The mission of San Antonio Fighting Back, Inc. is to provide people with opportunities to create safe and healthy communities by addressing the root causes and symptoms of drug-related crime, substance abuse, victimization, and violence through combined efforts of community partnerships and collaboration.
Over the years, SAFB has conducted a variety of programs designed to impact its four goals of increasing treatment accessibility, reducing drug-related crime, preventing youth and adult substance abuse and preventing HIV/AIDS infection. Today those programs include on-going efforts from Operation Weed & Seed, Value-Based Violence Prevention Initiative, Drug Prevention Programs, Ex-Offender Transition Services, and most recently Project HOPE and Strengthening Youth to Succeed.
Through education efforts and community awareness, San Antonio Fighting Back’s Drug-Free Community program aims to reduce substance abuse and substance use.
Focus population: youth ages 12-18.
Focus area: Eastside Promise Neighborhood and 78202, 78203, 78208 zip codes.
ALL STARS Evidence-Based Curriculum is used to teach children about goal setting, academic planning, self esteem, anger management, social norms, and life skills with additional components such as:
• Substance Abuse Education
• Family Exchange and Integration
• Career-Based Practicum
• Health and Wellness
• S.T.E.M. for enrichment in science, technology, engineering, and math
• Summer sports
• Summer USDA feeding program
| Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
The Peer to Peer Recovery Program is an outreach program designed to help people become and stay engaged in the recovery process to reduce the likelihood of relapse. The program provides cultural sensitive peer supported services to individuals and family members of those on probation or parole, Veterans, National Guard members, and those referred through the Drug and Veterans Courts.
Services offered include job assistance, employment training, links to medical and mental health services, life skills classes, peer support groups and peer coaching and mentoring. These services are provided by competent staff/peer leaders to ensure participant’s needs are being identified and met through assessment and case management.
Funding for this program is provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
If you are in recovery and would like to volunteer as a peer coach, we provide training and guidance. Please complete a volunteer application or call (210) 299-1079 for more information.
All services are free and confidential.
The purpose of Project HOPE is to reduce substance abuse and HIV risk behaviors among 18-24 year olds by offering more access to HIV testing and providing information on how drug and alcohol abuse can lead to HIV/AIDS infection.
SAFB provides:
• Confidential, instant HIV testing with instant results. Testers will even come to your home or business.
• Free condoms and bleach kits
• HIV and substance abuse counseling services
• Substance abuse & HIV/AIDS prevention presentations
• Additional referral resources available
• Information tables at community events
Free.
| Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |