Weather Relief near
Project Cool is a citywide initiative to provide senior citizens and individuals with disabilities relief from extreme summer temperatures that claim lives and hospitalize hundreds of San Antonians each year.
By providing 20-inch box fans as an alternative to air conditioning, Project Cool also reduces utility costs for those living on a fixed income.
This program is for seniors (age 60+) and individuals with disabilities who reside in San Antonio and surrounding areas.
Call 2-1-1 (United Way Helpline) to request a box fan (fan supplies are limited by donations received during the summer).
Free
by City of San Antonio (COSA), Department of Human Services (DHS)
COVID-19 Notice
All indoor park facilities, including Commanders House, are closed due to COVID-19 restrictions.
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 60 and over; $15 for participants 18-59.
(210) 207-3010
by City of San Antonio (COSA), Parks & Recreation
COVID-19 Notice
If you choose to visit a park, please follow CDC and local health guidelines and practice social distancing.
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
San Antonio Public Library locations have resumed normal service. Contact-Free Pickup and free outdoor WiFi remain available. Click here for hours and other details.
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 through 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
(210) 207-2500
COVID-19 Notice
Haven for Hope is open to anyone who is experiencing homelessness. No ID is required.
The Intake office is open Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM - 3:00 PM. Families are welcome 24/7.
Due to COVID, new arrivals will be tested onsite for COVID-19 and will be required to isolate in a designated location until test results are provided (1-3 nights). If the test results are positive, transportation and placement will be arranged at the City’s Isolation Care Facility Hotel. If the test results are negative, individuals and families will transition directly to Haven programming.
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.
(210) 220-2480
COVID-19 Notice
During this emergency situation we are serving simple grab-and-go meals outdoors for seniors (50+) only.
Breakfast to go Monday - Friday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Lunch to go Monday - Friday: 11:30 AM
Dinner to go Monday - Friday: 5:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Laundry service has resumed.
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.
(210) 225-0941
COVID-19 Notice
If you choose to visit a park, please follow CDC and local health guidelines and practice social distancing.
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
San Antonio Public Library locations have resumed normal service. Contact-Free Pickup and free outdoor WiFi remain available. Click here for hours and other details.
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.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
This and other cooling centers operated by the City of San Antonio will observe COVID-19 precautions, including face coverings, screening, sanitation, and social distancing guidelines.
COVID-19 Notice
San Antonio Public Library locations have resumed normal service. Contact-Free Pickup and free outdoor WiFi remain available. Click here for hours and other details.
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.
VIA roooutes: 3, 4, 20
(210) 207-9050
COVID-19 Notice
San Antonio Public Library locations have resumed normal service. Contact-Free Pickup and free outdoor WiFi remain available. Click here for hours and other details.
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
(210) 207-9160
COVID-19 Notice
San Antonio Public Library locations have resumed normal service. Contact-Free Pickup and free outdoor WiFi remain available. Click here for hours and other details.
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.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
This and other cooling centers operated by the City of San Antonio will observe COVID-19 precautions, including face coverings, screening, sanitation, and social distancing guidelines.
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 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
This center is now open at reduced capacity (25%) with abbreviated indoor and outside service offerings along with virtual programming. We will continue to work on expanding center activities and ask for your patience.
Meals and food commodities will continue to be provided via curbside pickup and home delivery for members with transportation and mobility challenges.
Morning (7:00 AM – 11:00 AM) and afternoon (1:00 PM – 3:45 PM) recreation time will be available via a reservation process.
Here are a few things you can expect upon returning to your senior center:
- Face masks will be required to be worn at all times.
- Health screenings and temperature checks will be conducted prior to gaining entrance into the center.
- Physical distancing of 6 feet will be practiced.
- Reservations will be required to participate in senior center activities.
Please call your senior center to reserve a spot!
Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.
COVID-19 Notice
San Antonio Public Library locations have resumed normal service. Contact-Free Pickup and free outdoor WiFi remain available. Click here for hours and other details.
Collection varies between 44,000 to 45,000 volumes including videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks
VIA: 54
(210) 207-9120
COVID-19 Notice
San Antonio Public Library locations have resumed normal service. Contact-Free Pickup and free outdoor WiFi remain available. Click here for hours and other details.
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.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
This and other cooling centers operated by the City of San Antonio will observe COVID-19 precautions, including face coverings, screening, sanitation, and social distancing guidelines.
by City of San Antonio (COSA), Parks & Recreation
COVID-19 Notice
If you choose to visit a park, please follow CDC and local health guidelines and practice social distancing.
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
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.
(210) 227-1627
COVID-19 Notice
If you choose to visit a park, please follow CDC and local health guidelines and practice social distancing.
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
This center is now open at reduced capacity (25%) with abbreviated indoor and outside service offerings along with virtual programming. We will continue to work on expanding center activities and ask for your patience.
Meals and food commodities will continue to be provided via curbside pickup and home delivery for members with transportation and mobility challenges.
Morning (7:00 AM – 11:00 AM) and afternoon (1:00 PM – 3:45 PM) recreation time will be available via a reservation process.
Here are a few things you can expect upon returning to your senior center:
- Face masks will be required to be worn at all times.
- Health screenings and temperature checks will be conducted prior to gaining entrance into the center.
- Physical distancing of 6 feet will be practiced.
- Reservations will be required to participate in senior center activities.
Please call your senior center to reserve a spot!
Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.
by City of San Antonio (COSA), Parks & Recreation
COVID-19 Notice
If you choose to visit a park, please follow CDC and local health guidelines and practice social distancing.
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
San Antonio Public Library locations have resumed normal service. Contact-Free Pickup and free outdoor WiFi remain available. Click here for hours and other details.
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.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
This and other cooling centers operated by the City of San Antonio will observe COVID-19 precautions, including face coverings, screening, sanitation, and social distancing guidelines.
COVID-19 Notice
San Antonio Public Library locations have resumed normal service. Contact-Free Pickup and free outdoor WiFi remain available. Click here for hours and other details.
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
(210) 207-9090
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 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
If you choose to visit a park, please follow CDC and local health guidelines and practice social distancing.
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
If you choose to visit a park, please follow CDC and local health guidelines and practice social distancing.
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
If you choose to visit a park, please follow CDC and local health guidelines and practice social distancing.
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
If you choose to visit a park, please follow CDC and local health guidelines and practice social distancing.
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
While the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services operated Senior Centers and Nutrition Sites are temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration, meals and San Antonio Food Bank commodities are available for pickup or delivery by the Department of Human Services.
All Senior Center members enrolled in the Senior Nutrition Program will receive meal distributions and San Antonio Food Bank commodities at the senior centers during the closure. Seniors needing a meal or Food Bank commodities may contact the Department of Human Services senior center nearest to them for services:
- West End Park Senior Center, 210-207-1720
- District 2 Senior Center, 210-207-5390
- South Side Lions Senior Center, 210-207-1760
- Willie Cortez Senior Center, 210-207-5295
- District 5 Senior Center, 210-207-5270
- Normoyle Senior Center, 210-207-5650
- Alicia Treviño Lopez Senior Center, 210-558-0178
- Doris Griffin Senior Center, 210-780-7444
- Bob Ross Senior Center, 210-207-5300
- Northeast Senior Center, 210-207-4590
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.
(210) 207-3099
COVID-19 Notice
If you choose to visit a park, please follow CDC and local health guidelines and practice social distancing.
When temperatures rise to potentially dangerous levels, it is important to stay inside an air-conditioned space whenever possible.
This is one of over 60 cooling centers that is operated by the City of San Antonio and open to the public.
Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free