10/02/2025 New South Side entrepreneurs hub plans first conference, looks to boost local economy

Jesus Rendon and his wife purchased an abandoned post office on Southcross Boulevard a year ago; their vision was to create a space where his neighbors could cultivate their business vision.

09/18/2024 Graduates return to South San Antonio to uplift their community

“Jesus Rendon, a 2010 South San Antonio Independent School District graduate, left his community to pursue a football career and earn an engineering degree.”

03/01/2024 Port SA’s wish list: better roads, a child care center and more community connections

06/30/23 Commentary: Building community through poetry

“Growing up, we did not personally know an engineer, a pharmacist or doctors. We took a shot in the dark hoping those careers would work out for us,” Jesus Rendon said.

05/11/20: South San Antonio high school senior starts project to help younger students isolate at home due to COVID-19 restrictions

“If you can unite the community to be in sync that’s a powerful thing. The students run with their ideas and we empower them.”

12/07/19: Where I Live: Quintana

“I’m grateful to be able to raise Autumn around family and our church and all these special people and places I’ve grown up with.”

7/31/19:South San Antonio High School’s Building a Purpose mentor program helps over 1,000 students

” Rendon and his wife, Judith, started the Building a Purpose program as a way to pair professionals with students to give them a taste for their dream jobs.” 

6/29/19:Building a Purpose Inspires Future Generations on San Antonio’s South Side

“When Jesus Rendon was a football player at South San Antonio High School, he took losses hard.”

4/23/19:SA man uses non profit to inspire next generation

” When Jesus Rendon applied to a college in 2007, his hope for a better future faded with a simple rejection letter. ”