Ready to Work is unprecedented. No other city in the nation is supporting its residents like we are. With over $110 million in tuition assistance and hundreds of employers, training providers, colleges, community organizations, and workforce agencies, we are in it together for you.

Ready to Work makes continuing your education and finding a quality job easier. Your personal Ready to Work coach will help you with every step of the process, from understanding your specific situation, coaching you through career and education planning, enrolling and paying for your classes, increasing your confidence and soft skills, updating your resume, preparing you for interviews, connecting you to new job opportunities, and helping you thrive in your job.

Your journey begins with step one – Register online, call 3-1-1, or visit a Ready To Work Partner Agency.

Our complete list of programs can be found here.

Our complete list of employers can be found here.

Our partner agency, Workforce Solutions Alamo, is proud to be an official partner of the Ready to Work initiative, an unprecedented collaborative created to help San Antonians gain access to training, resources, and high-demand jobs, leading to meaningful careers and a better life.

Workforce Solutions Alamo is Ready to Work, and we’re working daily with our partners in the Alamo Workforce Consortium to ensure we allow every San Antonian to better their lives and the lives of their family members through supportive resources and jobs in growing career fields.

Eligibility Requirements can be found here.

Services include:

• Intakes
• Assessments, including O*NET assessments
• Case Management
• Referrals for Training
• Job placement

Click here to apply.

NOTE: When you apply, providing us with a phone number that will not change so we can contact and support you throughout the application and onboarding process is IMPORTANT.

To verify eligibility, specific documentation is required. If you need assistance obtaining these documents, we can help with that, too.

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) work experience program is an opportunity to provide qualified candidates a supervised, structured learning environment to develop work habits and gain occupational skills with the goal of full-time employment. The aim is to increase the participating trainee’s likelihood of securing regular unsubsidized employment.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

• Provide an eligible trainee for interview
• Work Experience/Subsidized Employment Agreement, Supervisor Handbook, and Injury Report Form Documents
• During the program, we are considered the employer of record.
• The length of the program is 240 hours extensions based on available funding and approval.
• No incumbent employees are eligible.
• No overtime is permitted; trainees must not exceed 40 hours per week.
• No pay for holidays, sick days, or vacation.
• We cover the trainee’s liability and Worker’s Compensation insurance in the event of an onsite accident.
• Companies provide tools, supplies, and equipment needed for the work experience assignment.
• Trainees must submit a bi-weekly timesheet to us for work experience payment.
• The pay period is bi-weekly.
• The pay rate is determined by the employer, which is to be the exact amount any other employee at the same level in the same position would be paid (prevailing wage).
• The company notifies our organization of any trainee misconduct. 
• A trainee will not displace, replace, or prevent the employment of an individual not participating in the work experience program.
• Processing takes approximately ten (10) working days to complete with accurate paperwork for participants.
• The participant must not begin work until the placement is approved.

To participate must be authorized to work in the United States and meet WIOA Adult Dislocated Worker eligibility and meet at least one of the following criteria:

• Less than two (2) years with the last employer
• Less than two (2) years of total work experience
• Five (5) or more jobs in the last two (2) years
• Work skills that need upgrading
• No work experience in the last two (2) years
• Classroom training, but no work experience

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

Click here or call the number below to get started.

Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Youth Empowerment Services (YES!) offers no-cost services to eligible youth between the ages of 16-24 to gain the necessary education, training, and skills to enter the workforce and meet employer needs.

Services offered:

• Tutoring, study skills, training, instruction, and dropout prevention
• Alternative secondary school services or dropout recovery services
• Paid and Unpaid Work Experience
• Occupational Skills Training
• Education offered concurrently with workforce preparation and training for a specific occupation
• Leadership Development Opportunities
• Support Services, Financial Support, incentives
• Mentoring
• Follow-up services
• Guidance and Counseling
• Financial Literacy Education
• Entrepreneurial (Owning a Business) Training
• Labor Market information
• Post-secondary Preparation and Transition Activities

Steps for the YES! program:

• Eligibility Determination
• Objective Assessment
• Development of an ISS (Goal Plan)
• Program Participation
• Follow Up Services

Get started by attending an information session.

• Orientations are held Tuesdays and Thursdays at 2:00 PM.
• To join, click here or paste this link into a new browser and save it until the next session is about to start.
• For assistance, call (346) 248-7799.
• Meeting ID: 992 5144 0356
• No meeting password is required.
• (Registration on Eventbrite is encouraged but not required.)

Services are based on eligibility.

The Texas Fame Accelerated Skills Training (FAST) program allows individuals to undergo a nine-week boot-camp style training for an entry-level multi-skilled technician career.

Upon completion of the training, individuals will undergo a six-week experiential learning opportunity with a local manufacturing company.

In partnership with Project Quest, wraparound services will be provided to ensure each individual’s success in the program. Services include intake, child care, transportation assistance, job readiness services, and utility assistance.

Individuals from select population streams go through a mechanical skills assessment and are evaluated based primarily on their aptitude, rather than educational attainment or previous work experience. Streams include:

• Bexar County Office of Criminal Justice Policy, Planning, and Programs
• Bexar County Military and Veterans Services
• Center for Refugee Services
• TX FAME companies for incumbent upskilling
• Preparation for Adult Living (PAL)
• Workforce Solutions Alamo

Offering you the support and education you need to help you take care of yourself and your loved one.

Caregiver Coaching
Caregiver Specialists are available to coach family members and friends who are caring for an older loved one. You can talk to a caring professional who can help you better understand and deal with the challenges you are facing in your role as caregiver.

• 1:1 Caregiver coaching
• Support Groups
• Educational sessions
• Link to area resources

Free membership for those 60 years and older and for family and friends caring for someone 60 and older.

Call for program hours and other details.

Free

To train people in the Bible and ministry methods. Allows ministry licensing, pastoral ordaining, and degrees.

Must be able to pay the cost of materials.

$25 or the cost of books.

LPC Supervision for LPC Interns:

I currently offer private clinical supervision in accordance with Texas state licensing board requirements (off-site).

I do not employ Interns in my practice but will mentor those interested in having a private practice upon full licensure as part of clinical supervision.

I only provide clinical supervision for supervisees who work with adults in individual or group counseling modalities (not children, adolescents, couples, or family).

Click here for more information

Clinical supervision includes 

24/7 coverage of the temporary license with my full license (i.e., whenever an LPC Intern is working as a counselor). In other words, I carry limited liability for the practice of LPC Interns that I supervise.

Therefore, I do require strict adherence to meeting weekly (I offer web-cam supervision as an option for weekly face-to-face meetings, although no more than half of all supervision meetings may be in this format).

I have authored a helpful one-page guide to finding a supervisor available at LPCReview.com.

For a summary of my theoretical lens of practice, please visit my Professional Philosophy page.

The monthly charge for my clinical supervision services is $300 per month.

Caregiver involvement is a critical component for the success of each child. Through all of our services, caregivers will be an active part of that process, including having individualized sessions with a BCBA for ongoing training and collaboration. 

Most health insurance companies are mandated by law to cover ABA therapy for children diagnosed with autism. We work with most commercial insurance companies and Tricare, and accept Medicaid in select locations.

We are here to help you navigate the process with your insurance! Once you get started with us, we will guide you through step-by-step and work on your behalf to make sure the services your child needs are covered by your health insurance. 

Endeavors Unlimited is a part of the EndeavorsTM continuum that provides housing, case management, life skills training and supportive employment opportunities for adults with disabilities so that they can achieve a life full of stability, successes and self-sufficiency.

Endeavors Unlimited is uniquely capable of providing twofold premier services: supportive training and employment opportunities for disabled employees and commercial services for business and government entities.

The Texas A&M University Colonias Program helps increase self-sufficiency and enhances the quality of life for colonias residents all along the Texas-Mexico border.

Colonias are economically distressed, relatively undeveloped communities located near population centers on the U.S. side of the border. They often lack one or more neighborhood infrastructure elements such as running water, electricity, or paved roads.

Colonias program staff partner with a wide variety of public and private agencies to provide literacy and job training, health education, and economic and community development for colonias residents.

They are promoting a Christ-honoring environment where people can meet and fellowship, learn and promote firearm safety, and participate in shooting activities/events.  

Help inexperienced students gain the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary for safely owning and using a firearm by learning the fundamentals of gun safety, operation, maintenance, ammunition, and shooting activities.  

Encourage advanced shooters to adhere to and promote the fundamentals of firearm safety, emphasizing the continued advancement of their skills.

Click here for more information and registration.

The Faith-Based Institute - House of Discipleship is a faith-based residential program for men. Our transitional housing program is for men to overcome homelessness, parole, probation, and drug addiction in a comfortable and loving home environment. The program ranges from 6 to 12 months, however, one may choose to stay longer for further training once the program is completed.

Our goal is to transform the lives of those who are trapped by the deception of drugs and reintegrate them back into society as contributing citizens & disciples of our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. We welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver the best Faith Based Initiative service of its kind. 

For more information, contact Pastor Jackson at (210) 842-4969.

The Faith Based Institute - Sarah's House is faith based residential program for women. Our transitional housing program is for women to overcome homelessness, parole, probation and drug addiction in a comfortable and loving home environment. The program ranges from 6 to 12 months, however one may choose to stay longer for further training once the program is completed.

Our goal is to transform the lives of those who are trapped by the deception of drugs and reintegrate them back into society as contributing citizen & disciples for our Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. We welcome the opportunity to earn your trust and deliver the best Faith Based Initiative-service of its kind. 

For more information, contact Tena Jackson at (210) 782-4321.

Every Moment Matters Agency's Employment First and Community Vocational Rehabilitation program starts with the presumption that people with a disability can work, then educates and empowers them in their desire for employment, with employment in the general workforce being the first option pursued. We offer work experience opportunities and community access training that us performed in a work setting alongside job coaches and supported employment specialists.

Eligibility requirements:

• There is no age limit.
• You must be determined eligible for Medicaid services before enrolling in the program.
• You must meet specified functional criteria, including having a determination of an intellectual disability made in accordance with state law or having been diagnosed by a physician as having a related condition with an IQ of 75 or below.
• You must live in your own home or your family’s home.
• You cannot be enrolled in another Medicaid waiver program.
• Your income and resources may not exceed specified limits.

Free.

All people should have the opportunity to belong and be accepted by a community.

Our Projects:

Education Services

• The Center on Independent Living has been involved with educating people with disabilities and life skills in the community as funding allows. We are constantly seeking ways to provide this service at no cost to the people who need it. This could include family members as well.

Transportation

• Our clients need transportation as well as those who are currently living independently in the community. This specialized service will enable the Center on Independent Living to enhance freedom for people with disabilities.

Affordable ADA, Net Zero, Housing Community Project

• Click here to learn about this project

Home Modification Services

• The Center on Independent Living has been involved with home modification services since the 1990s as funding allows.

Relocation Services

• Funded by the Texas Department of State Health and Human Services (TXHHS), the Center on Independent Living helps disabled Medicaid recipients who are in nursing homes achieve independence in the community. 

Behavioral Innovations offers personalized ABA services and autism diagnostic assessment services for children with autism.

Our centers offer evidence-based interventions and are staffed by experienced professionals committed to helping your child reach their fullest potential.

If you have been looking for a nearby school for autism, take the first step towards a brighter future for your child and contact us today.

Click here to learn more.

Click here to schedule an evaluation.

At Behavioral Innovations, we accept most major insurance plans. Our experienced insurance specialists can assist you through this complex insurance journey. Click here for the list of insurances we accept.

Available Positions
We are always looking to grow our team and we understand there are valuable people who are not doulas who want to work in the reproductive world or doulas 

Street Teams
Join our street teams!  Our street teams shout us out, share flyers, share our graphics, and get us in touch with people for whom there would be a beneficial relationship together.

Did you know OLG has a homeschooling co-op? The group usually meets every Monday throughout the school year to help teach a class; whether it’s science, history, writing, memory work, preschool or nursery and help build and support one another in our journey.

The moms will meet once a month for coffee, prayer and support.

If interested please text Carrie @ (210) 268-4969 for more information.

Behavioral Innovations offers personalized ABA services and autism diagnostic assessment services for children with autism.

Our centers offer evidence-based interventions and are staffed by experienced professionals committed to helping your child reach their fullest potential.

If you have been looking for a nearby school for autism, take the first step towards a brighter future for your child and contact us today.

Click here to learn more.

Click here to schedule an evaluation.

At Behavioral Innovations, we accept most major insurance plans. Our experienced insurance specialists can assist you through this complex insurance journey. Click here for the list of insurances we accept.

Behavioral Innovations offers personalized ABA services and autism diagnostic assessment services for children with autism.

Our centers offer evidence-based interventions and are staffed by experienced professionals committed to helping your child reach their fullest potential.

If you have been looking for a nearby school for autism, take the first step towards a brighter future for your child and contact us today.

Click here to learn more.

Click here to schedule an evaluation.

At Behavioral Innovations, we accept most major insurance plans. Our experienced insurance specialists can assist you through this complex insurance journey. Click here for the list of insurances we accept.

Virtual, In-Person, and Online!

Register for in-person, virtual, and online classes with Southwest ISD Community Education and another local adult education provider.

We offer beginner, intermediate, and advanced ESL Classes.

Click here for a list of virtual classes available.

Eligibility requirements:

• Be 19 years of age or older, must present valid government-issued identification, and attend registration and orientation.
• Individuals 17 and 18 must contact the Office of Southwest ISD Community Education for more information before registering. 

Please note that the availability of classes and courses is subject to change.  

Southwest ISD offers These educational opportunities and partners with other local adult education providers. 

Free.

InterVarsity Christian Fellowship is a vibrant campus ministry that establishes and advances witnessing communities of students and faculty on over 550 college campuses nation-wide. We minister to students and faculty through small group Bible studies, large gatherings on campus, leadership training, thoughtful discipleship and life-changing conferences and events.

Why the Campus?

Today’s university shapes tomorrow’s leaders. In the university, women and men are encouraged to pursue truth, often without regard for God, and to pursue personal goals, often without concern for a higher purpose.

InterVarsity longs to see education lead to a lifetime of Christian worship and service. We believe that when students and faculty are transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ, their campus is transformed, and ultimately society as a whole comes to more closely reflect the priorities of the kingdom of God. That is why we invest ourselves in the lives of students and faculty, wherever they are on their spiritual journey.

Don't be afraid to take the step to learn a new language! Hebrew language classes on Monday nights are available for those that want to expand their minds, learn, and apply these skills towards a better understanding of the scriptures.

Call for more details. 

Group meets in Room 209.

Adult & Teen Challenge of Texas’ San Antonio Men’s Campus was established in 1968 (the first Teen Challenge of Texas campus to open) on 108 acres on the south side of San Antonio.

The San Antonio men’s program is a faith-based adult addiction recovery program. Our mission is to provide a comprehensive Christian faith-based solution to life-controlling drug and alcohol addiction.

Admission and tuition is free. Residents receive 24/7 housing, regular meals, transportation, mentoring, group counseling, a Bible-based, educational curriculum, and our 13-week intensive life reconstruction course called The Ultimate Journey.

Click here for inquiries.

Click here for a list of FAQS.

While in the program, residents receive:

• Housing
• Meals
• Transportation
• Individual mentoring
• Counseling in a group setting through a 13-week-long intensive course called The Ultimate Journey
• Bible-based educational curriculum

Residents participate in a work-study program, receiving vocational training in several areas:

• Texas Food Manager Certification
• Driver Safety Training
• Wood-working and welding skills
• Access to GED courses and testing center
• Auto Mechanic Training
• Courses in Finance and Budgeting (Financial Peace)  

Admission and tuition is free

Since 2004, the San Antonio Women’s Campus has been a place for new beginnings, a place to discover who you are, how God sees you, and how to relate with others.  

With separate programs for men, women, and adolescents, your 12-month stay at ATCOT will not be easy, but it will be transformative.

You will realize that you can do things you never thought possible, have a new perspective of yourself and the world around you, and have a renewed sense of hope as you watch God restore what was broken in your life.

Residents participate in a work-study program, receiving vocational training in several areas:

• Texas Food Manager Certification
• Driver Safety Training
• Clerical and Administrative Training
• Access to GED courses and testing center
• Courses in Finance and Budgeting (Financial Peace)

Once you become a student, we will be committed to helping you experience total freedom in Christ, and it would be our great privilege to watch you grow.  

Click here for inquiries.

Click here for a list of FAQS.

For the first time, this program has limited spaces for women and their children.

Free

Trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances experienced by a child as physically or emotionally harmful. Trauma has lasting effects on the child's body, brain, behavior, and belief system. Examples include abuse, neglect, maternal drug use and violence in home.

Trauma training gives caregivers an understanding of the why behind the behavior and strategies to disarm the fear-based actions through utilizing practical tools to help children heal.

Who Should Take This Training? Everyone! Parents, teachers, childcare providers, counselors, babysitters or any caregiver who works and/or interacts with children will benefit from this training.

Our Hope Is That The Time Spent Exploring The Needs of Wounded Children Will Lead To RESTORATION Of DIGNITY And HOPE In Their Lives.

Click here for more information.

We Also Offer Trauma Training Specifically For Church Children’s Ministries.

Every parent and child deserves a chance to worship. Learn the effects of trauma on behavior and receive immediately applicable tools so that churches can make a real difference in the lives of children and their families! It is free for alliance supported churches.

The YES Waiver is a home and community based services waiver that allows for more flexibility in the funding of intensive community-based services to assist children and adolescents with severe emotional disturbances to live in the community with their families.

Goals:

• Reducing out-of-home placements and inpatient psychiatric treatment by all child-serving agencies;
• Providing a more complete continuum of community-based services and supports;
• Ensuring families have access to parent partners and other flexible non-traditional support services as identified in a family-centered planning process;
• Preventing entry into the foster care system and relinquishment of parental custody; and
• Improving the clinical and functional outcomes of children and adolescents.

Services:

In addition to the services already offered under Camino Real Community Services' Children's Mental Health Program, the following are services of the YES Waiver:

• Adaptive Aids and Supports
• Community Living Supports
• Family Supports
• Minor Home Modifications
• Non-Medical Transportation
• Paraprofessional Services
• Professional Services
• Respite
• Supportive Family Based Alternatives
• Transitional Services

Camino Real Community Services will assess you for eligibility.

Demographic Criteria:

• Be between 3 and 18 years of age;
• Reside in Atascosa, Dimmit, Frio, Karnes, La Salle, Maverick, Mc Mullen, Wilson, or Zavala County; and
• Reside in a non-institutional setting with the child's or adolescent's Legally Auhtorized Representative; or in the child's or adolescent's own home or apartment, if legally emancipated.

Clinical Criteria:

• Have serious functional impairment or acute severe psychiatric symptoms as indicated by:
• Risk of Self Harm
• Disruptive or Aggressive Behavior
• Family Supports
• School Behavior
• Current Diagnosis
• There is a reasonable expectation that, without YES Waiver services, the child or adolescent would qualify for inpatient care.

Financial Criteria:

• A child or adolescent must be eligible for Medicaid.

Click here for more information.

Click here for financial information

The Citizens Police Academy is a program sponsored by the New Braunfels Police Department with the following goals:

• Give citizens a better understanding of the operation and mission of their local Police Department through a unique learning experience.
• Bring together citizens of New Braunfels who both work and/or live within the city and surrounding areas from all walks of life.
• Enhance the participant's knowledge of the New Braunfels Police Department and the City of New Braunfels.
• Promote the active involvement of the participants in a wide range of civic and community affairs.
• Solicit the exchange of viewpoints and opinions of the participants in an attempt to help the New Braunfels Police Department better service the community.
• Continue the teaching process after the academy has been completed through members of the Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association.

Curriculum:

The Citizens Police Academy is an eleven-week course of weekly sessions taught by law enforcement personnel, both civilian and officers, covering a variety of topics like:

• NBPD's Traffic & Patrol Division
• History of the New Braunfels Police Department
• Recruitment/Hiring/Training practices
• NBPD's K-9 Division
• NBPD's Criminal Investigation Division (CID)
• NBPD's 9-1-1 Dispatch Center

Requirements: 

• must be at least 18 years of age;
• must live or work in the City of New Braunfels;
• must have no felony convictions.

To ensure the integrity of the class, each applicant is screened using their DPS driving record (as well as national, state, and local criminal history files) before acceptance. This class is free and is limited to 30 students. If necessary, applicants are placed on a waiting list for the next class.

Applications are available here and must be completed and returned to the New Braunfels Police Department. 

Hill Country MHDD Centers serves families with children and adolescents, ages 3 through 17, who exhibit significant behavioral and/or emotional difficulties. We work closely with the family and child/youth to help strengthen and empower families to improve functioning and quality of life. We are committed to providing comprehensive services in a trauma-sensitive environment that promotes safety and healing.

• Counseling - Cognitive behavioral therapy focused on reducing or eliminating symptoms of emotional issues and improve daily living.
• Family Case Management - Activities to assist child/youth or caregiver in gaining and coordinating access to needed care and services based on the child/youth’s needs.
• Family Partner - Experienced parents of children with serious emotional disturbances who provide mentoring and support to the child/youth’s primary caregivers.
• Family Training - Training provided to primary caregivers to help manage and cope with the child’s emotional or behavioral difficulties.
• Skills Training and Development - Training provided to a child/youth to address symptoms that interfere with functioning. This service provides an opportunity for the youth/child to learn and improve upon skills they need to function as appropriately and independently as possible.

Ages 3-17

Click here to contact us

We accept Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance, or Sliding Scale.