YWCA San Antonio Newcomer Resource Fair 2022

503 Castroville Road,San Antonio TX 78237

17 September, 2022

Description

Join YWCA, the City of San Antonio Immigration Liaison, the Mexican Consulate of San Antonio, and My City is My Home, at the annual Welcoming Week Newcomer Resource Fair on Saturday, September 17, from 9am – 2pm. The Newcomer Resource Fair is an event that connects immigrant residents to resources that help them integrate into the community. The Fair will feature information tables, food booths, vendor booths from immigrant microbusinesses, medical screenings, legal consultations with attorneys, presentations on access to resources, family entertainment, and a town hall for immigrant community members to ask questions of different experts and service providers. For more information contact: Verónica Sanders Program Director Economic Empowerment Ventanilla de Asesoría Financiera/ Consulado General de México T: 210.433.9922 ext 215 F: 210.433.9261 E: [email protected] ---------- AGENDA: 9:00 am - Event opening starts visiting resource tables and signing up for legal consultations. 9:30 am - Opening Remarks by Melissa Cabello Havrda, CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 9:45 am - Break out Sessions 9:45 am – St. Mary’s University – Last will & testament, what is a probate? 10:20 am – UtHealth Dr. Rosenfeld – Clarify your doubts about vaccines 11:00 am – FVPS Leslie D. Schultz, M.S., LPC – What is Family Violence 12:00 pm - American Org for Immigrants – Paths to citizenship 1:00 pm - Join our Townhall. Voice your concerns and ideas to local leaders interested in making San Antonio a more welcoming community Our Panelist: Hon. Lucy Adame-Clark Bexar- County Clerk, Susana Monreal-Avila Consul Asuntos Comunitarios- Consulado General de Mexico, Mayra Montero- Immigration Liasion City of San Antonio, Francesca Rattray YWCA- CEO, Vanessa Alonso Immigration Lawyer-Alonso & Alonso Law Firm, Alfredo Valenzuela Entrepreneur- Owner/CEO Valenzuela’s AC/Heat, Rich Acosta My City is My Home -CEO, Jeff Ivey River City Federal Credit Union- President, Dr. Jason Rosenfeld- Assistant Professor UtHealth Center for Medical Humanities and Ethics. Moderator Teresa Garza- YWCA Marketing Manager