Transportation in the form of bus tickets to pre-scheduled medical appointments or job interviews. (Appointments must be verifiable.)

A monthly bus pass may be issued for new full-time (32+ hours) permanent job. (Employment must be verified by a physical copy of an employment verification letter.)

Based on your commute route and needs, we can help you select and plan an affordable, sustainable, and convenient commute to work.

Whether you’re relocating, starting a new job, or just wanting to change your commute, the Alamo Commutes team can help rethink your trip to work.

Click here to sign up for a free consultation.

Click here to download our mobile app and find rides that match your needs.

All of our services are free to residents or employees of Bexar, Comal, and Guadalupe Counties, as well as a portion of Kendall County.

If you’ve taken alternative transportation to work and you have an emergency, Alamo Commutes will cover the cost of your ride home.

Alamo Commutes provides up to $50, four times a year for an emergency ride home via a taxi or other ride-hail services such as Uber or Lyft.

Qualifying emergencies include personal or family illness/injury, your carpool partner's illness/injury, unexpected overtime, a bicycle breakdown, or a weather-related event.

Examples of non-reimbursable events include personal events, scheduled overtime, transportation system delays, or scheduled overtime.

Click here for more information.

Connect with training, educational tools, and social services through the Resident Opportunity Self-Sufficiency (ROSS) Program. The program is open to all residents participating in SAHA programs.

Services:

• Individual Training and Service Plans
• Job Training
• Resume Development and Job Search Assistance
• Transportation Assistance
• College Preparation Assistance
• GED and Literacy Training
• Financial Literacy
• Life Skills Workshops, Including Money Management, Credit Repair, Parenting, Personal Development

Must be SAHA Program Resident.

Contact Info:

• East Side and North East: 210-559-3329
• South Side and Medical Center: 210-823-0637
• Westside: 210-557-0123

AARC is one of the largest and most experienced providers of LGBT health and mental health care, supported by a culturally sensitive team working to advance the care and treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender people.

Primary Care: AARC’s Health Equity Clinic (HEC) provides a safe space for licensed medical staff to conduct intakes and medical assessments while offering treatment services for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community in San Antonio, which historically one of the most medically underserved populations in South Texas. AARC contracts with LGBT and LGBT-friendly physicians and clinicians who are culturally sensitive and representative of the communities served. In addition to primary medical care, AARC Health Equity Clinic staff offer comprehensive information, referral, PrEP, HIV care and patient navigation services for LGBT patients and consumers.

AARC will utilize its LGBT clinic for health services outreach and education to LGBT organizations and the community throughout San Antonio. AARC Health Equity Clinic services are offered with respect and compassion for the diverse community we represent and serve.

HIV Specialty Care: AARC’S Health Equity Clinic offers people living with HIV a wide range of support services, including leading-edge medical care. AARC’s wrap-around care model practices a holistic approach to treatment, helping clients manage all aspects of living with HIV, through counseling, nutritional advice, and transportation support.

Nutritional Services: AARC provides home-delivered meals (Meals on Wheels) to individuals who are on home hospice, home health or who have been recently released from the hospital as well as on-site meals for those with multiple medical and social service appointments. All nutritional services are coordinated through AARC’s registered dietitian.

Pharmacy services include:

• Private consultations with staff members who can answer your questions about medications, especially HIV-drug regimens and side effects
• Free, confidential delivery in San Antonio (some restrictions apply)
• Prescription refill assistance program
• On-site assistance in English and Spanish

If you’re a client of our health center, pharmacy staff will work closely with your physician, nurse, nutritionist, case manager, and/or mental health provider to help you achieve your health care goals. (Pharmacy hours and phone: Monday - Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM, 210.231.0383)

Behavioral Health: Mental Health Services are provided to individuals and families who are dealing with various life stressors. These services are conducted in a group or individual setting, and provided by Licensed Professional Counselors. All behavioral health programs are overseen by Howard Rogers, M.A., AARC’s Executive Director, also a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, and by Dr. Robert Jimenez, AARC’s Medical Director, a psychiatrist with a history of working with individuals living with HIV.

• Spanish and bilingual services are available.
• The prescribing and monitoring of psychotropic medications to individuals with a diagnosed mental disorder and are provided by a licensed physician.
• The provision of prevention and treatment to address substance abuse problems (including alcohol, legal and illicit drugs) in an outpatient setting. Substance Abuse groups revolve around an evidence based approach to treating substance abuse and involve both group as well as individual support.

We accept:

• Ambetter
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Humana
• United Health Care
• Medicaid
• Medicare
• Superior

If you are uninsured, we can help determine your eligibility for medical and drug assistance programs.

We offer comprehensive services for people living with HIV.

Case Management: Our team of case managers and community health workers offer medical and non-medical case management to help you achieve your health goals.

Early Intervention: Were you recently diagnosed with HIV or want to return to care? The ASCEND program is here to guide you through the medical care system.

Health Insurance: AARC’s health insurance program can help you continue medical care without gaps in health insurance coverage or disruption of treatment.

Behavioral Health: Mental health services are provided to individuals and families who are dealing with various life stressors. Psychiatric services are also available.

Housing Services: AARC provides housing referrals and short-term rental, mortgage, utility assistance, and housing case management for those who qualify.

Transportation Services: From doctor appointments to your counseling sessions AARC’s transportation can you get there.

• Referrals to Case Management

• Rental Assistance
• Mortgage Assistance
• Utility Assistance - Electric
• Utility Assistance - Water

VIA Link is a new on-demand ridesharing program that offers affordable public transit options to neighborhoods and cities in the VIA service area where traditional bus routes are not feasible.

Similar to Uber or Lyft ridesharing services, customers in the Northeast and Northwest Zones – and coming soon, the South Zone – may use a convenient app or make a phone call to request a VIA Link passenger van to go to their location for a trip that can begin and end anywhere within the zone. Customers may also connect to regular VIA bus service to continue their trip to bus stops across the VIA service area. As many as three people may be picked up during a VIA Link trip.

Click here to see the service area and hours of operation.

Ride VIA Link and enjoy the same low fares as VIA bus service.

A VIA Reduced Fare ID or Student ID must be presented when riding to pay reduced fares or use discounted passes (children ages 5-13 years old and active-duty U.S. military in uniform are not required to show ID).

Our Direct Services team consists of social workers and case managers devoted to meeting our client’s basic necessities.

We carry out these services by providing individualized needs assessments, emotional support, resource linkage, empowerment, and education.

Our services include, but are not limited to:

• ICE/ISAP/Court Accompaniment
• School Registration
• Access to:
  • Nutrition
  • Clothing Assistance
  • ESL Classes
  • Medical Care
  • Mental Health
  • Dental Care
  • Housing
  • Internet Connection/Wifi
  • Safety Planning
  • Transportation

For more information, contact us.

The mission of the transportation ministry is to involve members in carrying out the great commission of the Church and assist in Christian Education,

Growth and discipleship by providing adequate and consistent transportation for Sunday School, Church, Vacation Bible School and other Church related activities deemed necessary by the Pastor.

Free.

Blessing of Hands Ministries provides transportation to faith-based restoration homes in San Antonio and the surrounding area for alcohol- and drug-dependent individuals seeking treatment.

Free.

Senior transportation service is available at all city-operated Senior Centers.

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Seniors enrolled at any of the City-operated Senior Centers and live within a five-mile radius of the center may qualify for morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off to and from the Senior Center.

For Senior Center Transportation call (210) 207-7172.

For Medical Appointment Transportation call the Alamo Service Connection at (210) 477-3275.

This service is offered free of charge.

Senior transportation service is available at all City-operated Senior Centers.

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Seniors enrolled at any of the City-operated Senior Centers and live within a five-mile radius of the center may qualify for morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off to and from the Senior Center.

For Senior Center Transportation call (210) 207-7172.

For Medical Appointment Transportation call the Alamo Service Connection at (210) 477-3275.

This service is offered free of charge.

Older Adults and persons with disabilities can use this service to attend doctors’ appointments, shop for groceries, visit loved ones, or do other things to maintain a great quality of life. Our mission in providing rides is to help people maintain their independence.

Seniors 60+ years of age and individuals with disabilities are eligible to use the service.

Presa also provides weekly group trips for grocery shopping to 22 senior apartment complexes around San Antonio.

Rides are available Monday thru Friday, except for major holidays.

We recommend making reservations at least two weeks in advance. The program is very popular and fills up quickly!

The charge is $5 per trip/ $10 round trip.

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

We know that transportation can be a barrier to creating a better life. CarFest aims to bridge the gap by repairing cars for families selected through area non-profits and developing the next generation of automotive professionals to create a diverse and thriving workforce. 

Scheduled for next year, the three-day automotive charity festival will bring unity to the community by honoring automotive brands, repair shops, automotive programs, and car clubs that keep cars alive on the road.

Click here for a complete listing of scheduled events.

Each year in April, CarFest SA unites 25 Auto Repair shops across the greater San Antonio area to give out 10 donated cars and repair 25 cars for charity.

Each year we work hard to make CarFest SA a more charitable and interactive unity in the community event, so if you have visited before, you won’t want to miss it again!

If you have questions or need additional information please feel free to reach out to us by clicking here.

To learn more about volunteer opportunities, please click here.

A free automotive charity festival the whole family can enjoy!

Senior transportation service is available at all City-operated Senior Centers.

Seniors enrolled at any of the City-operated Senior Centers and live within a five-mile radius of the center may qualify for morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off to and from the Senior Center.

For Senior Center Transportation call (210) 207-7172.

For Medical Appointment Transportation call the Alamo Service Connection at (210) 477-3275.

This service is offered free of charge.

Our dedicated professionals are available to assist individuals traveling to and from residential treatment programs, business trips, vacations, or family/social gatherings.

We are familiar with the fear, uncertainty, and anxiety while traveling when new in sobriety. We have been through the same experience and understand from the addict's perspective. During the process, an escort will share their experience and how they progressed to where they are today. By relating on a personal level, our escorts provide comfort and encouragement throughout the transport.

Senior transportation service is available at all City-operated Senior Centers.

Seniors enrolled at any of the City-operated Senior Centers and live within a five-mile radius of the center may qualify for morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off to and from the Senior Center.

For Senior Center Transportation call (210) 207-7172.

For Medical Appointment Transportation call the Alamo Service Connection at (210) 477-3275.

This service is offered free of charge.

The clinic addresses the medical and dental needs of people who cannot afford health insurance.

Services include:

• Alcoholics Anonymous**
• Computer Lab
• Counseling and Case Management (individual, family, depression, substance abuse)**
• Dental (exams, x-rays, cleanings, fillings, root canals, dentures, extractions, etc.)*
• Diabetes Education
• Language Classes
• Exercise Classes
• Food Pantry*
• Health Education*
• Immunizations
• Lab
• Medical*
• Medicaid and CHIP Application Assistance*
• On-site Café
• Oral Surgery
• Parenting Support Groups
• Pediatrics
• Physical Exams
• Prescription Assistance*
• Referral Assistance (necessities include housing, utilities, clothing and food)*
• Senior Programs
• Sports Leagues (Adult and Youth)
• Summer Youth Camp
• Transportation Assistance
• Women’s Health
• Youth Afterschool Programs

*Must meet eligibility requirements to qualify for service.

**Program not operated by Methodist Healthcare Ministries.

Services are provided on a sliding fee scale based upon ability to pay, household income and family size.

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Individuals aged 60 and over are provided with 1/3 of their daily nutritional allowance through our lunch program in a safe and supportive environment. Seniors participate in socialization, recreation, health and wellness education, computer classes, as well as leadership development activities. They enjoy a variety of field trips, luncheons, arts and crafts. Outside experts are invited to present informative programs on topics of vital interest to seniors.

In order to reduce isolation and empower senior’s wellness, we offer transportation to elders who have transitioned from drivers to riders. Must reside within a three mile radius.

Seniors over 60.

$20 per year.

To promote independence, preserve dignity, and enhance the quality of life of older adults and people with disabilities by coordinating and providing educational and transportation services.

We strive to ensure our older adults, people with disabilities, and those who care for them have transportation resources and services needed to maintain independence and promote healthy aging in a safe, caring, and compassionate manner with respect for each individual entrusted in our care.

• Seniors: 60 years of age or older
• People with disabilities: 50 years of age or older (We prefer that a caregiver accompany our volunteer drivers.)

Service area:  We serve Downtown, Southwest, South, Southeast, Northwest, and North Central San Antonio within Loop 1604, including the former Jefferson Outreach service area. (Updated service area map coming soon.)

$5.00 one way or $10.00 round trip in ADA accessible van.

Senior transportation service is available at all city-operated Senior Centers.

Seniors enrolled at any of the City-operated Senior Centers and live within a five-mile radius of the center may qualify for morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off to and from the Senior Center.

For Senior Center Transportation call (210) 207-7172.

For Medical Appointment Transportation call the Alamo Service Connection at (210) 477-3275.

This service is offered free of charge.

The clinic serves the medical and dental needs of people who cannot afford health insurance.

Services include:

• Counseling (individual, family, depression, substance abuse)*
• Dental (exams, x-rays, cleanings, fillings, root canals, dentures, extractions, etc.)*
• Diabetes Education
• Food Pantry*
• Health Education*
• Immunizations
• Lab
• Medical*
• Medicaid and CHIP Application Assistance*
• Nutrition Information
• Oral Surgery*
• Pediatrics
• Pharmacy**
• Physical Exams
• Physical Therapy**
• Prescription Assistance*
• Referral Assistance (necessities include housing, utilities, clothing, and food)*
• Transportation Assistance
• Women’s Health

*Must meet eligibility requirements to qualify for service.

**Program not operated by Methodist Healthcare Ministries.

Services are provided on a sliding fee scale based upon ability to pay, household income and family size.

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• Referrals to Case Management

The Kirby Senior Center Transportation Program provides travel to and from not only KSC (for seniors that are not Kirby residents) but doctors’ appointments, other recreational destinations and for errands such as trips to the grocery store.

This is accomplished through a partnership with the Presa Community Center who request a $5 fare for rides scheduled through their manifest.

Contributions are accepted and appreciated for this service!

Advanced Care Partners entered the adult care market when our patients started to age out of the pediatric programs we serve. Every family that transitions from caring for a medically complex “child” to caring for an “adult” understands how challenging this time can be. As our children age, they often require more specialized and intensive care. We build strong bonds with our families that last a lifetime, just like the care we provide. From birth to adulthood, we are your partner for in-home adult care every step of the way.

Nursing Services
We offer nursing services (also known as private-duty nursing) for medically complex patients through the Medicaid COMP and NOW waiver, private insurance, and private pay. We provide care for:

• Neurological Disorders
• Cardiac Conditions
• Respiratory Disease
• Gastrointestinal Disease
• Metabolic Disorders
• Neuromuscular Disease
• Technology Dependent: Oxygen, Tracheostomy, Ventilator, Feeding
• Tubes, Monitors
• Other Complex Disorders and more

The New Start program increases engagement in substance abuse treatment, behavioral health, and HIV services for underserved populations at risk for HIV/AIDS.

Program services include:

• substance use treatment
• mental health counseling
• patient navigation
• HIV testing

Additional Benefits:

• HIV Home Self Test Kits
• Bus Passes
• Gift Cards

Eligibility criteria:

• must be 18 years old or older;
• must live in Bexar County; 
• must currently be using or have a history of drug use in the past 12 months; and
• must be living with HIV or be at risk of acquiring HIV.

FREE

The Bus Ministry is a tremendous soul winning tool for Texas Baptist Church. Each week boys, girls, men, and women are picked up at their homes and brought to the church. When they arrive, they are divided into graded classes and are presented with sound Bible teaching and preaching.

It is amazing to see what God is doing through the bus ministry at Texas Baptist Church! Each week the buses are full and over our 22 years countless thousands have been brought to church and hundreds saved!

If you have any questions, please contact our the church office and leave a message or email us at [email protected]. 

Escorted rides to and from you regular medical, dental, and vision appointments. Driver remains in waiting room until appointment is over. We will take you to most physicians throughout San Antonio.

• 60 years or older
• Live in northeast San Antonio (east of San Pedro, inside Loop 1604, on the north side of IH35, also including Windcrest, Royal Ridge, Camelot, and adjoining areas of Bexar County. See map on our website).

Click here or call 210-967-6372 for a list of all qualifications needed for this service.

Free.

Donations accepted.

Senior transportation service is available at all City-operated Senior Centers.

Seniors enrolled at any of the City-operated Senior Centers and live within a five-mile radius of the center may qualify for morning pick-up and afternoon drop-off to and from the Senior Center.

For Senior Center Transportation call (210) 207-7172.

For Medical Appointment Transportation call the Alamo Service Connection at (210) 477-3275.

This service is offered free of charge.

The Area Agencies on Aging are dedicated to building a community that supports older residents and allows them to age in place with dignity, security, and enhanced quality of life. Services include congregate meals, home-delivered meals, benefits counseling, care coordination, legal assistance, nutrition, counseling and training, caregiver support, and transportation services.

These Call Center Specialists will provide assistance information and referrals to services for individuals who are 60 years of age or older, as well as individuals of any age who are eligible for Medicare.

• Older Adult

• Older Adult Aging in Place - In-home Personal Assistance