Jennifer Salcedo is a seasoned community practitioner and housing programs professional with over a decade of experience in direct service, systems navigation, and cross-agency collaboration. She brings a unique combination of lived experience, technical expertise, and leadership in community-based services, trauma-informed care, and housing stability work.

A San Francisco native raised between the city and the East Bay, Jennifer’s foundation is rooted in community. As the child of incarcerated and recovering parents, she navigated significant instability throughout her childhood, often taking on adult responsibilities at a young age. Jennifer credits much of her resilience to the mentors, case managers, youth leaders, and restorative justice practitioners who supported her — as well as the systemic gaps and harmful practices that sometimes failed her. Both shaped her conviction that services must be high-quality, culturally responsive, and rooted in dignity.

Professionally, Jennifer has built a strong track record in:

• program management and oversight

• housing navigation and stabilization services

• trauma-informed and restorative justice practices

• violence prevention and youth development

• multi-agency collaboration within housing and social service systems

• compliance, data integrity, and outcome tracking

• direct case management and crisis intervention

Her leadership roles have included overseeing large-scale housing programs, coordinating multidisciplinary teams, developing policies and workflows, facilitating community groups, managing caseloads, and guiding clients through complex housing and social service processes. Jennifer is known for her ability to bridge lived experience with technical systems knowledge, ensuring that services remain both effective and human-centered.

Jennifer founded No Barriers Community Services to address a critical need she witnessed repeatedly: community members encountering barriers when seeking help, and sometimes leaving services more overwhelmed than when they arrived. Her vision is grounded in the belief that support should be restorative, not retraumatizing — and that healing, stability, and empowerment are possible when people have access to compassionate, culturally grounded, and consistent care.

Today, Jennifer leads No Barriers Community Services with a commitment to:
trauma-informed practice, harm reduction, housing justice, restorative work, and community-centered healing.

Her mission is to ensure that no one faces hardship alone and that every person who walks through her organization’s doors experiences dignity, connection, and support without barriers.