The Rapid Re-Housing program reduces the amount of time a family experiences homelessness and rapidly re-houses families into permanent, affordable homes. Financial assistance is provided for up to 3 months along with 12 months of case management.

Rapid Re-Housing Program provides:

• Assistance with deposit, rent, and utilities for up to 3 months
• Case management with emphasis on budgeting and maintaining self-sufficiency for 12 months

Individuals and families are housed in apartments they select. (The apartment must meet HUD habitability standards and be within fair-market rent/rent reasonableness guidelines based upon household size.

SAMMinistries’ Rapid Re-housing program is partially funded by the City of San Antonio. We are grateful for their ongoing partnership.

The individual or family:

• must be "literally homeless" by HUD definition (living in an emergency shelter, on the street, or in a place not meant for habitation).
• Can be a family, couple, or individual
• Must be willing to work with case manager for 12 months
• Must have sustainable income with 60 days

NEED HELP?

CONTACT:
210-321-5610

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Homelink is San Antonio and Bexar County’s local Coordinated Entry System – a uniform, community-wide approach to connect people who are literally homeless or at imminent risk of homelessness to housing resources.

If You are currently experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless, Homelink can help by assessing your situation and connecting you with the most appropriate housing resource. Your first step is to connect to Homelink. You can connect to Homelink through an access point, street outreach, or emergency shelter. Next, a Homelink enrollment or assessment is initiated by walking into or calling any of the access points during designated times. 

It is important to note that Homelink matches you with an
appropriate housing solution based off of need, availability, & prioritization to meet the needs of the most vulnerable first.

This Homelink Access Point serves young adults 18-24.

After enrolling with Homelink, if your need is not met by an immediate referral, you must maintain your eligibility every 30 days. This will be explained further during your Homelink assessment.

This is an in-person Homelink physical access point located at the YASS Center.

You can contact the Homeless Connections Hotline at
(210) 207-1799 if you or someone you know is at risk of being or is currently homeless.

For more further instructions and info on Homelink Access Point click here.

No fees required.

Young Adult Stability and Support Program (YASS Center) is a youth adult drop-in center exclusively for young adults (ages 18-24) experiencing homelessness or at risk.

The YASS Center provides youth access to:

• a safe place to rest
• career guidance
• education
• employment
• housing assistance
• ID recovery
• computers and charging 
• physicial & mental health support
• critical resoures
• and more

YASS services are delivered in a confidential, judgment-free zone. All who seek our assistance are treated with respect. YASS is a partnership between SAMMinistries, SA Youth, and Corazón San Antonio, Inc.

These services are for young adults 18-24 who are homeless or at risk.

Free

• Computer Skills Classes
• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

Many families have to leave their belongings behind or simply don’t have many when they became homeless. This includes basic kitchen essentials like pots, pans, spatulas, silverware, plates, cutting boards, etc. Think about all the tools you use to prepare a meal each night. Now imagine trying to serve your family with just one pot and one spoon. This is the reality for many families facing homelessness. This is why we need you to help make holiday meals a time for joy rather than stress by donating a recipe in a pot! Consider adding a gift card to purchase fresh ingredients.

The SAMMExpress Donation Station, located on Oblate Drive next door to the Oblate Café, collects and distributes new and used clothing, household items, and furniture & kitchen items that are distributed to clients in all of SAMMinistries programs, including those who are moving into permanent housing.

We collect for our Welcome Home Baskets(given directly to families in our program), our Ongoing Basic Needs(high-demand items that we always need to have in-stock such as toilet paper, etc), and have our Amazon Wishlist which directly ship our most urgent needs.

Click here to see a list of our current needs.

We request that you please donate new items for Welcome Home Baskets.

Please bring all donations inside or ask one of our staff members for help unloading your vehicle. For pick-ups of large furniture and/or more information on items we can and cannot accept, please contact 210.321.5678.

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SAMMinistries' Homeless Prevention Services provides temporary rental assistance and utility assistance (CPS Energy only) to individuals and families who are in imminent danger of eviction.

Payments are not made directly to the participant.

NEED HELP?

Click here for the instructions to apply for rental and utility assistance.

If you are facing eviction or need rental assistance, click here for a list of the resources that may be available to you, in addition to rental and utility assistance.

Due to volume, we are unable to accommodate walk-in clients.

Clients:

• must apply for assistance online.
• homeless or in imminent risk of being homeless
• must have an eviction notice, notice to vacate, or utility disconnection notice.
• must have some stable form of income(SSI, SSDI, employment, etc)

At SAMMinistries, it’s our goal to meet each person where they are. That is why our Continuum of Care model is so effective. We work with each individual or family and find the way in which we can best meet their needs.

No fee

SAMMinistries’ Transitional Living and Learning Center (TLLC) is home to 40 families as they work to overcome homelessness.

The TLLC provides housing, support, and resources to families (one or both parents plus at least one minor child) who show a commitment to gaining self-sufficiency.

The individual needs of all family members are supported for a two-year period, promoting the viability of the family as a whole while they transition out of homelessness.

Transitional Housing Residents:

• Have a goal to work or attend school for at least 30 hours per week
• Meet with Case Managers regularly to establish short and long-term goals
• Participate in life skills classes: money management, parenting, conflict resolution, etc.

SAMMinistries is a Methodist Healthcare Ministries Funded Partner and is pleased to receive funding for the Integrated Health and Wellness Program which offers resources to improve the physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being of families living at the TLLC.

Must meet HUD definition as "literally homeless" and must be referred by the community's Coordinated Entry system.

This facility does not serve single individuals. Families may consist of couples with children or single mothers or fathers with children.

NEED HELP?

CONTACT:
210-979-6188

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Permanent Supportive Housing assists and empowers families to live as independently as possible. SAMMinistries has a permanent housing program that assists families with whom one member of the family has a disability. SAMMinistries also manages 100 set-aside housing vouchers to help families find permanent housing in the private rental market.

Case managers work with adult participants to achieve the following goals:

• Remain in (or exit to) permanent housing
• Increase skills and/or income
• Achieve greater self-determination
• Achieve financial stability (reduce debt)

The individual or family:

• must be "literally homeless" by HUD definition (living in an emergency shelter, on the street, or in a place not meant for habitation), or fleeing domestic violence.
• in some cases must be "chronically homeless" by HUD definition (a single person or head of household with a disabling condition who has either experienced homelessness for longer than a year, during which time the individual may have lived in a shelter, Safe Haven, or a place not meant for human habitation; or experienced homelessness four or more times in the last three years).
• must be referred by the community's Coordinated Entry system. Call (210) 207-1799 to get that started.

For some projects, client pays 30% of their income toward rent, however, no income is required.

The Veterans’ Housing Stability Program (VHSP) provides comprehensive housing support to veterans or surviving spouses through homeless prevention, rapid re-housing and wrap-around services.

The Homeless Prevention Program provides:

• Rental assistance
• Case management
• Financial literacy education

The Rapid Re-Housing Program provides:

• Assistance with the rental security deposit and utility connection
• Up to 3 months rent assistance
• Case management
• Modest furniture allowance
• Financial literacy education

Wrap-Around Client Services include:

• Bus passes
• Referrals for life skills classes such as parenting, conflict resolution, and wellness
• Referrals to SAMMinistries’ educational and employment services
• Other veteran-specific referrals as well as referrals to appropriate service providers in the community

This program is supported by a grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance. The Fund for Veterans’ Assistance provides grants to organizations serving veterans and their families. For more information, visit TVC.Texas.gov.

Eligibility requirements:

• Must be a veteran or the surviving spouse with an honorable discharge status from the U.S. Armed Services (DD214 required).
• Must be at imminent risk of being homeless.
• Must have sustainable income.

For additional assistance offered to Veterans, please click here and scroll down to "Veterans Assistance."

If you'd like to donate to the Veterans' Housing Housing Program please visit here.

No fee to join the program, just must meet the qualifications

Ready to make a difference? You’ve come to the right place!

Every one of our volunteers is a valuable part of our work here, and we could not succeed in overcoming homelessness without them. We hope you will join the team!

Individual volunteers:

• Our individual volunteer application, includes consenting to a background check.
• You will then receive information on volunteer orientation dates within one week. (Your application will not be approved until you have attended an orientation.)
• Volunteer opportunities are sent out weekly to all approved volunteers with an online sign-up.
• Click here to get more facts about volunteering with us.

Group volunteers:

• SAMMinistries Volunteer Services will contact you within one week to offer your group some options for volunteering.

Click here to complete a group volunteer inquiry form.

Click here to find our individual and group volunteer applications.

At this time, we do not offer volunteer opportunities on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, or Christmas Day.

Anyone aged 14 and up may volunteer independently; however, you must be at least 16 years old to volunteer independently in our opportunities involving children.

SAMMinistries does not provide volunteer opportunities for adults with court-mandated community service hours. However, in lieu of community service hours, adults can pay SAMMinistries to certify court ordered service hours at a rate of $8 per hour.

Please contact Human Resources at our administrative offices at (210) 340-0302 for additional information.

Thank you for offering your time to volunteer with SAMMinistries.

No fees.