CONNECT with the CityPromise Zone Working Groups
Housing Affordability
Increase access to quality affordable housing.
Healthy Communities
Promote access to healthcare and healthy foods.
Jobs & Education
Create jobs and improve educational opportunities.
Economic Activity
Increase economic activity.
Goals
Residents, community advocates, and SDPZ Partners, including government agencies, nonprofits, and community-based organizations, meet regularly in SDPZ Working Groups to identify priorities, coordinate programs, and plan activities to make a collective impact. Leading these efforts, the City collaborates with these groups aim to improve the quality of life for Promise Zone residents by focusing on the goals above.
Learn more about how we’re addressing these goals by exploring our SDPZ Strategic Plan. An Investments Snapshot (English, Spanish) and more detailed Investments Summary (English, Spanish) outline investments that the City has made within the Promise Zone from FY17 through FY24.
Please note: Our objectives are currently being revised for clarity and alignment with ongoing initiatives. Updates will be posted soon.
Upcoming Meetings
Working Group Co-Chairs
Danielle Stephen
Economic Activity
dstephen@nu.edu
Sylvia Ramirez
Economic Activity
sramirez@cityheightscdc.org
Sarah Tuakli Cooper
Jobs and Education
scooper@eisca.org
Raquel Aparicio
Jobs and Education
raaparicio@ucsd.edu
Jon Rios
Housing Affordability
jonr@sdhc.org
Alondra Estrada-Lam
Healthy Communities
alondra.estrada@sdcounty.ca.gov