The Adult Case Management program addresses the root causes of poverty and instability by leveraging social work services to develop the life skills and support essential to strengthen and stabilize the family.

Services provide individuals with guidance and referrals to help them more effectively cope with complicated situations that decrease their quality of life.

Services are provided by social work interns.

(Adult Case Management is a program of Good Sam's Family Development Services.)

Individuals over the age of 60 and families are eligible for this program.

Please call or email for further details.

Good Samaritan offers parent education programs through various programs, such as, Parents as Teachers, Raising Highly Capable Kids, Family Engagement events, and AVANCE parent education meetings. In addition, we collaborate with local partners who provide GED/education, career readiness, financial literacy, workforce training and Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Meetings and/or classes vary throughout the year and locations may be held in-person or virtual.

• Strengthening Families Program (Dual-Generation)
• Raising Highly Capable Kids Parenting Classes
• GED/Education and Career Readiness

Adults & parents of young children

Youth often suffer from an absence of positive role models. Youth engage in lessons by the Search Institute's 40 Developmental Assets to promote important life skills and personal assets. Examples of personal assets include: honesty, integrity, achievement, motivation, school engagement, responsibility, planning and decision-making, sense of purpose, etc.

Asset Building is a program of Good Sam's Youth Development Services (YDS), whose goal is to help young people acquire the life and academic skills necessary for personal success.

YDS exposes youth to new experiences, provides safe spaces to learn, and helps develop a sense of purpose by providing structured, age-appropriate services through five pillars:

• Support Educational Achievement
• Encourage Healthy Decisions
• Explore College and Career Pathways
• Develop Leaders
• Engage Families

High quality early childhood services in partnership with AVANCE. This program promotes optimal child development parent education and focuses on the health of children.

Must live in zip codes: 78201, 78207, 78204, 78210, 78211, 78214, 78221, 78224, 78225, 78227, 78228, or 78237 

6 Weeks - 3 Years Old

income-based, Child Care Subsidy Accepted

Youth lack access to learning opportunities during the summer and fall further behind their peers every day. Camp Good Sam is a six-week summer program designed to keep minds learning during the summer months to avoid the "summer slide."

Camp Good Sam is a program of Good Sam's Youth Development Services (YDS), whose goal is to help young people acquire the life and academic skills necessary for personal success.

YDS exposes youth to new experiences, provides safe spaces to learn, and helps develop a sense of purpose by providing structured, age-appropriate services through five pillars:

• Support Educational Achievement
• Encourage Healthy Decisions
• Explore College and Career Pathways
• Develop Leaders
• Engage Families

Grades: 1 - 12.

Obtaining a postsecondary education increases the odds of breaking the cycle of poverty. College and Career Readiness provides individual guidance to help students successfully transition from high school into postsecondary education (2-year, 4-year, or technical degree). Services offered include one-on-one advising, career exploration, college tours and application/financial aid guidance. 

College and Career Readiness is a program of Good Sam's Youth Development Services (YDS), whose goal is to help young people acquire the life and academic skills necessary for personal success.

YDS exposes youth to new experiences, provides safe spaces to learn, and helps develop a sense of purpose by providing structured, age-appropriate services through five pillars:

• Support Educational Achievement
• Encourage Healthy Decisions
• Explore College and Career Pathways
• Develop Leaders
• Engage Families

Grades: 6th - 12th.

Good Sam has offered high quality child care since 1985. Our program offers children ages 18 months - 5 years old a nurturing and safe place to learn, grow, and thrive.

Breakfast, lunch, and afternoon snack are provided.

Ages: 18 months - 5 years.

To enroll, please call us.

For tuition and fees, please call us.

Provides a safe, fun learning environment where youth can explore their interests, find their creativity, and develop personally. Staff offer such services as homework assistance, educational group activities, team-building tasks, character development curricula, arts programs, STEM education, and field trips to keep youth learning in a safe, informal learning environment. Activities are designed to complement learning taking place during the school day.

Ages 6-18.

Grades K-12

This program is under Family Services and is available at the San Antonio-Main campus. Interested families participate in home visits, group connections, and have the support of a highly trained PAT Parent Educat

• Increase parent knowledge of early childhood development
• Promote early detection of developmental delays and health issues
• Prevent child abuse and neglect
• Increase children's school readiness and success.

Parents who are prenatal and/or have a newborn up to a child's 5th birthday (0-5)

The center serves seniors living on San Antonio’s west side with programs including health and nutrition classes, dance therapy sessions, and arts and crafts activities.

The Senior Center offers hot, nutritious lunches daily as part of its nutrition program. 

Free health screenings are regularly available through a partnership with the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio. 

Throughout the year, the Senior Center also hosts various holiday and cultural celebrations.

For many seniors living in the surrounding community, Good Sam fulfills a vital need, reducing social isolation and improving their quality of life.

(Senior Services is a program of Good Sam's Family Development Services.)

Seniors, 60 years and older

For more information about the Senior Center, please call (210) 434-5531.

Free.

• Drop-In Technology Help
• Computer Skills Classes

Many youth have never traveled out of their innner-city neighborhoods or had immersive experiences in nature. Texas Hill Country Camps offers youth that display positive progress and behavior in other programs the opportunity to attend overnight camp in the Texas Hill Country.

Texas Hill Country Camps is a program of Good Sam's Youth Development Services (YDS), whose goal is to help young people acquire the life and academic skills necessary for personal success.

YDS exposes youth to new experiences, provides safe spaces to learn, and helps develop a sense of purpose by providing structured, age-appropriate services through five pillars:

• Support Educational Achievement
• Encourage Healthy Decisions
• Explore College and Career Pathways
• Develop Leaders
• Engage Families

No matter who you are, where you come from, or what your background is, you're welcome here. We are grateful that you are drawn to our mission and want to help change the lives of individuals and families in our community. We have volunteer opportunities for teens, adults, groups and corporations. We invite you to share your talents and giving heart with our clients.

All Individual Volunteer opportunities are only available during agency business hours, Monday-Friday.

To view a list of opportunities, follow this link: Virtual Volunteer Opportunites.

High levels of stress and disorganization are often present in underserved households. Youth Case Management offers individual support to clients needing specialized referrals or other community resources to alleviate factors that prevent personal and life success.

Youth Case Management is a program of Good Sam's Youth Development Services (YDS), whose goal is to help young people acquire the life and academic skills necessary for personal success.

YDS exposes youth to new experiences, provides safe spaces to learn, and helps develop a sense of purpose by providing structured, age-appropriate services through five pillars:

• Support Educational Achievement
• Encourage Healthy Decisions
• Explore College and Career Pathways
• Develop Leaders
• Engage Families