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

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

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

Free.

Our Corazon Medical clinic provides basic medical care by local doctors, nurses, practitioners, and students.

To learn more or volunteer, please email clinic leadership.

Walk-ins only.

For patients with Care Link, Medicare, Medicaid, or other insurance, we provide only medical triage and immediate care.

This clinic is 100% free and offers some pharmaceutical needs.  

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

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

All families and individuals are welcome at CAM.

• No appointments needed
• No zip code or demographic restrictions

Required for all services:

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

Free

The Harm Reduction Center & Outreach is an effort to aid clients who are suffering from drug addiction and other forms of chemical dependencies.

The team of 8 Certified Peer Recovery Coaches takes pride in their ability to assist those in need by providing guidance into the many pathways of recovery available today.

The program is participant-centered to fit the needs of those we serve through needle exchange, harm reduction education, medical care, HIV/HepC testing, case management, and recovery coaching.

Services include:

• Syringe Exchange
• Safe Injection Kits
• Narcan Distribution
• Safe Sex Kits
• Hygiene Kit
• Wound Care
• Fentanyl Testing Strips
• HIV/HCV Testing
• Peer Recovery Coaching
• Referrals to Detox Treatment, MAT, and more

Located behind and inside Grace Lutheran Church.

All services are free of charge.

This program provides financial assistance to veterans who are struggling to pay their rent or mortgages. 

Assistance is strict to veterans only.

Click here for more details and to apply.

Qualifications:

• Proof of service
• Honorable and dishonorable discharge
• Veterans, dependents and spouse, and surviving spouse
• Homeless or facing homelessness

For more information or community agency referrals, call (210) 352-2020 or visit the Texas Veterans Commission website.

• Rental Assistance
• Mortgage Assistance

• Veteran

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.

The Lamb's Storehouse exists to serve the poor, the needy, and the lost by providing non-perishable and perishable food items, water, clothing, shoes, coats, blankets, hygiene products, etc.  We also offer the mobile library: free Holy Bible and Christian books monthly.

Serving 19 ZIP codes:

78201, 78202, 78203, 78204, 78205, 78207, 78209, 78210, 78212, 78213, 78215, 78216, 78217, 78218, 78219, 78220, 78222, 78234, 78239

Free

Thrive has two street outreach workers who provide services to homeless young adults who live on the streets. We provide survival backpacks which include hygiene items, first aid items, socks, snacks, water, and resource guides that highlight services throughout Bexar county. Our main objective is to try to get these young adults off the streets and into shelter, whether it be Thrive or another program.

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

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

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

Men Only.

Free.

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

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

Men only.

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

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.

• Must be 65 or older.
• Must provide a picture ID.
• If you have a medical condition, please bring any documentation supporting the condition.

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

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

Clients are also welcome to attend community events such as medical clinics, toy and school supply drives amongst others.

Must be a RAICES client.

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

For more information please contact our SACDC staff at [email protected] and review the Community and Donation Centers pamphlet.

Accepted new donations include:

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

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.

This is the First Registered Little Free Library and Pantry in San Antonio and close to the oldest public housing complex in town, Alazan Apache Courts. It is located at 816 S Colorado, between El Paso and Guadalupe Streets.

We Accept:

• Non perishables
• Hygeine products
• Books

We do not have a refrigerator.

We also have a Little Free Library at this location.

Free.

Take what you need, Give what you can.

We Accept:

• food
• hygiene products
• books
• clothes

Open 24/7.

Monetary donations can be made via:

• Venmo @freelittlepantrysa
• Cashapp $freelittlepantrysa
• Or email us or DM us on IG @freelittlepantrysa

We also have a Little Free Library at this location.

Free.

Mobile Relief and Shower Trailer provide immediate family and support services through the San Antonio and surrounding 19 counties of the Archdiocese of San Antonio. The Mobile Relief Unit includes a mobile food pantry and USDA-certified kitchen to serve warm, fresh meals. The shower trailer has two bathroom units with sink, toilet, and shower, as well as laundry machines.

We're not here to judge or tell you what do, and we're definitely not your pretentious pushy vegan friends, but we are here to encourage and provide free community access to that delicious, nutritious, "good good."  

With all this in mind we have set up our plant-based and vegan community fridge and pantry as the beginning of a pledge to do what we can to combat these many issues facing our friends and neighbors.

We have allowed access to this fridge to the whole community with the attitude of take what you need, and give what you don't.

Food Donations Accepted:

• Fresh Produce
• Non-perishable canned foods
• Plant-based milks
• Meat alternatives
• Nuts
• Potatoes

Other Donations Accepted:

• Hand sanitizer
• Masks
• Gloves
• Body Wash
• Lotions and Creams
• Condoms
• Sanitary Products

Free.

On a monthly basis, BTLOP provides a hot meal, snack lunch, hygiene packs (deodorant, toothbrushes, toothpaste, lotion, soap, shampoo and conditioner) and new underwear to displaced clients/community members.

To assist with the process, BTLOP has partnered with four community churches (Friendship, God's Property, New Light and Revelation) to provide the meals and Wheatley High School Alumni to provide hygiene packs. On average, 25 - 40 people are served monthly.

Free.

Every Saturday from 8:00 AM - 11:00 AM we serve a hot meal, hand bags of groceries, offer clothing and toiletries, and haircuts once a month. We have an Outreach Pavilion where people can come in out of the heat or cold and sit at tables and be served. A playground is available for children to play.

Free.

Wellness Wednesdays are a big deal at St Luke. That's when people who are struggling receive much-needed medical care and other services and are treated with love.

Services include:

• sick visits
• check-ups
• school/sports physicals
• blood glucose screening
• pregnancy testing
• medication counseling
• limited diet/exercise education
• limited over-the-counter and prescription medications
• sexual health testing
• overdose prevention education with Narcan dispensing
• detox services
• mental health services
• substance abuse services
• hygiene kits
• IV needle exchange
• benefit application assistance, including welfare, Medicaid, grandparents’ assistance, food stamp, and pregnancy healthcare
• free hot meals, desserts, and drinks
• food boxes

Free

re:LOVE’s mission is to provide hope to the underprivileged communities of San Antonio by distributing gently-used and new clothes, shoes, miscellaneous household items, and toiletries and personal hygiene items.

Every distribution is free of charge and without obligation. We believe that no one should go without the basic household toiletries needed for everyday use. re:LOVE also serves as a resource to other programs such as foster care, CPS, and shelters in and around our city.

Free.

Members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (STVDP) put their faith into action. The Vincentians, as the members are called, follow Christ by serving those in need of food, clothing, and assistance and so bear witness to Christ’s compassion for the poor and broken-hearted. Through person-to-person, Vincentians give their heart and friendship to those they serve.

Food Pantry and Utility Assistance Requirements:

• Must reside within parish boundary.

Other Services for the Homeless:

• Sack Lunches
• Clothes
• Personal Hygiene Items

Free.

The Nopalitos Free Pantry is located in the Highland Park neighborhood of San Antonio, Tx at 426 Rigsby Ave. It exists with support from the community to provide free dry goods to anyone in need.

It is a "Take what you need, give what you can" resource.

We Accept:

• Non perishables
• Hygeine products
• Pet Food
• Books

We have a Little Free Library at this location.

Free.

The material offered is selected to maximize the reduction of transmission of blood-borne diseases, HIV, HCV, and syphilis.

The kits for IV drug users contain 10 syringes w/ 5/8 in 28ga needles, 6 condoms, a cooker, cotton, bandaids, alcohol swabs, a pamphlet describing the proper and safe way to inject, and a card listing the referral agencies in San Antonio.

Kits for diabetics did not contain the cooker, cotton, or pamphlet.

Disposal of collected dirty needles and syringes is through the Metropolitan Health District.

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

Services provided include:

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

Free

Community pantry located at 3203 W. Houston St. in San Antonio on the corner of W. Houston and N. Hamilton. Donate what you can/take what you need!

We Accept:

• Non perishables
• Perishables
• Hygeine products
• Books

We also have a Little Free Library at this location.

For monetary donations: Cash app $westsidepantry.

Free.

Come shop with us!

The purpose of Project HOPE is to reduce substance abuse and HIV risk behaviors among 18-24 year olds by offering more access to HIV testing and providing information on how drug and alcohol abuse can lead to HIV/AIDS infection.

SAFB provides:
• Confidential, instant HIV testing with instant results. Testers will even come to your home or business.
• Free condoms and bleach kits
• HIV and substance abuse counseling services
• Substance abuse & HIV/AIDS prevention presentations
• Additional referral resources available
• Information tables at community events

Free.

The center serves seniors living on San Antonio’s west side with programs including health and nutrition classes, dance therapy sessions, and arts and crafts activities.

The Senior Center offers hot, nutritious lunches daily as part of its nutrition program.

Free health screenings are regularly available through a partnership with the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio.

Throughout the year, the Senior Center also hosts various holiday and cultural celebrations.

For many seniors living in the surrounding community, Good Sam fulfills a vital need, reducing social isolation and improving their quality of life.

(Senior Services is a program of Good Sam's Family Development Services.)

Seniors, 60 years and older

For more information about the Senior Center, please call (210) 434-5531.

Free.

• Drop-In Technology Help
• Computer Skills Classes