One year after author and billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott used her Medium blog to launch a new brand of giving, United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County was one...
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SAN ANTONIO VOLUNTEERS CELEBRATE READING
February 15, 2022To support this important building block, we offer thanks and congratulations to the San Antonio volunteers who participated in 2021’s Read Across America Day and National Reading Month to promote...
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ANSWER THE CALL FOR HELP
February 11, 2022On February 11, or 2/11, we want to thank our 2-1-1 call specialists for providing hope and help. In a crisis, in a disaster, in a pandemic, United Way’s 2-1-1 Helpline helps...
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2021 UNITED WAY COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN RAISES $46.2 MILLION
February 7, 2022United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County announced today that a growing community need inspired donors to generously give $46.2 million to the 2021 United Way Community Campaign. David...
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VOLUNTEER INCOME TAX ASSISTANCE SEASON KICKS OFF
January 28, 2022The 2022 season of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program – offering free tax preparation for San Antonio/Bexar County individuals and families who earned up to $55,000 last year...
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PAYING IT FORWARD
January 28, 2022“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 agency...
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WHERE HEALING BEGINS
January 21, 2022Two 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, or...
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TOP 10 ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN 2021
January 10, 2022Happy New Year! At United Way, we resolve every day to help people be better off in life. Not just briefly as one year passes into another but every day...