United 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...
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Mission United Holiday Help For Our Military
January 7, 2022United Way’s MISSION UNITED (military program) recently extended support to local Veterans and their families in need of a little extra help during the recent holidays. Partnering with Grace After Fire, The...
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STABILIZING CHILDREN/FAMILIES DURING TIMES OF TRAUMA
December 13, 2021When 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 access...
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MEDIATING STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONSHIPS
December 6, 2021When things are strained in the classroom, both the student and the teacher lose. That’s what happened to “Rose” and “Mr. Barrera.” Following an incident in the classroom one day,...