4 Life Lessons from Entrepreneur Diana Anzaldua
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, you’ll want to pay attention to Diana Anzaldua and her work. As a social entrepreneur, Diana has made a huge positive impact on her community. ...
If you’re interested in entrepreneurship, you’ll want to pay attention to Diana Anzaldua and her work. As a social entrepreneur, Diana has made a huge positive impact on her community. ...
Today, we'd like to share the first round of SWK Heroes with you while we continue to evaluate and prepare even more stories to share. Congratulations to Celia Garza, James Gonzales, Gladys Sanchez and Guillermo Flores!...
There are an estimated 4000 foster children in Texas with a need for intensive behavioral health services. Right now, there are precious few providers across the state to offer behavioral health care on this level. Today, we’re proud to share a plan to get these children the support they need through a new program from Southwest Key called Together Forward. ...
Six years ago, Alyssa Hernandez spent her evenings assisting immigrants at a local emergency shelter located at Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Brownsville, Texas. She was the only volunteer at the time with medical experience, helping incoming immigrants to recover from injuries and illnesses after a dangerous journey to the United States. ...
Southwest Key employees love to go above and beyond—because serving kids and families is more than a job, it’s a calling. That’s exactly what Melissa Juarez and her team exemplified while venturing around Laredo, TX on a hot day to deliver supplies to families struggling under the economic effects of COVID-19. ...
When you think of the word resilience, what comes to mind? Maybe it reminds you of a sturdy material like wood or steel. Or maybe you think about the resilience of groups like certain communities or institutions. Have you ever asked yourself if you’re resilient? Can a single person even be called resilient? ...
In February, Horacio Necoechea stood on stage at Free Arts’ annual partner agency conference and accepted the “Spirit of Free Arts” award along with the original artwork Vision by Oliverio Balcells. ...
It’s March 2020. You know that COVID-19 is hitting the United States and businesses are closing their doors across the country, asking their employees to work from home. You’re going to have to do the same with thousands of staff members at shelters nationwide, including direct care staff who provide treatment for youth in person daily. So how do you do it?...
In Early March, Hidalgo County’s Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Program (JJAEP) faced a major decision. The World Health Organization (WHO) had just recognized the novel coronavirus as a pandemic. Schools across the nation were closing. What were they, a program dedicated to providing a safe and structured space for juvenile offenders to receive counseling and...