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CONNECTING OUR COMMUNITYTO THE RESOURCES THEY NEED#yourdhsSEPTEMBER 2016From theDirector’sChairMelody WoosleyThe City’s CharitableCampaign is a strongsupporter of the UnitedWay of San Antonio andBexar County, whichprovides crucial services tothe community. The City isa pacesetter organization,which means our campaignbegins in August and endsin October.Each year, the City setsgoals for the departmentsalong with a citywide goal.Last year, City employeescontributed more than 1 million to agenciesin our community. Thisyear, the goal is to raise 1,025,000 across the Citywith DHS contributing 38,000. Thus far, the DHSCampaign has alreadyraised 38,174, exceedingour goal! We are well onour way to exceed last year’sdonation of 42,000. We willcontinue through Octoberto take donations to makethis the most successfulCharitable Campaign in ourdepartment’s history.DHS coordinatorsJoe Martinelli and EdithMerla have led this year’scampaign with supportfrom division leaders Child Care Services - JamieTimmerman and BettyGonzales; Family Assistance- Norma Hernandez andHilda Banuelos; Head Start- Chantelle Stoops; SeniorServices - Danica Brown;Fiscal - Omar Garza; andDirector’s Office - JessicaDovalina.I appreciate the workthis team has done to makethe campaign successful.This year, if you pledge 60 or more with E-Wayor pledge form, and incompliance with the DHSDress Code, you may wearjeans on Friday and otherdesignated days during theyear. This equates to 2.50per pay period at that level.Beginning in September,this will be the only time forcurrent employees to joinCharitable Campaign JeanDays. Money will not beraised throughout the year.DHS is a reflection ofour community, embodyingthis year’s theme “Together: We Go Far.”REMINDERSCOSA Homebuyer Education classesFinancial Empowerment Center,1400 S. Flores, Saturday, September10 - 1:45 to 2:30 p.m. Learn theimportance of budgeting and savingfor a down payment, escrow, and homemaintenance.Senior KermesHenry B. Gonzalez ConventionCenter, Friday, September 16 - 9 a.m.to 2 p.m. A celebration of seniorsregistered in Department of HumanServices’ senior centers and seniornutrition program. The event is anofficial Diez y Seis de Septiembre eventcommemorating Mexico’s independencefrom Spain.Credit and debt classHabitat for Humanity, 311 Probandt,Wednesday, September 28 - 5 to 7 p.m.Financial Empowerment Center presentsbilingual class on credit and debt.
2High Fives!Doris GriffinSenior One StopCenter staff receiveC.O.R.E. awardsThe Departmentof Human Serviceshonored staffmembers who wererecognized for theirprofessionalism.DHS received aletter signed by 148seniors at the DorisDHS Assistant DirectorEdward Gonzales presents a20-year service certificate toLinda Hurst.Griffin Senior OneStop Center. Theletter acknowledgedseveral staff memberswho have created acaring and lovingenvironment for allseniors at the center.C.O.R.E. Awardsfor Professionalismwere presented toVictor Ayala, SeniorCenter Manager; SoniaSheets, Nutrition SiteCoordinator; TomSantee, Chauffeur;and Linda Hurst,AdministrativeAssociate. Hurst alsoreceived a 20-yearservice certificate.If you see yourfellow employeesdemonstratingEdward Gonzales stands with Linda Hurst, Victor Ayala, TomSantee, and Sonia Sheets.TEAMWORK INTEGRITY DHS community service specialists Teresa Tellez, AlejandrinaLopez, and Gloria Gomez are shown with Training for JobSuccess students at the LVN pinning ceremony.excellent Teamwork,Professionalism,Innovation, andIntegrity skills, weencourage you tosubmit an EnC.O.R.E.to recognize theirgood work. Forms canbe found by visitinghttp://cosaweb/newEnCORE/index.html.LVN students finishTraining for JobSuccess programThe Training forJob Success program isproud of the studentswho completed thevocational nursingprogram at St. Philip’sCollege on August 11.A pinningceremony for the Classof August 2016 washeld in Watson FineArts Auditorium.Students completingthe one-year programincluded DioniciaAlvarez, SoniaGutierrez, GracielaRamirez, GriseldaTorres, Joe AnthonyTreviño, Korpo Kollie,and Triver Mondy.Training for JobSuccess provides casemanagement servicesfor San Antonioresidents seeking betteremployment throughhigher education andtraining opportunities.CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES INNOVATION PROFESSIONALISM
New District 3Senior CenterHappy birthday to DHSemployees in September: Jose Caban, Senior CenterManager, 1st Gilbert Lopez, Chauffeur,1st Rosa Gonzalez, Case Aide,2nd Roberto Contreras,Maintenance Worker, 3rd Anna Marie Villela, ChildCare Resource Specialist, 4th Richard Keith, AssistantDirector, 4th Melkay Lashay Nation,Nutrition Site Coordinator, 4th Ivis Portillo, FamilySupport Worker, 7th Demetria Marquez, FamilySupport Worker, 7th Arnie Glascock, NutritionSite Supervisor, 8th Brittany Noriega, Time &Attendance Specialist, 9th Jayda Garcia, TemporarySummer Employee, 9th Beatrice Gonzalez,Chauffeur, 11th Vanessa Ibarra, FamilySupport Worker, 13th Arnoldo Morin,Community ServicesSupervisor, 13thTEAMWORK INTEGRITY Construction on the new SeniorCenter in Council District 3 ismoving along. At more than 13,033square feet, the metal, stone andglass building will house a receptionarea, classrooms and offices, spacefor health screenings, exercise anddance activities, meeting rooms,and a warming kitchen. A largemultipurpose room will doubleas the dining room. The center,on Pecan Valley Drive, includes alarge front porch that overlooks agreat lawn and South Side LionsLake. The building was designed byDebra J. Dockery, Architect.HappyBirthday! Modesta Putla, SeniorManagement Analyst, 15th Mary-Margaret Garcia,Community ServicesSupervisor, 16th Angel Lerma-Encina,Senior Mgt Analyst, 17th Marithza Guzman, FamilySupport Worker, 20th Dolores Tijerina,Administrative Associate, 21st Susan Thomas, nt Analyst, 21st Joseph Martinelli,Management Analyst, 21st Cassandra Bentley, SeniorManagement Analyst, 22nd Sri Rangarajan, FiscalAnalyst, 23rd Martha Alvarado, ChildCare Resource Specialist, 24th Leticia Segundo,Community Services Specialist,24th Lily Castano,Administrative Associate, 25th Abraham Dennis,Community ServicesSupervisor, 25th Minnie Gutierrez,Administrative Associate, 26th Sandra Santos, SeniorManagement Analyst, 27th Edith Merla, SeniorManagement Analyst, 27th Stacy Pechacek, Child CareResource Specialist, 27th Joann Guia, ManagementAnalyst, 28th Sylvia Mantooth,Management Analyst, 28th Mario Moreno,Maintenance Worker, 30th Gloria Granado, ChildCare Resource Specialist, 30thCITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES INNOVATION PROFESSIONALISM
4Claude W. Blackopens doors forback to school eventDHSThe Claude W. BlackdCommunity Center hostedthe 11th annual Back2 School Jamboree onAugust 12.Hundreds of familiesattended the event, whichincluded free backpacksfilled with school supplies,and dozens of communitygroups providinginformation and services,including immunizations for back to school.Refreshments and child-friendly activities keptfamilies busy.The Spurs Coyote and other mascots made anappearance to the crowd’s delight.Faces&PlacesDistrict 1 holds wellness fairCouncilman Roberto C. Treviño’s office heldthe annual District 1 Back to School WellnessFair on August 13 at Thomas Edison High School.School-aged children received a backpack filledwith school supplies. Additionally, there weremore than 40 community and wellness partners,including the Department of Human Services,providing services ranging from haircuts to dentalscreenings.Festivities began early on August 11 as theDistrict 1 office distributed the first 300 of 2,200backpacks to the Frank Garrett Center and toVFW Post 76, the oldest VFW post in Texas.“On average, teachers will spendapproximately 500 of their hard-earned moneyto provide school supplies to students each schoolyear,” Councilman Treviño said. “By providingbackpacks and school supplies for 2,200 totalstudents, we hope to save San Antonio areateachers 55,000.”TEAMWORK INTEGRITY CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES INNOVATION PROFESSIONALISM
Award-winning mentor programDHS staff participatedin the award-winningWomen’s LeadershipMentoring Program,which was recognized bythe International City/County ManagementAssociation for itsinnovative and successfulprocesses that havesignificantly affected theCity’s culture and strategicdirection. WLMP matchesa City female executive(assistant departmentdirector or above)with a professionallevel female employee.Running for one year,the program ensuresprofessional growthand development. DHSDirector Melody Woosleyserves on the WLMPplanning committeeand as a mentor. DHSparticipants to date areCisTavie Brooks (SeniorServices), Jessica Dovalina(Director’s Office), DeirdreMurphy (Director’sOffice), Kimberly Bianco(Contracts Management),Edith Merla (ContractsManagement), Mica ClarkPeterek (Head Start), andRebecca Boysen (SeniorServices). Programcomponents includespeakers, workshops,and panels composed offemale leaders from thecommunity, mentors andmentees meeting regularlyto work on professionaldevelopment goals, and5capstone group projectsfor mentees to applyprinciples and skillslearned through otheraspects of the programthat benefit the City andcommunity.Community outreach focuses on homelessnessThe South Alamo RegionalAlliance for the Homeless(SARAH) sponsored andorganized a homeless outreachfor the purpose of coordinationon August 10.This year, SARAH willengage with homeless outreachworkers and stakeholdersdirectly. As the communitychanges, it is important to adaptprograms to best serve the needsof the most vulnerable.The outreach summitevent, held at the San AntonioArea Foundation on PearlParkway, brought togetherfrontline outreach staff and theirTEAMWORK INTEGRITY encampments, and pinpointedunderserved areas. The meetingalso emphasized collecting andsharing important feedbackfrom outreach staff aboutwhat barriers the unshelteredhomeless in our community arefacing.Nancy Williams, Special ProjectsManager, chats with a homelessoutreach staff member.leadership, and communitystakeholders.Outreach teams mappedout their historical areas ofcoverage, identified homelessOur Mission: To strengthenthe community through humanservices investments, resources, andpartnerships.Please submit your articlesand photos or news tips to RolandMartinez, Public Relations Manager,at roland.martinez3@sanantonio.gov,210-207-5920.CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES INNOVATION PROFESSIONALISM
for San Antonio residents seeking better employment through higher education and training opportunities. HHigh Fives!igh Fives! DHS community service specialists Teresa Tellez, Alejandrina Lopez, and Gloria Gomez are shown with Training for Job Success students at the LVN pinning ceremony. DHS Assistant Director Edward Gonzales presents a
