Our Party Nights are a unique twist on Parents' Night Out that provide children with an opportunity to develop their social skills.

It is exclusively for children with special needs ages 6 to 18 years old and their non-disabled siblings (ages 5 and older). This event is held on Friday nights from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM during the school year (August to May). Parents and caregivers get a well-deserved break, while the children have a PARTY!! These parties are themed and children enjoy a variety of games, collaborative video games, creative crafts,  a small snack and drink, friendly interactions with others, and a time to DROP EVERYTHING AND DANCE!

For application and the latest information, click here.

Prefer a virtual option? Join our MOVE & ZOOM dance party on Zoom on select Friday nights at 7pm. Click on the RSVP button to sign up.

Join Special Reach to celebrate a Summer to remember!

Indoor and Outdoor Activities and so much more!

For children with developmental delays ages 6 to 18 years old and their siblings ages five years and older.

Click here for all program registration forms and information.

Click here for program dates and venues.

Our  San Antonio Adventure and summer enrichment programs are exclusively for children with developmental delays ages 6-18 and their non-disabled siblings (ages five and older).

This program is designed to provide children with a memorable school holiday experience. Children transition through interactive activities presented by special guests such as athletes, musicians, community heroes, etc. Snacks and lunch are provided in this program.

To register for SAAP and the latest information, click here.

The HandsOn Program of Mission Road provides quality residential care and day activities for persons with multiple disabilities.

The services are designed for individualized training that facilitates the acquisition and/or enhancement of skills in communication, personal care, daily living skills and recreation.

Services are provided in the least restrictive environment while promoting the safety, care and welfare of all participants.

Requirements for this program: 

• Children and adults
• Must have a diagnosis of legal blindness, a hearing impairment that affects their speech, and a disabling condition that affects their independent functioning
• Must meet the criteria for Medicaid Eligibility
• The program serves 24 persons who meet the criteria

Mission Road annually offers the Summer Outreach And Recreation (S.O.A.R.) & MORE program to our resident children and children from the community with an IDD diagnosis. S.O.A.R. & MORE was created for children diagnosed with IDD and is a strategic educational and engagement program that helps keep children engaged in academics, life skills, art, play, and more throughout school breaks. The program serves our residential children, each of whom has been removed from their families by the State due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment. It also serves children from the community who live with their loving families throughout San Antonio. 

S.O.A.R. is a summer camp that offers a unique opportunity for children diagnosed with IDD to have a classic camp experience. For most of the children in MRDC’s care. This program provides our resident children and Koalas with a safe and inviting place to spend their summer days and school holidays and opportunities to experience the joy, fun, and excitement they deserve and that only childhood can bring.

Click here for the S.O.A.R and MORE Interest Form. 

Tuition:

• $300.00 per week/child.
• Registration and payment for all eight (8) weeks are required.
• A non-refundable deposit of 1,200.00 (four-week tuition) is due Friday, June 7, 2024.
• The total balance is due July 12, 2024.
• Daily pick-up is at 3:00 pm. $1.00 per minute is charged each minute after 3:00 pm until children are retrieved.

Our prescribed pediatric extended care services let your kids be kids. Our state-of-the-art facility was designed with children in mind, allowing them to play, dream, and grow — all while meeting their physiological, developmental, nutrition, and social needs. Our goal, through PPEC, is to impact the lives of our medically complex children from the early stages of life all the way into early adulthood.

What is PPEC?
Prescribed pediatric extended care, or PPEC for short, is provided at a non-residential center that serves medically complex or technologically dependent children under the age of 21 who require short, long-term, or intermittent medical care due to medically complex conditions.

The ACP PPEC provides services to medically complex children who cannot attend a regular daycare. Our services meet the child’s physiological, developmental, nutrition, and social needs. We provide nursing and psychosocial services, developmental therapies, caregiver training, and personal care support to our children.

Click here for qualifications.

Meals on Wheels San Antonio is a public-private partnership that enables older and disabled neighbors to remain healthier and independent in their homes, where they want to be, avoiding far more costly healthcare alternatives, such as unnecessary emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and nursing home placements. Meals on Wheels San Antonio prepares and delivers nutritious meals each weekday to older and disabled individuals in Bexar County and South Central Texas. Meals on Wheels prepares and delivers more than a meal to 4,000 neighbors every weekday. Services provided are:

• Meal Delivery
• Emergency Meals
• Nutrition Information
• Senior Center Meals
• AniMeals - Pet Food Delivery
• Friendly Visitor - Senior Friendship
• Comfy Casas - Home Safety

Grace Notes Community Choir meets in-person (at The Meadows at Morningside) and online (via Zoom) on Fridays from 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM.

To join the Grace Notes Community Choir email Donna Joyner, our Grace Place Operations Manager.

The Texas A&M – San Antonio Autism Lifeline Links Program (ALL) is working to increase service capacity and eliminate wait times and barriers for individuals on the autism spectrum throughout the life. ALL will do this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and services to improve the opportunities and outcomes for individuals with autism and their families.

Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) is a Medicaid waiver program that provides services and support to individuals with intellectual disability disorders (IDDs), so they can continue to live with family or independently.

These services can be provided in your own home, your family's home, a foster care home where you live with another family, or a home in the community where the individual lives with two or three other people.

Please call or text 210-273-8016 for more information.

Proof of income is required.

Personal care home services start at $1600.00 on a sliding scale.

Transitional housing, offered for both men and women at separate locations, starts at $800.00 on a sliding scale.

The Texas A&M – San Antonio Autism Lifeline Links Program (ALL) is working to increase service capacity and eliminate wait times and barriers for individuals on the autism spectrum throughout the life. ALL will do this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and services to improve the opportunities and outcomes for individuals with autism and their families.

Amerigroup, Superior HealthPlan and Molina are accepted.

Texas HCS (TX HCS) is our company that provides HCS services (Home and Community-Based Services) in our Beaumont, Harlingen, McAllen, and San Antonio service regions…offering 3 and 4 person group residences, along with the entire array of available HCS services since 1993 in San Antonio and McAllen, since 2000 in Beaumont, and most recently since 2007 in Harlingen.

We take great pride in the development of each of these companies, each serving many people with great success.

The Texas A&M – San Antonio Autism Lifeline Links Program (ALL) is working to increase service capacity and eliminate wait times and barriers for individuals on the autism spectrum throughout the life. ALL will do this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and services to improve the opportunities and outcomes for individuals with autism and their families.

RMI's Life Enrichment Day Program provides life skills training and social activities that help adults with developmental disabilities live and work successfully in the community.

The Life Enrichment curriculum includes training in personal care and hygiene, communication skills, academic skills, and job preparation.

Parties, group projects, and community outings provide opportunities for social, educational, and cultural experiences.

This program is for individuals with intellectual and other developmental disabilities (IDD).

The Texas A&M – San Antonio Autism Lifeline Links Program (ALL) is working to increase service capacity and eliminate wait times and barriers for individuals on the autism spectrum throughout the life. ALL will do this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and services to improve the opportunities and outcomes for individuals with autism and their families.

Eva's Heroes is proud to continue virtual programs. These activities require registration for a week at a time for either morning or afternoon sessions or BOTH. Sessions will include dance, cooking, art, and more.

We strive to empower and enrich lives through a variety of activities aligned with individual participants' abilities.

Sign up to be on our mailing list or view our calendar.

Individuals with special needs ages 14 and up.

To sign up for our Virtual Interactive Program on Zoom, click here.

The Texas A&M – San Antonio Autism Lifeline Links Program (ALL) is working to increase service capacity and eliminate wait times and barriers for individuals on the autism spectrum throughout the life. ALL will do this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and services to improve the opportunities and outcomes for individuals with autism and their families.

The Texas A&M – San Antonio Autism Lifeline Links Program (ALL) is working to increase service capacity and eliminate wait times and barriers for individuals on the autism spectrum throughout the life. ALL will do this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and services to improve the opportunities and outcomes for individuals with autism and their families.

The Texas A&M – San Antonio Autism Lifeline Links Program (ALL) is working to increase service capacity and eliminate wait times and barriers for individuals on the autism spectrum throughout the life. ALL will do this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and services to improve the opportunities and outcomes for individuals with autism and their families.

The Texas A&M – San Antonio Autism Lifeline Links Program (ALL) is working to increase service capacity and eliminate wait times and barriers for individuals on the autism spectrum throughout the life. ALL will do this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and services to improve the opportunities and outcomes for individuals with autism and their families.

The Texas A&M – San Antonio Autism Lifeline Links Program (ALL) is working to increase service capacity and eliminate wait times and barriers for individuals on the autism spectrum throughout the life. ALL will do this by working collaboratively and transparently to create a comprehensive person-centered system of awareness, early diagnosis, treatment and services to improve the opportunities and outcomes for individuals with autism and their families.

The Individualized Skills and Socialization Program (formerly known as Day Activity) is hosted at our Unicorn Centers campus and provides the people in our care with an active, vibrant day program. Our ISS program includes both on-site and off-site activities and is completely person-centered.

Our team works closely with our participants– adults with IDD, to be included in a community-based environment where we help them learn, improve, and retain the life skills that are essential to living and participating successfully in home and community life.

Adults 18 years and up, with a primary diagnosis of IDD.

While the ISS services program is funded by the Medicaid waiver programs of HCS/TxHmLv and DBMD, we accept individuals funded through CLASS, ICF, GR, and private pay. Please note we do not accept Medicaid such as Molina, Star Plus, or other HMOs.

Join us every month to share, learn, and find support with other caregivers who also care for someone with a disability.

Click here to register

Click here to view calendar of events

For additional information, contact Shelia Brown

This workshop is offered at no cost and open to all caregivers.

ConnectAbility staff will assist a family member or caregiver with workshops and other resources to ensure the Caregiver remains healthy, both emotionally and physically, to assist their loved one on their journey.

Click here to refer someone in need.

Click here for calendar of events

Anyone who offers care to a loved one or an individual with a disability is eligible to join a caregiver event or activity at any time.

Our services are offered at no cost, regardless of income or insurance status.

Our peer support group, which meets twice a month, provides an upbeat place for individuals with spinal cord injuries and their caregivers to connect with other people who have experienced the same life-changing injury.

The meetings are an excellent way for members to share resources, ideas, and information while enjoying fellowship in a relaxed setting.

In addition to guest speakers and discussions on topics of interest, meetings also include quarterly social and recreational outings.

Individuals with spinal cord injuries and their caregivers.

Adults Believing, Learning & Expressing.

The A.B.L.E. training program is designed to help adults with Down syndrome develop the ability to make their own personal decisions based on their individual talents and interests.

Trainers:

• Cristina Kazmierczak, A.B.L.E. Self-Determined Adult
• Faith Levario, DSASTX Program & Outreach Coordinator

Click here for registration.

Click here for program dates and times.

Free

Club Night is offered weekly in-person and via Zoom.

Club Night activities include bingo, dance fitness, movie nights, comedy nights, karaoke, arts and crafts (in-person only), and more!

If someone is in person at the DSA and does not want to participate in Zoom, there will be alternative activities.

We will be doing temperature checks at the door and wearing masks. A lot of our participants have been socializing outside of the DSASTX and will be allowed to sit (masked) at the same table with others UNLESS parents indicate otherwise.

At this time, please only sign up for in-person participants if you/your child/your sibling will be able to follow our Covid protocols. It is our sincere hope that these restrictions will only be in place for a short time as we err on the side of caution for the safety of all of our members.

Registration is required so 55 minutes before start time we can send you the Zoom link to join.

Click here for registration.

Click here for program dates.

Functional Fitness for Independence Tailored to Individuals with Disabilities.

Let's get fit with Coach Dan, a Certified Personal Trainer and Nutritional Coach.

Class structure:

• 5-10 min warmup
• 20-30 min exercise including various body weight exercises and movements to increase heart rate for a stronger cardiovascular system as well as building functional muscles needed to perform day to day tasks. Agility, HIIT, plyometrics, balance, and strength will all be a part of the program.
• 5-10 min core work, cool down, stretching, and nutritional talks to incorporate healthy choices into our daily routines.

*Note: There will not be FITTID on Saturday, April 13 and June 8th.

Click here to register.

Click here for program dates and times.

$5 participation fee per session.

Bring the whole family out to enjoy an afternoon of food and fun while developing friendships and building community!

Lunch will be provided as well as activities for all ages. Come hang out and make new friends!

Registration required: register here.

Free

An opportunity for children with Down syndrome ages 6 -12 and their similar-aged siblings to join us for fun, games, and friendship!

Click here for program dates and times.

Click here for registration.

Due to COVID-19, we will be checking temps at the door, wearing masks, and following social distancing guidelines while indoors.

Free.

Children ages 0-6 with Down syndrome and age-appropriate siblings are welcome to join us for limited IN-PERSON capacity at the DSASTX Maggie Hartman Community and Education Center and virtually via Facebook Live from the DSASTX Facebook Page!

Ages: 0-6

Click here for registration.

Click here to learn more about the program.

Free.