La Mesa – City of San Antonio
La Mesa - City of San Antonio
Podcast Description
Welcome to La Mesa, the official podcast of the City of San Antonio. At La Mesa, everyone is invited to the table - whether they're working from inside or outside city government to better the community. We will produce new episodes whenever a vital topic emerges in our city that deserves an extra layer of transparency and open conversation. So pull up a chair to La Mesa and let's talk about it!
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast covers a range of themes relevant to community improvement, including mobility, homelessness, public art, domestic violence, and airport development. Episodes highlight specific challenges and achievements, such as making streets safer for all users and collaboratively addressing homelessness in San Antonio through community efforts.
Welcome to La Mesa, the official podcast of the City of San Antonio. At La Mesa, everyone is invited to the table – whether they’re working from inside or outside city government to better the community.
We will produce new episodes whenever a vital topic emerges in our city that deserves an extra layer of transparency and open conversation.
So pull up a chair to La Mesa and let’s talk about it!
Presented in collaboration with the San Antonio Housing Coalition.
Mark Carmona, the Chief Housing Officer with the City of San Antonio, moderates a roundtable conversation with young adults and professionals who have a commitment to address youth housing instability in San Antonio communities. Panelists discuss the perspective of lived experience and the power of strong support systems and the necessity of programs offered by local nonprofits to uplift young adults and empower resiliency. Young adults speak directly to the meaning of trauma-informed care and how peer-to-peer relationships are crucial to engaging young adults in community resources. The conversation dives deep into real-world impacts and gives listeners an understanding of how they can be a part of the solution.
Panel:
- Brittney Palacios, a Young Adult Stability and Support Program Manager with SAMMinistries
- Joseph Rios, a Co-lead for the NXT LEVEL Path Builder Youth Advisory Group
- Khristan Taylor, a Housing Coordinator with the THRU Project
- Ra-Hana Worsley, a Case Manager with Haven for Hope
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