Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.4.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Know Your Neighbor a storytelling initiative of the H. E. Butt Foundation ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://knowyourneighbor.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [San Antonio's Hidden Healthcare Challenges](https://knowyourneighbor.com/san-antonios-hidden-healthcare-challenges/) - As a licensed social worker with Baptist Health Systems, I spend my days with people who are having some of their toughest days. They may be sick, but over time I’ve come to learn that what’s happening to their bodies is not their hardest challenge. Here are a few things I wish everyone knew about - [Why I'm Walking Every Street in San Antonio](https://knowyourneighbor.com/walking/) - Walking is a starting point that leads to deeper connection with our community. - [I Didn't Know We Were Poor](https://knowyourneighbor.com/i-didnt-know-we-were-poor/) - Learn how redlining affected kids growing up on San Antonio's Westside. - [What Are San Antonio Trees Telling Us About Us?](https://knowyourneighbor.com/what-are-san-antonio-trees-telling-us-about-us/) - What do the trees tell us about the development of San Antonio? - [The Truth About Monopoly](https://knowyourneighbor.com/the-truth-about-monopoly/) - What is monopoly really about and how does it relate to housing? - [November 2023](https://knowyourneighbor.com/november-2023/) - [June 2023](https://knowyourneighbor.com/june-2023/) - [May 2023](https://knowyourneighbor.com/may-2023/) - [March 2023](https://knowyourneighbor.com/march-2023/) - [January 2023](https://knowyourneighbor.com/january-2023/) - [April 2024](https://knowyourneighbor.com/april-2024/) - [October 2023](https://knowyourneighbor.com/october-2023/) - [February 2024](https://knowyourneighbor.com/february-2024/) - [July 2024 Newsletter](https://knowyourneighbor.com/july2024newsletter/) - [Host a Showing of "Everyone Needs a Home"](https://knowyourneighbor.com/host-a-showing-of-everyone-needs-a-home/) - [Eviction Convictions](https://knowyourneighbor.com/rebecca-labelle/) - Rebecca LaBelle has fresh eyes for her city, and she’s looking to help the families around her. - [Lead Your Own Monopoly Workshop](https://knowyourneighbor.com/lead-your-own-monopoly-workshop/) - [August 2023](https://knowyourneighbor.com/august-2023/) - [Making San Antonio: Reflection and Discussion Guide](https://knowyourneighbor.com/housing-development-history-guide/) - A guide to the history of housing development in San Antonio. - [A Church For the People](https://knowyourneighbor.com/church-for-people/) - Frederick Jones, 17, has played basketball at the court behind The Church of Reconciliation since middle school. He says the court saved his life. - [There Is No Place Like Home](https://knowyourneighbor.com/there-is-no-place-like-home/) - Virginia Mata’s story comes full circle—and shatters misperceptions along the way. - [How Our Neighborhoods Impact Our Health](https://knowyourneighbor.com/how-our-neighborhoods-impact-our-health/) - Your neighborhood affects your health and your family's health. - [Getting By in San Antonio](https://knowyourneighbor.com/3-san-antonio-families-and-budgets/) - How far does a typical full-time job get a family in San Antonio? - [Deep Roots on San Antonio’s Southside](https://knowyourneighbor.com/deep-roots-on-san-antonios-southside/) - Meet Christina Gonzalez, a life-long Southside resident. - [Watch: Making San Antonio](https://knowyourneighbor.com/making-san-antonio/) - In this 13-minute video, we face a hard truth: San Antonio was designed to be divided. - [Meet the Southside](https://knowyourneighbor.com/meet-san-antonio-southside/) - Stories of three remarkable women contributing to the health and vitality of San Antonio's Southside. - [The Secret Sauce to Neighborhood Justice](https://knowyourneighbor.com/cynthia-spielman/) - Cynthia Spielman is a community advocate who has developed a playbook for how we can support our San Antonio neighbors. - [Streetz: The King of Second Chances](https://knowyourneighbor.com/streetz/) - Running a restaurant in order to reach kids is not for the faint of heart. Good thing Hubert Brown's heart is strong. - [Surviving the Middle: Working Families in San Antonio](https://knowyourneighbor.com/surviving-the-middle/) - 300,000 Bexar County residents struggle to make ends meet. Meet the ALICE families. - [What to Do Next](https://knowyourneighbor.com/what-to-do-next-2/) - Four ways to bridge San Antonio’s economic and social divides. - [Rob Johnson’s Healthy Choices](https://knowyourneighbor.com/pastor-rob-johnson/) - Nutritious food can be more expensive and harder to find. But that's not stopping this pastor from making sure it's available. - [The Housing Affordability Conundrum](https://knowyourneighbor.com/the-housing-affordability-conundrum/) - [Reshaping the Narrative:](https://knowyourneighbor.com/reshaping-the-narrative/) - Initially written for the Lake Institute for Faith and Giving, H. E. Butt Foundation's Elizabeth Coffee discusses the importance of Shared Tables to promote conversations and erase lines of division over a meal. - [Get to Know Siboney Diaz-Sanchez](https://knowyourneighbor.com/get-to-know-siboney-diaz-sanchez/) - [Get to Know John Garland](https://knowyourneighbor.com/get-to-know-john-garland/) - [She Pastors Strong](https://knowyourneighbor.com/she-pastors-strong/) - Norma Quintero's Westside church, El Templo Cristiano, becomes an oasis of hope for San Antonio's Westside and neighboring communities. - [The Perfect Storm](https://knowyourneighbor.com/perfect-storm/) - Our family makes too much money to qualify for help—but not enough to survive. - [Painting the Stories of San Antonio's Westside](https://knowyourneighbor.com/painting-stories-san-antonio-westside/) - Muralist Crystal Tamez preserves history and community on San Antonio Westside's walls. - [A Pizzeria Owner’s Promise To San Antonio's Eastside](https://knowyourneighbor.com/pizzeria-owners-promise-to-san-antonios-eastside/) - Mike Brown runs a pizza shop while leading his kids and community to a better life. ## Pages - [Know Your Neighbor](https://knowyourneighbor.com/) - [The Walkout](https://knowyourneighbor.com/the-walkout/) - [The Lines We Live (And Die) By](https://knowyourneighbor.com/the-lines-we-live-and-die-by/) - [Surviving the City](https://knowyourneighbor.com/living-on-the-financial-edge/) - [Everyone Needs a Home](https://knowyourneighbor.com/housing/) - [Events](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events-2025/) - [Shared Tables](https://knowyourneighbor.com/about/shared-tables/) - [Making San Antonio](https://knowyourneighbor.com/makingsanantonio/) - [Resources](https://knowyourneighbor.com/resources-2/) - [Fiesta! Know the History](https://knowyourneighbor.com/resources-2/fiesta-know-the-history/) - [Economics of Community Development](https://knowyourneighbor.com/resources-2/economics-of-community-development/) - [Redlining Map](https://knowyourneighbor.com/redlining-map/) - [Healthcare](https://knowyourneighbor.com/healthcare/) - [Neighborhoods](https://knowyourneighbor.com/neighborhoods/) - [Education](https://knowyourneighbor.com/education/) - [Economics](https://knowyourneighbor.com/economics/) - [Social Context](https://knowyourneighbor.com/social-context/) - [Topics](https://knowyourneighbor.com/topics/) - [Contact](https://knowyourneighbor.com/contact/) - [Narrative Change Cohorts](https://knowyourneighbor.com/about/narrative-change-cohorts/) - [Walkout Activities](https://knowyourneighbor.com/edgewood-activites/) - [Edgewood Timeline](https://knowyourneighbor.com/edgewood-timeline/) - [Stories](https://knowyourneighbor.com/stories/) - [Upcoming "The Walkout" Screening](https://knowyourneighbor.com/upcoming-the-walkout-screening/) - FILM SCREENING & ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION Wednesday, October 29 5-7 PM H.E.B. Student Union Ballrooms Free & Open To The Public - [FACES BEHIND THE EDGEWOOD WALKOUT](https://knowyourneighbor.com/the-faces-the-walkout/) - [Staff](https://knowyourneighbor.com/about/our-team-2/) - [Vote For Your Neighbor](https://knowyourneighbor.com/vote/) - [All Stories](https://knowyourneighbor.com/all-stories/) - [Everyone Needs a Home: A Housing Summit Series](https://knowyourneighbor.com/everyone-needs-a-home-a-one-day-housing-summit/) - [Interactive Redlining Map](https://knowyourneighbor.com/interactive-redlining-map/) - [Subscribe](https://knowyourneighbor.com/subscribe/) - [Hear/Here: Rising UpTogether](https://knowyourneighbor.com/risinguptogether/) - [Community Partners](https://knowyourneighbor.com/about/community-partners/) - [Mission](https://knowyourneighbor.com/about/) - [Support Our Community Partners](https://knowyourneighbor.com/where-to-give/) - [Welcome, Neighbors!](https://knowyourneighbor.com/where-i-live/) - [Events Old](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events-2023-2/) - [Host a Shared Table](https://knowyourneighbor.com/host-a-shared-table/) - Thank you for your interest in hosting a Shared Table! 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Butt Foundation (‘we’ or ‘us’ or ‘our’) is committed to ensuring the security and protection of the personal information that we process, and to providing a compliant and consistent approach to data protection. We aim to have a robust and effective data protection program in compliance with existing law and abiding by ## Events - [November Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-2023-november/) - [February Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-2024-february-15-2/) - From a challenging childhood on the streets of San Antonio to a life marked by crime and incarceration, Mashaun Hirschler's journey was fraught with hardships. Today, Mashaun stands as a beacon of hope and guidance, especially for at-risk youth. But four sentences can’t sum up Mashaun’s story! Come to Third Thursday and hear more! At - [January Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-2024-january-18/) - Elizabeth Coffee nurtures a deep love for San Antonio. The city formed her, and now she strives to be part of forming it. Her love of San Antonio is rooted in loving its people—diverse, everchanging, dynamic, and compassionate, San Antonians inspire her. Elizabeth’s work experience reflects a decade working alongside religious non-profits and leaders through - [January Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-2024-january/) - Every Third Thursday, we gather to hear directly from one of our San Antonio neighbors. They tell their story, and then we reflect on what we heard—and how it invites us to help bridge our city’s economic and cultural divides. Elizabeth Coffee nurtures a deep love for San Antonio. The city formed her, and now - [October Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-2023-october/) - You are invited to our Third Thursdays event series—part of the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Know Your Neighbor initiative. Fellow San Antonians will share their experiences in their San Antonio community. Come listen to, share with, and know your neighbors! At this event, we’ll have Know Your Neighbor event punch cards! After attending six of - [The Power of Belief: A Conversation
with Streetz](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/shared-table-nov-28/) - Theme: The Power of Belief: A Conversation with Streetz, owner of Ball Hoggs BBQ, on Mentorship and Investment Chef: J. Schwencke C.C. Facilitator: Gabrielle Leonard Location: 140 W. Sunset, 78209 Time: 6:00-8:00 p.m. - [Seeking Home: A Dialogue on Immigration and Hospitality](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/shared-table-dec-19/) - Theme: Seeking Home: A Dialogue on Immigration and Hospitality Chef: Unknown Facilitator: Gabrielle Leonard Location: 140 W. Sunset, 78209 Time: 6:30-8:30pm - [Nurturing Healthy Communities: A Conversation with Stephen Lucke at Gardopia Gardens](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/shared-table-oct-24/) - Theme: Nurturing Healthy Communities: A Conversation with Stephen Lucke at Gardopia Gardens Chef: Unknown Facilitator: Gabrielle Leonard Location: 140 W. Sunset, 78209 Time: 6:30-8:30pm - [August Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-2024-august/) - You are invited to our Third Thursdays event series—part of the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Know Your Neighbor initiative. Fellow San Antonians will share their experiences in their San Antonio community. Come listen to, share with, and know your neighbors! Siboney Díaz-Sánchez is the community engagement administrator for the City of San Antonio's Neighborhood and - [June Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-2024-june/) - You are invited to our Third Thursdays event series—part of the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Know Your Neighbor initiative. Fellow San Antonians will share their experiences in their San Antonio community. Come listen to, share with, and know your neighbors! Dr. Lyssa Ochoa is not your average surgeon. When she diagnoses medical conditions, she doesn’t - [May Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-2024-may/) - You are invited to our Third Thursdays event series—part of the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Know Your Neighbor initiative. Fellow San Antonians will share their experiences in their San Antonio community. Come listen to, share with, and know your neighbors! Francisco H. Cortés is a teacher at Booker T. Washington Elementary School. Cortés is also - [April Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-2024-april-2/) - You are invited to our Third Thursdays event series—part of the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Know Your Neighbor initiative. Fellow San Antonians will share their experiences in their San Antonio community. Come listen to, share with, and know your neighbors! This month's guest is Brit Carpenter of Grace Northridge Church in Alamo Heights. Brit says - [Theme Coming Soon](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/shared-table-sept-26/) - Theme: TBA Chef: Unknown Facilitator: Gabrielle Leonard Location: 140 W. Sunset, 78209 Time: 6:30-8:30pm - [Seeking Home: A Dialogue on Immigration and Hospitality](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/shared-table-august-29/) - Theme: TBA Chef: Unknown Facilitator: Gabrielle Leonard Location: 140 W. Sunset, 78209 Time: 6:30-8:30pm - [Neighborhood and Community](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/april-25-2023-2-2-2/) - Theme: My Neighborhood Chef: Unknown Facilitator: Gabrielle Leonard Location: 140 W. Sunset, 78209 Time: 6:30-8:30pm - [Community Health and Wellness](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/april-25-2023-2/) - Theme: My Neighborhood Chef: Unknown Facilitator: Gabrielle Leonard Location: 140 W. Sunset, 78209 Time: 6:30-8:30pm - [Neighborhood and Community](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/april-25-2023/) - Theme: My Neighborhood Chef: Unknown Facilitator: Gabrielle Leonard Location: 140 W. Sunset, 78209 Time: 6:30-8:30pm - [Theme Coming Soon](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/april-25-2023-2-2/) - Theme: My Neighborhood Chef: Unknown Facilitator: Gabrielle Leonard Location: 140 W. Sunset, 78209 Time: 6:30-8:30pm - [February Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-feb-16/) - You are invited to our Third Thursdays event series—part of the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Know Your Neighbor initiative. Fellow San Antonians will share their experiences in their San Antonio community. Come listen to, share with, and know your neighbors! Our guest this month is John Garland. John is the pastor of the San Antonio - [March Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-2023-march/) - You are invited to our Third Thursdays event series—part of the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Know Your Neighbor initiative. Fellow San Antonians will share their experiences in their San Antonio community. Come listen to, share with, and know your neighbors! Our guest this month is Frances A. Gonzalez. Frances is a mission-oriented collaborator and connector. - [November Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-nov-17/) - Join us at the Cherrity Bar as we get to know Gabrielle Leonard during our second installment of Third Thursdays. Gabrielle is a New Orleans native with an old soul. She calls San Antonio home now and is invested in the people and neighborhoods of this city. She is the Director of Returning to Joy, - [Westside
Immersion](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/westside-immersion/) - Spend a day learning about the benefits and costs of development on the Westside. - [Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday/) - You are invited to our Third Thursdays event series—part of the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Know Your Neighbor initiative. Fellow San Antonians will share their experiences in their San Antonio community. Come listen to, share with, and know your neighbors! Our guest this month is Deborah Omowale Jarmon. Deborah is not only Executive Director for - [January Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-jan-19/) - You are invited to our Third Thursdays event series—part of the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Know Your Neighbor initiative. Fellow San Antonians will share their experiences in their San Antonio community. Come listen to, share with, and know your neighbors! Our guest this month is Deborah Omowale Jarmon. Deborah is not only Executive Director for - [Third Thursday](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/third-thursday-oct-20/) - Check out photos from the event! You are invited to the first installment of our Third Thursdays event series—part of the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Know Your Neighbor initiative. Fellow San Antonian Roger Enriquez will share from his life and work at UTSA, where he collaborates with others to tackle some of the hardest challenges - [The GOODHOOD Immersion](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/the-goodhood-immersion/) - The GOODHOOD Immersion is designed to decrease the distance between people and places. Many of the problems facing our city are caused by a failure to see one another clearly. During the Immersions, you will get the opportunity to spend time with new people, in a new place and get a new perspective on the - [Neighborhood Immersion](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/neighborhood-immersion-08-2022/) - Spend a morning getting to know a few square blocks in Eastlawn, part of the historic East Side of San Antonio. - [We Live Here](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/we-live-here/) - A youth-led, pop-up photo event telling the stories of the people on San Antonio's Eastside. Come experience the community with talented six-grade photographers in the place they call home. - [Miss Juneteenth](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/miss-juneteenth/) - Watch the film "that puts black Texas women in the center of the frame." - [Black History River Tour](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/black-history-river-tour-11-2022/) - 100 minutes of Black History on the beautiful San Antonio River. - [Black History & Holiday Lights](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/black-history-holiday-tour-12-2022/) - 100 minutes of Black History on the beautiful San Antonio River. - [Black History River Tour](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/black-history-river-tour-09-2022/) - 100 minutes of Black History on the beautiful San Antonio River. - [Black History River Tour](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/black-history-river-tour-10-2022/) - 100 minutes of Black History on the beautiful San Antonio River. - [The Tuskegee Airmen](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/tuskegee-airmen/) - Watch the film and meet the SA Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen! ## Staff - [Erica Gonzales](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/erica-gonzales/) - [Katie Best-Richmond](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/katie-best-richmond/) - [Anna Riedlinger](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/anna-riedlinger/) - [Elizabeth Le’anani Coffee](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/elizabeth-leanani-coffee/) - [Manuel Davila](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/manueldavila/) - [Patton
Dodd](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/patton-dodd/) - [Norberto "Geremy" Landín](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/norberto-geremy-landin/) - [Gabrielle Leonard](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/gabrielle-leonard/) - [Carey H. Latimore](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/carey-latimore-2/) - [Sarah Woolsey](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/sarah-woolsey-2/) - [​​Jessica Monet Kemp](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/jessica-monet-kemp/) - [Frances Gonzalez](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/frances-gonzalez/) - [Steve Drukker](https://knowyourneighbor.com/staff/steve-drukker/) ## Retreats - [We Live Here Sample Event](https://knowyourneighbor.com/retreats/we-live-here-sample-event/) ## Categories - [Resources](https://knowyourneighbor.com/resources-feed/) - Resources for learning more about the systems that help or hinder our neighbors. - [Stories](https://knowyourneighbor.com/stories-feed/) - Stories about people and families across San Antonio’s neighborhoods. - [Events](https://knowyourneighbor.com/events/)