Archive under the Press Releases Category
Chase Awards $25,000 to SA Youth
Posted on Dec. 9, 2011
Funding to assist YouthBuild, an innovative program offering education and career training for local high-school drop outs SAN ANTONIO – December 13, 2011 – SA Youth has received a $25,000 grant from Chase to help young adults who have quit school get a second chance at success through high school credit recovery and workforce training. ...Read More »
SA Kids Against Hunger Garden Project is part of National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week Nov. 15-21
Posted on Nov. 21, 2011
Local children, adolescents and young adults from SA Youth are banding together to help raise awareness about hunger and homelessness through their “SA Kids Against Hunger Garden” project. The goal is to help teach children and young adults, as well as local community members, how to plant and grow their own food to help combat ...Read More »
SA Youth opens doors of its new St. Jude Center
Posted on Jun. 29, 2011
SA Youth opens doors of its new St. Jude Center Learning center/recreational space for children in Edgewood ISD will help them keep them in school and poised for success George Hill knows a bit about basketball. On Wednesday, June 29, he led a ceremony unveiling SA Youth’s newly renovated St. Jude Center offering a safe, ...Read More »
TEA awards SA Youth $1.79 million grant
Posted on Jun. 22, 2011
Texas Education Agency awards SA Youth $1.79 million grant for new 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant will help serve 1,350 underprivileged youth each year, primarily on South Side For years SA Youth has served underprivileged children, primarily on the West Side of San Antonio, and now – thanks to a grant from the Texas ...Read More »
Remembering Dan
Posted on May. 25, 2011
REMEMBERING DAN 3rd Annual TETCO Dan Cook Memorial Classic Slated for June 13 Alice Cook Ashton recalls that her dad, legendary sports anchor and writer Dan Cook, loved to play tennis; so much so that even when he was in ill health, the 81 year old was adamant about going to hit the ball at ...Read More »
SA Youth Receives $46,753 Grant
Posted on May. 18, 2011
SA Youth Receives $46,753 Grant From Texas Parks and Wildlife Department SAN ANTONIO – SA Youth recently was awarded a $46,753 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department grant for the nonprofit organization’s Youth Getaways Program. The Youth Getaways Program provides outdoor adventures for inner-city youth and the opportunity to engage in outdoor activities, which have proven ...Read More »
Some Like It Hot!
Posted on Apr. 4, 2011
SOME LIKE IT HOT! Support SA Youth with a fabulous night of food, dancing and casino games at 5th Annual Chips N Salsa SAN ANTONIO – Whether you like it mild, medium or hot, throw on your dancing zapatos and colorful party duds for the 5th annual Chips N Salsa, where you can try your ...Read More »
SA Youth Honors TETCO and Turner Family
Posted on Mar. 30, 2011
SA YOUTH HONORS TETCO AND TURNER FAMILY FOR SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY WITH BRISCOE FRIEND OF YOUTH AWARD SAN ANTONIO – Since founding TETCO more than 60 years ago, the late Tom E. Turner Sr. always sought to give back to the community that has supported his family business of service stations and stores. Today, that ...Read More »
SA Youth’s Community Gardening Program Receives $1,000 Grant
Posted on Jan. 20, 2011
SA Youth’s Community Gardening Program Receives $1,000 Grant SA Youth, a local nonprofit after-school program, is the proud recipient of the UnitedHealth HEROES service-learning grant for $1,000. The money will be used to initiate a community gardening program that will encourage the community to participate in outdoor activities, and help combat obesity and diabetes by ...Read More »