Closing Gaps: Improving Relations Between Youth & Police
The San Antonio Area Foundation (SAAFdn) is bringing to our city for the first time an innovative national program focused on reducing tension and increasing understanding between law enforcement and youth in […]
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 […]
Empowering Nonprofits Through Data Analysis & Innovation
Unique new partnership offers an unprecedented professional development opportunity Data visualization and analysis aren’t typically areas of strength for many – if not most – local nonprofit organizations. They know […]
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 […]
Small Nonprofit Thrives Thanks To SAAFdn Support
In its more than three decades serving San Antonio’s South Side community, nonprofit organization Fuerza Unida – “United Force” in Spanish – has had its share of ups and downs, […]