Almaden Community Center

Do you enjoy keeping outdoor spaces healthy and beautiful? The City of San José PRNS is hiring multiple full-time Groundskeepers at various park districts. Th...e City is recruiting individuals to maintain baseball, softball, soccer, football, and other playing fields as well as performing related grounds keeping work like watering, cultivating, pruning, and planting a variety of turf, trees, and shrubs. To apply, please complete an application by visiting bit.ly/sjgroundskeeper. The application deadline is Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at 11:59 p.m. If you have questions, please email [email protected]

Habari Gani? Today marks the beginning of Kwanzaa and the celebration of our African-American community. Happy Kwanzaa! #HolidaysWithPRNS

Attention seniors 60 and over! Here is the lunch menu for the month of January. Meals are served Monday through Friday from 12pm-12:30pm. To sign up, visit our program in person and ask staff for a registration form. Regular meals are given on a first-come first serve basis. Alternate meals can be reserved by calling (408) 268-1133 a BUSINESS DAY prior before 1PM. Please see the menu for each week’s alternate options. When you arrive to pick up your meal, let staff know th...at you reserved an alternate meal. How does the program work? Come to Almaden Community Center M-F between 12pm-12:30pm, line up by car (starting from the roundabout at our main entrance). Staff will deliver meals to your trunk or backseat once you pull up to the main entrance. Please bring your name card and post it on your passenger window or car dashboard for sign-in. You must bring your name card each day. If you are new to the program, you will be given a registration form to fill out before receiving your first meal. Once you return the completed form to us, you will be given a name card to use each time you receive a meal. Please note, participants must be 60 years or older to join. Questions or want to reserve an alternate meal? Call our center between the hours of 10:00am-1:00pm. See you here!

The year 2020 is finally coming to a close. With many different changes and unique circumstances presented this past year, our community and San José Parks, Rec...reation and Neighborhood Services have made it through this challenging year together. From responding to COVID-19, prioritizing food distribution and our community's safety and health to launching a Virtual Recreation Center to thinking outside-of-the-box to serve our residents, our #PRNSbest has been able to navigate the challenges by adapting and responding with urgency and commitment. Our department has pivoted its many services and programs throughout the pandemic to best fit our community's needs. Even during non-COVID related crisis, our #PRNSBest employees have played an essential role in assisting our community during a time of need, such as opening community centers as a safe place for residents, our park rangers assisting in fire management and locating missing people, our efforts to beautify our public spaces and many more activities that make the City of San José a vibrant and welcoming place for all. Thank you to our #PRNSBest employees who work each day to make our community a better place to live, play and make memories. With the dedication and hard work, each of our employees shares, our department has been able to accomplish any challenge put in our way. We wish everyone a safe and healthy holiday season and a cheerful New Year. We encourage all in our community to practice COVID-19 safety procedures such as social distancing, washing your hands and wearing a face mask. By following these guidelines, we can protect each other and our families by preventing the spread of COVID-19. As 2020 comes to a close, here are memories of our #PRNSBest teams from this past year. And with 2021 fast approaching, our #PRNSBest staff will continue to support our residents, providing a safe place and assisting the community when it is needed. If you would like to learn more about our department and services, please visit bit.ly/prnsweb.

Happy Holidays! -From our Almaden family to yours!

#PRNSBEST EMPLOYEES CONNECT OUR COMMUNITY WITH CRITICAL RESOURCES - CHILDCARE AND INTERNET ACCESS FOR FAMILIES NEEDED DURING THESE TIMES A recent @ktvu story c...entered around two children from @alumrockunion doing their schoolwork in a gas station parking lot. Our #PRNSBest employees from the Childcare Team saw the story and immediately sprang into action. The team was able to connect with the family of the children to qualify them, process their paperwork and enroll them into PRNS’s reduced childcare program. COVID-19 has changed the way we work, learn and live our lives into a new virtual atmosphere. With these changes comes the struggles many families face in our community due to the impacts of COVID-19 in the @CityofSanJose. The Childcare Team is just one of the #PRNSBest Teams that work tirelessly with local school districts to ensure those that need these services can get referred and registered into available programs. Our other featured #PRNSBest Team has been leading our department's new Digital Literacy efforts. The Digital Literacy Team is a newly created unit whose goal is to close the digital divide in our community and provide equitable resources to those that need them. A key offering of this team is the Affordable Home Internet program, which allows qualified residents to apply for low-cost internet services. This enables families to access the internet from home, allowing for at-home schooling, gaining literacy skills and accessing vital resources. We thank our #PRNSBest employees Edwardson Sabando, Laura Buzo, Esmeralda Prado, Nancy Doan, Janae Whitcomb and Lauren Hawkins for providing critical resources to our community. With their amazing dedication, they continue to inform and bring our residents the resources that are needed. If you would like to learn more information about our department, please visit bit.ly/prnsweb.

Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services is thrilled to join the first class of San José Digital Inclusion Fund! We plan to advance #DigitalEquity in our com...munities by bridging the digital divide and providing access to internet, literacy skills, and vital social resources. We are hosting multiple enrollment workshop for affordable home internet. You are eligible if you meet at lease one of the following: -Child Enrolled in the NSLP (National Free School Lunch Program) -CalFresh (food stamps), Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) , or Women, Infants, and Children program (WIC) -Supplemental Security Income (SSI) / Veterans Administration Benefits ( VA Pension) -Medi-Cal / Medicaid -Public Housing Assistance -Have a Household Income Under $40,000/year *Appointments are required and walk-ins will not be accepted. For an appointment, please call (408) 829-9855. #SJDigitalInclusion #DigitalEquity City of San José. For more info visit bit.ly/sj-DigitalLiteracy

Special Announcement: For the first time families can now decorate a tree at Christmas in the Park. Use the code "Family" at purchase and receive $20 off. The code also works for our Holiday Brick program. Reserve your family tree or brick here: https://www.christmasinthepark.com/p/other

*Important* A reservation on this Facebook event does NOT guarantee all giveaways as they are first come first serve for the first 200 guests. Great News! We are happy to announce that we will be hosting our lucky number 13 Annual Harvest Festival but with a little "Trunk or Treat" twist this year! Join us on Friday, October 30th, 2020 for a social distance friendly curbside Trunk or Treat. You will be greeted at the entrance and asked to open your trunk to receive some s...pecial treats (while supplies last). Then you will get a chance to drive thru a tunnel of fun filled themed decorations. Those attending the event are asked to enter the Almaden CC lot via Camden St. Entrance only. Cars will exit at the end of the parking lot on Bose Ln. More information on Almaden Harvest Festival "Trunk or Treat Edition" is available by calling the Almaden Community Center at (408) 268-1133. #BuildingCommunityThroughFUN #AlmadenHarvestFestival #socialdistancing

Get creative with your pumpkins this year! Carve them, paint them, make them spooky or silly, and have a contest with members of your household. You can make it virtual and invite friends too! #HappyPRNSHalloween

Hey #SanJosé, when you grab takeout from your favorite restaurants make sure to put those clean and dry recyclable containers into the recycle bin! Visit SanJoseRecycles.org for more tips.

VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED NOW! MORE THAN EVER - Make a difference in your community! #SiliconValleyStrong means food for all. We need volunteers to help distribute ...food to the community at Second Harvest of Silicon Valley in the City of San José and County of Santa Clara, California. Sign up NOW at www.shfb.org/give-help/volunteer/ #SiliconValleyStrong #SVStrong #SVEats #KeepSVHealthy

Rosario got her hotspot today! Have you called to reserve yours? You can now get a hotspot from any #SJPL Express Pickup location. To reserve a hotspot, call a...ny location from sjpl.org/hotspot-members (Mon. - Sat. 1- 6 PM). #SJAccess #RightToLibrary #WeAreSanJose

The Winchester Ranch Park Design and Park Naming Survey has been extended until Sunday, October 18, 2020! Help design and name a new two-acre public park here i...n City of San José by clicking the link below to add additional comments to the final conceptual park design, and vote for your favorite park name. The park is located at the end of Olsen Way behind the Winchester Mystery House in Council District 1. Survey in English: bit.ly/WinchesterRanchEnglish La encuesta en Español: bit.ly/WinchesterRanchSpanish Questions? Email Larissa Sanderfer, Parks Planner, at [email protected]

Downtown Streets Team was recently awarded a City of San José grant to provide hygiene kits and PPE to unhoused individuals while cleaning neighborhoods and enc...ampments in San José. Providing these critical needs helps to restore dignity and rebuild the lives of some of the most vulnerable in the community. READ MORE: bit.ly/33Zgr7X

California has moved Santa Clara County from the Red Tier to the Orange Tier in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy. The Orange Tier allows more businesses and ...activities to resume. Changes are effective October 14. We’ve outlined them here. Keep in mind that activities allowed under the Order are not necessarily safe. Certain activities, such as dining indoors and gathering, are still high risk. Continue to wear a mask, limit your contact with others, keep your distance from anyone outside your household, and get tested. For more information, visit https://direc.to/dsdf