Community Center Project
Community Center Workshop - Phase 2
The Los Gatos Thrives Foundation held a Los Gatos Community Center Design Event on October 14. This phase 2 workshop's purpose was to engage the community in planning spaces and functions for a new Los Gatos community center. The workshop also summarized phase 1 community needs learning from our June workshop and survey, as well as gathered input on site selection pros and cons. The results of the workshop are being used to develop a preliminary design concept for further consideration. For more information go to LGCommunityCenter.org.
Community Center Project
About
Why a Community Center
Many towns in the bay area have a community center - but not Los Gatos.
A community center for all ages unlocks the potential of a town. Los Gatos has engaged citizens, clubs, groups and organizations who do a lot and would like to do so much more, but there is one thing holding them back: a lack of facilities.
Survey
A Community Center Needs Survey completed
To help assemble community input for the design of a new community center a Community Survey was completed during May-June 2024. Over 600 responses to the survey of community center needs representing 1800 people was obtained, with a large majority supporting the creation of a new Community Center for Los Gatos.
Community Needs Workshops
Community Center Dreaming workshop held.
To gather more in-depth community input a Community Center workshops were held on June 20 and October 14, 2024 at the Masonic Lodge in downtown Los Gatos. The workshops were a great success with approximately community members providing valuable input on what Los Gatos needs in a community center. The results of the survey and workshops indicated a strong interest in the creation of a Los Gatos Community Center that serves all ages and provided detailed information about community priorities for a new center.
Community Needs Analysis & Report
Analysis of Community Needs Report
Learning from participants of the community needs workshop, the survey results, visits to six neighboring city community centers and input from the Town's Community Health and Senior Services Commission and Town Council have been analyzed and incorporated into a community needs assessment. This report provides the results of our Los Gatos Community Center Planning work during 2024 and has been incorporated into a detailed document available here and on our LGCommunityCenter.org website.