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District 6 Councilwoman Melissa Cabello Havrda during City Council B Session.

San Antonio City Council approves nearly $1M for program to provide therapists for foster kids

by Iris Dimmick June 26, 2023June 26, 2023

The Project Launch program will pair therapists with patients in foster care to ensure continuity of mental health care.

Astrid Truss, the psychiatry program manager and licensed professional counselor at Jewish Family Services sits in a counseling room where children can share their feelings through play.

Many foster kids have to switch therapists over and over. These advocates want to change that.

by Iris Dimmick January 15, 2023January 17, 2023

Growing nonprofit for former foster youth envisions future under new leadership

by Verina Palmer Martin March 30, 2022March 30, 2022

Finishing touches are being performed on the landscape surrounding East Meadows buildings.

Affordable housing builds secure futures

by David Nisivoccia November 4, 2020November 5, 2020

Three boys walk through the Children's Shelter property.

Panel Aims to Educate Community on Foster Care Changes and How It Can Help

by Roseanna Garza August 16, 2019August 19, 2019

St. Philip's College.

Foster Care Summit Aims to Coordinate Care for Young Adults

by Roseanna Garza August 14, 2018October 25, 2018

Briana Zapata, 17, (right) holds out her arms at the bottom of the slide to catch her daughters (from left) Natalie, 3, and Daniella, 1, at the SJRC Texas Pregnant Parenting Teen Program.

Local Foster Care Organizations Expand Services Beyond Adolescence

by Roseanna Garza October 2, 2017October 4, 2017

Jimmy Paul Cisneros, a former beneficiary and one of the youth advisors for the THRU Project.

Education, Gov & Politics, Health, Lifestyle

THRU Project: Help for Kids Without Parents

by Jimmy Paul Cisneros February 15, 2015October 7, 2016