Steven Flint is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who served as an Iraq combat Veteran.

In therapy, feeling comfortable with your therapist is essential in making therapeutic progress. Balanced Counseling provides transparency, honesty, and a non-judgmental, confidential, and relaxing environment.

Balanced Counseling uses a client-centered approach, CBT, and solution-focused therapy to encourage my clients to identify the strengths that lie within them. We have experience in helping people with depression, PTSD, Oppositional defiant disorder, and anger management. We have experience working with teenagers, adults, Veterans, first responders, and the geriatric population.

Insurance:
We accept most major insurance plans including:

• Medicare
• Tricare
• Private Insurance

Sliding scale available for those who qualify

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 provide confidential, personal assistance to Veterans, family members, caregivers and widows to help locate or resolve unmet needs that other programs may not support.

Our services includes outreach to both active military, Veterans and their families from all wars, conflicts and periods of service. Our model is simple, if you or your loved one served our country, let us serve you now!

Free

Sometimes, knowing how to support Veterans is difficult. In an all-volunteer military, many people choose not to serve and would like to understand how they can help our nation's Heroes.

SACVF can help by providing training or briefs to your group, company, or program on key Veteran issues and how you can help.

Just email us at [email protected] for more information.

Military families usually live on a very tight budget, so putting together a Christmas or other winter holiday celebration can be a challenge.

The goal in helping these military families is to show America’s gratitude with presents for the children and a grocery gift card or prepaid Visa gift card for them to purchase their holiday dinner and trimmings.

Click here to apply for holiday help.

Click here if you would like to donate to this program.

The Cards Plus Team is dedicated to supporting deployed service members, veterans, and their families with encouraging or celebratory cards and notes.

The Cards Plus Team also joins forces with many other Soldiers’ Angels Teams to provide cards for service members, Post 9/11 wounded veterans, and military families supported by these programs. Cards of support sent by the Team include, but are not limited to:

• Birthday
• Encouragement
• Thinking of you/Get well
• Anniversary
• New baby
• Welcome home

Soldiers’ Angels is here to support the growing Veteran population. If you know of a Veteran that is celebrating a birthday, has never been told “Thank You” or given any type of acknowledgement for their service, or might need get well wishes or just some encouragement, our Cards Plus Team of wonderful Angel volunteers are willing to send cards to them – just to let them know that we care about them.

If you would like to request a card to be sent to a Veteran, please click on this link and complete the form.

For birthdays, we request a minimum of 3 weeks notice so that our Angel volunteers can send cards to reach your Veteran in time. Please submit separate forms for multiple card requests.

Soldiers’ Angels has six teams that focus on providing support to deployed service members (combat, humanitarian or limited-resource areas).

One registration form is used to apply for all deployed support.

Anyone can register an eligible recipient for support, but the registrant must have the deployed service person’s permission to do so.

When you register for Deployed Support, you’re automatically enrolled to receive:

• Monthly letters, cards, and care package(s)
• Support by the same Angel volunteer throughout your deployment
• Care package is geared toward your specific needs/wants
• Can apply for Baby Brigade support for an expectant spouse during your deployment (see below)
• Can request support of family stateside with cards for birthdays, anniversary, get well, and more

The Soldiers’ Angels Sewing and Crafting Team provides lovingly created handmade pieces of comfort and support to veterans, deployed service members and their families.

Whether a Team Angel is an expert seamstress or a casual hobbyist, there is an opportunity to meet the needs of our troops on the Sewing and Crafting Team. Many Sewing and Crafting Team Angels rely on their personal talents and skill sets to knit, sew, crochet and quilt their gifts of support.

For those less experienced, no-sew blankets provide an opportunity to become more involved. These handmade items are then distributed within the military community to active duty service members, expectant military families and in VA hospitals around the country.

To join Soldiers’ Angels and participate in the Sewing and Crafting Team click here to get started!

If you’re already an Angel, log in to your Angel account and join the team.

Valor-IT helps provide voice-controlled/adaptive laptop computers and other necessary technology to support veterans recovering from hand wounds and other severe injuries.

If you have questions about this program, click here and complete the contact form.

Click here to complete the online application.

To be eligible you must be a post-9/11 wounded, ill and injured veteran and must have injuries that require computer and electronics accommodations.

Before approval, you will be required to provide proof of service, proof of injury, and a letter from the VA case manager validating the need for the disability accommodations.

• Free or Affordable Computers
• Assistive Technology

Are you a veteran in need of food assistance? Soldiers’ Angels may be able to help.

Soldiers’ Angels hosts monthly veteran food distributions for low-income, at-risk, and homeless veterans and their families.

Each event serves approximately 75 pounds of quality produce, meat, and non-perishables to each family. This could produce up to two weeks of meals for a family of four.

Click here to register with our food relief programs.

This program is for in-need veterans and their families.

Let Soldiers' Angels help you welcome your new bundle of joy through a virtual baby shower! 

Congratulations! We are thrilled to hear that your family is growing and our volunteers are eager to help you welcome your new baby to the world! Register now and let us shower you (virtually)

Eligible expectant mothers will receive a virtual baby shower from Angel volunteers across the country. Our dedicated volunteers shop for baby items to help your family prepare for your new little bundle of joy. They may also put their personal sewing and crafting talents to use and lovingly create handmade baby gifts, including blankets and booties. In addition, mothers will receive a special gift box from Soldiers' Angels. 

Virtual Baby Showers

Soldiers’ Angels provides virtual baby showers for expectant families of the military community, including:

• Spouses of deployed Service Members
• Spouses of post-9/11 wounded, ill, or injured Service Members and Veterans
• Expectant post-9/11 wounded, ill, or injured Service Members and Veterans
• Expectant low-income and homeless Veterans referred by a VA staff member***
• Expectant spouses of low-income and homeless Veterans referred by a VA staff member***

Eligibility and Documentation

To be eligible for this program, the expectant mother must be the spouse of a deployed Service Member or the spouse of a post-9/11 wounded, ill or injured Service Member or Veteran, or an expectant post-9/11 wounded, ill, or injured Veteran.

Expectant families can register at any time and will receive support within 90 days of their estimated due date and must not have already given birth. 

Those interested in receiving this support will also need to provide the below documentation:

• Families with a deployed Service Member must submit Military ID, deployment orders, and verification of pregnancy from a doctor to be considered for a virtual baby shower.
• Families of post-9/11 wounded, ill, or injured Service Members or Veterans OR female Veterans that classify as post-9/11 wounded, ill, or injured must submit DD-214 Member 4 Copy (if Veteran) with an Honorable Discharge, verification of pregnancy from a doctor, and a proof of wound, illness or injury (line of duty determination, Purple Heart, or VA Disability rating findings) at least 10% disability rating, or Military ID (if currently service on active duty, guard or reserves).

How to Register

To register to be supported by a Soldiers’ Angels virtual baby shower (***If you fall into the low-income or homeless category, please jump to the next set of instructions):

1. Click the button below to begin the registration
2. You will be redirected to a registration form. Complete your information form on the first page.
3. On the second page, under Baby Brigade, click the box “Join this team”
4. On the final page, you will enter details about your registry and the items you wish to receive. You will also need to upload your paperwork. Please note, you cannot complete the registration without uploading your paperwork!
5. After you submit your registration, a Soldiers’ Angels representative will contact you regarding next steps.

How to Register: Low-Income or Homeless

***If you are applying under the homeless or low-income category and are not Post 9-11 wounded, ill or injured, you must be referred to the program by a VA case manager or other authorized VA staff member at your assigned VA facility.  If eligible, please follow these instructions to register to be supported by a Soldiers’ Angels Virtual Baby Shower:

1. Click here to download the letter template that must be completed by your VA case manager or authorized VA staff member prior to application submission. 
2. Once you have the completed letter, click the button below to register for support and upload the signed letter.  You cannot save the application so please do not start the application without the signed letter.
3. After you submit your registration, a Soldiers’ Angels representative will contact you regarding next steps.

Interested in Supporting Instead of Being Supported?

Are you interested in volunteering to support others with a virtual baby shower? Volunteers shop for baby items and provide virtual baby showers across the country. If so, let’s get you to the right page! Click here to learn more and volunteer.

The Women of Valor program focuses on the female caregivers of post-9/11 wounded, ill, and injured service members and veterans. (The caregivers may be the wife, girlfriend, mother, or another female relative of the wounded hero.)

Our team of Angels focuses on giving support, encouragement, and Angel love to women in the program.

Soldiers’ Angels will provide educational and other reference materials to the caregivers, selected by experts in the field. This, paired with the Team Angel support, results in a comprehensive program and provides a well-rounded team to walk alongside these incredible ladies during some of the most difficult times in their lives.

Team Angels will provide ongoing support throughout the year for each caregiver, adhering to the specific dates of significance based on their individual support requests.

For more information, click here and complete the online form.

Click here to register.

All caregivers are vetted to ensure eligibility and are then approved for the program.

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)

Veterans helping veterans is a Ministry, found it at true Vision Church, that brings veterans within the surrounding communities together for Fellowship to collaborate and share information on Veteran Affairs, claims and benefits. This ministry assists in providing meaningful insight about underutilized resources made available by the Department of Veterans Affairs to our country’s veterans.

Along with collaborative information shared during the fellowship, guests from different agencies of the Veterans Affairs Community will provide representations of the latest issues concerning veterans. VHV is not staffed with the Department of Veterans Affairs trained or certified Personnel therefore we do not advise veterans on how to file Veterans Affairs claims. Through Ministry we encourage our fellow veterans, provide information of where are some resources entitled to them can be obtained, and pray with them while they journey through their post military years.

Click here if you would like to receive notifications of upcoming meeting dates, and we will add you to our subscriber list.

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

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

Our outpatient clinic provides primary care and specialty health services. Click here to learn more.

• Advice Nurse
• Laboratory and Pathology
• Primary Care
• Social Work

Veterans and their families.

Through this unique veterans assistance program, ACG provides quality affordable housing and extensive supportive services to include outreach and case management to homeless and at-risk veteran families.

ACG is currently partnering with the local American G.I. Forum and the South Texas Veterans Health Care System to work at ending homelessness among San Antonio’s Veteran population.

Veterans only

Free

We will seek out and encourage the Involvement, Engagement, and Patronage of the local San Antonio “Military City USA” Community, while also fostering a sense of Patriotism, Support, and Integration in providing the highest quality of Veterans Outreach, Interventions, Career and Educational Services for “ALL” our Veterans.

The V.O.I.C.E.S. of our Veterans will continue to “Break The Silence!”TM, as it relates to the Veterans Suicide Epidemic, or as we have coined the phrase and named it; “The Silent War!”

Click here for a full list of services

Free

Project MEND is honored to serve those who served our country. We assist Texas veterans (any person discharged from the armed forces of the United States) and their family members, including surviving spouses (widows/widowers) and dependents (spouses and dependent children), with refurbished medical equipment and other assistive technology items.

Service connected disability is NOT required
Disability rating issued by the VA is NOT required

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT REUSE EXAMPLES

• Wheelchairs, walkers, rollators, power scooters
• Hospital beds
• Tub transfer benches
• Other items may be available

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY FINANCIAL AID EXAMPLES

• Hearing aids
• Adaptive communication aids
• Cranial helmets
• Prostheses
• Orthotics, and diabetic shoes.
• Other items may be available

• Must provide a prescription (Rx) for each item requested or a Letter of Medical Necessity for Assistive Technology
• Proof of veteran status (by way of DD-214, Texas ID, Military ID, etc.) required
• No income requirements

This is a partnership with Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative to provide Veterans and their Families with awareness training for coping skills, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide awareness and peer to peer relationship building.

Center keeps classes smaller to have more of a personal interaction for peer buddies.

Future Class are on:

• Calendar of Events
• Limited to the first 30 to sign up!
• Free Continental Breakfast and Lunch Provided
• 8:45 AM - Breakfast and sign-in

The purpose of this program is to increase Veteran Families' Resiliency.

Components of this program include the following:

• 12-hour Resiliency Seminar
• 30, 60, 90, 120 and 180 dayfollow-up
• Quarterly Workshops
• College Prep
• Support Group
• Two Recreational Family Retreats

Childcare is also included for families with small children.

This program is open to military members, veterans and their families from all conflicts and war eras.

Free.

We offer four distinct programs to assist military families at every stage of their transition into civilian life.

• Transitional Housing (Apartments)
• Permanent Homes for Veterans
• Transitional Homes for Veterans
• Transitional Housing (Villages)

Veteran Caregiver Support (formerly known as Hearts of Valor or HOV) is a network of people caring for wounded, ill or injured service members and veterans, created and maintained by Operation Homefront. We seek to support these caregivers by facilitating online groups that provide social connection to other caregivers in similar situations, fostering support groups by location to encourage resource sharing and friendships, and sponsoring annual retreats to provide education on relevant issues.

Benefits include:

• Retreats
• Support Groups
• Newsletters

All members of the Veteran Caregiver Support program must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a caregiver of a wounded, ill, or injured service member or veteran
• The service member or veteran must have time served after 9/11/2001
• The service member or veteran’s wound, illness, or injury occurred after 9/11/2001
• The caregiver must provide support documentation that details time in service and wounds, illnesses, or injuries

Check out our website for application and program information.

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

This veteran peer support group is to help build a network of friends and intimate relationships, thereby creating a strong social support system for women that share the common bond of military service.

Positive social connections increase self-esteem and feelings of self-worth. Self-esteem and self-worth are critical to self-love.

Call or email for details.

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)

Wounded and Injured in the Line of Duty

When one of our Green Berets is wounded or injured in the line of duty, we send them and their family a $2,500 check and essential gear for a temporary hospital stay that is packed in a Special Forces-grade, durable, and versatile GORUCK GR1 backpack. These packs are generously donated by GORUCK, a Special Forces Veteran-owned business.

We ensure that key family members are at the soldier’s bedside. We provide financial support for family members’ travel not covered by the Army and support for other family needs such as child care, pet kenneling, and fuel cards. We will also help ship privately owned vehicles to the military treatment facility if required.

Casualty Support Process:

1. US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Care Coalition submits a Casualty Support request to the Green Beret Foundation.

2. Green Beret Foundation receives and reviews the request.

3. Green Beret Foundation sends a $2500 check in a rucksack filled with essential gear for a temporary hospital stay.

Free