When over half of the people at your fitness event have never been in an organized race before, you know you’ve stumbled onto something important. On November 5th, 164 community members joined the San Antonio River Foundation and San Antonio
Last Friday, we met up with our friends from the United Way’s Emerging Leaders Council at Compadre y Compadre’s new home at the old SAISD Steele Elementary School where hundreds of boxes awaited us. Inside were thousands of backpacks donated
On Saturday, July 9, representatives of the Leon Springs Trail Foundation hosted a social event at The Point Park and Eats to raise awareness about their work. The occasion was “Certified Awesome” and endorsed by SA 2020. The total project
Our friends at Salud America, a national program headquartered at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, are committed to ending childhood obesity. They do so by promoting healthy choices and encouraging everyone to create change in their schools and
Summer is always a time to head outside and soak up some sun, but San Antonio has got us thinking about outdoor spaces even more lately. Our city is making some serious parks progress, and we are so excited about
SA2020, the organization, is made up of individuals who love the city but maybe are also a little bit competitive. When the city’s Office of Historic Preservation announced the Amazing Preservation Race, the ultimate urban adventure, we jumped at the
On Sunday, April 3rd, Síclovía will host its 10th opportunity to #PlayIntheStreets, and SA2020 is so excited to join in the fun once more! We’ll be hosting a Reclovía at Roosevelt Park with awesome performances, fun activities, and group exercise.
It was a beautiful day on Saturday, March 5, as the Office of Historic Preservation kicked off our 2016 SApreservation 5K series. Over 50 runners and walkers enjoyed the first guided tour of the season which explored San Antonio Water Works
The primary mission of the City of San Antonio’s Office of Historic Preservation (OHP) is to preserve and protect the unique historic structures, archaeological sites, and design features of San Antonio, most of which exist in the downtown area. Starting
Maria Ramirez never realized she would become hooked on something healthy for her: Zumba. That was until she attended a free class as part of the The Health Collaborative’s “Healthy Me, Healthy We” fitness program. “I couldn’t even move when
After 12 years of driving progress toward a shared community vision, SA2020, the nonprofit organization, is dissolving. We believe this is the most visionary thing we can do. We made this decision with the greatest care for our organizational values of leadership, community, and accountability, and we hope you’ll read more about it on our blog.
Our website is live with our final data release, showing where San Antonio stands on reaching the shared community vision. The data release is accompanied by our final call to action—a policy agenda for City government based on our unique bird’s-eye view of San Antonio.
While SA2020’s operations ended March 28, these resources, along with the last twelve years of our research and stories, will be available to download from our website through September 2024.
– Team SA2020