As a Parents as Teachers® affiliate, Methodist Healthcare Ministries provides bimonthly personal home visits to families and monthly group connection events focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being.

The program supports parents throughout pregnancy until their children enter school full-time providing health, hearing, vision, and developmental screenings for eligible children using approved screening tools and methods.

The program also connects families to resources and helps them overcome any barriers to accessing those resources.

English and Spanish visitations are available.

A complimentary meal is provided during monthly group connection events.

Transportation assistance is available.

 The program is available in Bexar and Guadalupe counties.

Enrollment is free

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.

The Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) staff offers individuals with disabilities support by helping them access the resources they need to live and work as independently as possible.

Case managers make home visits and coordinate services with state, local, and private entities to ensure quality and comprehensive support for CLASS clients.

Program eligibility requirements:

• Must be actively enrolled in the CLASS Medicaid Waiver Program through the Texas Health & Human Services Commission

The Community Services Case Management Program (CSCM) staff provides comprehensive case management for children and young adults (3-21) with intellectual or developmental disabilities or special healthcare needs, who are not currently covered by Medicaid.

Case managers work with families to identify needs, create individualized plans, and connect with resources.

• Diagnosis of an intellectual and/or developmental disability (IDD), autism spectrum, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, dual diagnosis with IDD.
• Individuals of any age with cystic fibrosis.
• Ages 3-21 years.
• Must reside in Bexar and surrounding counties

The Arc's Family Support Staff works with families and caregivers to develop and implement plans that address the immediate and long-term needs of children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Working closely with school districts and specializing in transition services. Support Services staff help families access community-based services throughout all stages of life.

Connecting families to community resources like:

• funding programs
• medical providers
• respite care
• support groups
• case management services
• advocacy

Planning for post-graduation/transition services such as:

• day programs
• residential services
• vocational training
• guardianship
• wills and trusts

Head Start provides quality preschool education services to children 3-4 years of age for working or school-enrolled parents in a licensed child development facility that meets Federal Income Poverty Guidelines and primarily resides in the Harlandale Independent School District.

Services are provided through a combination model of comprehensive education services to eligible children. Education services promote each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development to achieve school readiness measures and successful Head Start child outcomes. Additional comprehensive family and community support services provided include health, mental health, parenting, nutrition, early intervention for at-risk or developmentally delayed children and case management system.

Services Provided:

• Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 Classrooms
• Bilingual and Dual Language
• Inclusion Classroom
• Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
• Vision and Hearing Screenings
• Health and Dental Screenings
• Nutritional Meals
• Family Goal Setting

Support Services:

• Health Services
• Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
• Nutrition Services and Education
• Home Visits
• Parent Education and Services to Fathers
• Linkage to Community Resources
• Transportation (if needed)

Adult Education:

• Parental Engagement and Workforce Pathways

We offer high-quality early childhood education for children ages 3 to 5 years.

Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.

Head Start provides quality preschool education services to children 3-4 years of age for working or school-enrolled parents in a licensed child development facility that meets Federal Income Poverty Guidelines and primarily resides in the Harlandale Independent School District.

Services are provided through a combination model of comprehensive education services to eligible children. Education services promote each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development to achieve school readiness measures and successful Head Start child outcomes. Additional comprehensive family and community support services provided include health, mental health, parenting, nutrition, early intervention for at-risk or developmentally delayed children and case management system.

Services Provided:

• Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 Classrooms
• Bilingual and Dual Language
• Inclusion Classroom
• Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
• Vision and Hearing Screenings
• Health and Dental Screenings
• Nutritional Meals
• Family Goal Setting

Support Services:

• Health Services
• Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
• Nutrition Services and Education
• Home Visits
• Parent Education and Services to Fathers
• Linkage to Community Resources
• Transportation (if needed)

Adult Education:

• Parental Engagement and Workforce Pathways

We offer high-quality early childhood education for children ages 3 to 5 years.

Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.

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.

Early Head Start provides comprehensive child and family development services year-round for low-income families with infants and toddlers ages birth to three years.

The program aims to enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development for school readiness; to support parents' efforts to fulfill their parental roles; and to help parents move toward self-sufficiency.

AVANCE-San Antonio offers a two-option program: a home-based option and a center-based option at licensed childhood development centers.

Home-based Option

• Weekly Home Visits
• Bi-Weekly Group Socializations

Center-based Option

• Infant/Toddler Child Development Classrooms
• Early Childhood Education and Development
• Services for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs
• Bilingual and Dual Language

Support Services

• Health & Dental Screenings
• Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
• Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
• Nutrition Services and Education
• Home Visits
• Parent Education & Services to Fathers
• Linkage to Community Resources
• Transportation (if needed)

Adult Education

• Parental Engagement & Workforce Pathways

We offer high-quality, early childhood education for children 6 weeks through 3 years.

Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.

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

Hospice is an appropriate course of care for terminally ill patients in the last six months of their lives, at a time when curative treatments are no longer an option.

Hospice caregivers help patients manage their illness and remain as comfortable as possible in their environment. The goal of hospice is symptom management rather than treatment or recovery. Hospice care complements the guidance of a patient’s physician.

Hospice helps ease the burden of families caring for patients during this time.

When is someone ready for Hospice care?

• At the recommendation of their physician
• When diagnosed with a life-limiting illness and when symptoms are no longer responding to a curative treatment
• If you feel that your loved one may qualify for hospice services, please call one of our offices to discuss hospice eligibility and specific health conditions.

Care Locations

Our goal is to provide hospice services in the environment that best meets the needs of the individual patient, caregiver, and other family members. To that end, we provide care in whatever setting our patient calls home:

• Personal Home – When possible and desired, we help our patients remain at home during their terminal illness. Whether care is provided in the patient’s home or a caregiver’s home, our team of professionals and volunteers makes sure that the appropriate equipment and supplies are placed in the residence so that it is as comfortable and well-equipped as possible.                  
• Nursing, Assisted, and Independent Living Facilities – When caring for a patient who resides in a nursing home, an assisted living, or an independent living facility, our hospice team complements the services and skills of the facility staff and works with that staff to care for the patient. In addition, we offer our full spectrum of support services to the patient’s family.

The hospice care team that we bring to our  clients and their families includes:

• Nurses
• Nurse Practitioners
• Social Workers
• Therapists
• Patient’s physician
• Hospice medical director
• Home health aides
• Bereavement counselors
• Chaplains
• Volunteers

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.

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 – Within 30 minutes, a RMYA staff member or qualified Safe Place volunteer will arrive to talk with the youth and, if necessary, provide transportation to RMYA's Centro Seguro Drop-In Center.

Step Four – Once at Centro Seguro, counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff makes sure 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.

We at Latched Support pride ourselves in connecting the disconnected and serving our community by providing families with the material assistance and education they need to get the best start in life.

We offer four main programs:

• Parenting Education for expectant parents and parents of young children aged 0-36 months. Learn more here.
• Material assistance in the form of free diapers and essential supplies. Learn more here.
• Free car seat inspections by certified technicians
• Texas Benefit enrollment assistance by certified navigators 

Our programs are open to parents and legal guardians with a child 0-36 months of age.

Free

Enhancing our members' successful transition from high school to college and beyond through ministry, guidance, and community networking.

• Scholarships
• Workshops
• Resources

Click here for more information. regarding future 2024 classes. 

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.

Our One-Stop Career Centers offer job seekers employment information, career development training opportunities, life essentials support, and connections to various programs.

Program services include:

• Child Care Services
• Employer Services
• Job Seeker Services
• Veterans Services
• Vocational Rehabilitation Services
• Youth Empowerment Services (YES!)

Resources include:

• Jobs KIOSK
• Parking Lot WiFi
• Computer Access
• Career Assessment Tools

The Next Ridgeline

The Green Beret Foundation’s Next Ridgeline program recognizes that no two Green Berets are alike. So, to be effective, our program goals strive to provide a self-driven, individualized experience. This will allow each Green Beret to utilize the sources, networks, and opportunities that are unique as he is.

By leveraging a diverse group of veteran organizations that specifically work in select areas, the Next Ridgeline program will work to develop each Green Beret’s core capabilities, enhancing his performance in our focus areas and creating a superior individual who is prepared for transition into the civilian world.

Click here to request support

VA Benefits and Claims Support

In late 2018, the Green Beret Foundation absorbed the formerly known OASIS Group, which provided the Special Operations community a comprehensive understanding of Veterans Affairs processes and systems to ensure fair and thorough evaluations of disability claims.

Our VA Benefits & Claims Program provides pre- and post-9/11 Green Berets:

• Pre-transition briefings about Veterans Affairs benefits and processes for Green Berets and their loved ones.
• Preparation, presentation, and prosecution of an original or updated VA Disability Claim.
• Expert support to review current Military/Personnel Service Medical Records or Post-service VA Treatment records and locate any missing or archived documents as evidence to submit when filing your VA disability claim.
• Assess previous service documentation or records for a condition or an injury that could have potentially led to a service connection: the in-service injury or diagnosis.
• Vocational rehabilitation support and opportunities.

Click here to request support

The Bennie Adkins Foundation

The Bennie Adkins Foundation is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization not associated with the military services. Our purpose is to provide educational scholarships to deserving Special Forces non-commissioned officers seeking higher education as a means of assisting in their transition into civilian life. Scholarship funds can be used for tuition, books, fees, room and board, and other direct associated costs of higher education Funds will be transferred directly to the accredited institution.

Click here to apply

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.

Families who are caring for loved ones with cognitive and physical special needs are faced with unique difficulties and obstacles every day. In September of 2005, Gordon Hartman established a non-profit organization to help local area agencies assist these families.

Gordon Hartman Family Foundation supports the programs, projects and collaborative efforts of Bexar County area non-profit organizations that provide direct services to the special needs community.

The Ministry Center builds relationships and strengthens the community through worship, prayer, and human services, working with other organizations to provide a holistic approach to health - body, mind and spirit. and ministry.

Walk-ins welcome.

We at Latched Support pride ourselves in connecting the disconnected and serving our community by providing families with the material assistance and education they need to get the best start in life.

We offer four main programs:

• Parenting Education for expectant parents and parents of young children aged 0-36 months. Learn more here.
• Material assistance in the form of free diapers and essential supplies. Learn more here.
• Free car seat inspections by certified technicians
• Texas Benefit enrollment assistance by certified navigators 

Our programs are open to parents and legal guardians with a child 0-36 months of age.

Free

We can provide information on what food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters are available near your location. We can also help you apply for Food Stamps. For assistance, call the number below.

Community Health Workers, or Promotores de Salud, increase wellness by reaching out to, connecting with, and engaging underserved families and communities to help improve health outcomes for themselves, their families, and the communities in which they live.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries' Community Health Workers are certified by the Texas Department of State Health (DSHS).

Services include:

• Establishing positive, trusting relationships with community residents in or from underserved communities.
• Helping patients/clients, families, and underserved communities overcome barriers in language and culture to better connect to quality health care services and resources.
• Connecting underserved populations to health care services and resources.
• Providing informal counseling, support, and follow-up home visits for patients/clients.
• Aiding in the creation and maintenance of community partnerships, collaborations, programs, and services.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ Community Health Workers are certified by the Texas Department of State Health (DSHS) as:

• Completed an approved 160 hours competency-based instructor training program.
• Required to complete 20 hours of continuing education every two years approved by DSHS to renew their certification.
• Required courses include Introduction to Community Health;

1. Community Health Advocacy
2. Community Nutrition
3. Community Health Field Methods
4. Wellness and Health Promotion
5. Cooperative Community Health Education

As a Parents as Teachers® affiliate, Methodist Healthcare Ministries provides bimonthly personal home visits to families and monthly group connection events focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being.

The program supports parents throughout pregnancy until their children enter school full-time providing health, hearing, vision, and developmental screenings for eligible children using approved screening tools and methods.

The program also connects families to resources and helps them overcome any barriers to accessing those resources.

English and Spanish visitations are available.

A complimentary meal is provided during monthly group connection events.

Transportation assistance is available.

 The program is available in Bexar and Guadalupe counties.

Enrollment is free

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.

Click here to request an appointment.

Free

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.