UTSA graduate students complete successful clothing drive for Haven for Hope

shirts

Share this Story

(Jan. 10, 2012) -- The UTSA School Psychology Graduate Organization (SPGO) organized a winter clothing drive for the local nonprofit Haven for Hope. The group collected two boxes and six bags of winter clothing for donation.

The group set up collection bins across the UTSA Downtown Campus in early December and delivered the winter clothing before Christmas. The clothing drive was co-sponsored by Felicia Castro Villarreal, UTSA assistant professor of educational psychology and faculty liaison to Haven for Hope.

Haven for Hope is the largest homeless transformation campus in the United States. The organization provides housing, health services, spiritual support and programming for more than 900 homeless men, women and children. The nonprofit helps live-in and temporary residents develop skills in order to experience a better life.

SPGO is an organization involving graduate students in the UTSA College of Education and Human Development.

 

 

Events



Spotlight

UTSA Bold Promise CTA

UTSA’s Mission

The University of Texas at San Antonio is dedicated to the advancement of knowledge through research and discovery, teaching and learning, community engagement and public service. As an institution of access and excellence, UTSA embraces multicultural traditions and serves as a center for intellectual and creative resources as well as a catalyst for socioeconomic development and the commercialization of intellectual property - for Texas, the nation and the world.

UTSA’s Vision

To be a premier public research university, providing access to educational excellence and preparing citizen leaders for the global environment.

UTSA’s Core Values

We encourage an environment of dialogue and discovery, where integrity, excellence, inclusiveness, respect, collaboration and innovation are fostered.

UTSA’S Destinations

UTSA is a proud Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) as designated by the U.S. Department of Education .

Our Commitment to Inclusivity

The University of Texas at San Antonio, a Hispanic Serving Institution situated in a global city that has been a crossroads of peoples and cultures for centuries, values diversity and inclusion in all aspects of university life. As an institution expressly founded to advance the education of Mexican Americans and other underserved communities, our university is committed to promoting access for all. UTSA, a premier public research university, fosters academic excellence through a community of dialogue, discovery and innovation that embraces the uniqueness of each voice.