08/06/2026
The Back to School Resource Fair is about more than backpacks.
It’s a mother crossing the last item off a supply list she’d been stretching across three paychecks. It’s a kid picking out a backpack in a color they actually love. It’s a family walking out with vaccination paperwork in hand and one less barrier standing between them and the first day of school.
This year, more than 300 backpacks were donated. Every single child who walked into our Back to School Resource Fair walked out with a backpack and a full set of school supplies. Not one family left empty-handed.
None of that happens alone.
This year, our community organized itself around these families in a way we are still sitting with. Neighbors dropped off backpacks. Partners brought resources, food, expertise, and joy. Longtime friends of Empower House rolled up their sleeves again, and brand-new partners showed up like they’d been with us for years.
Thank you to:
Raising Cane’s
Divine Women
MECCA Mobile Education Center for All
H-E-B, Houston St. and N. New Braunfels
H-E-B Buddy
Pearl Street Church
UT San Antonio
District 2 City Council
The Latina Leadership Institute
Chris Torres and Divas With A Heart
And thank you to every neighbor who donated a backpack, a box of crayons, a pack of pencils, or an afternoon of their time. You are the pillars of this community, and you are the reason this worked.
Empower House exists to support women and their families, especially Black and Brown women. That mission is only ever as strong as the community holding it up. We are grateful. We are not done. Let’s keep going, together.
