While some students spent their Halloween donning costumes and getting ready for a night of fun, the Triniteers (Teers) and the Trinity University Volunteer Action Community (TUVAC) were hard at work building houses for the people of San Antonio. They partnered with Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio to build a house for the nonprofit’s newest Methodist Meadows Community.
Rehan D’Souza, sophomore neuroscience major, and William Rankin, sophomore accounting major, are the service and social chairs, respectively, on the Triniteers executive board. The Teers have been working with Habitat for Humanity since 2019, and this build marks the second time that D’Souza and Rankin have participated in the event, which D’Souza says fulfills one of the pillars of the Triniteers: service.
“I think Habitat has a very tangible impact, and it’s also a good way for a large group to get together and do something meaningful,” D’Souza said.
San Antonio has the second-highest rate of homelessness in Texas, with almost 3,700 people unable to afford housing around the city. Nonprofits such as Habitat for Humanity are part of the effort to combat this. Habitat for Humanity was founded on the concept of “p...