Organize for Justice
Power and Organizing at Sacred Heart
Sacred Heart Community Service works to transform the systemic conditions that produce the suffering of poverty and racism, and in the meantime we try to alleviate that suffering by offering direct services. Community organizing is how we work to transform poverty and racism at the root. The Power and Organizing program trains volunteer community leaders to channel their influence and work collectively.
What is community organizing? Organizing is everyday people coming together to change our local policies and government structures so that the institutions we depend on work for and benefit the people.
How do we do this? We build relationships with one another and develop each other’s leadership skills. At Sacred Heart we believe that the people closest to the pain know the best solutions to the problems in our county, so our job as organizers is to get those people together and shift the power in their direction.
You can learn more about each of our organizing committees below.
Sacred Heart
Organizing Institute
The Sacred Heart Organizing Institute takes the lessons we’ve learned over many years of providing essential services and running campaigns for justice and makes them easy to understand.
Sacred Heart Housing Action Committee (SHHAC)
We are a diverse group of San José residents, workers, voters, and organizers representing the immediate need for renters rights and affordable housing for homeless, low and very low-income residents, and economic refugees.
PASOS
Personas Activas Sobresalientes Organizando Soluciones (PASOS) Immigrant Rights Committee
We organize around issues that impact immigrants
Emergency Family Preparedness Planning
Create a safety plan for you and your family
Every family should have a plan for emergencies. It is equally critical for immigrant families to think ahead and set more concrete plans for immigration emergencies that can arise.
This Family Preparedness Toolkit offers guidance on:
Childcare options if a parent becomes unavailable
Finding trusted immigration services
Knowing and asserting your constitutional rights
Explore the toolkit below to help keep your family safe and informed.
City Council
Report Cards
They offer our perspective of their performance on issues that matter to us, and the people we serve and organize. These are not campaign pieces and are not intended to advise the community to vote for or against any politician.