We welcome Elizabeth Cruz as new
Program Director. She will be coordinating our community ministry
efforts through our Highland
Park CAN ministry. She has already made arrangements for social
work students from Our
Lady of the Lake University (OLLU) and University
of Texas San Antonio (UTSA) to serve as interns at our food
pantry. Working with Wesley
Nurses, Nancy Parker and Sandy McKinney, she will arrange for
healthy living classes on Wednesday evenings and health screenings on
Tuesday mornings.
Elizabeth has a wealth of experience in
the social services field. She has worked with the homeless, foster
children, and food pantry clients. While at Christian
Hope Resource Center (CHRC), she was instrumental in developing a
case management program designed to help individuals become more
self-sufficient. She, also, introduced the client-choice pantry to
CHRC.
I met with Elizabeth three years ago to
learn more about mentoring-based food pantry operations. She
graciously offered to help us develop our program. I took her up on
her offer a few months ago. She was ready for something new and was
excited at the prospect of leading a program she had designed.
Moreover, this would be an opportunity to use her skills in a church
setting.
Elizabeth earned a BSW from Texas
State University (TSU) and an MSW from UTSA. She, also received a
Nonprofit Management Certificate for Veterans Service Organizations
through the San Antonio Area Foundation.
She has worked for SAMMinistries, Casey
Family Programs and, most recently, Seton Home.
Elizabeth has been leading Zumba
classes twice a week at BT and is adjunct faculty at OLLU.
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