In Texas, an expunction means the Court destroys all records of both the arrest and any court proceedings, so they can’t ever be found on any government-maintained database by anyone. Any record of the expunction also gets destroyed. It’s like the arrest (and the expunction) never happened.

In order to receive an expunction, a Petition must be filed with a court that has jurisdiction requesting that all records pertaining to a specific offense(s) be destroyed. If a court finds a petitioner is entitled to an expunction they will issue an Order granting the expunction.

In Texas, you can expunge an arrest as long as you didn't get convicted or receive some type of community supervision. You can also expunge a Class C Misdemeanor if you've completed a deferred adjudication (probation, treatment, or community service).

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With many students leaving high school unprepared to enter post-secondary education and/or the workforce, Goodwill San Antonio developed and implemented the Career Navigator program in 8 local high schools with a focus on increasing career awareness, job readiness, and college success. The career navigators serve over 1,700 juniors and seniors, providing assistance with post-secondary planning including:

• Identifying a career path
• Completing and submitting college and financial aid applications
• Joining the military
• Applying for a job

Services available in the Good Careers Centers include:

• Job preparation, placement, retention and advancement.
• Access to equipment, assistance with job searches and case managers who provide resume templates, complete assessments and United Way referrals and supports.
• Home, education and car savings programs whereby if qualified, people can save a $1 to have it matched by $3 and $4 depending upon the funded program availability.
• Access to free and low-cost preventive health services through our partnership with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and University Health System. We have already provided over 10,000 health services, including thousands of health screenings and nearly 7,000 immunizations.
• Access to financial literacy programs and banking services that are designed to mitigate predatory lending practices.
• Career training and certifications in fields such as information technology and health care and assistance in completing pre-requisites such as GED certificates.
• Referrals to local programs and services such as Food Stamps, TANF, Medicaid, etc.
• Registering to volunteer to complete community service hours, all the while having access to Goodwill's services.

If you have a hearing or vision disability, we can coordinate support for you.

UMAST exists to provide educational leadership development opportunities to assist individuals in the pursuit of their career goals and interests.

Workforce Solutions Alamo can connect you to jobs, work experience opportunities, and training programs.

This opportunity supports jobs and training in our targeted occupation list. These jobs are currently in high demand for the 13-County Workforce Solutions Alamo area.

Industries include:

• Construction
• IT/Cybersecurity
• Healthcare, Education
• Manufacturing
• Aerospace.

For more information on our Top Industries please click  here.

If you are a resident of Bexar County, click here or call 210-224-4357 during our normal business hours to ask about eligibility. Our Career Counselors will determine your eligibility. If not eligible for this specific program, we can connect you with other opportunities offered by Workforce Solutions Alamo for job and career training.

If you are a resident of Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, or Wilson counties, please call 210-224-4357 to get connected to other opportunities.

This temporary program is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

If you are a worker whose employment has been disrupted by economic changes or if you are a business facing a layoff or closure due to the impact of COVID-19, we can help. You may reach us at (210) 224-HELP (4357).

For more information, please visit www.workforcesolutionsalamo.org for updates regarding COVID-19 or contact the Career Center nearest you.

The purpose of the Homeless Veterans' Reintegration Program (HVRP) is to provide services to assist in reintegrating homeless veterans into meaningful employment within the labor force and to stimulate the development of effective service delivery systems that will address the complex problems facing homeless veterans.

Veterans only.

Free.

Offers job search and job development assistance to veterans.

Veterans.

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.

Veterans Enterprises of Texas (VETS) is a sub-corporation of the American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, Inc. This non-profit corporation was founded with the specific dual purpose of creating jobs for disabled veterans, and to generate some limited financial support for the client service programs of the NVOP. VETS, founded in 1998, employs up to 50 disabled veterans and non-veterans annually at fair market wages. The manufacturing concern has developed in capacity and experience, and it now serves major government and private sector clients, such as the U.S. Postal Service and Callaway Golf, for the annual production of millions of corrugated products.

VETS is a wholly-owned company of the American GI Forum NVOP. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this non-profit entity is approved as a charitable organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Service. VETS is also a member organization of the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH), thus qualifying it for special government contract opportunities that require the employment of a minimum of 75% disabled individuals on the contract workforce.

VETS plays an integral role in the continuum of care that the NVOP offers veterans. It is a job opportunity for disabled individuals; it is a supportive work environment for those reintegrating into the workforce after years of homelessness; and it is a community project that helped reinvigorate a once blighted neighborhood. VETS was selected by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the National Blue Ribbon Award for innovation in an enterprise community.

Interested customers are welcomed to inquire about corrugated fiberboard product needs by contacting VETS administration at (210) 223-4088.

Disabled veterans.

Another project operated by the Veterans Enterprises of Texas is a specially designed center that provides work opportunities for veterans with disabilities that are not ready for mainstream employment. The VETS Work Center is a sheltered environment that promotes temporary work opportunities that will assist in the transformation of these veterans to reach their full potential and enter a mainstream work environment.

"VETS" is a member organization of the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH), also known as Ability-One. "VETS" seeks out contract opportunities with government and private industry to create work that will be conducive to the hiring of a workforce of disabled veterans.

The VETS Work Center’s primary work is "kitting," where assembly of products or materials into a kit create an in-product. A great example is the current contract the Work Center is performing for the U.S. Army who awards retiring soldiers a beautiful commemorative box with a folded American flag, lapel pin, a DVD of information, and some auto decals for retirees. The VETS box manufacturing company (described above) produces the box, and the disabled veterans at the VETS Work Center fold the flags and assemble the pieces to create the commemorative retirement kit.

The Center, which was specifically designed for this fulfillment work, has great warehouse space, robust electrical and pneumatic systems for contracts requiring repetitive "bench work" (i.e. electrical soldering, pneumatic hand tools, etc.). The Work Center is an important element in the continuum of care offered to veterans by the American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program, and it provides disabled veterans a means of recovery with pride and dignity.

Interested customers are encouraged to contact the American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program for further information on the work of the VETS Work Center at (210) 223-4088. This non-profit entity is approved as a charitable organization under section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Service.

Disabled veterans.

At The Bridge, we strive to be more than just a handout, we want to be a hand up. We want to engage in meaningful conversations with our homeless and hurting community and look them in the eyes and let them know that we care. So many of us just want to feel like we belong, and that we're seen, and for our street community it's no different.

If you don't feel comfortable engaging in conversation, we also have ways to help! You can work in our food line, in the clothing distribution, as a shower coordinator/usher (training required), cutting hair, or joining our prayer team.

We are a non-profit, ecumenical ministry designed to Introducing adolescents to Jesus Christ and helping them grow in their faith. We do this by:
* Praying for kids.
* Going where kids are.
* Building personal relationships with them.
* Winning the right to be heard.
* Providing experiences that are fun, adventurous
and life-changing.
* Sharing our lives and the Good News of Jesus Christ
with adolescents.
* Inviting them to personally respond to the Good News.
* Loving them regardless of their responses.
* Nurturing kids so they might grow in their love for Christ
and the knowledge of God’s Word and become people who
can share their faith with others.
* Helping young people develop the skills, assets and
attitudes to reach their full God-given potential.
* Encouraging kids to live connected to the Body of Christ by
being an active member of a local congregation.
* Working with a team of like-minded individuals — volunteer
leaders, committee members, donors and staff.

Partnering with area school districts, Goodwill San Antonio offers a variety of certified training programs to high school students on school campuses. In addition to earning a high school diploma, students can train to become a Nurse’s Aide, Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Emergency Medical Technician, Diesel Mechanic, or a Welder.

This Good Careers Academy serves high school students only.

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.

At the Dress for Success San Antonio Career Center, we have a knowledgable staff and a wide range of tools to get you started on the path towards a new career.

We offer:

• Computers available (first come, first serve)
• Internet job searching
• Apply online for numerous jobs
• Email potential employers
• Build and securely store your job-winning resume
• Printer, telephone, and fax available
• Professional lending library

Appointment required for one-on-one assistance with job search, resume building and learning to take on-line courses.

Free

At the Bexar County Reentry Center, we believe that everyone deserves an opportunity to overcome the things that brought them into the criminal justice system. Everyone deserves a second chance to realize their full potential and to become a happy, fulfilled, productive citizen. Programs available through the center can increase a formerly incarcerated persons’ level of employability, help them obtain higher levels of education or vocational training, and give them pride of ownership in our community.

This program is for formerly incarcerated individuals who need resources to successfully transition back into the community.

Free.

Need help finding work? We're here for you.

SAMMinistries' Homeless Prevention Services provide short-term rental assistance and/or utility assistance to individuals and families who are in imminent danger of eviction or of having utility service disconnected. Payments are made directly to landlords or utility companies. No payments are made directly to a client.

Clients must apply for assistance online at www.samm.org under the Get Help tab. Must have an eviction notice/notice to vacate or utility disconnection notice and must have some stable form of income.

The FRC service family members of the incarcerated and individuals formerly incarcerated with:

• 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

Provides supported, sober living dorm environment for men and women on campus. Our NRS recovery dorms provide a safe and accountable environment for them to continue working on their recovery from addiction, practice the tools learned in rehab, and better prepare for transition back into the community.

Members in the Next Right Step Program live in a dorm environment for one year. They pay low program fees, attend regular dorm and 12-step meetings, have a recovery sponsor, become employed and maintain abstinence from drugs or alcohol. Integrity of this zero-tolerance environment is ensured by random substance screenings. NRS members are seen as campus leaders, encouraging and lifting up others in recovery.

NRS dorms have beds for 46 men and 12 women.

The NRS program is exclusively for those who have experienced or are at-risk of homelessness and are receiving services at Haven for Hope and have excelled and graduated from a substance use treatment program.

Low program fee required.

Our 25 week Registered Dental Assistant Training Program provides students with free books, uniforms, supplies, immunizations, bus passes (if needed), shoe voucher, and backpack.

This highly competitive program is also tuition free to those who are selected.

Other schools provide the same education starting at $16,000 over a 10month period or longer. Students receive hands on training and work one on one with staff, volunteer dentists/hygienists and patients.

Students applying must:

• Live in Bexar County
• Have a high school diploma or GED
• Povide a ID
• Hold a social security number

Class is held Tuesdays through Thursdays, 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM for a selected 23 week period.

The last 2 weeks in the program requires the student to be in class Monday through Friday (all day) to complete the 25 weeks successfully.

Tuition Free.

Prospera believes that a strong investment in adult education and development provides comprehensive opportunities to build an enhanced community, increase cultural diversity, and strengthen the economy. We strive to encourage self-endurance to motivate our adult residents to explore educational opportunities by promoting the value of long-term benefits including better jobs, increased wages, and overall prosperous quality of life. Our Services Managers play a vital role in helping residents locate and enroll in appropriate adult programs and services available in our Community Learning Centers as per the needs and interests of the residents at each property as well as the resources available in the surrounding community.

Adult programs and services include, but are not limited to:
• GED Preparation
• ESL Classes
• Citizenship Classes
• Life Skills Classes
• Parenting Programs
• Financial Literacy and Budgeting
• Computer Literacy
• Home Ownership and Credit Counseling
• Job Fairs and Job Skills Training
• Online Employment Searches and Application Assistance
• Skills and Recreational Hobby Groups

This program is for residents of Vista Verde Apartments .

Must be 18-24 years old and show proof of college or program enrollment.

Services are free of charge.

The Transformational Campus provides residential housing while clients work to overcome the issues that led to their becoming homeless.

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.

Over 150 partner organizations collaborate to provide comprehensive services, including:

• 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

Space on the Transformational Campus is limited and we cannot guarantee that a bed will be immediately available.

All services are at no cost to Haven clients.

Our emergency shelter is located on Haven for Hope's campus. We currently have 10 beds for LGBTQ young adults ages 18-24, and are one of two LGBTQ-specific emergency shelters in the state of Texas. Our residents have access to safe living quarters, meals, showers, laundry facilities, hygiene supplies, and other basic living needs, but also have access to many other services and resources to help them work towards self-sufficiency and exiting homelessness:

• Strengths-based support, including an individual case management plan that meets the resident's specific needs and goals.
• Education Services: If needed, residents can be connected with an off-campus GED or high school diploma recovery program. Our partnership with Workforce Solutions Alamo connects our young adults to vocational trade programs for in-demand occupations, which ensures they will make sufficient funds to sustain housing.
• Employment Resources: Assistance in resume development, job searches, and connections to other local agencies.
• Mental health services: Coordination for LGBTQ-specific counseling services onsite or offsite, including weekly group and individual sessions.
• Life Skills: Weekly life skills classes cover topics including
  becoming financially literate, exploring self-identified hobbies and interests, and developing and utilizing healthy communication and social skills
• Medical Care: Access to HIV/STI testing and LGBTQ-specific medical services, including access to appointments and Hormone Replacement Therapy medications for our transgender residents.
• Legal services - Assistance in recovering documents (such as ID or Social Security card); guidance through the process of legally changing name and gender markers for our transgender residents?.
• Aftercare: Support and coaching is offered 6-12 months after residents leave Thrive to obtain their own housing.

LGBTQ youth ages 18-24.

Free.

Prospera believes that a strong investment in adult education and development provides comprehensive opportunities to build an enhanced community, increase cultural diversity, and strengthen the economy. We strive to encourage self-endurance to motivate our adult residents to explore educational opportunities by promoting the value of long-term benefits including better jobs, increased wages, and overall prosperous quality of life. Our Services Managers play a vital role in helping residents locate and enroll in appropriate adult programs and services available in our Community Learning Centers as per the needs and interests of the residents at each property as well as the resources available in the surrounding community. Adult programs and services include, but are not limited to:
• GED Preparation
• ESL Classes
• Citizenship Classes
• Life Skills Classes
• Parenting Programs
• Financial Literacy and Budgeting
• Computer Literacy
• Home Ownership and Credit Counseling
• Job Fairs and Job Skills Training
• Online Employment Searches and Application Assistance
• Skills and Recreational Hobby Groups

This program is for residents of Terraces at Haven for Hope.

In partnership with The Bexar County Health Collaborative, we work with community families to identify and address their needs. By asking a series of questions, we can quickly assess a person's needs and search community resources and programs to address those needs.

We track the progress of each referral, which allows us to further support the needs of our community.

Sign up by calling or sending an email with contact information.

Free

Money Smart Classes: Case management staff, in partnership with financial organizations trained in FDIC curriculum, offer quarterly Money Smart classes at our public housing communities. Topics include: borrowing basics, pay yourself first, banking services, budgeting, repairing your credit, and homeownership.

Back To School Drives: FSS case managers organize back-to-school drives to help residents with costs of school supplies. The funds raised pay for school supplies, uniforms, immunizations and haircuts.

Health Fairs: Case managers participate in and support community health fairs.

Employment Fairs: Family Self-sufficiency provides residents information on upcoming job fairs and assists with transportation, resume preparation, interview technique and necessary job skills.

Summer Youth Employment: HABC provides youth, ages 14 to 24, the opportunity to learn on-the-job training during the summer months. Employment may be with HABC or with one of our partners.

Thanksgiving Baskets: During the holiday season, case and property management staff identify needy families and supply holiday meals to them.