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United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County

The Average Teacher Spends $800+ Out of Pocket on School Supplies

United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County’s annual Write Start Project launched this week, an initiative aimed at providing San Antonio school teachers with classroom supplies ahead of...

United Way Kids Festival

Grab your medals and join us for the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County Kids Festival sponsored by The Texas Cavaliers. This free, official Fiesta® San Antonio...

United Way’s Top 10 Accomplishments in 2022

At United Way, our goal is to make our community a better place to live and work. This year, we will continue to bring people together to create meaningful...

UWSA Creates 1,200+ Emergency Kits for 9/11 Days of Service

Along with hundreds of volunteers, we assembled more than 1,200 emergency preparedness kits for local families in honor of 9/11 Days of Service and Remembrance. An annual tradition for...

Put Yourself in the Shoes of Residents “Making Tough Choices” About Finances

Did you know that 35% of all households in Bexar County earn more than the Federal Poverty Level but less than a basic cost-of-living threshold? Let us introduce you...

The Importance of Early Childhood Education

Early childhood education is a major focus area for United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County. Research tells us that 90% of a child’s brain develops in their...

Fostering Childhood Literacy in Your Home and Community

Increasing childhood literacy is one of the most important causes for United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County. A child’s reading level by the end of the third...

PAYING IT FORWARD

“Veronica” started crying. She needed food. As she sat looking for her ID with “Rita,” her case manager at Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Veronica shared that her employment...

Two years ago, “Abby” arrived at Boysville’s emergency shelter broken from a difficult childhood. Boysville is “a home with a heart” to children who are orphaned, homeless, abandoned, abused, neglected,...

STABILIZING CHILDREN/FAMILIES DURING TIMES OF TRAUMA

When children aren’t in school, teachers and school staff, the number one group alerting authorities, are not around to report child abuse. So as isolation, loss of jobs and...