Community Impact

COMMUNITY IMPACT

From February 13 - 17, Texas was impacted by a winter snowstorm that put many without powerand cost people their lives. A&M-SA responded quickly to this disaster by offering the communityresources and support. General’s Store on-campus food pantry was open for extended hours everyday the week after the storm and saw a total of 38 customers that week. Staff distributed over 200$50 and $100 H-E-B gift cards to students. The City of San Antonio, Bexar County, and the SanAntonio Food Bank also selected the university to be a water distribution site. On the first day,university staff and student volunteers were on hand to help with water distribution, as well asCouncilwomen Rebecca Viagran from District 3 and Dr. Adriana Rocha Garcia from District 4.

The A&M-S.A. campus garden and greenhouse continues to be a resource for the university community by providing harvested vegetables and fruits to the General’s Store food pantry and educational programming for students. A student manager was appointed to work closely with the plant club and will also help in maintaining the garden. A collaboration with the plant club and the TU-CASA (Transition University for Career Advancement and Successful Adulthood), program has contributed to garden care and harvests.