This ministry will help families get the help they need.

Restore Education’s college readiness program bridges this gap by putting college preparation within reach for students across Bexar County. With our help, students are less likely to end up in remedial courses and more likely to persist in college.

The Information Technology training course provides instruction on the foundations of IT, programming, and network support. Students will master the technical skills of programming and computer support. Other skills to be acquired include courses in professionalism, verbal communication, analyzing information, and critical thinking/problem-solving. IT training is intended to equip students with basic skills and knowledge for entry-level positions such as help desk, desktop support, or other tech support positions. Graduates of this program will be eligible to sit for the CompTIA IT Fundamentals and A+ certification.

Go at your own pace. Create your own schedule with our evening and weekend hours. Take your exams when you are ready

You can enroll for free. Thanks to generous donors,
our program is completely free for students.

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

We provide affordable housing for women in transition, including the formerly incarcerated, and equip them for independent living.

Eligible women and their children can stay for one year.

CST provides wraparound services, which have been a best practice for many decades, and treat the whole client in the context of being an individual, a member of a family, a part of a culture and a survivor of repeated trauma, in a culturally competent manner.

Counseling
Evaluation, diagnosis and treatment with individual, group and family therapy: Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused approaches.

Medical care
Diagnosis, treatment, pain reduction, wound care, physiotherapy, prescriptions.

Social Services
Clients along with their case managers, set and achieve goals, obtain basic needs, ESL, and housing stability, leading to self sufficiency.

Forensic Reports
Clinical evidence

Training
Training those who are interested in providing services to survivors.

APB Education Program
Employment skills inventory and community college easy-entry programs

The Financial and Housing Recovery Center is part of the Recovery and Resiliency Plan for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The plan includes a section on community resilience, which ensures that households and businesses affected by COVID-19 have the resources and tools to become financially resilient and better prepared to withstand future economic challenges.

Financial Benefits Navigation
Through Financial Benefits Navigation we work with federal, state, and local benefits providers and with community partners, to include referral services such as unemployment, TANF, CHIP, housing authority waitlist registration, utility assistance, rent/mortgage assistance, etc.

Financial Counseling
Financial Counselors through the Financial and Housing Recovery Center, assist residents with budgeting, debt management, credit report education, and linking to positive products through Bank On San Antonio, etc.

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.

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.

With our Next Step Housing program, youth can now live in their apartment with the security of a support system and life-skills education, preparing them for successful independence.

Assistance can be up to one year long. 

Housing Programs:

Supervised Independent Living

• Young adults in extended foster care, ages 18-21

Vocational Program

• Young adults who were once in the foster care system, and no longer in care, ages 18+

College Housing Program

• Young adults in the foster care system and students in a local college or university.

Eligibility Requirements:

• Former foster youth
• At least 18 years old
• Employed (working full or part-time)
• Submission of Housing Application with Resume and Essay
• Interview with the Housing Coordinator

Click here to donate to NEXT STEP HOUSING.

Our trained advocates connect clients to resources and services through a continuous, streamlined support process. From shelter and housing to employment and legal assistance, we ensure the needs of survivors and their families are met.

Our advocacy services can be accessed at any point after an incident of sexual violence, from immediate crisis support and hospital accompaniment to navigating legal and judicial systems.

If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, you can request one of our advocates at any time.

Ways we help:

• Hospital accompaniment
• Law enforcement/court accompaniment
• Application and enrollment assistance (Crime Victim's Compensation, Address Confidentiality Program, Medicaid, Food Stamps, etc.)

Most common referrals:

• Legal Assistance: To provide access to low-cost or free legal information, advice, or representation.
• Housing/Utility Assistance: To find shelter, help with bills (rent, mortgage, gas, electric, phone, water, etc.), or help to break a lease.
• Food: For access to direct food services provided by food pantries, food banks, etc.
• Specialized Counseling: For specialized counseling services outside of our scope (i.e. substance abuse care).
• Follow-up Medical Care: To monitor health through regular physical exams and/or medical tests by a doctor.
• Inpatient Care: For those in need of a diagnosis or treatment that requires an overnight stay at a hospital.

Survivors of sexual violence and their families.

Free.

Through our outreach efforts we seek to meet women and at-risk youth where they live, work, and go to school. We establish connection and trust, offer an invitation into community, and provide access to practical resources and compassionate support.

We have an open door policy at our new community center at 8456 Broadway, Suite 255, SA, 78217. This inviting space offers a safe place for women to rest, access resources, and connect with each other. Whether you are looking to use a computer, attend a workshop, or share a cup of coffee with a friend, you are welcome.

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.

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).
• 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

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.

Case Management

Following the ACT model, we have case management teams that provide services to all of the clients assigned to the team. Each client has multiple case managers working with them on a weekly rotation.

Our clients benefit by having multiple direct care staff providing input and strategies to best assist them reach their goals. Our clients have continuity of care when a case manager may be absent due to illness or vacation, as well as moving to a different position and no longer providing case management services. Each team has a Team Leader who coordinates the recovery and treatment plan of each client with the case managers and coordinates with the other community providers the client is utilizing for services.

Psychiatrist

We have agreements with psychiatrists to see clients who are receiving services from True MHS. We do not provide psychiatric services directly through True MHS. Our agreements with psychiatrists enable us to schedule an initial appointment within a few days of intake to our case management services, rather than clients waiting several months for an initial appointment.

This is extremely beneficial for our new clients who begin our services following an inpatient hospital admission. The client can be seen within 7 days after their discharge date for their follow-up psychiatric appointment. Then the client will be scheduled with the psychiatrist for monthly follow-up appointments. If a client has an outpatient psychiatrist that they have a relationship with and want to continue their services, we are still able to provide case management services and the client does not need to change doctors.

To help our clients achieve success, our case managers:

• Coordinate the transition from the hospital after discharge to the client’s home
• Teach coping strategies for experienced symptoms
• Teach awareness of triggers for experienced symptoms
• Teach coping strategies to address triggers
• Educate about the benefits of taking medications
• Assist and educate clients to complete doctor appointments
• Assist and educate clients to fill prescriptions at pharmacies
• Substance abuse education and assistance with rehabilitation
• Teach interpersonal and social skills
• Help secure safe housing
• Teach budgeting and money management skills
• Educate about community resources and how to access them
• Assist clients access resources for employment
• Assist clients access resources for education
• And teach our clients anything else they need for their recovery and success

In addition to case managers meeting directly with clients in the community, we provide 24-hour crisis support to assist our clients after business hours. 

We will seek out and encourage the Involvement, Engagement, and Patronage of the local San Antonio “Military City USA” Community, while also fostering a sense of Patriotism, Support, and Integration in providing the highest quality of Veterans Outreach, Interventions, Career and Educational Services for “ALL” our Veterans.

The V.O.I.C.E.S. of our Veterans will continue to “Break The Silence!”TM, as it relates to the Veterans Suicide Epidemic, or as we have coined the phrase and named it; “The Silent War!”

Click here for a full list of services

Free

Families and individuals living in CHR affordable housing communities have access to supportive social services such as:

• Homework help and tutoring
• After-school snacks and summer lunches
• Adult education programs
• ESL assistance
• Financial literacy programs
• Job readiness preparation
• And more

Free for residents of Esperanza at Palo Alta.

We offer four distinct programs to assist military families at every stage of their transition into civilian life.

• Transitional Housing (Apartments)
• Permanent Homes for Veterans
• Transitional Homes for Veterans
• Transitional Housing (Villages)

Stonehouse Apartments is MAUC’s newest community, providing 248 multi-family units on the city’s far northwest side. Located at 4950 Woodstone Drive, the complex includes 10 two- and three-story, garden-style buildings with five different floor plans. The new apartments are strategically located near major retail and employment generators such as USAA, UTSA, Valero, and Fiesta Texas.

For more information, click here.

The many choices for senior housing can be overwhelming. Some older adults are able to live out their retirement years playing golf and enjoying relatively few health problems. In contrast, others require assistance with their care needs which is often dictated by health and safety concerns. We help you find the right senior living community solution for you and your loved ones.

• No-Cost Service. Always Best Care is compensated by our contracted assisted living communities, which means we are happy to provide our senior housing and assisted living referral services at no charge to you.
• Tailored Solution. We match our clients with the top senior living communities based on individual needs, budget, and geographical preference.
• Personalized Assistance. We personally escort our clients and their families on a tour of the matched assisted living communities so they can determine which senior housing option is best for them.

To learn more about Senior Living Referrals, click here.

Get a personal care consultation here.

At Always Best Care Senior Services, our mission is to provide veterans with the most outstanding care possible, and also to assist them in obtaining the funds to pay for the care they need.

The Always Best Care Veterans Assistance Program helps some of America’s most deserving citizens remain in their homes longer while maintaining a healthy and safer lifestyle. Or, if the veteran chooses to move to an assisted living community, benefits can also apply to the cost of room and board as well as personal care.

As part of our program, we want to help veterans and their families understand what VA programs are available.

Here’s how we help

At Always Best Care, we not only provide outstanding care for veterans, we also assist them in obtaining the funds to pay for the care they need. For example, if you choose to work with one of our resources, their process includes:

• Thoroughly researching and reviewing all pertinent records and testimony, documenting medical conditions, need for care, military service, marital records, and financial status (if required).
• Obtaining necessary documents from original and certified sources (this includes obtaining certified copies of military discharges).
• Researching your particular situation and history with a view of selecting which VA disability program might be the most beneficial.
• Preparing a written legal opinion regarding eligibility for the desired VA benefit and the anticipated amount of award.
• If the legal opinion is positive, you may begin care with Always Best Care confident of your legal entitlement to VA benefits.
• Preparing presenting and prosecuting a complete documented claim for the desired benefit.

To contact an Always Best Care specialist for more information about our Veterans Assistance Program, or to arrange a no obligation care consultation, please call 210-772-2277.

Magdalena House provides a safe and nurturing home, a community of supportive relationships, education and programming these families need to make lasting positive changes. Women and their children in transitional housing receive wraparound services and 24/7 support in a home-like environment, full of hope and accountability. Families participate in parental coaching, peer Enrichment classes and counseling.

Education is a critical part of the Magdalena House program. All mothers at Magdalena House must participate in full-time accredited education such as ESL, GED, or college. Children have a stable home so they can succeed in school. Families stay with us for multiple years until they have completed their educational goals.

Families at Magdalena House regain hope and prepare for a life of independence and self-sufficiency. Mothers completing our program are able to support their families financially and emotionally. They are confident in themselves and their parenting.

Magdalena House addresses the professional and financial daily needs for each mother and child to flourish. It covers unmet costs related to education, child care, health care, and legal assistance.

To be eligible to reside at Magdalena House, mothers must:

• be 18 years or older with no more than 3 children under 8 at at time of move-in.
• be leaving a dangerous situation and in need of a residence.
• agree to follow Magdalena House programs and community living requirements.
• possess the desire, interest, and ability to participate full-time in educational or vocational training.
• pursue life enrichment classes, counseling, and other activities at Magdalena House.
• commit to making personal changes that will result in positive growth, self-reliance, and ongoing spiritual formation.
• contribute to family expenses and personal savings as financially able.
• not be actively addicted to alcohol, illegal drugs or prescription medications.
• We are not able to accept women who are pregnant.

We do accept women who are victims of human trafficking who do not have children.

Magdalena House does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or age in the delivery of services.

Interested mothers are encouraged to contact Magdalena House directly at 210-561-0505. We only interview mothers when we anticipate that we will have an available room, and we do not keep a waiting list.

Affordable Housing-Babcock North- Babcock North offers both traditional two-story apartment homes, as well as garden-style one-story apartment homes. Located on San Antonio’s Northwest side near USAA and the South Texas Medical Center, these one, two, and three bedroom apartment homes offer a great neighborhood feel.

Resident programming is provided through an on-site Community Learning Center. Each center is professionally staffed with a full-time Resident Coordinator. Services are offered year-round and include Leadership Development and Education for adults and youth, Pathways Youth Program, Community Wellness and Financial Literacy.

This program is open to the general public.

Free

Endeavors‘ Providing Sustainable Hope (PSH) program provides permanent supportive housing to chronically homeless adults who have a disabling condition. This can include mental health conditions, developmental disabilities, or substance abuse disorders.

WHO WE SERVE

• This program can serve up to 96 adult individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness and have a disabling condition.
• Referrals must be located in Bexar County; all clients are referred to PSH through the coordinated entry system called Homelink.

PROGRAM GOALS

• Provide permanent supportive housing and supportive services to single adults who have experienced chronic homelessness and have a disabling condition.

PROGRAM SERVICES

• Individuals are connected with housing solutions within Bexar County.
• Residents have access to long-term mental health counseling, employment assistance, educational services, life skills training, and basic needs.

The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Endeavors provides high-quality, accessible, and integrated mental health care to veterans and their families, regardless of role, discharge status, or ability to pay.

The Cohen Clinics are Veterans Choice Providers and use evidence-based practices to improve the quality of life for veterans and their families. Services are provided by credentialed staff trained to work specifically with the military population. Veterans and their family members receive services individually and together in the same place, at the same time, with the same treatment team.

More than just mental health care, our Military Family Clinics help veteran families with support and referrals for related needs, including unemployment, housing, finance, and education.

All veterans and their families are eligible, regardless of role, discharge status, or ability to pay.

To Schedule an Appointment:

• Walk-in during clinic hours.
• Call 210-399-4838 ext 4000 or email [email protected] to be connected to the Intake Coordinator.
• Fill out an Intake form: Completed forms can be brought in during your scheduled appointment or open clinic hours.
• Intake forms for adults and children can be downloaded here

All post-9/11 Veterans, active duty service members, and military families are eligible for treatment and we believe cost should never be a barrier to care at our Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinics.

The Cohen Clinics at Endeavors accept all major insurances, including TRICARE, however, we work with clients on a case-by-case basis to ensure any barriers to care are addressed. For those without insurance, care may be available at no cost. CVN is contracted with DoD TRICARE and VA as part of the VA Community Care Network of providers under the VA Mission Act. Contact your local clinic for more information.

Endeavors provides a safe, healthy, stable, and caring environment to chronically homeless women with disabilities and their children.

Through permanent supportive housing, these families receive case management, professional counseling, life skills training, and employment opportunities, allowing them to increase self-sufficiency and family income, while decreasing episodes of homelessness and/or acute psychiatric care.

Services:

• A safe, healthy, stable, and secure place to live
• Life skills training in parenting, finance, conflict resolution, relationship, problem-solving, leadership, and other social interaction issues
• Assistance in meeting educational needs of school- age children
• Symptom management
• Case management services
• Individualized assessments

Endeavors' Youth Resiliency Project (YRP) provides rapid rehousing assistance to self-identified youth and young adults living in the Bexar County area. Participants of the YRP participate in our proven housing model, which encourages safe and stable housing to heal from trauma.

WHO WE SERVE 

• This program can serve up to 45 youth adults (aged 18-24) or families experiencing homelessness.
• All clients are located in Bexar County and referred to YRP through the coordinated entry system called Homelink. 

PROGRAM GOALS

• Provide unhoused youth, young adults, and their families with rapid re-housing housing and supportive services to gain new skills and prevent eviction. 

PROGRAM SERVICES

• Individuals are connected with housing solutions within Bexar County.
• Participants have access to mental health counseling, parenting education, employment assistance, educational services, life skills training, mentorship, childcare, and basic needs.

 Many government and nonprofit programs offer rent and utility assistance that a lot of people qualify for.

Building Brighter Communities is bringing access to these rent and utility assistance programs to members of our community who wouldn’t otherwise have been alerted to it or have access to it. Not only do we help identify programs an individual or family will be eligible for but we will also assist with the paperwork for signing up with these programs.

Our Street Outreach program identifies homeless citizens, connects them with programs offered by Bexar County to assist with housing, stays with them through the housing process, and follows up to see how we can help further after they are housed.

TLT HOPE will help you transition back to society within 30 to 120 days.

We will provide temporary housing, transportation to public offices to help you secure necessary identification for employment and driving, a 3-day pre-employment workshop, job leads to 2nd chance employers, referrals to business professionals who can assist you in finding long-term housing, purchasing a vehicle, obtaining health insurance, arranging substance and alcohol abuse counseling, and opening a bank account.

The 3-Day Workshop will include the following classes: Budgeting, Entrepreneurship, Resume Writing, How to Dress for Success, Interview Practice, Work Skill Essentials, Caring for yourself Spiritually, Finding a Good Home, Purchasing a Vehicle, and Goal Setting.

After the 3-day Pre-employment Workshop, and with the approval of your parole officer, you can begin paid employment in a day-shift position.

We do accept those with GPS monitors.

Note: Our program cannot serve individuals with sex offense convictions, or those with mental health disorders, due to insurance requirements.

Requirements:

• Positive attitude to change for the better.
• You can only be employed on day shifts through suggested local felon friendly agencies which pays $700-900 weekly. After you move out then you can switch to a different job.
• We will only provide transportation to and from bus stop for employment.
• You will be required to save 40% of your income to help you meet the goal of self-sufficiency.
• You will be randomly drug and alcohol tested to keep our campus drug and alcohol free.
• You will undergo search of your belongings going in and out of our dorms when you get off of work.
• No sleeping all day on off days. Follow posted schedule.
• Non-prescription medications not allowed unless approved by staff.

After you have reached your goals, you can live where you want to live when you have your own house and transportation. We are here to help you meet your goals so that you don’t follow the same cycles that placed you in jail.

Click here to learn how to apply.

Click here to contact our Admission Coordinator.

Home Team is a group of healthcare workers, councelors and housing specialists who can get you the help you are looking for.

Call us today to see what we can do for you!

Homeless individuals

First Footing program offers people experiencing homelessness a safe place to stay. Individuals undergo an interview process and if accepted, have 24 hour staff support. 

The program model is built to come alongside adults on their journey out of homelessness and into a safe, stable home with mental and physical health care, employability skills training, budgeting education, and housing navigation. 

First Footing program offers: 

• ID recovery
• Addition recovery
• Employment assistance 
• Transportation
• Case management 

First Footing serves primarily longtime residents of New Braunfels however, each individual is taken case by case.

Free of charge.