{"id":445210,"date":"2026-09-23T15:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/445210\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T15:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T15:02:10","slug":"the-big-give-kicks-off-across-south-central-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/445210\/","title":{"rendered":"The Big Give kicks off across South Central Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO \u2013 Nearly 400 nonprofits across South Central Texas are preparing for The Big Give<\/a>, a 24-hour fundraising event supporting organizations that serve communities throughout the region.<\/p>\n

The fundraiser begins at 6 p.m. Wednesday and ends at 6 p.m. Thursday. This year, 396 nonprofits are participating, including education advocates, family shelters and animal rescue groups.<\/p>\n

One of those organizations is the Healy-Murphy Center<\/a> in downtown San Antonio. The center helps teens earn their GED or high school diploma and provides day care and health services.<\/p>\n

Healy-Murphy has served San Antonio since the late 1800s, with a longstanding mission of supporting minority communities. The organization serves an average of 250 students each year with a budget of less than $4 million.<\/p>\n

This year, the center hopes to raise $20,000 through The Big Give. Last year, it raised about $15,000 toward a $25,000 goal.<\/p>\n

The San Antonio city budget has not been finalized, but Healy-Murphy leaders are concerned potential cuts to nonprofit funding could further affect the organization\u2019s work.<\/p>\n

Donations made through The Big Give are unrestricted, meaning the center can use the money where it is needed most.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you can spare buying a burger and a combo meal, which nowadays is like $18 or even $20, it seems like, if you could spare just one combo meal a month, that would be helpful,\u201d said Gustavo Cordova, CEO of the Healy-Murphy Center. \u201cBelieve it or not, every dollar counts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two Healy-Murphy students also shared how the center helped them overcome challenges, heal from trauma and graduate after traditional school was not working for them.<\/p>\n

Sayse Jackson graduated from Healy Murphy Center in 2023. She remembers what she was like when she walked in, \u201ccoming from a broken household and as a cancer survivor. I was carrying a lot bondage, a lot baggage.\u201d<\/p>\n

She\u2019s now attending her dream school UIW and pursuing a medical degree. \u201cWhen I came here, I had no idea what was awaiting for me on the other side of these doors,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n

Gianna Rodriguez a current student felt lost in at her former high school. \u201cHealy Murphy has given me the opportunity to teach me lessons about myself that I didn\u2019t even know, and it\u2019s helped me honestly find myself, because when I came here, I didn\u2019t know what I wanted to do. I kind of gave up on myself a little bit.\u201d She says that\u2019s changed for her. <\/p>\n

People interested can browse the participating nonprofits and donate through The Big Give website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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