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Debra J. Dockery, Architect
Distance: 1.3 Mi118 Broadway Ste 516
78205 San Antonio -
Presa Community Service Center
Distance: 8.3 Mi3721 S Presa St
78210-4831 San Antonio -
Sonny Melendrez Creative Svc
Distance: 8.8 Mi9601 McAllister Fwy
78216-4681 San Antonio -
Goodwill Industries of Central Texas
Distance: 71.6 Mi300 N Lamar Blvd
78703 Austin -
P I Architects & Engineers Inc
Distance: 75.5 Mi5838 Balcones Dr
78731 Austin
Description
For over 100 years, the Ella Austin Community Center has served the City of San Antonio and Bexar County. In 1897, Mrs. Ella Austin, a revered African American who was committed to serving her community, founded Ella Austin Orphans Horne, located at 1920 Burnet. She cared for homeless children until 1940. On November 1, 1968, the children's home was converted into a multi-purpose community center. The center is not only one of Texas' largest, but also a one-stop shop for comprehensive service. It now functions as a neighborhood-based, multi-purpose, social service agency, which addresses broad areas of human need. People of many ethnic and cultural backgrounds appear among the agency's board of directors, staff and clientele. The center's expansion of services, personnel and funding has provided an economic and social impact on the San Antonio community. The Ella Austin Community Center was the first, and remains the only agency, offering comprehensive social services in the eastern sector of the city.