Sen. Uresti and Blue Ribbon Task Force Launch Hurricane Harvey relief effort for foster children

(Press Release) Senator Uresti and members of the Blue Ribbon Task Force launched a coordinated campaign to provide specific assistance to foster children, their families, and those in the care of the state that have been displaced to Bexar County at a press conference on Thursday. Also on hand was Department of Family and Protective Services Commissioner Hank Whitman, Priscilla Camacho from the Bexar County Child Welfare Board, Annette Rodriguez from The Children’s Shelter, Congressman Lloyd Doggett, State Representatives Barbara Gervin-Hawkins and Tomas Uresti, Bexar County Tax Assessor-Collector Albert Uresti and Judge John Specia along with many other child advocates.

“Our foster children are some of the most vulnerable individuals that are being moved to temporary housing away from their communities. Shelters that will house these children and their families have specific needs, and our local organizations that provide services to these families need our immediate help. I hope those in the San Antonio Community with the means to do so will consider making a small donation.” said Senator Carlos Uresti 

The Friends of the Bexar County Child Welfare Board will act to distribute funds to organizations serving this vulnerable population. Organizations that will receive funding include The Children’s Shelter, and Dare to Love, a non-profit that works with CPS caseworkers and operates “Rainbow Rooms” which are emergency supply stores located at Child Protective Services offices.

A secure online donation can be made to the Friends of the Bexar County Child Welfare Board by visiting www.bit.ly/FriendsofBexarCountyCWB. For more information please call Senator Uresti’s District Office at (210) 932-2568.

“As Texans, we have been tried and hammered down and tired before, and that is when we are at our best. We will get through this together, and we will not rest until our friends, family, neighbors, and pets are safe and secure. I look forward to working with the Houston and Coastal Bend Legislative Delegations and all my legislative colleagues to ensure their communities receive the assistance and resources they need to rebuild in the coming years.” said Uresti

Sen. Uresti represents Senate District 19, which covers more than 35,000 square miles and contains all or part of 17 counties, two international ports of entry, eleven state parks, 51 school districts, 2700 miles of highways, and more than 23,000 producing oil and gas wells in both the Eagle Ford Shale and Permian Basin. The district is larger than 12 states and 82 Nations, and contains over one third of the Texas-Mexico border. Sen. Uresti is proud to serve on the Finance, Health & Human Services, Education, and Veteran Affairs & Border Security Committees.