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Tag: poverty

Lucy Rios explains that she has $52 a week to spend on groceries.
Posted inSocial Issues

Census data: Nearly 270,000 people live beneath the federal poverty line in San Antonio

Avatar photo by Iris Dimmick September 14, 2023September 15, 2023

U.S. Census Bureau data indicates there were more San Antonians living on wages below the federal poverty level in 2022 than the year before.

Construction on the new home for the Hope Center broke ground in October last year and is slated for completion in early February 2024.
Posted inSocial Issues

SA Hope Center expanding campus to reach more impoverished families

Avatar photo by Iris Dimmick September 11, 2023September 14, 2023
Letty Martinez serves food to homeless individuals under Commerce Street bridge Sunday.
Posted inSocial Issues

‘Under the Bridge’ celebrates 35 years of feeding needy residents

Avatar photo by Iris Dimmick August 8, 2023August 11, 2023
A few dozen homes make up “missing middle” housing blocks in the Lone Star neighborhood.
Posted inGov & Politics

San Antonio’s area median income increases to $88,600

Avatar photo by Iris Dimmick June 6, 2023June 6, 2023
Lilly Gonzalez, 7 and her sister Sansara Gonzalez, 11 join their father Robert Gonzalez, a special education teacher at Washington Irving Dual Language Academy as he rallies for higher wages before a SAISD board meeting Tuesday.
Posted inHealth

Annual Kids Count report reveals lows for Texas children in well-being categories

Avatar photo by Raquel Torres March 24, 2023March 27, 2023
Census data shows the poverty rates in San Antonio have increased for mothers.
Posted inGov & Politics

Census: Poverty for single mothers on the rise in San Antonio

Avatar photo by Waylon Cunningham September 15, 2022September 16, 2022
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas is commissioning a $7.2 million study to compare the efficacy of cash payments, financial mentoring and both options together, to see which alleviates poverty most effectively.
Posted inHealth

First-of-its-kind study compares ways to end generational poverty in San Antonio

Avatar photo by Iris Dimmick July 21, 2022July 21, 2022
Lucy Rios reads a coupon at H-E-B in November. An online budget simulator recently launched by the United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County demonstrates how working-class families can struggle to balance their budgets with basic necessities and modest desires.
Posted inNonprofits & Philanthropy

Values vs. survival: Poverty simulator shows struggle of working poor to make ends meet

Avatar photo by Iris Dimmick June 3, 2022June 3, 2022
The YWCA currently occupies the building at 503 Castroville Road.
Posted inGov & Politics

YWCA gets final zoning approval for women empowerment center

Avatar photo by Iris Dimmick March 17, 2022March 21, 2022
San Antonio reclaims status as the most impoverished major city in the Uniter States according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Posted inSocial Issues

Census: San Antonio remains most impoverished major U.S. city despite some gains

Avatar photo by Waylon Cunningham March 17, 2022October 12, 2022

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