Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Safe Place® is a program of National Safe Place Network (NSPN).

Free.

Every Saturday from 8:30 AM - 10:30 AM we serve homemade breakfast tacos and coffee, bags of groceries, have a fresh produce and bread market, offer clothing, housewares and toiletries, and haircuts here and there.  A Social Worker is on-site for resource assistance.  We have an Outreach Pavilion and Campus where people gather and form community.  A playground is available for children to play.  Optional is a worship service at 8:30 AM every Saturday, Bible Study at 9:15 AM, and prayer team is available throughout the morning.  We are open every Saturday throughout the year.

Free

All in need of food are welcome.

Free.

Clothing Closet for families in need.

Anyone who is need for clothing.

Free.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential precept of the Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. The Society recognizes that it must assume, also, a role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless. 

Services Offered:

• Food Pantry
• Utility Assistance
• Clothing Services

Food Pantry and Utility Assistance Requirements:

• Must reside within parish boundary.

Other Services for the Homeless:

• Sack Lunches
• Clothes
• Personal Hygiene Items

Free.

The primary purpose of the Mission is to acquaint the homeless and the wanderer with the priceless knowledge of the love and forgiveness of God in and through Jesus Christ. Our secondary purpose is to offer a bath, clean clothes, food and a place of shelter for the night.

The Mission provides a complete change of clothing to our guests as needed. We maintain a large clothing storage area (shown in the photograph) which contains shirts, pants, coats, underwear and socks, and shoes. Our clothing articles are donated to us by both individuals and local churches. We also provide to our guests toiletries including soap, shampoo, toothbrushes and paste. In exchange for clothing, we take soiled men’s clothes and after washing, place these clothes in our clothing storage room for reissue to the men.

Proof of I.D. and no more than 2 bags to bring with you.

Men Only.

Free

The San Antonio Rescue Mission dormitory houses up to 40 men in bunk beds.

• All bed linens are washed, dried and replaced on each bed every day
• Showers and personal hygiene items are provided
• Meal served after chapel services
• Soiled clothing can be exchanged for clean clothes.

Men only.

SARM is now open to serve a reduced number of guests. Call us for more information.

The FRC provides the following services to family members of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals:

• Assistance with basic needs (food, clothing, transportation, ID cards, etc.
• Employment assistance through job readiness, and job referrals
• Regular support group meetings
• Substance recovery classes
• Chaplaincy services
• English as a Second Language (ESL)
• Mental health counseling
• Public utilities assistance (when funding is available)
• Parenting classes
• Anger management classes
• Art therapy for victims of domestic violence

• Identification
• Proof of incarceration

Our Direct Services team consists of social workers and case managers devoted to meeting our client’s basic necessities.

We carry out these services by providing individualized needs assessments, emotional support, resource linkage, empowerment, and education.

Our services include, but are not limited to:

• ICE/ISAP/Court Accompaniment
• School Registration
• Access to:
  • Nutrition
  • Clothing Assistance
  • ESL Classes
  • Medical Care
  • Mental Health
  • Dental Care
  • Housing
  • Internet Connection/Wifi
  • Safety Planning
  • Transportation

For more information, contact us.

• Free Wi-Fi

The San Antonio Community and Donation Center serves RAICES clients as an inclusive and welcoming space for all newcomers.

Eligible clients may receive clothing, shoes, hygiene items, cleaning supplies, small housewares, and baby supplies.

Clients can attend community events such as medical clinics, toys, and school supply drives.

Must be a RAICES client.

We always seek donations of new items to meet our client’s basic daily living needs. The following contributions are only accepted in San Antonio, TX.

For more information, please get in touch with our SACDC staff at [email protected] and review the Community and Donation Centers pamphlet.

Accepted new donations include:

• Clothing (including professional work/court attire)
• Shoes
• Car seats
• Boxes of Diapers (all sizes)
• Baby wipes
• Household Cleaning supplies
• Hygiene Items
• Toys (infant – teen)
• Gift Cards (grocery stores, VISA, Mastercard)

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

A ministry with a reverence for all life. We give love and support to any women in desperate need that has small children, assisting them with diapers, toys, clothes, counseling and prayer.

For more information, contact Yolanda Pytel at 210-834-0847.

The shelter provides immediate, short-term housing for women and families experiencing homelessness. The objective is to move these individuals and families from crisis to stability with emergency shelter.

Rooms become available most days on a first-come, first-served basis.

Women, mothers and children, and intact families. (Couples must show a marriage certificate.)

Free.

Our goal at Life Restored Church is that everyone who comes through our doors for a meal or a shower, clothes or healing or whatever, will feel loved, respected, and that they matter—because they are.

Career Gear is a non-profit organization that builds strong families and communities by empowering low-income men to overcome barriers and achieve self-sufficiency. We promote the economic independence of low-income men by providing financial literacy training, a network of support, professional attire, career development tools, job-readiness and essential life-skills training that help men enter the workforce, stay employed and become role models and mentors to their families and communities.

Career Gear provides professional clothing, mentoring and life-skills to help men in poverty become stronger contributors to their families and communities.

Career Gear Clothing Boutique has a large selection of sizes and colors. Clients pick out their business outfit with the help of a Direct Service Coordinator.

Men who are considered to be low-income

Free

We want you to feel your best while job searching and in the first few weeks of employment. Once you've scheduled an interview, obtain a referral to visit your local Dress for Success boutique. Our volunteers will work with you to help you choose an interview outfit and will also provide guidance and support for the upcoming interview.

Once clients secure a job, they are invited for employment suiting, with additional education in continuity of professional appearance and attitude, and training in economically extending their wardrobes.

Women who are either on or eligible for public assistance and are unemployed, or underemployed, and looking for employment.

Clients are referred from not-for-profit and governmental agencies including homeless shelters, job training programs and domestic violence shelters.

Free.

Employment placement, job readiness, support services, and personalized case management tailored to help participants become self-sufficient.

• Must be homeless AND unemployed
• Must be at least 16 years of age and authorized to work
• Will need Texas ID and SSN

Free.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential precept of the Society's work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. The Society recognizes that it must assume, also, a role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless. 

Services Offered:

• Food Pantry
• Clothing Services
• Home Visits

Must reside within parish boundary.

Harper's Chapel Ministries, in partnership with the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services Homeless Division and Daily Bread Ministries, has established a Resource Hub to assist the residential and houseless community.

Services provided include:

• Food Pantry for the community
• Gently used clothes and shoes
• Hygiene items
• Showers for our homeless neighbors 
• Employment Assistance and other social services

Free

Thanks to generous donations, the SA Hope Center offers our very own clothing closet. We work hard to be fully stocked with clothing in most sizes for all seasons and occasions. From infant’s clothes to interview outfits, we offer it all.

Walk-ins welcome.

Use the 4th St basement entrance.

Free

Togs For Tots provides new clothing, personal care kit, jacket, reading book along with a Watch Me Grow booklet for parents of new babies and preschool children. School uniforms are provided to Head Start programs. This program is carried out in collaboration with local social service agencies and several schools whose staff determine which at-risk children will be the recipients.  

Each child receives:

• two complete outfits
• a personal grooming kit
• an age-appropriate book
• a “Watch Me Grow” book
• six pairs of socks
• for ages three and above, underwear and a jacket
• for infants, newborn through three months, a baby gown lovingly sewn by member volunteers

Children determined to be "at-risk".

No charge.

Children K-5 enrolled in a San Antonio Title I school.

Free.

Donations are accepted during Thrift House hours.

Donations accepted:

Monday thru Friday - 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Saturday 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.

A nutritious dinner is served three days a week, followed by a worship service with a gospel message and contemporary Christian music.

After a balanced meal, individuals can receive a change of clothes, hygiene products, or special items we may have in stock (like blankets, hats, and gloves in winter months).

Most of our dinner guests and church members are currently unsheltered, but all are welcome.

Free.

Families and individuals in need of clothing may "shop" at our clothes closet once every 30 days.

Other things such as diapers, hygiene items, and household linens are also offered when available.

All families and individuals are welcome at CAM.

• No appointments needed
• No zip code or demographic restrictions

Required for all services:

• Photo ID (any type)
• Original Social Security Card for all members of the household (If there is an issue, we can offer a agrace period on the first visit.)

Free

Each Sunday morning we provide a warm breakfast, showers, clothes, art therapy, and haircuts to our clients in downtown San Antonio.

Clients can also attend the Corazon Medical Clinic at the same location. 

We provide clothing, shoes, and hygiene items to homeless veterans that are in need. We partner with the shelter for homeless veterans to help those that served our country. No veteran should be homeless after putting their lives on the line for their country.

We offer free financial literacy classes as preventative measures to reduce homelessness in our military population. The classes are designed to teach how money works, how to invest, and how to utilize VA home loans.

Veterans; must show a need and a provide military ID or DD214.

Free

The RMYA Thrift Shop provides clothing and other essentials to the children in our care and sells discounted merchandise to the community.

All proceeds from the sales at the RMYA Thrift Shop provide funding for emergency shelters and long-term residential programs for children in crisis; a drop-in center for homeless, runaway, and trafficked youth; a community family counseling and resource center; and a transitional living program for former foster care, homeless youth, and youth in extended foster care.

All donations are tax-deductible.

We accept:

• new or gently used clothing
• furniture
• housewares
• home and holiday décor
• books
• shoes
• toys
• linens
• bath towels
• DVD’s
• and more

We DO NOT accept:

• appliances
• building materials
• encyclopedias
• mattresses/box springs
• large desks,
• entertainment centers
• large exercise equipment,
• bed pillows
• paint
• chemicals of any kind
• couches and chairs that are torn, soiled or otherwise damaged
• computers
• printers
• fax machines
• copiers
• cell phones
• CPSC recalled items
• any broken or incomplete items

Looking for good quality items at a great price? Goodwill stores sell gently used furniture, small appliances, home décor, art, books, vinyl records, clothing, and more.
Most Goodwill stores introduce more than 2,000 new items onto the sales floor each day.

When you shop at Goodwill, you’re not the only one who gets a great deal. Goodwill uses the sales from its stores to help change lives in your community.

Looking for good quality items at a great price? Goodwill stores sell gently used furniture, small appliances, home décor, art, books, vinyl records, clothing, and more.
Most Goodwill stores introduce more than 2,000 new items onto the sales floor each day.

When you shop at Goodwill, you’re not the only one who gets a great deal. Goodwill uses the sales from its stores to help change lives in your community.