second lowest API in the district, with a 2010 Base of 734. The school was moving into its fifth year of Federal Program Improvement. Based on state STAR testing reports, 80% of the students were socio-economically disadvantaged and 85% were classified as English learners. Although the City of San Jose had invested significant resources over the years through suppression and intervention programs such as Weed and Seed, Project Crackdown, and redevelopment funding through the Strong Neighborhoods Initiative, improvements were not quick enough or sustainable.
A number of local service agencies were working diligently to help the community, but there was little or no coordination among the services. The burden of assisting families was often on the shoulders of the teachers and principal, taking them away from their primary purpose of providing quality education and positive school culture.
In response to this crisis, Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County and the Franklin McKinley School District worked together to secure funding from the Packard Foundation, the City of San Jose, the County Office of Education, and FIRST 5 of Santa Clara County to launch the Franklin-McKinley Children’s Initiative (FMCI). Today, FMCI convenes and partners with over 25 private and public organizations and provides direct services to invest in the Santee neighborhood through three key areas — Hub Schools, Safe and Strong Neighborhoods, and Economic Development.
We are social activists, government officials, and business owners. We are community members, teachers, and philanthropists. We are nuns, principals, and nonprofit employees. Together, we are the Franklin McKinley Children’s Initiative (FMCI).
Our vision is to pool our collective resources and focus our passions on making the Santee neighborhood a place where children and families can truly thrive.
Contact us
1399 Santee Drive, BLDG 2
San Jose, CA 95122
Office: (408) 640-9654
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Staff
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Deyanira Hurtado
FMCI Director
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Sona Grover
Program Manager
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Maria Garcia-Serrano
Program Manager
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Noemi Gomez
Program Manager
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Marisela Cuevas
Program Coordinator
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Hever Yanez
Community Worker
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Luz Aguillar
Case Manager I
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Vivian Doan
Early Learning Specialist
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Melanie Mireles
Early Learning Specialist
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Lucia Dixon
Early Learning Specialist
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Mario Galvan
Early Learning Specialist
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Benito Torres
Community Worker
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Carmen Zacarias
Community Worker
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Christina Hernandez
Community Worker
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Brenda Flores
CORAL Site Manager at Santee Elementary Schools
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Carmina Valdivia
Senior Director, Children, Youth, and Family Development
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Sharon Marfil
Volunteer Coordinator
Community Leadership in Action
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Amelida Castillo
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Suliquei Bautista
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Guillermina Estrada
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Stephanie Ceja Gonzalez
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McLaughlin Area Tenant Associaton
Partners
FMCI is firmly committed to a partnership approach to its work and believes connecting the Santee neighborhood to additional resources is a fundamental aspect of its responsibility to the community.
The following public agencies and community-based organizations have made ongoing contributions to the health and well-being of Santee residents by providing programming and other resources:
Franklin-McKinley School District
District 7
Second Harvest Silicon Valley
CORAL
Supply Bank. Org
City of San Jose
City - Parks, and Rec.
Educare California at Silicon Valley
First 5
ParentChild+
Department of Family Services
Be Strong Parent Cafe
Valley Verde
Veggielution
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Opportunity Youth Academy
Community Liaisons
Seven Trees Neighborhood
New Hope Church
The Health Trust
Second Harvest Silicon Valley
Healthier Kids Foundation
Loaves & Fishes (A La Cart)
Public Health Department
San Jose Police Department
Santa Clara Office of Education
Santee Neighborhood Association
McLaughlin Area Tenants
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Steering Committee
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Lynne H. Brown, Ph.D.
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Juan Cruz
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Chris Funk
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Dr. Many Ann Dewan
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HaNhi L. Tran
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Eddie Truong
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Leslie Bacho
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Thanh Tran
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Angel Rios
Funders
The work of FMCI would not be possible without the support of our funders, who believe in our vision for a stronger Santee neighborhood.
Coughran Family Foundation
Franklin-McKinley School District
Bella Vista Foundation
Carol Jossi
City of San Jose
FIRST 5, Santa Clara County
Heising Siemens Foundation
Leo M. Shortino Family Foundation
David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Social Services Department of Santa Clara County
Skoll Foundation
Sunlight Giving
Thank you to our sponsors for your generous support. We value your partnership and commitment to the residents of Santee.
Founding Members
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Madison Nguyen
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Nicole Kade
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Jaime Lopez
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Dr. John Porter, Jr.
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Buu Thai
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Susan Meyers
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Greg Kepferle
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Jolene Smith
Where We Work
Franklin-McKinley School District Sites
FMCI Community Center
1399 Santee Dr, San Jose, CA 95122
Contact: Maria Serrano
Email: mgarcia-serrano@catholiccharitiesscc.org
Phone: (669)244-2815
Educare FRC
1399 Santee Dr, San Jose, CA 95122
Contact: Maria Serrano
Email: mgarcia-serrano@catholiccharitiesscc.org
Phone: (669)244-2815
Seven Trees FRC
3975 Mira Loma Way, San Jose, CA 95111
Contact: Marisol Barahona
Email: mbarahona@catholiccharitiesscc.org
Phone: (408)516-6028
Jason Dahl FRC- Educare
3200 Water St., Bldg P-2, San Jose,CA 95111
Contact: Jennifer Interiano
Email: jinteriano@catholiccharitiesscc.org
Phone: (408) 396-8301
George Shirakawa Sr. FRC
645 Wool Creek Dr, P1 & P2 San Jose, CA 95112
Contact: Sona Grover
Email: sgrover@catholiccharitiesscc.org
Phone: (425) 949-2521