Sidewalks, Inc. builds sidewalks in the City of San Antonio, Texas, through a cooperative effort of volunteers and donations of money and material resources. It began its work in 2006. The intention is to increase mobility within neighborhoods that have long suffered from the lack of infrastructure or dilapidated infrastructure.

Sidewalks are built in front of homes where residents are of low or moderate income. To date,10 sidewalk projects have been completed, all benefiting someone who is eldery or disabled/physically challenged, near a bus route and near an elementary school.

Projects selected must meet more than one of the following priorities:

• In front of homes of people who are disabled/physically challenged
• In front of homes of the elderly
• On bus lines
• Near Schools
• On routes from residential neighborhood to commercial resources

All sidewalks are built within the requirements on permitting of the Unified Development Code of the City of San Antonio. Sidewalks, Inc. sees itself as a “Friend of The Public Works Department of the City of San Antonio”. The immediate focus is on sidewalks in length of about 50 feet, which is the standard size of a lot. Sidewalks, Inc. is a non-profit and funding is limited, therefore not all applications submitted are guaranteed a sidewalk.

If you are interested in applying please fill out the nomination form.

Click here to contact us.

The Christmas Toy Sale sells toys to neighbors in need at extremely low prices (10% of the original price) so that parents may pick out what THEY want to give to their children for Christmas without having to suffer the economic crisis of the Christmas season when they are already on an extremely limited budget.

SATX INNER CITY DEVELOPMENT is a nonprofit, community based organization that responds to emergency, educational, and recreational needs of the neighborhood on the near Westside of San Antonio.

Free of charge.

Volunteer:

Inner City is based on volunteerism and depends on volunteer staff to run all of its programs as well as maintain facilities. Volunteers are needed to coach teams, supervise youth programs, stock the food pantry, provide social services counseling, organize fundraising activities and even to maintain the grounds and facilities. If you would like to become involved, please take a look at our programs and contact the staff at Inner City to discuss how to best utilize your talents.

Volunteer House:

For those looking for a more intensive volunteer experience, Inner City has a select number of rooms available at the adjacent volunteer house. This experience is intended for those ready to commit a significant portion of their time to service on the volunteer staff at Inner City and provides room and board in exchange for 15 hours of weekly volunteer service at the organization.

Donate:

Inner City receives its financial support mainly through the generosity of individual donations. While ICD is not church or government affiliated, it does receive some financial support from a variety of churches. Some local businesses and foundations have also been very generous to ICD. Inner City is a 501 c 3 nonprofit. All donations are tax deductible.

If you are interested in volunteering, call or email us at [email protected].

Click here to make a donation.

Volunteering, at its heart, is the principle of donating time and energy for the benefit of other people in our community as a social responsibility rather than for any financial reward.

Lives are changed and communities are strengthened when we come together and bring our resources to serve those in need. We can't do this without you.

To learn of the different programs and how to volunteer for each one, please click the Apply Now and select the program of interest.

Have a donation or contribution?

• Do you have contributions of clothing, non-perishable foods items and the like? Please click here to reach out to us for instructions on how to make your contribution.
• If you would like to make a monetary donation, please make your check payable to Believers Community Development, P.O. Box 200775, San Antonio, TX 78220.

We have ongoing volunteer opportunities for groups and individuals. For one-time group projects there are a number of ways volunteers can make a tremendous impact on our organization and the families we serve, such as assisting at special events, light yard work, painting, and sanitizing toys.

Our on-going volunteer opportunities vary from working directly with clients to much needed staff support.

Click here to send us your information for volunteer opportunities

Click here to send a Monetary Gift

Click here to view our Amazon Wishlist

Twice on Saturdays each month, Our Lord's Table Food Ministry serves as a San Antonio Food Bank partner food pantry for 150+ neighborhood families in great need. 

Parishioners and community volunteers are encouraged to join us any Distribution Saturday; please arrive thirty minutes before doors open (around 8:30 am).

There are several ways to help, from assisting with checking families in, helping with loading groceries into family boxes, allowing them to pack their vehicles, or delivering packaged boxes for our home-bound clients.

In the St Paul’s Episcopal Church Pavilion (across the parking lot from the church office)

Contact the church office with any questions or volunteer: [email protected] or 210-226-0345.

Big Mama's Safe House offers several opportunities to get involved.

Donate. Click here to make a donation.

Sponsor. If you are interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact us at the phone number or email below.

Volunteer. Click here to sign up to volunteer with us.

Project Transformation (PT) is a summer out-of-school program that brings together the 3 Cs: Children, College Students, and Churches.

Click here for registration and volunteer information.

Serve your neighbors and become part of an incredible community! We have many opportunities to get involved.

Deliver a Meal

Help us deliver meals to seniors in our program! Check out our Givepulse page at givepul.se/kjxryj if you would like to sign up.

We deliver lunches to seniors Tuesday through Friday.

Volunteers are asked to arrive by 10:30 and usually finish by 11:30 - 12:00. Delivery routes are within a two-mile radius of our site, and each involves about nine miles of driving.

Host a Drive

Host a drive to collect items for our Care Packages. Our team takes Care Packages on home visits with seniors and families. These packages help our neighbors living in deep poverty meet their basic needs.

Start a Supply Drive

We need these items:

• Non-Perishable Food Items (most needed are canned vegetables, rice, and beans)
• Baby Wipes
• Baby Formula
• Books for Children Ages 0 - 18 Months
• Books for children up to age 13
• Educational/board games for grade school children
• Grocery Store Gift Cards
• Gas Gift Cards
• Socks - Children & Adults
• Underwear - Children & Adults
• Basic Kitchenware (i.e. dishes, silverware, cooking utensils)
• Dental Hygiene Supplies
• Feminine Hygiene Supplies
• Adult diapers
• Cleaning Supplies
• Hand Sanitizer
• Notebook paper
• Crayons
• Spiral notebooks

Have a creative way to serve that you don’t see listed? Let us know!

All volunteers must complete our application and receive a copy of our handbook. When you register on Givepulse, you will be able to access the application and handbook online. If you would like to fill out a paper version, please email Elizabeth Peters.

It is recommended that volunteers serve in pairs.

All people must wear a mask at our site. While delivering, volunteers must wear a mask and gloves. Hand sanitizer use is recommended.

Please email Elizabeth Peters with any questions you may have.

Get Involved!

We have many volunteer positions available to help our community grow!

Food Pantry:

• Driver with truck to pick up food order from the San Antonio Food Bank 2 times per month
• Food Pantry In-takes forms (9:30 AM - 12:00 PM Mondays)
• Food Pantry Data Entry
• Volunteer to receive food order (unload truck, sort food and put away) 2 times per month

Parent to Child Math:

• GED teacher in Spanish
• ESL (english as a second language) teacher
• Math teacher
• Summer Junior Master Gardener Classes - Summer
• Teacher’s helper (ages 4-7 years)
• Teacher’s helper (ages 8-11 years)

Two Gardens (Jardin de la Esperanza and Lupita's Garden)

• Water garden 1-2 times per week
• General garden maintenance and upkeep
• Mow grass

Click here to donate to San Antonio Time Dollar Community Connections.

To get involved, call 210-433-9851 and ask how you can help!

The mission of Alpha Home is to offer the community recovery, hope, and healing through spiritually based drug and alcohol treatment and support.

Spirituality, compassion, integrity, respect, and inclusivity are the core values that we live by.

Volunteers play an essential role at Alpha Home. The assistance our volunteers give multiplies our ability to provide services to our clients. We welcome individuals, organizations, church groups and companies to join us!

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• RECEPTIONIST AND FILE CLERKS:

Answering phones, filing, laminating, shredding and other clerical duties.

• DONATION DRIVES:

Alpha Home has an ongoing need for toiletry items. Please contact us if you would like to organize a donation drive to help with our daily needs.

• GROUNDS MAINTENANCE:

Assist with beautification of grounds and support maintenance coordinator.

• MACY'S CLOTHING CLOSET:

Sort through and organize donated clothing/assist clients with clothing needs.

Call or email us at [email protected] for more information on how you can help!

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Southwest Council has two different types of volunteers - Good Samaritans and Vincentians.

Good Samaritan Volunteers work with our Society of St. Vincent de Paul staff. Good Samaritians assist us collect and sort fans for Project Cool, sort and pre-package food to distribute to families in need, organize food drives and third party events to bring in critically needed items, assist in St. Vinny's Bistro to cook and serve food to homeless individuals, and assist with special projects.

Vincentian Volunteers are parish-based volunteers. Vincentians conduct Home Visits (in-person and virtual). During their visit, Vincentians are able to asses the needs of our friends and refer them to one or all of our programs.

Conference Support Volunteer:

Volunteer at your local St. Vincent de Paul Conference location. Volunteers help with stocking shelves, bagging food, sorting donations and seeing our brothers and sisters who come to our doors seeking assistance.

Volunteers are needed on a daily, weekly, and monthly basis.

Our Mission

The mission of the Texas Organizing Project is to bring together Black and Latino Texans so that together we can fight for real change by organizing our neighborhoods, investing our time and energy in causes relevant to our communities, and collectively taking ownership over TOP’s agenda, strategy and direction. With a seasoned and committed organizing staff, a diverse membership and leaders from all walks of life, TOP has already made a huge impact and is positioned to continue to grow.

Click here to download app

Click here become a member

Click here sign up for emails

Click here to Volunteer

Click here to Donate to Texas Organizing Project

Click here to Donate to Texas Organizing Project PAC

Life Choices Medical Clinic is a local, non-profit organization that has been assisting women and men with their pregnancy and sexual health needs since 1996.

We have a big mission to fulfill and a lot of ways we’d like to accomplish it. But we can’t do it alone.

If you are interested in volunteering, fill out our form here.

Click here to donate.

We cannot do what we do without your support!

The GoodHood (formaly SA Heals) is a 501(c)(3) organization and each donation is tax-deductible.

Click here to make a monetary donation

For other donations, contact us here.

Slow Boogie’s is a root beer brewed to give back. The name comes from our neighborhood on San Antonio's eastside, and it means it’s all good. Slow Boogie’s wants to make it all good with our root beer by creating job opportunities for the kids in our community. How sweet it is!

Click here to book our Slow Boogie’s root beer float trailer for your next event and help hire kids from our eastside community.

Volunteer With Us!

Do you love working with children and families? Want to make a difference in our community, engage in joyful learning and find your inner child? If so, then play it forward at The DoSeum!

Benefits of Volunteering:

• Create rewarding opportunities to help children to learn through play
• Share your unique talents and develop new skills
• Explore career options in the museum industry and expand your personal and professional network
• Earn academic credit and/or community service hours 
• Receive a 15% discount at The DoSeum Store
• Receive a 10% discount at The DoSeum Café

Typical Volunteer Shifts Include:

• Gallery Attendant
• Exhibit Maintenance
• Education Programs (ie. Camps, Family Workshops, Wee Doers)
• Materials Preparation
• Special Events (ie. Free Family Night, Tinkerfest, etc.)

We offer several different ways to volunteer with us:

• Short-Term (Commit to at least 10 hours of service, typically month-long or semester)
• Long- Term (Commit to at least 30 hours of service, typically six months to a year or more)

Click here for all volunteer opportuntity information.

If you have any questions or concerns please email us at [email protected]. 

Interested in a single day construction project? Blueprint Works would love to make that happen!

We truly could not do this without you!

Thank you for partnering with us to restore homes and restore hope in San Antonio.

Click here for program information and volunteer registration.

Construction experience not necessary. We will have a Blueprint representative available to help facilitate the project. All we ask of you is that you have a teachable spirit and willingness to serve.

Blueprint would love your help in the kitchen during retreats and week-long camps. This includes preparing and serving breakfast or dinner and cleanup following the meal. This is great for individuals or groups where several volunteers can come for a few hours during the morning or evening.

Click here or email Aubrey for program information and registration.

Each Spring Break and summer, over 900 middle school and high school aged students participate in one of Blueprint's week long mission camps.  Groups come together from Texas and around the U.S. to serve. These volunteers share the love of Jesus Christ and transform homeowners' lives through their hard work.  Blueprint's desire is for students to return home with a passion for living a missional lifestyle and to continue serving those around them.  We'd love to serve alongside you.

Teams of youth and adults work at inner-city homes during the day and share in worship together in the evenings. Blueprint provides all lodging, food, tools, materials and programming during camp. One of our goals is for the youth leader and adult volunteers to be able to spend time getting to know their students instead of worrying about the logistics of the trip.

Blueprint strives to build up servant leaders through the camp experience.  We exist to share Christ’s love through the restoration of homes in urban San Antonio.

Click here for fees and registration information.

During our off-season (September-April), Blueprint Ministries hosts construction retreats. These are great opportunities to bring your church, youth group, business, or friends to do meaningful service in the city.

We maintain our pledge of full service for every retreat. We provide all the tools and materials you will need to get the job done. If you are staying overnight, we can provide all the food and lodging as well.

Click here for program information and registration.

We are looking for college-aged men and women who want to share Christ’s extravagant hope, love, and grace with both San Antonio homeowners and campers. Each position is demanding as you will be stretched mentally, physically, and spiritually. However, the camp experience is extremely fulfilling as you share the love of Jesus Christ with campers and homeowners, grow in your faith, and develop lifelong relationships with fellow team members and campers. 

Our summer staff roles include compensation, housing on-site, help with gas money, and meals during camp.

When you give, you partner with us to renew God's world.

Your gift to the Cooperative Baptist Fellowship will ensure the long-term presence of CBF field personnel in the United States and around the world, provide ministries and support to churches and individuals and offer hope, compassion and empowerment to men, women and children who have been forsaken and forgotten by others. Thank you for joining us in renewing God’s world.

Click here to make a cash donation.

Click here to see all the ways you can give.

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.

Volunteer your energy, talents, and resources to bring inspiration and hope to those who need it. 

Click here to fill out the Volunteer form.

Volunteers are needed to assist staff with signing clients up for showers and monitoring time limits, distributing food and clothing, and helping with other services as needed.

In accordance with CDC guidance and the city of San Antonio's directive, safety measures will be set in place to mitigate transmissible diseases.

All volunteers must complete the City of San Antonio's Participation Agreement, including the Release and Indemnification form, prior to or on the day of the event.

Click here to sign up.

Our Volunteers are vital to the success of our programs.

Ways you can help:

• Be an Academic Tutor
• Be a Children's Enrichment Guide (Art, Arts and Crafts and Outdoor Activities).
• Help with our Gala
• Host a Drive
• Host a Fundraiser
• Help with a Service Projects
• Bring your Group to Serve

To get started, simply complete the Volunteer Application Form.

We may not have a matching volunteer opportunity at this present time. We will hold your information on file and would love to be able to call on you when we do.

Please complete the form and return to Visitation House Ministries, P.O. Box 12074, San Antonio, TX 78212

Volunteers can make an impact on the life of a child, too. St. PJ's encourages individuals and groups to get involved on our campus.

Donate: Every year, St. PJ's cares for over 1,500 children. Your support helps provide food, clothing, and safe shelter to begin healing for children in crisis.

Click here to donate.

Wish List: Your generosity makes a difference in our children's lives as they experience love and hope. You can get involved in several ways!

Click here to learn more.

Events: Join us for a good cause and purpose

Click here for current events.

Volunteers working directly with the children must pass a criminal background check and a TB test.

• Download Volunteer Application
• Download Volunteer Liability Form
• Volunteer Policies
• Volunteer Today

f you want to get involved in a special way with a special activity, contact our Volunteer Department at (210) 533-1203 or at [email protected].

Volunteering with us is a fun and great way to build skills.

Volunteers are needed for a variety of administrative tasks including internet research, letter folding, stapling pamphlets, data entry, answering phones, etc.

Your skills can help the staff in valuable ways!

Click here to learn how you can get involved!

Click here to download the volunteer agreement.

Members of the 100 Black Men of San Antonio, Inc. are men ages 21+, who can pass a detailed criminal background investigation, and are committed to helping the youth of our community by utilizing their talents and volunteering their time.  All members wanting be a mentor must complete the 100 Black Men of America Online Mentor Training. Annual dues and 75% attendance to general meetings are requirements to be a "member in good standing."

Benefits of membership include:

• The opportunity to positively impact the live of youth through the sharing of your time, talent and resources.
• Ability to mentor a young person in their development, preparation and choices.
• Helping a program or committee in the achievement of desired outcomes.
• Develop a sense of “giving back”
• Accomplish Self-improvement
• Fellowship with peers
• Individual recognition
• An opportunity to be a leader in your community

New members must completely fill out all portions of the application and the background investigation.

For more information please call the number below.