“Imagine a place in San Antonio where waste inspires creativity…because it isn’t waste ’til we waste it,” reiterates Mary Elizabeth Cantú, Founder and Director of Spare Parts. As an organization whose mission includes–cultural and environmental sustainability; affordability and accessibility to
Last week, our friends at VIA Transit invited us to check out one of their new VIVA routes, which easily connect residents and tourists to some of San Antonio’s most popular destinations. We were glad to take a ride on VIVA,
Just over a month ago, the New York Times published an article called “The Families That Can’t Afford Summer”. They explain that while “most kids lose math skills over the summer, low income children also lose, on average, more than
Woodlawn Theatre and Anew You Medical Weight Loss and SPA present Disney’s The Little Mermaid, an under and above high seas story of Ariel, an adventurous young mermaid who’s got a thing for disobeying the rules and following her heart.
Recently, One in Five Minds, a children’s mental health advocacy campaign led by Clarity Child Guidance Center, hosted its fourth Strong Minds and Happy Hearts event at Memorial High School on April 14. With a meal and free childcare provided
When Molly Cox, SA2020 President/CEO was in St. Louis earlier this year for a Lumina Foundation convening, she got into a discussion with one of our longtime partners, Audree Hernandez, a regional director for the College Advising Corps. They talked
The Big Give SA is May 3rd! And we are so, so excited. The Big Give SA is a 24-hour day of giving that’s all about community and engagement. As a part of Give Local America, supported locally by the San
Who doesn’t love Fiesta? This San Antonio celebration brings the community together in more ways than one. Sure, we bond over parade festivities between bites of turkey legs and chicken-on-a-stick. But don’t forget about those much sought after Fiesta medals!
If you don’t already know, SA2020 is all about working together. From the City government to various coalitions to community members themselves, we believe collaboration is key to reaching our vision for the year 2020. And a huge part of
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