The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program for homeless veterans combines Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at VA medical centers and community-based outreach clinics. The VA screens homeless veterans and is then referred to SAHA.

This program serves homeless veterans.

The UTSA Community Center serves as a hub for university services and programs within the community. Through the Center, we want to partner with community-based organizations to host area experts and engage in conversations on topics relevant to the Westside community.

VETS is an economic development project located in the heart of the San Antonio Enterprise Community. VETS operates a 25,000-square-foot corrugated box manufacturing plant focused on training and employing veterans experiencing homelessness and veterans with disabilities

Disabled veterans.

The YMCA’s Counseling and Well-Being Services team consists of licensed and pre-licensed professionals dedicated to helping you on your journey to healing. Our culturally diverse team includes counselors who specialize in multiple evidence-based approaches.

Our goal is to provide a safe environment of unconditional support, understanding, and compassion.

Individual, group, and family counseling for:

• Youth 12-19 (Submit child's information, not parents)
• Veterans
• Seniors 65+

(No adult counseling services are available at this time)

• Telehealth available
• Se habla Español
• Counselors are available by appointment only

We also offer support groups, workshops, seminars, and special events designed to help people learn more about mental health and develop effective coping strategies.

Free

Personal Financial Counseling is a service of Veteran Service Providers Armed Forces Services Corporation

Veterans

Free.

We provide NO-COST personalized services and referrals to all active duty, transitioning service members, veterans, National Guard, Reservists, and their family members in the greater San Antonio area.

I work with clients who may be experiencing:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief
• Communication issues with family or friends

After completing an intake/biopsychosocial, we will develop a plan with goals and objectives to help improve your symptoms. Most of my clients see a gradual improvement within the first month of regular visits. The goal is to promote positive change in your life!

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy:

• Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
• Culturally Sensitive
• Emotionally Focused
• Feminist
• Interpersonal
• Multicultural
• Narrative
• Person-Centered
• Strength-Based

Insurance

• Aetna
• BlueCross and BlueShield
• Harvard Pilgrim
• Oscar Health
• UMR
• UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
• Out of Network

Fees

• Individual Sessions $75
• Couple Sessions $125
• Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible
• Pay by American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa, Zelle

I work with clients who may be experiencing:

• Anxiety
• Depression
• Grief
• Communication issues with family or friends

After completing an intake/biopsychosocial, we will develop a plan with goals and objectives to help improve your symptoms. Most of my clients see a gradual improvement within the first month of regular visits. The goal is to promote positive change in your life!

Treatment Approach

Types of Therapy:

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
Culturally Sensitive
Emotionally Focused
Feminist
Interpersonal
Multicultural
Narrative
Person-Centered
Strength-Based

Insurance

Aetna
BlueCross and BlueShield
Harvard Pilgrim
Oscar Health
UMR
UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
Out of Network

Fees

Individual Sessions $75
Couple Sessions $125
Sliding scale: apply if you may be eligible

Pay by American Express, Discover, Health Savings Account, Mastercard, Visa, Zelle

Hospice professionals across the country focus on a single purpose: to provide comfort and support at the end of life. That’s why America’s hospice professionals are on a mission to learn how to serve Veterans through the challenges they may be facing from illness, isolation, or traumatic life experiences.

America’s Veterans have done everything asked of them in their mission to serve our country. Now it is time that we step up, acquire the necessary skills, and fulfill our mission to serve these men and women with the dignity they deserve.

Regardless of the situation, it is a priority of the We Honor Veterans program to ensure that all Veterans receive compassionate, quality care at the end of life.

Bristol Hospice gratefully offers education and assistance to Veterans regarding their hospice benefits.

Please contact us to learn more.

The YMCA’s Counseling and Well-Being Services team consists of licensed and pre-licensed professionals dedicated to helping you on your journey to healing. Our culturally diverse team includes counselors who specialize in multiple evidence-based approaches.

Our goal is to provide a safe environment of unconditional support, understanding, and compassion.

Individual, group, and family counseling for:

• Youth 12-19 (Submit child's information, not parents)
• Veterans
• Seniors 65+

(No adult counseling services are available at this time)

• Telehealth available
• Se habla Español
• Counselors are available by appointment only

We also offer support groups, workshops, seminars, and special events designed to help people learn more about mental health and develop effective coping strategies.

Free

Goodwill has a long and proud history of serving our country's veterans and their family members as they transition to civilian life. Our Career Services Specialists are here to help remove employment barriers with specialized, no cost career assistance. Our programs are individualized and tailored to the unique needs of every veteran.

Training That's Anything But Basic:

Our goal is to help veterans successfully search and find a meaningful career. Leverage the training received in the military to find employment in a similar field or providing the necessary resources to start a new career. We can also assist with financial planning and career training for in-demand job categories including:

• Nurse's Aide
• Pharmacy Technician
• Commercial Truck Drivers and more

Our career services are offered at no cost to veterans and include:

• Employer connection
• Certification training
• Financial planning
• Career coaching
• Resume development
• Job search assistance
• Interview strategies
• Interest skills assessment

Veterans career services are available at all 8 Goodwill San Antonio Good Careers Centers.

Good Careers Center Workshops: Every month the Good Careers Centers host workshops that can assist veterans and former active duty service personnel in transitioning from the military to the civilian workforce. View our Events Calendar for a current schedule of events.

We assist veterans in finding employment opportunities through our partnerships within the communities we serve.

This program serves Veterans and their families, regardless of their affiliation with St Philip's College.

The Veterans’ Housing Stability Program (VHSP) provides comprehensive housing support to veterans or surviving spouses through homeless prevention, rapid re-housing and wrap-around services.

The Homeless Prevention Program provides:

• Rental assistance
• Case management
• Financial literacy education

The Rapid Re-Housing Program provides:

• Assistance with the rental security deposit and utility connection
• Up to 3 months rent assistance
• Case management
• Modest furniture allowance
• Financial literacy education

Wrap-Around Client Services include:

• Bus passes
• Referrals for life skills classes such as parenting, conflict resolution, and wellness
• Referrals to SAMMinistries’ educational and employment services
• Other veteran-specific referrals as well as referrals to appropriate service providers in the community

Eligibility requirements:

• Must be a veteran or the surviving spouse with an honorable discharge status from the U.S. Armed Services (DD214 required).
• Must be at imminent risk of being homeless.
• Must have sustainable income.

A Fisher House is "a home away from home" for families of patients receiving medical care at major military and VA medical centers. The homes are normally located within walking distance of the treatment facility or have transportation available.

All lodging fees for guest families at this house are paid through a grant from Fisher House Foundation.

We assist and pay for the uninsured, the homeless, veterans, and those re-entering society from prison to obtain Texas ID's, Birth Certificates, and Social Security Cards.

An ID makes it possible to apply for a job, housing, food stamps, disability, and to open a bank account. We also help those we serve to connect with those resources.

Crosspoint’s Vets program provides transitional residential rehabilitation and case management services for homeless Veterans. Services include beds for men in our Summit Facility and for women in Crosspoint’s new Women’s Wellness Center in our Alvarez Facility. The Vets program is funded under contract with the Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) and provides a 3 to 6 month program that focuses on stabilizing housing and the myriad issues related to physical health, behavioral health and trauma histories our Veterans face.

The Vets program emphasizes comfortable, structured transitional housing and includes case management that provides a bio-psycho-social needs assessment, individual program planning and structured groups such as life skills classes, self-help support groups and individual counseling. All services are coordinated with social work staff from DVA. The program offers Veterans a chance to reestablish stable, happy lives.

Admission to the Vets program is managed through DVA HCHV social workers, Call 210 225-0864 ext 2048 for more information, or call Healthcare for Homeless Veterans at (210) 616-9915.

Veterans only

CCC is a strong supporter of both our veterans and active duty service members. We strive to provide efforts of counseling for families who are faced with day to day challenges of military life and its various transitions.

Veterans and Active Duty and their families.

Free.

Our outpatient clinic provides

• Primary Care
• Specialty Health Services
• Prescriptions
• X-rays
• Advice nurse
• Social work
• Mental Health Services

Veterans and their families.

At South Texas Veterans Health Care System, our healthcare teams are deeply experienced and guided by the needs of Veterans, their families, and caregivers.

Our outpatient clinic provides services such as:

• Audiology and Speech
• Dental/Oral Surgery
• Optometry

Click https://www.va.gov/south-texas-health-care/locations/data-point-va-clinic/ for more information.

To be eligible for dental care, a veteran must be 100% service-connected (SC), have an SC disability rating condition, be a former Prisoner of War for 90 days or more, or have a medical condition that is adjunct or aggravated by an SC disability. Also, dental care may be provided to complete an episode of treatment which was initiated while the veteran was an inpatient.

The Military Family Support Program provides:

• Enhanced Job search assistance
• Skills assessment
• Labor market information
• Resume and interview skills
• Training for high-demand occupations

Must be:

• the spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty who has experienced job loss due to relocation and permanent change in duty station, or
• the spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty and who is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment

If you are interested in the Military Family Support Program and live in one of our 13 Counties* please email, or call one of our Military Family Support Program Career Counselors during our normal business hours.

(WSA provides services to residents of these counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson.)

With support from Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), Texas Veteran Commission (TVC), and other partners, Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) helps service members, veterans, and their families enter or return to the nation’s workforce.

Services include:

• Priority service in all workforce centers locations
• Two-day hold on new job postings in Work In Texas to ensure that veterans view first
• Hard-to-serve veteran initiatives
• Comprehensive veteran Initiatives
• Integration points between Work In Texas and United States Government Jobs
• Veteran specific job search using the Work In Texas and Texas Veterans portals
• Match military experience to civilian occupation
• Transfer military service into college credits
• Increase employability with Work Opportunity Tax Credit (for employers)

Audie L Murphy Memorial VA Hospital (ALMMVH) is part of the South Texas Veterans Health Care System and is comprised of a Spinal Cord Injury Center, a Community Living Center, a Domiciliary, and a Substance Abuse Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program.

ALMMVH provides comprehensive health care that includes acute medical, surgical, mental health, physical medicine, rehabilitation, geriatric, and primary care services. 

Specialty services include bone marrow transplantation, open-heart surgery, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron emission tomography. 

As a Level II Research facility, ALMMVH has projects that include aging, cardiac surgery, cancer, diabetes, and HIV. 

The facility has one of three National Institutes of Health-sponsored clinical research centers in the VA.

Veterans.

If you are the spouse, surviving spouse, dependent child, or family caregiver of a Veteran or service member, you also may be eligible.

Mental Health Care: 210-617-5300.

Call TTY if you have hearing loss at 800-799-4889 or 711

The Veterans Monthly Online Job Club is open to job-seeking veterans, transitioning military, and their spouses. Meeting on the third Tuesday of each month.

An informal group of veteran job seekers and their family members meet monthly to discuss in an open forum a range of job-search support, networking, coaching, resume and interview assistance, and more.

Click here to register via email.

Veterans

Texas RioGrande Legal Aid will host a legal clinic for eligible veterans*, widows and spouses of veterans, and current service members to speak with a lawyer about their civil legal needs including housing evictions, HUD-VASH, Social Security, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), SNAP/food stamps, Medicaid, VA benefits, wills and probate, advance directives, and much more.

This program is for eligible veterans, widows and spouses of veterans, and current service members only.

TRLA representation is free, but there may be other related charges such as court fees. 

This program creates a coordinated network of serving service members, veterans, and their families.

Alamo Veterans Network evaluates your personal goals and directs you to public, private, and nonprofit organizations providers who can help you reach your goals.

Alamo Veterans Network providers cover a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Benefits
• Health & Social Enrichment
• Clothing & Household Goods
• Housing
• Spiritual Enrichment
• Education
• Individual & Family Support Services
• Sports & Recreation
• Employment
• Legal
• Transportation
• Food
• Money Management
• Utilities

The Alamo Veterans Network assists service members, veterans, and their families in the Alamo Area (Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, McMullen, and Wilson counties).

You only have to provide eligibility information once, and Alamo Veterans Network providers work together to serve you.

Texas Veterans Network is a coordinated network of public, private, and non-profit organizations working together to serve veterans and their families.

AACOG acts as the central hub of the Texas Veterans Network and connects clients to services across the state and beyond.

The Texas Veterans Network program evaluates your personal goals and directs you to the network providers who can help you reach them.

The Texas Veterans Network team communicates regularly with providers to stay current on their capacity and offerings. They understand the programs and eligibility criteria of every participating provider.

Texas Veterans Network also continually cultivates relationships throughout the community to build trust, advocacy, and interest in network participation. 

Texas Veterans Network providers cover a comprehensive range of services, including:

• Benefits
• Clothing & Household Goods
• Education
• Employment
• Food
• Health
• Housing
• Individual & Family Support Services
• Legal
• Money Management
• Social Enrichment
• Spiritual Enrichment
• Sports & Recreation
• Transportation
• Utilities

Click here to request assistance or refer a client.

Our goal for veterans is to achieve a high level of personal stability by strengthening family, spiritual and community ties that will result in active and productive citizens.  The following are an array of services provided to Chapter 31 Veterans:

• Assessment and feasibility evaluation, including extended evaluation
• Personal and social adjustment training
• Problem solving skills
• Anger management
• Assertiveness/communication training
• Stress management/coping skills
• Understanding and acceptance of disabilities
• Forgiveness/hope
• Dealing with failure/success
• Conflict management
• Curriculum tailored to individual needs
• Staffings held that provide essential feedback and progress reports
• Job development skills, job exploration, placement and follow-up services/identifying necessary skills for the workplace

We can tailor services to meet individual needs and goals of veterans with physical, mental, and/or behavioral disabilities, to include a healthy transition to civilian life.  Whether the goal is employment, training, independent living or improved life satisfaction, New Beginnings can help veterans achieve their goals.

*For Chapter 31 Veterans

The Military Family Support Program provides:

• Enhanced Job search assistance
• Skills assessment
• Labor market information
• Resume and interview skills
• Training for high-demand occupations

Must be:

• the spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty who has experienced job loss due to relocation and permanent change in duty station, or
• the spouse of a member of the armed forces on active duty and who is unemployed or underemployed and is experiencing difficulty in obtaining or upgrading employment

If you are interested in the Military Family Support Program and live in one of our 13 Counties* please email, or call one of our Military Family Support Program Career Counselors during our normal business hours.

(WSA provides services to residents of these counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, McMullen, Medina, Wilson.)

With support from Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), Texas Veteran Commission (TVC), and other partners, Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) helps service members, veterans, and their families enter or return to the nation’s workforce.

Services include:

• Priority service in all workforce centers locations
• Two-day hold on new job postings in Work In Texas to ensure that veterans view first
• Hard-to-serve veteran initiatives
• Comprehensive veteran Initiatives
• Integration points between Work In Texas and United States Government Jobs
• Veteran specific job search using the Work In Texas and Texas Veterans portals
• Match military experience to civilian occupation
• Transfer military service into college credits
• Increase employability with Work Opportunity Tax Credit (for employers)

Native Pathways serves low income, unemployed or underemployed Native Americans, Alaskan Natives, and Native Hawaiians through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA).

The program is responsible for assisting Native American participants to prepare for and obtain high quality or career-based employment opportunities that will result in increased family income and financial security.

To meet its goals, Native Pathways has established long-term relationships and collaborations with various job-training providers such as vocational and educational institutions, employer partners, regional workforce development boards, and various job development or ancillary agencies.

To be eligible for this program you must:

• Be a member of a Federally Recognized Tribe and
• Reside within Service Area (any of 122 West Texas counties) and
• Be unemployed, underemployed (earning a wage below your skillset or working part-time but desiring full-time employment), low-income, or seeking job training assistance

Free