Dawn White-Fosdick
Innovation
Dawn White-Fosdick has been serving the San Antonio community for 22 years with a focus on the root causes of poverty, food insecurity, homelessness, and workforce development.
She has done this through her profession and as the Board President of Voices for Children of San Antonio, as a Children’s Defense Fund Fellow, and as the President of the Texas Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies.
Her work has been to create replicable services that solve issues that have led to inequity and lifelong struggles for vulnerable people.
All of her innovations have included out of the box thinking, and strategic partnerships with a Yes And attitude.
Through her work at Family Service Association, Good Will Industries and her past 13 years as the CEO of Christian Assistance Ministry, Dawn has developed services to address systemic issues through innovative programming during short- term and long-term community crisis.
Some of the initiatives that she created include: SMART START for Teachers, Good Health at Goodwill, the McCullough Ave Consortium, COVID Homeless Hub, and One Life at a Time (partnership with the SAPD and DA’s office to work with chronic street homeless).
Dawn has been recognized for her work as a Children’s Defense Fund Fellow, the SA Business Journals 2020 Women’s Leadership Award, and the Community Leader of the year for the SA Association for the Education of Young Children.
Dawn is blessed to innovate with the support of her husband Shannon Fosdick, and 3 children Britt White, Emma and Josie Fosdick.
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