Communities

Like so many nonprofits, the SA Hope Center has adjusted its operations on the fly during the pandemic and are finding new challenges in supporting families in 2020.

Sandra Morales hopes donors will remember the people of the West Side, as the pandemic enters the second year.

The pandemic has expanded the need for job training and college readiness programs in San Antonio.

H. E. Butt Foundation cohort aims to help San Antonio churches and church leaders break mental health stigmas.

After three years together in the Foundation’s program, a cohort of San Antonio nonprofits have deep and lasting relationships to sustain their work together.

Mike Brown runs a pizza shop while leading his kids and his community in building a better life.

About this time last year, we sent you a community survey. That was our way of starting a conversation with you about the gaps that exist within our communities, especially the gaps in opportunities and resources that leave so many families and children struggling to survive.

As a solution to a big social problem like inequity, “relationships” may sound too simple or too soft. But lack of connection between people perpetuates a lack of empathy and understanding, which leads to a lack of vision for lasting change. And there’s nothing soft about relationships.

Who received and responded to the survey? The basic answer: older people of Christian faith in Texas who tend to have an abundance of resources. These mature, affluent, religious communities see themselves as oriented to the needs of people experiencing poverty in their areas.