{"id":59508,"date":"2025-08-19T16:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T23:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/san-jose-group-targets-small-businesses-to-uplift-neighborhood\/"},"modified":"2025-08-19T16:30:21","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T23:30:21","slug":"san-jose-group-targets-small-businesses-to-uplift-neighborhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vietvalley.com\/en\/san-jose-group-targets-small-businesses-to-uplift-neighborhood\/","title":{"rendered":"San Jose group targets small businesses to uplift neighborhood"},"content":{"rendered":"
As East San Jose\u2019s Mayfair neighborhood struggles with poverty, gentrification and divestment, one group is creating a plan to uplift people economically. Last year, workers with nonprofit Amigos de Guadalupe knocked on doors in Mayfair to learn about what residents need most. Residents said they want a way to make more income and have more affordable housing, according to Jose Murillo, director of place-based initiatives. The group put together a 10-year plan called the Neighborhood Prosperity Project to tackle poverty in underinvested areas, starting with Mayfair and branching out to other neighborhoods. As part of that project, Amigos launched its…\u00a0<\/p>\n