Files
Collection
COPS/Metro
Contributor
Ortiz, Barbara; Castro, Christina
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Description
Christina Castro shared some of her experiences with COPS/Metro advocating for resources and addressing substandard living conditions. She discussed her involvement in various social justice initiatives, including advocating for affordable housing, school tax abatements, and accessible neighborhood libraries. She spoke of the importance faith has in driving her activism. Christina also shared some memorable moments of empowerment, delivering community wins for educational partnerships scholarships, after-school programs, and economic development projects.
Biography
Christina Castro has called San Antonio home all her life. She grew up and still resides in the St Henry’s Catholic Church parish area on South Flores Street. She worked for USAA for many years until retirement. She became involved with COPS after a local resident burned to death in his home due to poor housing conditions in his home. A single mother of three, she continued to make time in her life to work to make better conditions for her neighborhood and local communities through COPS membership.
Interview Index
0:46 Motivation for joining COPS
3:09 Early committee work for housing
8:45 Work on tax abatement
10:46 Project Quest
12:42 After School Challenge
14:43 Educational Partnership Scholarship
Keywords
COPS; Metro Alliance; housing; tax abatement; tax moratorium; faith; archdiocese; St Henry’s; school board; Project Quest; Carmen Badillo; After School Challenge
Size or Duration
9 pages; 23 mins of audio
Format
MP3, PDF
Disciplines
Oral History | Social Justice
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Ortiz, Barbara, "COPS/Metro Alliance - StMU Oral Histories with Christina Castro" (2024). COPS/Metro. 7.
https://commons.stmarytx.edu/copsmetro/7
