Where I Work Archives - San Antonio Report http://sanantonioreport.org/category/where-i-work/ Nonprofit journalism for an informed community Mon, 06 May 2024 17:33:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://sanantonioreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/cropped-SA_Report_Logo_512pxArtboard-1-32x32.jpg Where I Work Archives - San Antonio Report http://sanantonioreport.org/category/where-i-work/ 32 32 172243930 Where I Work: Vibrant Works https://sanantonioreport.org/where-i-work-vibrant-works/ Mon, 06 May 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5367436 After losing significant vision function, Freddie Flores found a job at Vibrant Works and has been here for the last 50 years. He says he also met his wife here, who works in a different department.For 50 years, Freddie Flores has enjoyed working at Vibrant Works with people who share the same challenges and can encourage one another.
Where I Work: Vibrant Works was first posted on May 6, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5367436 Where I Work: SA Digital Connects https://sanantonioreport.org/sa-digital-connects-rhia-pape/ Mon, 01 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5362459 It hasn’t been six months yet, but in some ways, it feels like this was always my path. Leading SA Digital Connects, a private-public-community partnership that aims to close San Antonio’s and Bexar County’s’ digital divide, is complex and challenging, but also rewarding.  Like many of your own career progressions, the path to where I […]
Where I Work: SA Digital Connects was first posted on April 1, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5362459 Where I Work: St. Mary’s University School of Law Housing Rights Project https://sanantonioreport.org/where-i-work-st-marys-university-school-of-law-housing-rights-project/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5361225 Jacqueline Calvert, staff attorney with the Housing Rights Project, walks through a courtroom inside the Center for Legal and Social Justice at St. Mary's University.Jacqueline Calvert represents clients and teaches and supervises student attorneys in the St. Mary’s School of Law Housing Rights Project.
Where I Work: St. Mary’s University School of Law Housing Rights Project was first posted on March 18, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5361225 Where I Work: Amir’s Redemption House https://sanantonioreport.org/where-i-work-amirs-redemption-house-leslie-muzorewa/ Mon, 04 Mar 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5359343 As I approach three years of sobriety, I’m reflecting on my journey overcoming my addictions and how it fueled me with a passion and purpose to help others break through and live their best lives. When I first became sober, I struggled with the idea of what I wanted to do with my life. A […]
Where I Work: Amir’s Redemption House was first posted on March 4, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5359343 Where I Work: Ella Austin Community Center https://sanantonioreport.org/where-i-work-ella-austin-community-center-keely-petty/ Mon, 19 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5358798 Dr. Keely Petty walks by a portrait of Ella Austin at the Ella Austin Community Center.When I lived in the Dignowity Hill neighborhood, the Ella Austin Community Center stood as a beacon of healing, offering an array of social services to those in need — from day care to substance abuse prevention to mental health support to tutoring. My mother-in-law worked at the day care center there long before I […]
Where I Work: Ella Austin Community Center was first posted on February 19, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5358798 Where I Work: Henry B. González Convention Center https://sanantonioreport.org/where-i-work-henry-b-gonzalez-convention-center-jeff-burks/ Mon, 05 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5355150 I have the greatest job in San Antonio, and it’s for one reason: I get to make people smile every day. As a guest relations specialist for the Henry B. González Convention Center, I am often the first face visitors see when they come through the glass doors of our facility. For 17 years, that […]
Where I Work: Henry B. González Convention Center was first posted on February 5, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5355150 Where I Work: Low Vision Resource Center https://sanantonioreport.org/where-i-work-low-vision-resource-center/ Mon, 22 Jan 2024 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5355497 Volunteers Veronica Salinas, left, and Laura Rodriguez read news stories from the San Antonio Express News as part of Owl Radio which aids the visually impaired with audible daily news offerings.Jeffery Chandler coordinates volunteers to read news articles for people with low vision on the Low Vision Resource Center's Owl Radio.
Where I Work: Low Vision Resource Center was first posted on January 22, 2024 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5355497 Where I Work: Linda’s Beauty Salon https://sanantonioreport.org/where-i-work-lindas-beauty-salon/ Mon, 04 Dec 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5351036 Linda Lazo came to San Antonio from Nicaragua to pursue her passion for beauty. Now she owns two businesses on the South Side.
Where I Work: Linda’s Beauty Salon was first posted on December 4, 2023 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5351036 Where I Work: Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance https://sanantonioreport.org/where-i-work-greater-edwards-aquifer-alliance/ Mon, 20 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5348399 Rachel Hanes is policy director at Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance.As policy director at the Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance, Rachel Hanes works to protect the Edwards and Trinity aquifers.
Where I Work: Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance was first posted on November 20, 2023 at 5:00 am.
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]]> 5348399 Where I Work: Footbridge Foundation https://sanantonioreport.org/where-i-work-footbridge-foundation/ Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:00:00 +0000 https://sanantonioreport.org/?p=5346219 Emily Drisch feeds Footbridge Foundation's office cat, Pearsall, 8, her daily allergy medicine in the kitchen.Emily Drisch works with fosters, volunteers and Footbridge Foundation staff to help give animals a new life.
Where I Work: Footbridge Foundation was first posted on October 30, 2023 at 5:00 am.
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