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Summer Meals are a lifeline for kids in need. The national summer meals program was created to help students get enough nutrition when school is out of session. Summer meals programs are run by public and private organizations, including schools, community centers, and faith-based organizations.
To find the closest summer meal site, simply text the word "FOOD" or "COMIDA" to 304-304.
by City of San Antonio (COSA) Department of Human Services (DHS)
Provides senior adults, 60 years and older, and spouses, in Bexar County, with a nutritionally balanced lunchtime meal in a congregate setting with supportive services consisting of:
- Companionship
- Nutrition Education
- Basic Health Screenings
- Social Services
- Outreach activities
- Recreation and Dance
- Computer Classes*
- Arts and Crafts
- Exercise Classes*
- Transportation*
*Not available at all centers.
Age 60+ and spouse.
Free.
On Tuesdays, The Chow Train serves a 3 course dinner to individuals on the streets of San Antonio at various locations.
On Sundays, The Chow Train serves a hot lunch at Under the Bridge.
Free.
by City of San Antonio (COSA) Department of Human Services (DHS)
Head Start children receive specialized quality education and comprehensive social services that provide opportunities for our children to learn and succeed when they enter kindergarten.
Education and disability:
- Individualized teaching
- Low child/staff ratios
- Structured routines and schedules
- School readiness skills
- Culturally diverse
- Services for children with disabilities
- Screenings and ongoing assessments
- Individualized activities
- Inclusive classrooms
- Parent advocacy and training
Health:
- Medical and dental case management
- Staff certified in first aid & CPR
- Clean and safe environments
- On-site dental exams and fluoride varnish
- Hearing and vision screenings
- Indoor/outdoor physical development
Nutrition:
- Healthy breakfast, lunch, and snacks
- Menus developed by registered dietitians
Family support:
- Parent engagement activities and leadership opportunities
- Supporting families to meet their needs and achieve goals
- Community resources and services
- School district transportation may be available
The age requirement for our Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) Program is 6 weeks – 35 months of age.
Our Early Head Start-Childcare Partnership (EHS-CCP) Program recruits families receiving Child Care Services (CCS). Often, CCS requires a co-payment, and families are responsible for paying their own co-payment directly to each childcare center.
by City of San Antonio (COSA) Department of Human Services (DHS)
Head Start children receive specialized quality education and comprehensive social services that provide opportunities for our children to learn and succeed when they enter kindergarten.
Education and disability:
- Individualized teaching
- Low child/staff ratios
- Structured routines and schedules
- School readiness skills
- Culturally diverse
- Services for children with disabilities
- Screenings and ongoing assessments
- Individualized activities
- Inclusive classrooms
- Parent advocacy and training
Health:
- Medical and dental case management
- Staff certified in first aid and CPR
- Clean and safe environments
- On-site dental exams and fluoride varnish
- Hearing and vision screenings
- Indoor/outdoor physical development
Nutrition:
- Healthy breakfast, lunch, and snacks
- Menus developed by registered dietitians
Family support:
- Parent engagement activities and leadership opportunities
- Supporting families to meet their needs and achieve goals
- Community resources and services
- School district transportation may be available
The age requirement for our Head Start Prekindergarten Program is three years old on or before September 1.
Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.
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.
Young Adult Stability and Support Program (YASS Center) is a youth drop-in center exclusively for young adults (ages 18-24) experiencing homelessness.
The YASS Center provides youth access to:
- a safe place to rest
- career guidance
- education
- employment
- housing assistance
- ID recovery
- computers and charging
- mental health support
- and more
YASS center is located on the third floor of the Travis Park Church in downtown San Antonio. YASS services are delivered in a confidential, judgment-free zone. All who seek our assistance are treated with respect.
Young adults 18-24 who are homeless or at risk.
Free
- ID Recovery
Keeping Everyone Young in Spirit through fellowship, encouragement and friendship by loving Christ, loving one another and loving the city.
The main speaker program on Fridays begins at 11:00 AM with lunch starting at noon. Groups meet in Westminster Hall.
Also, monthly we celebrate birthdays of the month at a local restaurant.
Speaker program available through live stream if you’re unable to attend.
Contact Joe Moore at [email protected] for more information.
by Christian Assistance Ministry (CAM)
We provide sack lunches six days a week.
We provide warm meals, showers with CAM, ID Recovery, respite, small groups, computer lab, street outreach, and personalized case management.
This program is in partnership with Grace Lutheran Church, the City of San Antonio, and local nonprofits including Christian Assistance Ministries (CAM), Haven for Hope, SA Hope Center, First Presbyterian Church, and Communities Under the Bridge (CUB).
The center is for anyone experiencing homelessness, about to experience homelessness, or in need of respite during the day.
All services are free.
- ID Recovery
Monday: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
Thursday: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
Friday: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM |
Saturday: CLOSED |
Sunday: CLOSED |
by City of San Antonio (COSA) Department of Human Services (DHS)
Provides senior adults, 60 years and older, and spouses, in Bexar County, with a nutritionally balanced lunchtime meal in a congregate setting with supportive services consisting of:
- Companionship
- Nutrition Education
- Basic Health Screenings
- Social Services
- Outreach activities
- Recreation and Dance
- Computer Classes*
- Arts and Crafts
- Exercise Classes*
- Transportation*
*Not available at all centers.
Age 60+ and spouse.
Free.
by City of San Antonio (COSA) Department of Human Services (DHS)
Provides senior adults, 60 years and older, and spouses, in Bexar County, with a nutritionally balanced lunchtime meal in a congregate setting with supportive services consisting of:
- Companionship
- Nutrition Education
- Basic Health Screenings
- Social Services
- Outreach activities
- Recreation and Dance
- Computer Classes*
- Arts and Crafts
- Exercise Classes*
- Transportation*
*Not available at all centers.
Age 60+ and spouse.
Provide continental breakfast and lunch as well as social and educational opportunities, art program and seasonal-themed activities,
Free.
This program provides financial assistance to households who have become homeless and require short or mid-term assistance to be able to regain housing stability.
Clients/households are referred by the Coordinated Entry system and through the hotline from the City of San Antonio.
Case Management is required to participate in this program.
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM |
Saturday: CLOSED |
Sunday: CLOSED |
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 come available most days on a first-come, first-served basis.
Women, mothers and children, and intact families. (Couples must show marriage certificate.)
Free.
- Emergency Shelter - Women
- Emergency Shelter - Families
We provide sack lunches at this location for people experiencing homelessness or food insecurity.
A nutritious hot meal is served to older adults, age 60+, through the city's Comprehensive Nutrition Program.
Programming also includes monthly food distribution, games, arts and crafts, fitness and exercise, health screenings, special events, and field trips.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Friday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Saturday: CLOSED |
Sunday: CLOSED |
A nutritious dinner is served three days a week, followed by a worship service that includes 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.
Monday: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Tuesday: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Wednesday: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Thursday: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Friday: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Saturday: 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
Sunday: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM |
We serve dinner in a family-style setting in downtown San Antonio to homeless men, women, and children on Saturday evenings. We have been serving and loving on the impoverished and homeless for 9+ years and have seen this ministry grow and change lives.
We serve from 724 Chestnut Street, which is the gated parking lot of Church Under the Bridge. In inclement weather, we serve inside the church in the fellowship hall.
We serve dinner every Saturday night, rain or shine!
Registration is NOT required for individuals.
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.
by City of San Antonio (COSA) Department of Human Services (DHS)
Provides senior adults, 60 years and older, and spouses, in Bexar County, with a nutritionally balanced lunchtime meal in a congregate setting with supportive services consisting of:
- Companionship
- Nutrition Education
- Basic Health Screenings
- Social Services
- Outreach activities
- Recreation and Dance
- Computer Classes*
- Arts and Crafts
- Exercise Classes*
- Transportation*
*Not available at all centers.
Age 60+ and spouse.
Free.
The Courtyard offers indoor sleeping to all individuals age 18 and older.
Families with nowhere else to stay are never turned away. (Families who arrive when the Intake Office is closed should go to the security building, which is located across the railroad tracks from the Intake Office, up a short flight of steps.)
Haven's Promise
- You will ALWAYS be treated with kindness, compassion, dignity, and respect.
- You will always sleep indoors, even in the Courtyard.
- You will receive three hot meals a day and any clothing you need.
- You will be connected to housing, through Haven Housing and our partners.
- You will be connected to medical care, dental care, eye care, mental health care.
Services Available
- Housing
- Employment opportunities
- ID Recovery: Social Security card, birth certificate, driver’s license
- Application Assistance for Social Security, Disability, Medicare, SNAP
- Substance use recovery
- Detox
- Sober living
- LGBTQ services
- Medical care
- Eye care
- Dental care
- Psychiatric services
- Counseling
- Help with abuse, trauma
- GED classes
- Support for parents
- Support for school-age kids
- Legal services
- Showers, laundry
For additional information, please contact [email protected].
There are no ID requirements and no drug testing is required.
All services are at no cost to Haven clients.
- Emergency Shelters - Men
- Emergency Shelter - Women
Join us for breakfast before Sunday services.
Free.
by City of San Antonio (COSA) Department of Human Services (DHS)
Provides senior adults, 60 years and older, and spouses, in Bexar County, with a nutritionally balanced lunchtime meal in a congregate setting with supportive services consisting of:
- Companionship
- Nutrition Education
- Basic Health Screenings
- Social Services
- Outreach activities
- Recreation and Dance
- Computer Classes*
- Arts and Crafts
- Exercise Classes*
- Transportation*
*Not available at all centers.
Age 60+ and spouse.
Free.
St Vinnys Bistro is not a soup kitchen. We provide three hot nutritious meals each day, 365 days a year, to adults in the Courtyard area of the multi-agency, multi-service Haven for Hope homeless campus.
We also provide sack lunches for the working homeless, as well as snacks for those who need to have food with their medication.
Additionally, we provide food service training to the homeless who wish to learn a skill that will lead them to a stable and sustainable future. Currently, we employ four permanent line cooks, all of whom were formerly homeless, and four temporary line cooks, all of whom are currently homeless. This on-the-job training provides upward economic mobility and hope to the homeless who participate in the program, ensuring they have the means to lift themselves out of homelessness.
Click here for an inside look.
Service is limited to adult homeless individuals due to Haven for Hope Courtyard policy.
A hot meal is served each evening to our guests. Our dining room (shown in the photos) can serve up to 40 men. The evening meal is prepared by SARM staff and served at the completion of the worship service.
In addition, a light breakfast (pastry, juice and coffee) is served to the men as they depart the mission each morning. The Mission obtains its food through donations by individuals, companies and churches and by spot purchasing. Our kitchen is well equipped, city approved and includes oven, gas range, microwave, large refrigerator, walk-in freezer, and high speed dishwasher.
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.
We strive to provide a friendly, cozy day-home and courtyard to anyone in need of a safe haven to rest, enjoy a meal, engage in conversation, garden, do laundry, watch a movie, play a board game, obtain travel size hygiene supplies, receive postal mail, and make/send and receive phone calls or email messages.
We also have free WIFI.
We are not an overnight shelter.
Must be homeless and 50 years or older to receive services other than Coordinated Entry referrals.
Free.
Monday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Friday: 8:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
Saturday: CLOSED |
Sunday: CLOSED |
Head Start promotes school readiness by encouraging parent involvement and through children's cognitive, social, emotional, language, and physical development.
Head Start aims for every child to be:
- Achieving developmental milestones
- Safe, healthy, and well
- School ready
- Forming positive relationships
Family Service Head Start is much more than child care; it’s quality early childhood education that includes:
- Research-Based Curricula Lesson plans are built around research on children’s development and learning and promote positive progress and outcomes.
- Family Engagement Parents' and caregivers' involvement in their children’s education has a long-term impact on their child’s success. Our Centers make it easy for parents to be involved.
- Lower Ratios Our classrooms have fewer students per teacher, allowing for more individualized care and attention.
- Wraparound Services Resources and services are provided to help the child and family thrive.
The age requirement for our Head Start Prekindergarten Program is three years old on or before September 1.
We offer a nourishing meal, clothing, and compassionate interaction to people experiencing homelessness and our other disadvantaged neighbors.
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.
During inclement weather, we convert our church into an overnight shelter for the homeless, to keep them feed and warm.