COPS: Metro, participate and learn social justice, and organizational and leadership skills.

Photo of the 1921 flood which washed away homes and killed over 50 people in San Antonio, before Communities Organized for Public Service began organizing for improvement in the Alazan area.

COPS: Metro, participate and learn social justice, and organizational and leadership skills. 

Organizing people can be one of the greatest services to the community.  Come learn with a group which was one of 50 communities in the world to win the “We the People: 50 Communities” Citizens Award presented by the Friends of the United Nations.

Be a part of their 50 anniversary celebration at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and learn how to be involved. Register here https://www.copsmetro.com/50th_video

“Pope Francis has praised the work of Communities Organized for Public Service (COPS) and other similar organizations affiliated with the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF) in the United States. Specifically, he met with leaders of the US Organized Communities, including representatives from IAF-West/Southwest, and COPS in San Antonio, in August 2024. During that meeting, the Pope praised their efforts to build bridges of reconciliation, inclusion, and fraternity, and to advocate for social justice, according to Vatican News. He also encouraged them to continue their work of listening to the concerns of people, especially the most vulnerable, and working together to improve their lives. The Pope highlighted that the work of organized communities like COPS embodies the Church's Social Doctrine and aims to create a ‘culture of solidarity’.  See the San Antonio people with the Pope https://www.copsmetro.com/tags/pope_francis#group-1 

Learning and organizing with them can be valuable service-learning.  Read about their history https://www.copsmetro.com/history 

The Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word are members of Communities Organized for Public Service.  You are invited to contact COPS and begin getting their information and participating in their activities. 

COPS/Metro Alliance * 3569-3589 I-35 Frontage Rd, San Antonio, TX 78219 * 210-222-2367 * contact@copsmetro.com

Keep a log of the hours you spend with them, briefly describe that, and what you learn each time. Get this approved by your UIW mentor, teacher, or Sr. Martha Ann Kirk  kirk@uiwtx.edu  for community service credit.