Weather Relief near
Forecast temperatures are expected to be in the 100s with an even higher heat index.
Find a cooling center to get out of the heat and protect your health.
Contact these weatherization services to help improve your home's efficiency.
Be prepared for disaster. The Ready South Texas app is an all-hazards overview of disaster information to help you prepare, plan and respond to disasters in your area. Using the Ready South Texas app, you will be able to:
- Share your status with your selected contacts with the push of a button.
- Receive critical emergency alerts via push notification.
- Locate Bexar County’s emergency shelters.
- Display up-to-date evacuation route maps.
- Get the latest news and weather for the South Texas area.
- Create a personalized Emergency Preparedness Plan by answering five basic questions.
Click here to download the app.
by City of San Antonio (COSA), Department of Human Services (DHS)
Notice
Commanders House is closed temporarily.
We are operating out of the Bode Community Center located at 901 Rigsby Ave, San Antonio, 78210. Our operating hours remain the same.
A hot home-cooked meal is served Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays at noon in partnership with H.E.B. The cost is $3 and 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.
Join us for a wonderful social time!
$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
The Courtyard offers indoor sleeping to all individuals age 18 and older.
Families with nowhere else to stay are never turned away. (Families who arrive when the Intake Office is closed should go to the security building, which is located across the railroad tracks from the Intake Office, up a short flight of steps.)
Haven's Promise
- You will ALWAYS be treated with kindness, compassion, dignity, and respect.
- You will always sleep indoors, even in the Courtyard.
- You will receive three hot meals a day and any clothing you need.
- You will be connected to housing, through Haven Housing and our partners.
- You will be connected to medical care, dental care, eye care, mental health care.
Services Available
- Housing
- Employment opportunities
- ID Recovery: Social Security card, birth certificate, driver’s license
- Application Assistance for Social Security, Disability, Medicare, SNAP
- Substance use recovery
- Detox
- Sober living
- LGBTQ services
- Medical care
- Eye care
- Dental care
- Psychiatric services
- Counseling
- Help with abuse, trauma
- GED classes
- Support for parents
- Support for school-age kids
- Legal services
- Showers, laundry
For additional information, please contact [email protected].
There are no ID requirements and no drug testing is required.
All services are at no cost to Haven clients.
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.
We also have free WIFI.
We are not an overnight shelter.
Must be homeless and 50 years or older to receive services other than Coordinated Entry referrals.
Free.
The Tobin Community Center offers a wide variety of programming, including youth sports leagues, arts and crafts, table games, nutrition education, dance, music and more.
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.
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The Guadalupe Community Center provides free, wrap-around support and advocacy services to help individuals and families in need work towards self-sufficiency.
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.
Nearby Via routes: 75, 76
Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.
Collection varies between 44,000 to 45,000 volumes including videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks
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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
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The Dawson Community Center offers a wide variety of programming, including youth sports leagues, arts and crafts, table games, nutrition education, dance, music and more.
by City of San Antonio (COSA), Department of Human Services (DHS)
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 50 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.
Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities including computer skills and internet safety classes.
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.
Call or click here for program details.
Alcohol is prohibited.
Amenities are first come, first serve with some exceptions.
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
Renovations are underway at this location and some services are limited. Click here to see available services.
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.
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Special collections: African American Studies, Spanish Language Materials
56,696 volumes, includes music CDs, videos, DVDs, and audiobooks with strength in the areas of African Ameri-can Studies and children’s literature.
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The collection consists of over 65,000 volumes including audio books, videos, DVDs and music CDs. Adult and juvenile non-fiction is interfiled.
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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, including birth certificate processing for those born from 2005 to present.
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Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.
Ramon V. Quintero Community Center (formerly known as 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.
Call or click here for program details.
Alcohol is prohibited.
Amenities are first come, first serve with some exceptions.
63,000 items include DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, magazines, and newspapers. The branch has a strong Spanish language collection.
VIA: 46
Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.
Notice
This library is currently closed for renovations. Contact-free pickup is available at Granados Adult & Senior Center, Monday - Friday, 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
Approximately 85,000 items including videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks. The branch circulates children's periodicals.
VIA: 96, 505
Renovations are underway at this location and some services are limited. Click here to see available services.
53,364 volumes including videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks
VIA: 82
Join in the fun at Virginia Marie Granados Adult and Senior Center, a place where friends meet. 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. For the fitness conscious, a weight room with cardio and strength training equipment is available.
To register for these activities, a registration book is located at the front desk and suggestions for additional programs or activities are always welcome.
Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.
The Copernicus Community Center offers a wide variety of programming, including youth sports leagues, arts and crafts, table games, nutrition education, dance, music and more.
Call or click here for program details.
Alcohol is prohibited. Amenities are first come, first serve with some exceptions.
The Ramirez Community Center offers a wide variety of programming, including youth sports leagues, arts and crafts, table games, nutrition education, dance, music and more.
Click here for program details and to make a reservation for a rental.
Alcohol is prohibited.
Amenities are first come, first serve with some exceptions.