NBA Foundation Awards Grant To Westcare Texas’ Project Yes Funding Youth Development For Disconnected, High-Risk Young People, Ages 14-24
WestCare Texas is proud to announce a grant award from the NBA Foundation to support Project YES (Youth Employment Services). Project YES will focus on the “whole-person” needs of youth through case management services and other social supports such as transportation,...
University of Incarnate Word Announces Recipient of Inaugural Dr. William “Bill” Gonzaba Endowed Scholarship
The University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) and the Gonzaba Medical Group are proud to announce the recipient of the inaugural 2021-2022 Gonzaba scholarship. Rosalinda Sanchez Moncada of San Antonio will receive a scholarship toward her Master of Health Administration...
El Recorrido por las Bibliotecas de UTSA Destaca La Influencia Local en los Derechos Civiles de los México-Estadounidenses
Un recorrido nuevo e interactivo producido por las bibliotecas de UTSA y el Instituto de Culturas de Texas permite a los usuarios experimentar el importante papel de San Antonio en el movimiento de derechos civiles de los méxico-estadounidenses en las mismas calles...
Cómo Unidosus Está Trabajando Para Cerrar La Brecha Digital Para Los Estudiantes Latinos
Cuando ocurrió la pandemia de COVID-19, José Rodríguez, un ex educador y Director de Participación de los Padres y la Comunidad en UnidosUS, sabía que los padres latinos iban a tener dificultades. La evidencia de larga data del impacto desproporcionado de la brecha...
CAST Schools Collaborates with Local Author Lorenzo Gomez III to Address Mental Health
Since the Pandemic, Mental Health Awareness has become more and more prevalent, especially amongst our juventud. Adolescence is already stressful enough, add a pandemic on top of that, and anxiety soars to an all-time high. CAST Schools decided to address the issue as...
Los Spurs y Academy Sports + Outdoors Enviaron de compras a estudiantes de NISD
Dos excelentes líderes en el género deportivo sé asociaron justamente días antes de comenzar el ciclo escolar. Los Spurs de San Antonio qué ostenta cinco trofeos de la NBA y la tienda Academy Sports + Outdoors, fundada en 1938 cómo negocio familiar en Texas, optaron...
Sequeira Superb: The Depths Of A Dedicated Teacher
It takes diligence and dedication to put time and effort into teaching English and writing young adult fiction, and that’s exactly the qualities that Deidre Sequeira possesses. Sequeira teaches at Harmony School of Innovation, a charter school located on the northeast...
The Center for Health Care Services Foundation Collaborates with SAISD to Offer Educators Mental Health First Aid Training
On August 4, 2021, an estimated 900 educators were able to undergo Mental Health First Aid Training by The Center for Health Care Services Foundation (CHCS), which was held at 11 SAISD locations. “This groundbreaking skills-based course will provide SAISD teachers the...
St. Mary’s Law Student To Host Boot Camp For Aspiring Latina Lawyers Across The Country
By Frank Garza Originally published for stmarytx.edu While working at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), second-year J.D. student Brianna Chapa, a St. Mary’s University School of Law Presidential Scholar, recalled a conversation with one...
Latino History Long Neglected in Texas Studies
The myths behind events leading to the Battle of the Alamo are bigger and brighter than Texas itself. Those myths are being challenged in a new book, Forget The Alamo, written by Bryan Burrough, Chris Tomlimson, and Jason Stanford. The authors relied on published...
