Future of the REED Center in Edgewood ISD is in limbo
The center is typically open seven days a week 24 hours of the day. It is a place where people can go for help. They can go for food, clothes and even diapers. The future of the Rogena Reed & Carver Community Resource Center in Edgewood ISD is uncertain due to lack of donations and officer re-assignments. The center, which is open seven days a week, provides food, clothes, and even diapers for those seeking assistance. The issues stem from poor living conditions and a lack of resources. Police Chief Jesse Quiroga believes poverty is a condition and that the center is a vital resource for students and community alike. Since going on the air in 1950, KENS 5 has been a leading local news station in South Texas, pioneering several innovations including being the first local station with a helicopter and the first to air a local morning news program.
Published : 4 weeks ago by Henry Ramos (KENS 5) in
The center is typically open seven days a week 24 hours of the day. It is a place where people can go for help. They can go for food, clothes and even diapers.
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SAN ANTONIO — An Edgewood ISD refuge is in jeopardy. There's a big question mark regarding the future of the Rogena Reed & Carver Community Resource Center.
The REED Center really resonates with Edgewood ISD Police Chief Jesse Quiroga. He said the issues at hand are the lack of donations and officer re-assignments.
"I don't want to come across that I am making it about me, but I did grow up very, very poor," he said. "To me poverty is a condition. If you have never experienced poverty you can't really associate with what people go through."
"We are one of the poorest districts in Bexar county," he said.
The center is typically open seven days a week 24 hours of the day. It is a place where people can go for help. They can go for food, there's a laundromat, a clothes closet and even diapers.
"My philosophy is if you are hungry and I bring you bread, then I have brought you peace," he said. "We are here to bring peace to our students and our community."
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KENS 5 has brought numerous firsts to South Texas television, including being the first local station with a helicopter, the first with its own Doppler radar and the first to air a local morning news program.
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