Report shows hundreds of domestic violence victims connected to services under city, county collaboration kens5.com/article/news/l… Police Chief William McManus says the commission has guided officers to be compassionate. #compassionateSA

Historic amount of federal funding awarded to help San Antonio's homeless community kens5.com/article/news/l… More than $7 million of the HUD funds will go toward various organizations' efforts to expand permanent supportive housing. #compassionateSA

San Antonio Threads awarded for giving new clothes and shoes to youth in need news4sanantonio.com/features/pay-i… Last year they served 16,000 kids in SA with thousands of shirts, pants, dresses, jackets, shoes, & accessories - given away for free #compassionateSA

SA's 'Lasagna Love' needs more cooks in the kitchen | kens5.com Started during the pandemic, Lasagna Love went global with volunteers buying ingredients, cooking lasagna & entrees like enchiladas & tuna casserole, & delivering them to anyone asking. #compasionateSA

San Antonio's domestic violence problem and what these experts are trying to do about it (expressnews.com) "We need to continue to improve and strengthen the system. There's still a lot of work to do." #compassionateSA

New jail program to help mentally ill inmates get well enough to stand trial (sanantonioreport.org) Program could serve 40 inmates through the end of this year and 80 in 2024. More than half will leave jail by either going to trial or having charges dropped. #compassionateSA

Nest program at Mission Trail Baptist Hospital a boost of encouragement for families with newborns (ksat.com) In the program’s first year, 60 families have been helped with more than $7,000 in items donated. "It’s filling in that gap for them.” #compassionateSA

New housing helping get homeless off city streets | WOAI (news4sanantonio.com) Opening April 17, Towne Twin Village is a $40 million dollar housing project on the East Side with 204 units, including 24 RV's, 100 tiny homes and soon to be an apartment complex. #compassionateSA

Easter revives ideals of love and compassion expressnews.com/opinion/editor… “The whole idea of compassion is based on a keen awareness of the other,” Thomas Merton, the American Trappist monk, wrote. “The whole purpose of life is to live by love.” #compassionateSA

SA public health leaders get national support axios.com/local/san-anto… The Aspen fellowship supports leaders in communities disproportionately affected by economic & health disparities. Fellows receive leadership & media training, networking opportunities & more. #compassionateSA

First-of-its-kind supportive housing complex Towne Twin Village prepares for its first residents sanantonioreport.org/towne-twin-vil… Residents need to be 50 years or older, have been homeless for a year or more and have a disabling condition. #compassionateSA

UTSA architecture course challenge: Design a building that blind people can navigate expressnews.com/news/local/art… Architecture students UTSA created 3-D models that were fingered, stroked and caressed by leaders of the local blind and visually impaired community." #compassionateSA

Domestic violence and child abuse in SA addressed in new efforts by several agencies kens5.com/article/news/l… The new efforts include a billboard and bus campaign as well as virtual training in domestic violence prevention. #compassionateSA

Serving others strengthens longtime San Antonio volunteer after losing her husband to COVID-19 expressnews.com/news/article/v… “I like to say, ‘strength is looking adversity in the face,’” Teplitzky said, “And saying this, too, I shall overcome.” #compassionateSA

'Activist, pioneer & trailblazer': Patti Radle honored as she leaves San Antonio school board expressnews.com/news/local/art… "“You’re a woman of compassion. You’re a woman of conviction and a woman that not only speaks the word but demonstrates it through her actions.” #compassionateSA

Having a senior moment: City says residents should rethink how they talk about older adults expressnews.com/news/article/s… Awareness of ageist stereotypes begins as early as 6 years old. #compassionateSA

San Antonio must stand with our transgender loved ones’: Mayor Ron Nirenberg denounces SB 14 expressnews.com/news/article/m… "As a city of compassion, San Antonio must stand with our transgender loved ones, friends, and neighbors." #compassionateSA

NBA to make donation to SA nonprofit on behalf of Spurs' Tre Jones expressnews.com/sports/spurs/a… The Children's Bereavement Center of South Texas will receive $25,000 from the NBA after Jones was named a finalist for the league's social justice award. #compassionateSA

Here's how to make your home a sanctuary expressnews.com/lifestyle/arti… Trauma-informed design creates physical spaces that promote safety, well-being and healing. #compassionateSA

Alamo Colleges, city launch Compassionate USA: San Antonio’s ‘gift’ to the world sanantonioreport.org/alamo-colleges… The free, online micro-course that launched this summer and is offered through Alamo Colleges District aims to retrain people to live more compassionate lives. #compassionateSA