March, 26, 2013 - San Antonio Housing Authority

SAN ANTONIO HOUSING AUTHORITY March 26, 2013
MEMORANDUM
To:
From:
Presented by:
RE:
Resident ServQes Committee
Lourdes C ~ ... ~ez, President and CEO
Adrian Lop~ I >irector of Community Development Initiatives
Update and discussion regarding Education Investment Foundation (EIF)
Survey Results
Summary
The Education Investment Foundation (EIF), originally the SAHA Foundation, was formed in
1993 for the purpose of providing incentives to children of low-income families, in grades K-12,
to stay in school and ultimately attend college. In 2007 the San Antonio Foundation was
changed to the Education Investment Foundation, Inc.
In previous years, the EIF developed two main programs: College Scholarships and Perfect
Attendance. Since the Foundation's creation, over $550,000 in college scholarships and
academic incentives have been awarded to deserving young SAHA housing program
participants.
Other EIF programs and events include:
• Education Summit
• Golden Gala- Senior Holiday Celebration
• Alazan-Apache Courts Back to School Event
• Fundraisers
o Golf Tournament
o Salute to Education Luncheon
In May 2012, the EIF Committee began discussing other opportunities they wanted to explore in
order to utilize the 501 c(3) status and build on the existing services provided to residents. In
late summer, staff solicited and engaged an outside consultant to further facilitate the discussion
with the EIF Committee.
A questionnaire was created and presented to the EIF Advisory Committee in November 2012.
The survey consisted of 28 questions and the Committee was asked to answer the questions h
based on the following: Strongly Agree, Agree, Neutral, Disagree, or Strongly Disagree. The
Survey was completed by seven of the ten committee members by January 15, 2013. Upon
completion, the consultant provided a summary and presented it to the EIF Advisory Committee
to ensure that there were no other revisions or additions.
Below are the priorities that culminated from the results of the survey:
• The EIF should continue to provide college scholarships to SAHA residents (graduating
seniors/current college students)
• The EIF should focus on developing or partnering with an organization to provide adult
literacy programs
• The EIF should expand the college scholarship program to other SAHA residents that
are not graduating seniors and/or current college students
• The EIF should focus on developing and providing incentives for reading achievement
• The EIF should focus on developing mentoring programs
Agenda Item No. 9