This is their life - COVID puts a kink in annual count of San Antonio s homeless
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Alyssa Gooch helps Kaleb Starr unload his donations. Because of COVID, the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless has cancelled its 2021 unsheltered point-in-time count. Instead, the organization is hosting a street outreach day of appreciation on TuesdayJan. 26, 2021Ronald Cortes/ContributorShow MoreShow Less
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Alyssa Gooch helps Kaleb Starr unload his donations. Because of COVID, the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless has cancelled its 2021 unsheltered point-in-time count. Instead, the organization is hosting a street outreach day of appreciation on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.Ronald Cortes/ContributorShow MoreShow Less
Every January, volunteers with homeless organizations across the nation take part in a Point-in-Time (PIT) count to understand how many homeless people are in shelters and encampments in communities.
Used to chaos - Young San Antonio homeless need extra help to become self-sufficient
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Suyapa Muñoz, from left, and Latonya Richard sit with Katie Vela, executive director of South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless (SARAH), as they chat outside KGBTexas Communications in San Antonio on November 27, 2020. Muñoz and Richard are on SARAH’s Youth Action Board.Lisa Krantz /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Isabella Cardenas, 22, texts with a friend after visiting her sister at a nearby motel near the corner of IH-35 and North Main Avenue, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021. Cardenas has been on the streets for a while and is now staying with friends in a tent under IH-37. San Antonio Regional Alliance for the Homeless, (SARAH), is partnering with five agencies to help area homeless youth through an almost $5 million grant to provide various programs, such as rapid rehousing, transitional housing and mobile outreach.Jerry Lara /San Antonio Express-N
San Antonio organizations partner together, create programs to end youth homelessness
Different projects in the works could change the lives of hundreds of homeless youths in our community
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SAN ANTONIO – Several organizations across Bexar County are teaming up in hopes of ending youth homelessness.
“Although youth homelessness may not be as visible, it’s still a huge issue in our community,” said Katie Vela, executive director of the South Alamo Regional Alliance for the Homeless, also known as SARAH.
SARAH and recently received a $6.8 million grant to support its mission.
“The funding is to create a local system that prevents and ends homelessness,” Vela said.
You get trapped - San Antonio homeless need coordinated services, more support
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Maria Torres, 50, carries her sack meal she received from Christian Assistance Ministry, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The City Council will be reviewing the city s 5-year plan to reduce homelessness.Bob Owen, Staff-photographer / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Homeless individuals gather at the Christian Assistance Ministry waiting for daily food distribution, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The City Council will be reviewing the city s 5-year plan to reduce homelessness.Bob Owen, Staff-photographer / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
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Homeless wait at Christian Assistance Ministry for a meal, on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The City Council will be reviewing the city s 5-year plan to reduce homelessness.Bob Owen, Staff-photographer / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less