Monte Vista Gardens: Addressing a Community's Needs
Since its inception, the Monte Vista Gardens development
has been committed to addressing the needs of the community in which it was
built. Recognizing the dire need for quality housing for families and seniors
in San Jose, Monte Vista Gardens provides affordable luxury housing and brings
a wide array of resources and services to its residents. However, Monte Vista
Garden’s commitment to the community does not end there.
When approached by Evette Ybarra from the Santa
Clara County Department of Family & Children Services with a request to
host a much-needed program for deaf or hard-of-hearing children and their
families, Erin Caputo, Director of Marketing at ROEM Corporation, did not
hesitate to offer space for this program at Monte Vista Gardens. Caputo, who
oversees the marketing and community relation’s efforts at Monte Vista Gardens along
with the 14 other properties developed by ROEM Corporation, immediately
recognized the value this program could bring to Monte Vista Gardens. “ROEM
Corporation and its properties actively engage the communities in which we
build to ensure our residents not only live in affordable luxury housing, but
also have access to the resources they need to succeed,” said Caputo.
This news could not have come at a better time
for Ybarra. The County department struggled to find a location that could
provide enough space and resources for the parent and children workshops and the
after-school program. “I am grateful to ROEM Corporation and the Monte
Vista Gardens complex for inviting us to share in their wonderful space. Monte
Vista Gardens is generously providing a welcoming venue for a new family
program, which serves San Jose children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and
their families,“ said Ybarra. As part of the grant, Monte Vista Gardens’
resident will have access to the new tables and chairs in the community room, helping
to further improve the quality of this community.
The program provides workshops to help parents
of deaf or hard-of-hearing children improve their parenting skills and offers
deaf or hard-of-hearing children after-school programs and activities that
increase their social skills and promote healthy living habits and confidence.