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Special Issue: Community Survey Results

Volume 5, Number 3

“The main lesson that has emerged from this process: Even for big, complicated problems like inequity, relationships are a key part of the answer. We can’t even begin to know who our neighbor is until we see them, engage them, and join them in their journey.”

David Rogers
San Antonio Community Engagement Story
Why We’re Asking Hard Questions
About this time last year, we sent you a community survey. That was our way of starting a conversation with you about the gaps that exist within our communities, especially the gaps in opportunities and resources that leave so many families and children struggling to survive.
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November 2020| Staff Writer

Relationships to Repair the World
As a solution to a big social problem like inequity, “relationships” may sound too simple or too soft. But lack of connection between people perpetuates a lack of empathy and understanding, which leads to a lack of vision for lasting change. And there’s nothing soft about relationships.
November 2020| Staff Writer

Who We Surveyed and Why
Who received and responded to the survey? The basic answer: older people of Christian faith in Texas who tend to have an abundance of resources. These mature, affluent, religious communities see themselves as oriented to the needs of people experiencing poverty in their areas.
November 2020| Staff Writer

Community Survey: What We Asked and How You Answered
We asked 20,000 people questions about what social concerns they feel need the most attention. We also gave them a chance to tell us about what they’re already doing in their community. Here’s what we learned.
November 2020| Staff Writer

Answering “Who Is My Neighbor?”
We undertook this survey as one early step toward an ambitious goal: to engage our community in a new conversation about why poverty and inequity exist and persist. To put it differently, we intend to inspire fresh thinking around an age—old question: “Who is my neighbor?”

“Human relationships and connections are the foundation for recovery and survival.”

Paul Vinod discusses housing at the San Antonio Area Foundation
Liz Vice performs at the Cody Center during the Neighboring Together retreat in February 2020
Louis Hernandez in his central San Antonio home.

The Last Word

We look forward to the day when you are driving through our piece of the river once again.