On this blog, we share the stories of people all over San Antonio who are leading change. Read about the individuals, organizations, and collaborations that are moving us closer to the shared Community Vision.
By Hannah Monroe, SA2020 Neighborhoods Liaison at SAHA Post 12 | Series Archive On Tuesday, August 19 the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA) and San Anto Cultural Arts unveiled new murals on the westside. These murals were created with the
By Colleen Pence, SA2020 Resolutions Outdoorsy Leader (follow her here!) Having to pick your favorite park in San Antonio would be like having to pick your favorite child – it can’t be done. Each child (park?) has special qualities that come
By Molly Triana When I signed up to participate in the annual Great Debate competition, I didn’t expect to find a passion, let alone actually excel in it. I didn’t expect that the staff members and teammates, who I only
This fall, Síclovía is headed back to Broadway, and the YMCA of Greater San Antonio is excited to announce a new spin on Síclovía’s traditional route. At the September 28 Síclovía event, attendees can look forward to exploring San Antonio’s
By Colleen Pence, SA2020 Resolutions Outdoorsy Leader (follow her here!) Y’all. I’m way behind on sharing my family’s #SA2020 Resolutions park adventures with you. Today I realized it’s been FOUR months since I last posted about a park. We’re still visiting parks. I
Throughout college, I always dreaded the yearly meeting with the business office at my university. I never quite knew how I would pay for the tuition to clear the hold I had to register for classes. Even as I entered
By Vanessa Ortiz, SA2020 Mellon Fellow at SAHA Post 11 | Series Archive As a future Master in Public Health student, I find parks exciting. Not only are they beautiful additions to our city, they also provide many free opportunities to engage in physical
By Patti Radle, SA2020 Board Member and 2014 Resolutions Leader (follow her here!) Update on my SA2020 Resolution to get people to stop using bottled water–I have another commitment! To recap, so far I’ve received commitments from Dr. Perez, Superintendent of
By Allie Perez As someone who works in the plumbing industry, I know that one of the most important facets of environmental sustainability for San Antonio lies in the procurement and treatment of our scarce water supply. So important,
By Elizabeth Gilbert Once a month, just outside the campus of KIPP: Un Mundo Academy after all the students have been picked up, a line of cars loops around the parking lot. These parents are not waiting to meet
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