Making it Happen

SOS was recognized by the White House for our commitment to encouraging young people to become social entrepreneurs!  If you are a young person who has an idea to make our community better, SOS wants to help you make it happen! Click here to begin.

Press Releases​

Keep up with all of SOS's latest announcements here.​

SOS in the News

KENS5 Great Day SA
​Rivard Report
KSAT 12
WOAI News 4
"Gold and Blue" Alumni magazine from St. Mary's University
St. Mary's University Defining Moments Video
​May 2018 San Antonio Magazine- Educator Extraordinaire
Ryan's MIH for Cielo Gardens on KSAT 12​
Star's MIH - Cards for China on KENS 5
Masks from China on KSAT
Diego's MIH for the Texas Diaper Bank on Fox San Antonio
Laylah's MIH - Deaf Ally on KSAT 12
​Joven's Letters to Senior Citizens
​Helping Migrant Children
SOS Student is State Board of Education Award Winner​
Oxford University Press Research Article 
Texas Education Agency, Expanded Learning Opportunities Council Report
Texas Partnership for Out of School Time (2023)
‘We’re all born with love’: S.A. youths learn from Nelson Mandela’s prison guard turned friend
San Antonio teens tour the world with Students of Service nonprofit​ 
SOS Teen Medical Academy

Awards

SOS Founder and Executive Director, Amir Samandi, was selected by the San Antonio Business Journal as one of the 40 Under 40 in San Antonio for his work with SOS!

SOS was nominated for the 2015, 2016, and 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award through the
​United Way's Night of a Thousand Stars.