San Leandro, California-based Rose Padilla Johnson is the CEO of Davis Street Community Center, Incorporated. A non-profit innovator, Rose Padilla Johnson has launched and managed several programs through Davis Street to benefit San Leandro residents in need. In the organization’s 2018-2019 year, for example, she supervised to completion giveaway programs that brightened the lives of thousands of children in Alameda County. These programs included a back to school shoe giveaway, a holiday basket program, and bikes for tykes.
The shoe giveaway was conducted in partnership with a Nike Clearance Store at Marina Square Center. It took the form of a raffle. Through the initiative, new pairs of shoes were given to 150 children from low-income backgrounds ahead of the school year.
For the holiday basket program, Davis Street partnered with the Alameda County Fire Department and the California Highway Patrol, among others, to distribute toys and food to families in need. The organization provided a holiday feast to about 1,000 families, 1,919 children, and 245 seniors.
Lastly, through bikes for tykes, Davis Street partnered with officer Jason Jower and the San Leandro Police Officers Association to donate bicycles to children in need. Through collaboration, 1,000 new bikes were gifted to children from low-income backgrounds.
