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Kendall County Women’s Shelter highlights mission through Bexarfest partnership
Read full article: Kendall County Women’s Shelter highlights mission through Bexarfest partnershipAn organization dedicated to sheltering women and child survivors of domestic abuse is hoping its partnership with TRL Productions’ Bexarfest will both highlight its mission and help students in their future.
Nonprofit pushes for awareness of resources for special needs families following abandoned teen
Read full article: Nonprofit pushes for awareness of resources for special needs families following abandoned teenA 15-year-old girl with autism was allegedly abandoned and left near garbage dumpsters by her mother in June.
Gardopia Gardens awarded grant to develop curriculum aimed at promoting healthy eating habits among children
Read full article: Gardopia Gardens awarded grant to develop curriculum aimed at promoting healthy eating habits among childrenGardenia Gardens has been awarded a $46,963 Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant to team up with local school districts and develop a curriculum centered on promoting healthy eating habits and sustainable agriculture.
Nonprofit resource hub Big Mama’s Safe House expands into West Side community
Read full article: Nonprofit resource hub Big Mama’s Safe House expands into West Side communityBennie Price started Big Mama's Safe House on the East Side in 2021 and it's turned into a big help for his community. He's now being asked to start a similar resource hub on the West Side.
SA nonprofits partner with American Diabetes Association to teach kids importance of diabetes prevention
Read full article: SA nonprofits partner with American Diabetes Association to teach kids importance of diabetes preventionThe Greater YMCA San Antonio is partnering with the American Diabetes Association to help teach kids about diabetes prevention through their Camp Project Prevention.
Child Advocates San Antonio unveils newly renovated Harvey E. Najim Campus
Read full article: Child Advocates San Antonio unveils newly renovated Harvey E. Najim CampusA local nonprofit that supports on average over 1,400 children in foster care each year through advocacy has a newly renovated campus where children can feel safe, learn and play.
Conference in San Antonio provides resources to grandparents who are raising children
Read full article: Conference in San Antonio provides resources to grandparents who are raising childrenTexas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren hosted their fourth annual Healthy Grandfamilies Conference to better provide resources and discuss topics including self-care, mental health and estate planning for those that are raising children.
SAPD cadets learn how to respond to incidents involving people with autism
Read full article: SAPD cadets learn how to respond to incidents involving people with autismSan Antonio nonprofits have teamed up to create a training program to help San Antonio police cadets better understand autism spectrum disorders.
Cowboy Breakfast Foundation announces it is ending — but event will still go on
Read full article: Cowboy Breakfast Foundation announces it is ending — but event will still go onThe Cowboy Breakfast Foundation on Thursday officially announced it is cutting ties to the long-held tradition of Cowboy Breakfast, which was the “unofficial kickoff to the rodeo season.
There are volunteer opportunities to help people experiencing homelessness
Read full article: There are volunteer opportunities to help people experiencing homelessnessWith another night of frigid temperatures expected, a local nonprofit is providing a warm and safe place for people experiencing homelessness.
San Antonio nonprofit saved by Christmas miracle
Read full article: San Antonio nonprofit saved by Christmas miracleFrom a major setback to a Christmas miracle. On Monday morning, the nonprofit Blessed Angels found their work vehicles vandalized and burglarized. By Tuesday, the nonprofit had received an outpouring of support.
Cowboy Breakfast to return in 2024 for the first time since pre-pandemic and will be official rodeo event
Read full article: Cowboy Breakfast to return in 2024 for the first time since pre-pandemic and will be official rodeo eventThe long-held tradition of the Cowboy Breakfast is returning in 2024 for the first time since before the COVID-19 pandemic, and going forward, it’s going to officially be a rodeo event.
West Side nonprofit gets new kitchen to help mission fighting food insecurity
Read full article: West Side nonprofit gets new kitchen to help mission fighting food insecurityThe Madonna Center on the West Side of San Antonio is getting a new addition to their campus, one that will help their mission in fighting food insecurity.
Nonprofit kicks off Thanksgiving 365 initiative to raise money, canned foods for families
Read full article: Nonprofit kicks off Thanksgiving 365 initiative to raise money, canned foods for familiesThe local nonprofit Inner City Development is kicking off its Thanksgiving 365 initiative to raise money and canned foods to feed families and individuals.
Nonprofit pairs veterans suffering from military traumas with service animals
Read full article: Nonprofit pairs veterans suffering from military traumas with service animalsK9′s for Warriors is a nonprofit organization that pairs trained service animals with veterans suffering from PTSD and other military trauma.
More than 400 nonprofits are registered to participate in The Big Give this year
Read full article: More than 400 nonprofits are registered to participate in The Big Give this yearThe Big Give, a 24-hour online fundraiser for local nonprofits is back next week, but there’s a way you can give in advance.
Organization helping people with special needs endures setback after catalytic converters stolen from several vehicles
Read full article: Organization helping people with special needs endures setback after catalytic converters stolen from several vehiclesA nonprofit that helps people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is enduring a major setback after being targeted by thieves who stole catalytic converters off some of their vehicles.
Operation Gratitude, volunteers assemble nearly 4,000 care packages for JBSA-Lackland recruit graduates
Read full article: Operation Gratitude, volunteers assemble nearly 4,000 care packages for JBSA-Lackland recruit graduatesNonprofit organization sends thousands of care packages a year to military and frontline responders.
San Antonio-area nonprofit looks for volunteers to continue its mission
Read full article: San Antonio-area nonprofit looks for volunteers to continue its missionThe local nonprofit House of Neighborly Service has been helping San Antonians for over 100 years and is looking for volunteers to continue its mission.
Nonprofit helping hard-of-hearing kids gets $140K grant to redo playground, outdoor space
Read full article: Nonprofit helping hard-of-hearing kids gets $140K grant to redo playground, outdoor spaceAid the Silent was one of 100 groups across the country to be selected for Lowe's Hometowns program. Aid the Silent will receive $140,000 to build a deaf-accessible playground, renovate sidewalks and create an outdoor stage for community events.
San Antonio mother shares how local nonprofit has changed her family’s life
Read full article: San Antonio mother shares how local nonprofit has changed her family’s lifeAny Baby Can San Antonio, which serves thousands of families with children and youth facing serious health or developmental challenges, is getting ready to host its biggest fundraiser of the year.
Soldiers’ Angels hopes to collect 20,000 pounds of items for care packages
Read full article: Soldiers’ Angels hopes to collect 20,000 pounds of items for care packagesThe local nonprofit organization Soldiers’ Angels hopes to collect 20,000 pounds of items for care packages to send to U.S. service members that are presently deployed.
Community for Life Foundation aims to invest in future with scholarships
Read full article: Community for Life Foundation aims to invest in future with scholarshipsSince 2001, the Community for Life foundation has provided food to those in need, mentorship to the young, life skill training for adults, and thousands of dollars every year to help the future leaders of our community.
Nonprofit Moms Against Poverty helping underserved children across the globe
Read full article: Nonprofit Moms Against Poverty helping underserved children across the globeAs families continue to recover from the effects of the pandemic, there are currently more than 11 million children living below the poverty line.
Feed SA hopes to raise 1M meals for 2023 city-wide food campaign
Read full article: Feed SA hopes to raise 1M meals for 2023 city-wide food campaignFeed SA is a city-wide movement to help fight hunger. Every Feed SA season, there is a call for local organizations to fundraise, donate and serve with the San Antonio Food Bank.
South Texas Blood & Tissue Center celebrates National Donate Life month
Read full article: South Texas Blood & Tissue Center celebrates National Donate Life monthApril is National Donate Life Month and the South Texas Blood and Tissue Center is working to explain how signing up to be an organ donor can help so many people around the country.
University Health, Fresh Start accepting applications for no-cost reconstructive surgeries for kids
Read full article: University Health, Fresh Start accepting applications for no-cost reconstructive surgeries for kidsFresh Start Surgical Gifts is accepting applications for the surgeries that will be performed on June 24 and 25.
Nonprofit works to bridge gap between SAPD, community through sit-down conversations
Read full article: Nonprofit works to bridge gap between SAPD, community through sit-down conversationsOne nonprofit organization is working to bridge the gap between law enforcement and historically-underserved communities by hosting sit-down conversations between the two.
‘Warm Feet for Warriors’ sock drive aims to send 75,000 pairs to veterans, active military
Read full article: ‘Warm Feet for Warriors’ sock drive aims to send 75,000 pairs to veterans, active militaryThe most requested item from deployed service members and veterans in VA hospitals is socks. You can donate online or just go to the Soldiers’ Angels veteran center and drop off donations until the end of March.
San Antonio nonprofit provides rehabilitation services, employment for blind and vision impaired
Read full article: San Antonio nonprofit provides rehabilitation services, employment for blind and vision impairedThe San Antonio Lighthouse for the Blind has been empowering the lives of thousands of people with vision loss.
Nonprofit empowers people to overcome obstacles with employment opportunities
Read full article: Nonprofit empowers people to overcome obstacles with employment opportunitiesA non-profit has discovered a way to help the disenfranchised secure a path to employment and at the same time feed the food insecure. It all started in one kitchen.
New Braunfels nonprofit helps abused children feel safer in their own homes with room transformations
Read full article: New Braunfels nonprofit helps abused children feel safer in their own homes with room transformations“We paint, we’ll do murals, light fixtures, decor, new furniture, always a new mattress, new bedding,” Vybiral said.
San Antonio community, nonprofit bring holiday cheer to families battling cancer
Read full article: San Antonio community, nonprofit bring holiday cheer to families battling cancerThanks to the San Antonio community, dozens of local families who have loved ones dealing with cancer will have gifts under their trees this holiday.
Nonprofit holding coat drive in hopes of helping students stay warm this winter
Read full article: Nonprofit holding coat drive in hopes of helping students stay warm this winterLots of families in the San Antonio community could use help, and the Texas Yes project is working to make sure local students are prepared for winter.
South Texas Pride Q&A: Pride Center San Antonio expanding physical footprint, mental health services
Read full article: South Texas Pride Q&A: Pride Center San Antonio expanding physical footprint, mental health servicesThe Pride Center San Antonio is expanding its physical footprint to offer more services to the local LGBTQ+ community.
Toys for Tots aims to put a smile on children’s faces this holiday season
Read full article: Toys for Tots aims to put a smile on children’s faces this holiday seasonTis the season of giving! Toys for Tots is ramped up this year and is trying to help thousands of families and children across the San Antonio community.
Local nonprofit collecting holiday gift donations for families battling cancer
Read full article: Local nonprofit collecting holiday gift donations for families battling cancerIt’s the season of giving, and Big Love Cancer Care needs your help to bring holiday cheer to local families dealing with the toughest fight of their lives.
Nonprofit needs more donated wreaths for graves at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
Read full article: Nonprofit needs more donated wreaths for graves at Fort Sam Houston National CemeteryA nonprofit that is involved in laying wreaths on graves at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery says they are short on donations and as a result, many may not get a wreath this year.
Nonprofit gives space for veterans to express themselves through music
Read full article: Nonprofit gives space for veterans to express themselves through musicThe nonprofit Soldier Songs and Voices San Antonio is giving veterans and the military a space where they can be creative and express themselves.
Soldiers’ Angels hopes to collect 40,000 holiday stockings for deployed service members, veterans
Read full article: Soldiers’ Angels hopes to collect 40,000 holiday stockings for deployed service members, veteransA local nonprofit is attempting to bring cheer to deployed service members and veterans, one holiday stocking at a time.
Fresh fit leads to fresh start: San Antonio nonprofit provides free, new clothing to at-risk youths
Read full article: Fresh fit leads to fresh start: San Antonio nonprofit provides free, new clothing to at-risk youthsThe right fit can make all the difference and a local nonprofit is providing free, new clothes and shoes to at-risk youth in our area with hopes of inspiring them to feel more confident at school and around friends.
Local Health Care nonprofit helps bring over 30 food pantries across the city and wants to expand
Read full article: Local Health Care nonprofit helps bring over 30 food pantries across the city and wants to expandA local health care nonprofit is tackling hunger and food insecurity by installing mini food pantries across the city.
San Antonio nonprofit hopes to expand its mental health services for food, service industry employees to other states
Read full article: San Antonio nonprofit hopes to expand its mental health services for food, service industry employees to other statesA local nonprofit has been dedicated to making sure people in the food and beverage industry have access to affordable mental health services and support groups.
Community for Life Foundation helping students to help the future
Read full article: Community for Life Foundation helping students to help the futureThe Community for Life Foundation is a local philanthropy founded in 2001 to educate, enrich and empower people who want to make a positive contribution to the area.
Nonprofit hopes to reach goal of giving out 2,022 new blankets to veterans and deployed service members
Read full article: Nonprofit hopes to reach goal of giving out 2,022 new blankets to veterans and deployed service membersThe Soldiers’ Angels Blanket Drive kicks off this week where they intend to collect new blankets to distribute to veterans in VA hospitals and shipped to deployed service members.
San Antonio-area nonprofit starts new program to help chronically homeless people
Read full article: San Antonio-area nonprofit starts new program to help chronically homeless peopleAs the city continues to see an increase in the number of homeless people battling addiction and mental illness, nonprofits like CAM are feeling the pressure and costs are adding up.
Diesel prices put San Antonio Food Bank in a crunch to feed hungry
Read full article: Diesel prices put San Antonio Food Bank in a crunch to feed hungryThe San Antonio Food Bank says it’s getting harder to feed families due to the spike in diesel prices, which average at an all-time high in San Antonio at $5.29.
Rivalry between brothers turns hatred over beans, reluctancy to shave into Alzheimer’s fundraiser
Read full article: Rivalry between brothers turns hatred over beans, reluctancy to shave into Alzheimer’s fundraiserThe Alzheimer’s Association San Antonio & South Texas Chapter had a successful year last year, and that was in part due to a fundraising effort for the group started as a sibling rivalry on social media.
Soldiers’ Angels collecting socks to distribute to deployed service members and veterans
Read full article: Soldiers’ Angels collecting socks to distribute to deployed service members and veteransThe nonprofit Soldiers Angels is gearing up for its sixth annual “Warm Feet for Warriors” sock drive, where they collect and distribute socks to deployed service members and veterans.
A winter coat drive is taking place to help children in crisis, people experiencing homelessness
Read full article: A winter coat drive is taking place to help children in crisis, people experiencing homelessnessThe days of cold weather are upon us, and a local councilman is asking for the community’s help to make sure people in our community stay warm this winter.
Meals on Wheels San Antonio looking for volunteers to deliver kits to seniors in preparation for severe weather
Read full article: Meals on Wheels San Antonio looking for volunteers to deliver kits to seniors in preparation for severe weatherMeals on Wheels San Antonio is one organization that is looking for volunteers as they get ready to hold one of its biggest delivery events in January to help seniors.
Family trips, limo rides, motorcycle paid for by local nonprofit created to help pregnant women & young parents
Read full article: Family trips, limo rides, motorcycle paid for by local nonprofit created to help pregnant women & young parentsThe expenditures fly in the face of rules outlined by a state program that provides a vast majority of New Life’s funding.
Nonprofit for pregnant women & young parents used funds on smoke shop and to buy land for hemp production, records show
Read full article: Nonprofit for pregnant women & young parents used funds on smoke shop and to buy land for hemp production, records showLong list of questionable purchases by state-funded organization called ‘an egregious misuse of tax dollars’ by lawmaker
Claude W. Black Community Center gives out hundreds of toys, supply-filled school backpacks
Read full article: Claude W. Black Community Center gives out hundreds of toys, supply-filled school backpacksSeveral organizations came together for the 43rd Claude W. Black Community Center holiday gift giveaway Monday morning.
San Antonio nonprofit aims to provide over 200 beds for children in need this Christmas
Read full article: San Antonio nonprofit aims to provide over 200 beds for children in need this ChristmasVolunteers are gathering their resources to help children in San Antonio who don’t have a place to rest their head at night.
Habitat for Humanity built 51 new homes this year amid higher costs, distribution issues
Read full article: Habitat for Humanity built 51 new homes this year amid higher costs, distribution issuesA single mother signed for Habitat for Humanity's 51st home of the year on Friday. The organization said it has had a successful year despite higher costs and distribution issues.
Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program providing 7,000 gifts to local children this holiday season
Read full article: Salvation Army’s Angel Tree program providing 7,000 gifts to local children this holiday seasonThe Salvation Army is spreading cheer to local families and distributing gifts to thousands of children this holiday season thanks to its Angel Tree program.
26th annual Celebracion a la Virgen de Guadalupe exhibit showcases local artwork
Read full article: 26th annual Celebracion a la Virgen de Guadalupe exhibit showcases local artworkA nonprofit arts organization began celebrating Our Lady of Guadalupe 26 years ago and this year its art exhibit continues with pieces by San Antonio artists.
San Antonio nonprofit raising funds on Giving Tuesday for wild and farmed animals living in animal sanctuary
Read full article: San Antonio nonprofit raising funds on Giving Tuesday for wild and farmed animals living in animal sanctuaryBlack Friday and Cyber Monday are behind us and now it’s all about Giving Tuesday. Since 2012, Giving Tuesday has become a day when people give to charities.
Team KSAT ranks second in country for No Shave November fundraising efforts
Read full article: Team KSAT ranks second in country for No Shave November fundraising effortsThe men at KSAT have surpassed their goal of raising $10,000 during No Shave November. The money raised will benefit ten cancer non-profit organizations.
Annual KSAT Community Share the Shoes drive to help local nonprofit serving West Side community
Read full article: Annual KSAT Community Share the Shoes drive to help local nonprofit serving West Side communityLast year KSAT Community collected over 2,000 pairs of shoes for kids in need and this year the annual Share the Shoes Drive is back.
Tonight at 7 p.m.: KSAT’s Adam Caskey hosts Morgan’s Wonderland gala ‘Celebrating A World of Inclusion’
Read full article: Tonight at 7 p.m.: KSAT’s Adam Caskey hosts Morgan’s Wonderland gala ‘Celebrating A World of Inclusion’On Friday at 7 p.m., KSAT meteorologist Adam Caskey is hosting the 12th annual gala for local nonprofit Morgan’s Wonderland. The event will be broadcast live on KSAT 12 and streamed on KSAT.com and our streaming platforms.
San Antonio nonprofits say bill banning homeless encampments will face serious challenges
Read full article: San Antonio nonprofits say bill banning homeless encampments will face serious challengesHouse Bill 1925 will ban homeless encampments across the state and require cities to get permission to allow them within city boundaries. However, city leaders and nonprofits say the bill will face some challenges from an enforcement standpoint.
San Antonio family, area nonprofit try to make difference in community for those dealing with cancer
Read full article: San Antonio family, area nonprofit try to make difference in community for those dealing with cancerMay is Brain Tumor Awareness Month and the nonprofit Gabriella’s Smile Foundation, along with a family who turned their tragedy into an amazing cause are both aimed at helping families in and around the San Antonio.
Devastating winter storm leaves behind trail of destruction for San Antonio-area nonprofit
Read full article: Devastating winter storm leaves behind trail of destruction for San Antonio-area nonprofitBOERNE, TEXAS – Roy Maas Youth Alternatives has been helping change the lives of at-risk youth for almost 30 years. The safe haven, however, was not spared from last week’s winter storm. “This was unforeseen, greatly because the age of the building, you would have never thought this would happen, Rudolph said. He said staff is still able to meet the demand of the hundreds of meals, but it has not been easy. Presently staff is preparing meals in cabins where the space is small and the process even slower.