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Youth commission: San Antonio youth rank affordable housing and libraries among top city budget priorities
Summary
Divya Biram presented results of the FY26 youth budget survey (185 responses) showing youth prioritize affordable housing and homelessness services, plus libraries, parks and youth programming; councilmembers asked that slide 7 with youth priorities be included in the council budget briefing and requested the full survey data.
Divya Biram, chair of the San Antonio Youth Commission (SACI) and a senior at TMI Episcopal, presented the commission’s youth budget findings to the Education Opportunities Committee and tied those results to educational outcomes.
The FY26 youth budget survey received 185 responses with representation from every council district. Divya said youth ranked affordable housing and services for people experiencing homelessness as their top citywide priorities, followed by libraries, parks and recreation, Metro Health and domestic‑violence services. She told the committee that youth view stability at home, educational support beyond the classroom and health and safety as essential to academic success.
Councilmembers thanked the commission and asked that the youth priorities slide (slide 7) be included in the upcoming budget briefing. Members also asked staff to provide the full survey dataset for the 185 respondents so council offices can review methods and results.
Divya said the commission will continue analysis of the FY27 youth budget and teen mental health surveys, and is planning a youth budget town hall on August 22 and a youth summit in September to increase youth civic engagement and connect students to resources.
Committee members and staff discussed alignment with earlier community‑schools remarks and how delegate agencies can more closely coordinate with ISDs to ensure funded programs meet local campus needs. No formal vote was taken.
