Hispanic Heritage Month, Local Housing, and Education

[From the Springfield Public Schools Website]

Joesiah Gonzalez serves as a principled leader, dedicated to transformation in education, human services, and government.

Mr. Gonzalez was born and raised in the City of Springfield and is a proud graduate of Springfield Public Schools. He received a Master of Business Administration from Fitchburg State University, carrying a burning passion to see transformation in the city and region.

[Quote from BusinessWest]

In his current role, he handles fundraising and communications strategies for Home City, with a primary focus, on the philanthropy side, of raising funds to support resident-service programs that assist the more than 400 families housed in Home City’s multiple affordable-housing sites, work he finds very rewarding.

“Being at the table and also at the helm of certain initiatives, especially around resident engagement, allows me to drive impact in a way that’s meaningful, especially being from the city and living in the city,” Gonzalez said, adding that he gets involved at a truly grass-roots level. “There are a lot of folks doing a lot of social-impact programs, but if we don’t check the pulse on what’s happening in our community and our neighborhoods, there can sometimes be a disconnect between well-intended efforts and true impact.”