Area Foundation Helps Improve Police/Youth Relations
With growing tensions between law enforcement and the communities they serve – youth in particular – in recent years, anything that can be done to ratchet down potential confrontations is […]
Pride Month 2023: Sheltering Homeless LGBTQ Youth
Sandra Whitley believes that homelessness among LGBTQ youth is on the rise because queer people are coming out at a younger age, leading many of them to get kicked out […]
Compassion Through Tragedy: Area Foundation Helps Uvalde Heal
Within 24 hours after the usually quiet town of Uvalde was shaken to its core following a devastating school shooting, the San Antonio Area Foundation had set up a trusted […]
Area Foundation Equity Fellows Share Learning Experience
The San Antonio Area Foundation recently hosted its graduation for the 2022 Equity Fellowship Cohort at the Maestro Center. This is the second graduating class of the Equity Fellowship Program. A […]
SAAFdn Celebrates Laredo Legacy Scholars
For the second consecutive year, the San Antonio Area Foundation took its show on the road to spread good news in Webb County. The Area Foundation’s Legacy Scholarship already stood […]
Aging Unbound: National Older Americans Month
Imagine how our community would look if we embraced Aging Unbound. What if we all saw each of our neighbors as individuals with unique experiences and stories to share? Since […]
SALSA Spotlight: Older Adults and Fair Housing
April is Fair Housing Month and this year’s theme is about choices for all voices. As I reflect on what that means to me, and my work, I am struck […]
Animal Cruelty Prevention Month: Atascosa Nonprofit Fills Void
After transporting animals to safety in the wake of Hurricane Harvey in 2017, Caron Tuttle saw a need for a greater animal rescue presence in Atascosa County, just south of […]
Philanthropic Briefing Highlights SALSA Initiative
Current and prospective philanthropic supporters of the San Antonio Area Foundation gathered two weeks ago amid an eclectic assortment of plants and flowers at the San Antonio Botanical Gardens to […]
Area Foundation Helps Regional Food Banks
As long as John Galbraith is around, needy South Texas families can rest assured that they will have hearty potatoes and vegetables to eat at home. Galbraith is a college […]