At the H-E-B Body Adventure, a four-story exhibit at the Witte Museum, visitors of all ages test their strength, practice relaxation techniques, choose healthy meal options, and view the inner-workings of the digestive system. Visitors interact with each part of
In San Antonio, 25% of children live in food insecure homes. These children do not know where their next meal will come from, thus they go to school hungry. Research shows children who go to school hungry are more likely
Voting is a lot like attending a theatre performance. First you “purchase your ticket” or register to vote and receive your voter registration card. You make that first step to deciding that you are definitely going to participate in this
With 40 years of service in San Antonio and the region, VIA Metropolitan Transit has a long history connecting our community. At the same time, VIA is committed to the future of our city and the people in it, and
I’ve been with SA2020 since the jump, and since I’m turning 40 this year, I thought I’d make a list of the 40 things I think of when I think of SA2020. These are in alphabetical order, only ‘cause they
I want to talk to you about budgets. No, wait! Don’t fall asleep. This is important! Each year, the City of San Antonio crafts their (our?) budget – arguably the most important policy document for our city—‘cause you can’t pass
Based off of movies and TV shows, I thought that I would be expected to fetch coffee and run tedious errands as an intern. In fact, I was reluctant to apply initially, but a powerful voice in the back of
The San Antonio Area Foundation understands impact. The community foundation helps people make meaningful gifts that will have a long-lasting impact on the quality of life in San Antonio. Together with these donors, the San Antonio Area Foundation helps local
A diverse population of citizens and professionals filed into the brightly lit conference room, several with a packet that contained information about the presentation. Mostly everyone wore fancy business attire, causing me to gawk at their success and frown at
Hello there, my name is Gabriela Garcia but I go by Gaby. This is my first experience as an intern, and, judging by the events of the first day, it is going to be the most memorable. Born and raised
After 12 years of driving progress toward a shared community vision, SA2020, the nonprofit organization, is dissolving. We believe this is the most visionary thing we can do. We made this decision with the greatest care for our organizational values of leadership, community, and accountability, and we hope you’ll read more about it on our blog.
Our website is live with our final data release, showing where San Antonio stands on reaching the shared community vision. The data release is accompanied by our final call to action—a policy agenda for City government based on our unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio.
While SA2020’s operations ended March 28, these resources, along with the last twelve years of our research and stories, will be available to download from our website through September 2024.
– Team SA2020