The Community Roots Collaborative (CRC) is back! After launching the CRC program in 2024, SV@Home has brought the cohort back and with new members and additional organizations! 

The Community Roots Collaborative (CRC) is back! After launching the CRC program in 2024, SV@Home has brought the cohort back and with new members and additional organizations! We continue to bring together a cohort of over 15 Santa Clara County-based organizations to learn more about and facilitate community development in our county. These last couple of weeks we held an orientation meeting and our first convening out of seven for the year. Here are the highlights to the first convening:

• The cohort voted on two tour locations they’d like to visit: The Unity Council (a Social Equity Development Corporation) in Oakland’s Fruitvale Neighborhood and the San Francisco Community Land Trust
• SV@Home announced a One-on-One Strategic Consulting service to the CRC cohort so we can provide intimate support on their community development journeys. Up to six cohort members will be selected based on their application submittals.
• Our very own Deputy Director of Strategy, Joshua Ishimatsu, held a presentation and facilitated a community discussion on the phases of the development process, site control/ownership, and introductory topics on buying a property
• SV@Home and the CRC cohort signed a list of agreements and commitments to continue their strong engagement in the Collaborative here on out.

Throughout 2025, SV@Home will bring in more featured speakers to discuss deeper topics on community development, such as basics on acquiring properties, fundraising, building and maintaining a network of partners and vendors, and more!