Supporting Dads is a free, group-based, 12-week class for fathers who want to become more active, engaged dads.

Classes include what it means to be a man, productive communication, discipline techniques, managing emotions, case management, and basic needs assistance for the baby.

All fathers expecting or parenting a child 0-17 years of age are eligible.

This group meets at Our Lady of Guadalupe Shrine Church

Virtual meetings are available for those who qualify.

FREE

After-School Program: Free tutoring, extracurricular activities, and fresh meals for students in grades K-12. Trained staff and volunteers provide guidance and mentoring by offering homework assistance to ensure students succeed in academics and are promoted to the next level.

Reading Specialists: Promote literacy and a lifelong love of reading for academic success.

Expanded Curriculum: Access to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) modules strengthening their academic foundation for increased confidence and esteem.

For questions contact the Guadalupe Commmunity Center. 

Students in kindergarten through 12th grade.

Free.

• Free Computer Use

A Family Connects team member will come see you during your hospital stay or call you after you get home to see if you prefer an in-home visit or telephone visit and find the best time for you and your family (typically 2-3 weeks after giving birth).

A nurse will come to your home (or any location you choose) to check on you and the baby, birthing parent, and the whole family.

From health checks to feeding support to scheduling doctor's appointments, your nurse is there to make sure you and your family have everything you need to be happy and healthy.

English and Spanish sessions available.

Eligibility requirements:

• Bexar County resident
• Deliver at CHRISTUS Children's Hospital
• Newborn less than 12 weeks

Recruiting is typically done in the hospital before the mom is discharged, however, eligible clients can call (210)242-3136 or email to set up a visit.

Guadalupe Community Center is now offering assistance with SNAP benefits.

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps people buy food for good health. SNAP food benefits are put on a spending card and can be used as a debit card at any store that accepts SNAP.

Our case managers are available by appointment to provide assistance in accessing the resources if you qualify. 

Click here to learn more. 

Free baby-related material assistance and parenting resources for pregnant or parenting mothers of children younger than three years old.

Click here to learn more. 

Veronica's Boutique serves expecting mothers and new parents with children under 36 months.

Call for more information or to schedule an appointment.

Free.

To help transform lives;

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Volunteers are paired with isolated seniors and visit them in their homes to provide companionship, build relationships across generations, and connect them to other resources as needed.

For more information, call Senior Services at (210) 226-6178. 

Programs available to isolated low-income seniors:

• Volunteers are paired with isolated seniors to provide basic needs and companionship.

Free

Guadalupe Community Center is a clothing closet for those who need us most. Clients can shop for clothing just like a retail store but can check out for free, providing dignity to all.

Alongside our food pantry, our clothing closet provides immediate assistance to clients including clothing, shoes, toys, and diapers.

This program provides immediate assistance for our neighbors who are displaced due to unforeseen circumstances, a natural disaster, or a humanitarian crisis.

This program provides one-time emergency financial assistance to prevent homelessness or utility disconnection, as well as financial coaching and budgeting assessment for income-eligible individuals and families.

An eviction notice and/or a utility disconnection notice are required.

 Foster Grandparents are seniors over the age of 55 who provide one-on-one tutoring and/or mentoring at various schools and education organizations in San Antonio. 

Guadalupe Community Center provides immediate help to address food insecurity, reduce poverty, and prevent homelessness.

The Mobile Relief Unit and Shower Trailer, affectionately known by the community as Hope and Faith, provide immediate family and support services through the San Antonio and surrounding 19 counties of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.

The Mobile Relief Unit includes a mobile food pantry and USDA-certified kitchen to serve warm, fresh meals. The shower trailer has two bathroom units with sink, toilet, and shower, as well as laundry machines.

A free maternal and childhood health program providing first-time mothers valuable knowledge and support throughout pregnancy and until their baby reaches 24 months old.

 First-time mothers are paired with nurse home visitors to improve prenatal health, child health and development, and increased economic self-sufficiency.

English and Spanish sessions available.

To Be Eligible:

• Low-income
• First-time mothers less than 28 weeks pregnant.

Free.

As part of a coalition with the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services, United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Charities is continuing Project Cool, a program that provides free 20-inch box fans to older adults in an effort to provide heat relief and prevent heat-related illness during the hot summer months in San Antonio. The goal of the program is to provide free fans as a low-cost, low-energy means to keep seniors cool without incurring high utility bills.

How to receive a free fan:

• 55 years of age or older. 
• Must provide a driver’s license; or
  Disabled, must provide disability letter.

Free

This program is an Early Head Start program that helps babies and toddlers to reach important development milestones and mentor mothers about school readiness.

This provides a safe home for pregnant and parenting teen mothers between 12-17 years of age and their babies who have experienced neglect and abuse.

This program offers legal guardianship services, including less restrictive alternatives, for those who lack mental capacity due to illness or disability, and who are at risk of abuse, neglect, and exploitation.

With the goal of protecting the most vulnerable in our society by ensuring their safety in the community, the Guardianship Services creates one-third of all guardianships established in Bexar County.

HIP is a free, voluntary home visiting program that provides an extensive family assessment, one-on-one parenting support, and activities.

English and Spanish sessions are available.

To be eligible, parents must be:

• Current/former foster youth who are expecting and/or parenting a child 0-2 years of age. 

• Parents with prior history of involvement with Child Protective Services who are expecting and/or parenting a child 0-2 years of age.

Free

Free group-based parenting and family-strengthening education and support sessions for parents and caregivers of children up to 36 months.

• Parents will receive a 2 hour parenting education in a judgment-free, safe environment at various sites throughout the Bexar County, once a week for 12 sessions. Light refreshments provided.
• English and Spanish classes are available.
•  Focuses on encouraging nurturing interactions between parents and their children, improving social connections for families and increasing school readiness for children.

For parents who are expecting or have a child under 3 years. 

Parent Talk is a free, group based program for parents to gather and discuss the many different facets of parenting. Utilizing the nurturing curriculum, our educators facilitate weekly group discussions and activities in a judgment free, safe environment, in various sites throughout the Eastside Promise Neighborhood.

Parent Talk facilitates Parenting and Life Skills education for individuals and family members acting as caregivers to children 0 to 17 years of age, and is offered in both English and Spanish. Our mission is to increase families’ protective factors through encouraging positive parenting practices: family functioning and parental resiliency; social connections and support; nurturing and attachment; through information, and guidance from parent advocates and their peers.

(Meals are offered at each session and childcare is provided at most locations.)

Offered exclusively within the Eastside Promise Neighborhood (78202 and 78208).

To speak with program director, Gina Acevedo, please call (210) 267-2567.

Free

A free program that provides long-term, home-based parenting education for parents and caregivers who are expecting or have at least one child in the house under the age of 3 years, to increase parent knowledge in those critical first five years of development and to promote school-readiness.

Parents will receive a 1 hour home visit, twice a month up to the child’s fifth birthday.

Visits include parent-child activities that provide opportunities for learning through play, topics to help the parents grow in understanding of the importance of the first three years of development which includes challenges and family dynamics that impact parenting, and a check-in on the family's well-being to provide support and connection to resources.

Families with 2 or more needs (i.e. high stress, parent conflict, stress managing child behavior, lack of support, experiencing depression/anxiety, need child development knowledge & appropriate expectations, homelessness, non-traditional family structure) with a child 0-3 years in the home living in Bexar County.

Free

Pregnancy and New Parent Support Program is for women and men who are expecting a child or who are parenting a child under 24 months. Our compassionate staff is ready to walk beside you and assist you in welcoming your little one and accomplishing your goals. Services include counseling, parenting education, and case management - including resources and referrals assistance. Our services can be delivered through individual, couple or family sessions. All services are free and confidential, and can be offered in our office or in your home.

Free

As part of a coalition with the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services, United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Charities is continuing Project Cool, a program that provides free 20-inch box fans to older adults in an effort to provide heat relief and prevent heat-related illness during the hot summer months in San Antonio. The goal of the program is to provide free fans as a low-cost, low-energy means to keep seniors cool without incurring high utility bills.

How to receive a free fan:

• 55 years of age or older.
• Must provide a driver’s license; or
  Disabled, must provide disability letter.

Free

On the first Monday of the month, volunteers distribute a two-week food stipend to low-income seniors.

Recovering Couples is a FREE group-based class for parenting couples to share valuable relationship techniques and to decrease stressors through resources and support.

The group will share experiences, strength, and hope with each other that we may solve our common problems and help other recovering couples restore their relationship and family unit.

Contact Don Davis for more information.

Preferred Communities Program supports the resettlement of especially vulnerable refugee populations for individuals who face particular barriers to integrating successfully and achieving self-sufficiency. Services provided include intensive case management, support services, and the necessary resources to move from “at risk: basic needs unmet” to “thriving: basic needs exceeded.”

Safe Passages Family Reunification provides home study and post-release services for unaccompanied international children released from the Office of Refugee Resettlement DUCO custody to sponsors in the local community. Ensures the child’s safety, well-being, and permanency.

The Youth Mentoring Program serves youth from 15-24 years of age to make connections to peers, provide education-based case management services, and employment pathways.