Tracy Wolff

For over two decades Tracy Wolff has been a community volunteer and fundraiser focusing primarily on children and family issues. As First Lady of Bexar County, Tracy recently joined her husband, Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff, in a new project – the creation of the first digital public library in the nation, BiblioTech. The mission of BiblioTech is to “provide all Bexar County residents with the opportunity to access technology for the purpose of enhancing education and literacy, promoting reading and equipping the citizens of Bexar County with the necessary tools to thrive as citizens of the 21st Century”. In 2004, as the founder and President of the Hidalgo Foundation of Bexar County, Tracy was charged with the mission of raising $6 million towards the restoration and renovation of the Bexar County Courthouse, the oldest and largest historic courthouse in continuous operation in Texas. Because of her personal commitment to children, Tracy included in the fundraising goal, the construction of two “child abuse courts and additional support areas” which were completed in January of 2005.

The Bexar County Children’s Courts are the first to be created in Texas, second in the U. S., and were named the model for the nation by the William & Mary Law School’s Courtroom 21 Project. Tracy is also co-founder and Advisor of “SMART START,” – a $3 million dollar San Antonio Area Foundation trust fund, launched in 1994 to improve the quality of childcare programs throughout the community. Smart Start awards grants to childcare programs and home care providers who seek to become nationally accredited. As first Lady of San Antonio, Tracy launched a SMART START multi-media educational campaign to provide early childcare information for families. Over the years, Tracy has chaired numerous fundraisers, raising thousands of dollars to support initiatives to improve the lives of mothers and children in the community.