CoSA exercised compassion for fellow Texans in need after Hurricane Harvey
The City of San Antonio exercised great compassion for fellow Texans in need after Hurricane Harvey.
Local government and nonprofits turned their focus to helping evacuees and other communities. Here are a few of the ways San Antonians helped our neighbors from the coast.
- The City, the Red Cross, and the San Antonio Food Bank prepared shelters and organized supply drives and deliveries, ensuring evacuees would have a place to stay.
- San Antonio Fire Department, in addition to helping locally, sent EMS personnel and task forces to Houston.
- SAWS sent crews to Port Aransas to help restore water.
- Local animal shelters took in evacuees’ pets, and residents fostered shelter animals to help make room for more furry guests.
- Venture X San Antonio opened their coworking space to displaced businesses and employees.
- San Antonio’s City Council turned their field offices into donation centers, giving residents the opportunity to drop off supplies at a location convenient to them.
- Many evacuees at San Antonio shelters requested movies and headphones to help their kids (and themselves) relax after the chaos of evacuating. Webhead volunteered to collect tech to give to shelters.
Special thanks to all who have led these efforts.
You can still help! San Antonio Family Association is collecting items and raising funds for families impacted by Hurricane Harvey.