In partnership with the City of San Antonio, our temporary shelter will open for clients when the weather is below freezing or during severe inclement weather.

Each Sunday morning we provide a warm breakfast, showers, clothes, art therapy, and haircuts to our clients in downtown San Antonio.

Clients can also attend the Corazon Medical Clinic at the same location. 

We provide warm meals, showers with CAM, ID Recovery, respite, small groups, street outreach, and personalized case management.

This program is in partnership with Grace Lutheran Church, the City of San Antonio, and local nonprofits including Christian Assistance Ministries (CAM), Haven for Hope, SA Hope Center, First Presbyterian Church, and Communities Under the Bridge (CUB).

The center is for anyone experiencing homelessness, about to experience homelessness, or in need of respite during the day.

All services are free.

Adults and seniors are invited to participate in many recreational, educational, and social programs.

With a focus on encouraging healthy lifestyles, both physical and mental, a variety of classes are offered for your enjoyment. 

A hot home-cooked meal is served Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at noon in partnership with H.E.B. A reservation is required.

Every last Wednesday of the month, people with birthdays or anniversaries that month are honored with a musical presentation, cake, or an ice cream social.

Click here to view and register for classes at this location. (If there are no results for classes at this location, a list of classes, programs, and activities at alternate locations will be provided.)

$7 annual fee for participants age 60 and over; $15 for participants ages 18-59.

580,257 volumes, including an extensive collection of Non-fiction located on the 2nd floor, Fiction located on the 5th floor, Media, Express and the Latino Collection and Resource Center located on the 1st floor, and Texana/Genealogy located on the 6th floor.

Special needs services and collections-including equipment are also available at the library-including the recent addition of the Children's Low Vision Reading Room on the 3rd floor.

The library contains an art gallery on the 1st floor with exhibits scheduled thought the year. As you explore the library you will also notice a number of art pieces from the library's collection situated throughout the library's seven-floor. On the 2nd floor, you can find the Marie Swartz Art Resource Center, which in partnership with the Southwest School of Art serves as the library of record for the School's BFA degree program.

VIA: 3, 4, 90, 95, 96, 97

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Outside Wi-Fi Access 7:30 AM - 10:30 PM

Curbside Pickup is available at this location. When items are ready for pickup, patrons may park in the designated parking spot and call the number on the sign to have holds brought to their vehicle.

• Assistive Technology
• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

We strive to provide a friendly, cozy day home and courtyard to anyone in need of a safe haven to rest, enjoy a meal, engage in conversation, garden, do laundry, watch a movie, play a board game, obtain travel-size hygiene supplies, receive postal mail, and make/send and receive phone calls or email messages.

• Postal Mail Services    
• Greeting cards, stamps, envelopes
• Laundry
• Showers
• Clothing/Shoes
• Hygiene Supplies including underwear, socks, t-shirts
• Barber and Nail Grooming on scheduled days each week
• Movies mornings M_T_W_Th
• Complimentary phone, email, and Wi-Fi
• VIA bus tickets to get to and from CWH up to 4x per week

We are not an overnight shelter.

Must be 50 years and older, homeless and/or hungry

Free

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

Tobin Community Center is located in John Tobin Park and offers open play with some organized basketball and volleyball activities.

Stay active and have fun all year round with Fitness in the Park (FIP)! This free program offers a variety of exciting fitness classes across indoor and outdoor locations in San Antonio. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast or just starting out, there's something for everyone. It's a great place to meet friends. Stop by and join in the fun!

All amenities are first come, first served.

Guadalupe Community Center provides immediate help to address food insecurity, reduce poverty, and prevent homelessness.

As part of a coalition with the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services, United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Charities is continuing Project Cool, a program that provides free 20-inch box fans to older adults in an effort to provide heat relief and prevent heat-related illness during the hot summer months in San Antonio. The goal of the program is to provide free fans as a low-cost, low-energy means to keep seniors cool without incurring high utility bills.

How to receive a free fan:

• 55 years of age or older. 
• Must provide a driver’s license; or
  Disabled, must provide disability letter.

Free

As part of a coalition with the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services, United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Charities is continuing Project Cool, a program that provides free 20-inch box fans to older adults in an effort to provide heat relief and prevent heat-related illness during the hot summer months in San Antonio. The goal of the program is to provide free fans as a low-cost, low-energy means to keep seniors cool without incurring high utility bills.

How to receive a free fan:

• 55 years of age or older.
• Must provide a driver’s license; or
  Disabled, must provide disability letter.

Free

This center provides programs to help seniors lead active, independent, and engaged lives. This is done through comprehensive nutrition, wellness, and education services.

To become eligible to attend this center and participate in services, individuals must reside in Bexar County and meet one of the following criteria:

• 60 years and older.
• Under 60 years married to a 60+ participant who attends the center and accompanies the participant to the center.
• Under 60 years, disabled, and resides with a 60+ participant and accompanies the participant to the center (only applicable to the HEAL Meal Program).

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

61,956 volumes with an extensive Spanish book collection (adult and juvenile), a small Latino collection and good picture book collection, videos, DVDs, music CDs and audiobooks.

All Spanish language magazines circulate, including Buen Hogar, Geo Mundo, Ideas, Selecciones del Reader's Digest.

Free Wi-Fi daily from 7:30 AM-10:30 PM.

Nearby Via routes: 75, 76

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Curbside Pickup is available at this location. When items are ready for pickup, patrons may park in the designated parking spot and call the number on the sign to have holds brought to their vehicle.

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

Collection varies between 44,000 to 45,000 volumes including videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks.

VIA: 54

Free Wi-Fi daily from 7:30 AM-10:30 PM.

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

Approximately 26,000 volumes including videos, DVDs, music CDs, audiobooks, and Read Alongs. 

San Pedro has a small collection serving neighborhood adults, young people, and children with materials about San Antonio and local area history.

Free Wi-Fi daily from 7:30 AM-10:30 PM. 

VIA: 3, 4, 20

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Curbside Pickup is available at this location. When items are ready for pickup, patrons may park in the designated parking spot and call the number on the sign to have holds brought to their vehicle.

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

45,307 volumes, including a popular book collection, general reference materials, videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks.

Collection strengths: Popular adult fiction, health, finance, business, cookbooks, gardening, parenting, children's popular collection.

VIA: 5

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Free Wi-Fi daily from 7:30 AM-10:30 PM.

Curbside Pickup is available at this location. When items are ready for pickup, patrons may park in the designated parking spot and call the number on the sign to have holds brought to their vehicle.
 

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

This center provides programs to help seniors lead active, independent, and engaged lives. This is done through comprehensive nutrition, wellness, and education services.

Services include:

• A daily lunchtime meal.
• Transportation services to eligible seniors living within a 5-mile radius of the center.

Programs and activities include:

• Arts & Crafts
• Basic Health Screenings
• Exercise classes
• Field trips
• Library
• Recreation and dance
• Social services
• Technology classes
• Work search programs

To become eligible to attend this center and participate in services, individuals must reside in Bexar County and meet one of the following criteria:

• 60 years and older.
• Under 60 years married to a 60+ participant who attends the center and accompanies the participant to the center.
• Under 60 years, disabled, and resides with a 60+ participant and accompanies the participant to the center (only applicable to the HEAL Meal Program).

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

As part of a coalition with the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services, United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, Catholic Charities is continuing Project Cool, a program that provides free 20-inch box fans to older adults in an effort to provide heat relief and prevent heat-related illness during the hot summer months in San Antonio.

The goal of the program is to provide free fans as a low-cost, low-energy means to keep seniors cool without incurring high utility bills.

How to receive a free fan:

• 55 years of age or older. 
• Must provide a driver’s license; or
  Disabled, must provide disability letter.

If you feel inclined to donate, click the following link https://ccaosa.ejoinme.org/projectcool2024.

Free.

Special collections: African American Studies, Spanish Language Materials. 

56,696 volumes, including music CDs, videos, DVDs, and audiobooks with strength in the areas of African American Studies and children’s literature.

Free Wi-Fi daily from 7:30 AM-10:30 PM

VIA: 25

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Curbside Pickup is available at this location. When items are ready for pickup, patrons may park in the designated parking spot and call the number on the sign to have holds brought to their vehicle.

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

70,072 volumes including music CDs, videos, DVDs, and audiobooks. The Adult Collection features a growing collection of African-American interests including periodicals, audiobooks, videos, and music CDs.

Free Wi-Fi daily from 7:30 AM-10:30 PM.

VIA: 34

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• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

The Palm Heights Community Center offers a wide variety of programming, including youth sports leagues, arts and crafts, table games, nutrition education, dance, music and more.

Seniors may also call the Human Services Senior Services Division at 210-207-7172.

Other resources available to seniors:

• San Antonio Food Bank Commodities, 210-431-8326
• Meals on Wheels, 210-735-5115
• Alamo Service Connection / Senior Services, 210-477-3275

The Palm Heights Community Center offers a wide variety of programming, including youth sports leagues, arts and crafts, table games, nutrition education, dance, music, and more.

Alcohol is prohibited. Amenities are first come, first serve with some exceptions.

Click here to view and register for classes at this location. (If there are no results for classes at this location, a list of classes, programs, and activities at alternate locations will be provided.)

The collection consists of over 65,000 volumes including audio books, videos, DVDs and music CDs. Adult and juvenile non-fiction is interfiled.

VIA: 68, 70, 522

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Free Wi-Fi daily from 7:30 AM-10:30 PM.

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, stay cool in the pool.

This is one of over 80 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.

VIA is offering fare-free trips to and from cooling centers while they remain open. Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.

This center provides programs to help seniors lead active, independent, and engaged lives. This is done through comprehensive nutrition, wellness, and education services.

Services include:

• A daily lunchtime meal
• Transportation services to eligible seniors living within a 5-mile radius of the center 

Programs and activities include:

• Art classes
• Bingo
• Technology classes
• Chair volleyball
• Exercise classes
• Nutrition program
• Pool tables

To become eligible to attend this center and participate in services, individuals must reside in Bexar County and meet one of the following criteria:

• 60 years and older
• Under 60 years married to a 60+ participant who attends the center and accompanies the participant to the center
• Under 60 years, disabled, and resides with a 60+ participant and accompanies the participant to the center (only applicable to the HEAL Meal Program)

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

Resilience hubs are safe, accessible, and equitable facilities where residents can obtain information and resources in times of need.

Resilience hubs serve communities every day, during an emergency, and after a disaster.

Hubs can have:

• Access to basic needs/supplies
• Heating or cooling centers
• Shelter from severe weather
• Access to power & device charging
• Community meeting location
• Free Wi-Fi
• Resource distribution during emergencies

Includes 50,000 items and 24 public access computers. The building amenities contain two courtyards, a large community meeting room, and two quiet study rooms. The library offers a full range of services for people of all ages.

Free Wi-Fi daily from 7:30 AM-10:30 PM

VIA: 42

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Curbside Pickup is available at this location. When items are ready for pickup, patrons may park in the designated parking spot and call the number on the sign to have holds brought to their vehicle.

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

Ramon V Quintero Community Center (formerly Southside Lions Community Center) offers a wide variety of programming, including youth sports leagues, arts and crafts, table games, nutrition education, dance, music. and more.

Alcohol is prohibited. Amenities are first come, first serve with some exceptions.

Click here to view and register for classes at this location. (If there are no results for classes at this location, a list of classes, programs, and activities at alternate locations will be provided.)

This center provides programs to help seniors lead active, independent, and engaged lives. This is done through comprehensive nutrition, wellness, and education services.

Services include:

• A daily lunchtime meal
• Transportation services to eligible seniors living within a 5-mile radius of the center 

Programs and activities include:

• Arts and crafts
• Exercise classes
• Recreational activities
• Technology classes

To become eligible to attend this center and participate in services, individuals must reside in Bexar County and meet one of the following criteria:

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

Resilience hubs are safe, accessible, and equitable facilities where residents can obtain information and resources in times of need.

Resilience hubs serve communities every day, during an emergency, and after a disaster.

Hubs can have:

• Access to basic needs/supplies
• Heating or cooling centers
• Shelter from severe weather
• Access to power & device charging
• Community meeting location
• Free Wi-Fi
• Resource distribution during emergencies

63,000 items include DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, magazines, and newspapers. The branch has a strong Spanish language collection.

Free Wi-Fi daily from 7:30 AM-10:30 PM

VIA: 4

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Curbside Pickup is available at this location. When items are ready for pickup, patrons may park in the designated parking spot and call the number on the sign to have holds brought to their vehicle.

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use