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San Jose council receives report on community-led domestic violence response; directs staff to pursue design work and coordination with county
Summary
Council received a consultant report on community-led solutions to domestic violence, heard survivor-centered findings and unanimously approved motions directing staff to coordinate with the County and pursue community-designed pilot planning and related implementation steps.
The San Jose City Council on May 20 received a report and community engagement findings on community-led approaches to prevent and respond to domestic and gender‑based violence and directed staff to advance design work for community-based pilot responses in coordination with county partners.
The report, conducted by the Battered Women’s Justice Project in partnership with two local nonprofits, summarized outreach with survivors and service providers and recommended culturally responsive education, community-centered healing hubs, improved disability and language access, clear terminology and locally accessible housing for survivors. Staff emphasized the difficulty of outreach to marginalized survivors and…
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