{"id":301305,"date":"2025-10-14T00:53:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T00:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/301305\/"},"modified":"2025-10-14T00:53:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T00:53:12","slug":"san-antonio-nonprofit-center-opens-on-west-side-to-support-families-in-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/301305\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio nonprofit center opens on West Side to support families in need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A new faith-based nonprofit, the Buckner Family Hope Center, opened Monday and marked the launch of services aimed at strengthening families on the West Side. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The center marked its grand opening with a ceremony, ribbon-cutting and reception. The nonprofit, which offers families and children resources and hope, is located at 1711 Columbia Square, near the intersection of West Loop 410 and Marbach Road. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">\u201cToday is only the beginning of our vision for serving this community, and we want to work alongside you to make those dreams a reality,\u201d Albert Reyes, Buckner International CEO, said in a news release. \u201cThe future of Buckner\u2019s work in San Antonio looks bright and full of hope.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The center is a \u201cchild-centered, family-focused place where families can go to find hope, support, and empowerment in their community,\u201d according to the release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">While San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States, reports show some families \u201care struggling to make ends meet,\u201d according to the nonprofit. Nearly 20% of Bexar County residents live in households with incomes below the federal poverty level, the release stated. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Families can access community events, after-school and summer programs, family coaching, counseling and spiritual enrichment through the center, according to the release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The nonprofit also offers free adult education classes, including English as a second language (ESL), parenting and life skills, vocational training, financial empowerment and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">For more information on the Buckner Family Hope Center in San Antonio, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buckner.org\/san-antonio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><b>Read also: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 kDvXdO font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__StackBase-sc-1fnzlkn-7 ecGWWE iQviKm\"\/><\/ul>\n<p>Copyright 2025 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A new faith-based nonprofit, the Buckner Family Hope Center, opened Monday and marked the launch&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":301306,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5133],"tags":[5229,8622,7202,7203,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,8437],"class_list":{"0":"post-301305","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-nonprofit","10":"tag-san-antonio","11":"tag-sanantonio","12":"tag-texas","13":"tag-tx","14":"tag-united-states","15":"tag-united-states-of-america","16":"tag-unitedstates","17":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-usa","20":"tag-west-side"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115369790941333405","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301305","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=301305"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/301305\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/301306"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=301305"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=301305"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=301305"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}