South Coastal AHEC

09/10/2026

Pop up food pantry happening TODAY!
📍El Buen Pastor Orange Grove TX
⌚️11AM-12PM

For more info call 361-6683158

07/01/2026

🩻South Texas Bone & Joint Orthopedic Conference

Registration is open!
📍Texas A&M University Corpus Christi
📅 Saturday, September 19, 2026
🕰️ 9 AM - 3:30 PM

06/25/2026

Mark your calendars for the 8th Annual Hospice Care Symposium!

📍Tres Grace Community Room: Del Mar Oso Creek Campus
📅 Friday, November 6, 2026
🕰️7:30 AM - 5 PM

05/21/2026

Sign up for Lupus 101: Signs and Symptoms.
Join us! And please share!

https://givebutter.com/lupus101 to Register!

04/15/2026

Happening tomorrow! Stop by to check out some great vendors and grab a hot dog. 🌭

Vendors will include:
•SNAP application assistance by the Coastal Bend Food Bank
• Elara Caring
• The insurance Lady: Monika Atkinson
• South Texas Family Planning Health Corp.
• STARR Kids
• Corpus Christi Nueces County Health Department
• New Life New Home Health
• ComforCare
• Nueces County Community Action
• Health initiatives parenting classes
• Holy Savior Hospice

03/25/2026

‼️Tomorrow‼️
If you or someone you know is in Orange Grove and in need of food, there will be a pop-up food pantry at 2pm until supplies last. Please help spread the word.

If you have any questions, reach out to Savanna Molina at 361-668-3158.

03/17/2026

SAVE THE DATE!
The next Medicine Nursing Pharmacy CE-Quarterly will be on May 20th at the Omni Hotel. Keep an eye out for registration and updates.

03/05/2026

Join us for the 39th Annual Goodwill South Texas 5K Run & 2-Mile Walk at Whataburger Field Saturday March 7, 2026. ⏰ Race begins at 8:00 AM

Register here: https://v-f-productions.raceentry.com/races/goodwill-5k-and-10k-run/2026/register

free registration code:
METHODIST26

🎽 Packet Pickup & Donation Drop Off, NEW LOCATION THIS YEAR!
📍 La Palmera Mall – parking lot behind Dillard’s
🗓️ Friday, March 6, 2026
⏰ 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM

STUDENTS, don’t forget your donations to run for free and earn service hours! GIRL SCOUTS, bring your donations and earn your patch on-site! We can’t wait to see the impact you make— did you know your donations fund our free job training and job placement programs? Look at you go!

🏁 Race Day Schedule – Whataburger Field
7:00 AM – Check-in/Registration/Donation Drive Opens
7:00 AM – Costume Contest Registration,
7:00 AM – Vendor Village Opens, coffee, snow cones, activities, vendors, and more!
8:00 AM – Race Starts
9:00 AM – Awards Ceremony
10:00 AM – Vendor Village Closes

Come early, dress up if you’re feeling creative, and plan to stick around after you finish to enjoy the Vendor Village and awards! We encourage everyone to bring donations; we’re making it easy! Pull up and we’ll unload your vehicle. Your donations fund our free job training and job placement programs for people right here in South Texas. Thank you for donating!

If you have any questions, please feel free to text or call 361-905-1908.
See you at the starting line.

02/26/2026

Sign up for this great program coming up in April. Conveniently held on Mondays from 12-1, have your lunch while attending a zoom on parenting teens and earn some CE's!

South Texas AHEC has opened registration for their next zoom series: Parenting Teenagers! Join us for this Lunch and Learn on Mondays from 12:00-1:00PM CST while we explore topics such as Development, Communication, Parent-Teen Relationships, Resources, Support, Technology, Peer Influence, and more.

Why Attend?
CHWs, nurses, and other frontline providers are uniquely positioned to recognize early signs of stress, risk, and communication breakdown in teens and their caregivers. This series equips you with evidence-based tools to enhance patient education, support family dynamics, and promote healthier behaviors across clinical and community settings. Strengthen your ability to assess needs, guide conversations, and connect families to critical resources that improve overall adolescent health outcomes.

1.0 CEU available per session for CHWs, Social Workers, and Nurses. Certificates of Attendance available for other individuals.
See flyer for more details.

Register here: https://redcap.uthscsa.edu/REDCap/surveys/?s=EXN9LLF7PDE9KT8L
Registration closes on April 12, 2026.

02/17/2026

March 5th & 6th, the South Texas Council for Dementia Research is hosting a Community Press Conference and Plática in Rio Grande City. Members of the community are encouraged to attend and hear from other community members about the research and those advocating for research in South Texas.

Registration is free!
Link to Register: https://redcap.uthscsa.edu/REDCap/surveys/?s=DE7CR3LYAYTF8CEC