South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless Archives - San Antonio Report

Name change for nonprofit agency addressing homelessness brings issue ‘Close to Home’

by Iris Dimmick October 18, 2023October 19, 2023

The nonprofit agency tasked with coordinating San Antonio and Bexar County’s homelessness response system has a new name: Close to Home.

Bexar County sees increase in families at homeless shelters

by Iris Dimmick May 17, 2023May 17, 2023

Zuleika Morales-Romero, HUD San Antonio field office director, center, hugs Opportunity Home San Antonio's Chief Operating Officer Brandee Perez following the announcement of a $14 million in grants to support unsheltered and homeless individuals.

San Antonio gets additional $14 million from HUD to reduce unhoused population

by Iris Dimmick April 17, 2023April 19, 2023

Clothing is gathered during the SARAH Street Outreach Day of Appreciation drive-by collection event. South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH) hosts Street Outreach Day of Appreciation, which is a drive-by collection event. Photos taken on January 26, 2021.

Federal homelessness funding for San Antonio continues to rise

by Iris Dimmick March 29, 2023March 29, 2023

Report: Chronic homelessness in San Antonio up 77% from 2020

by Iris Dimmick May 26, 2022May 26, 2022

Transgender youth are 120% more at risk of being homeless compared to their non LGBTQIA+ peers, a 2017 study finds. The Thrive Center in San Antonio is working to change that.

Amid state’s anti-trans push, federal funds flow to San Antonio LGBTQ homeless center

by Iris Dimmick March 19, 2022February 1, 2023

Many tents are set up as shelter under the I-37 underpass near Brooklyn Avenue. Photos taken on February 13, 2021.

Can San Antonio find housing for 500 homeless people in 5 months?

by Iris Dimmick August 15, 2021August 14, 2021

Many tents are set up as shelter under the I-37 underpass near Brooklyn Avenue. Photos taken on February 13, 2021.

Emergency shelters open across San Antonio, offering refuge from freezing temperatures

by Waylon Cunningham February 13, 2021February 13, 2021

Families of frontline workers in need of a safe and decent place to call home are building their permanent homes in Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio’s newest community, Rancho Carlota. Photos taken on January 30, 2021.

Photos of the Week

San Antonio’s week in photos, Jan. 25-Jan. 31

by Bonnie Arbittier February 1, 2021January 31, 2021