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This website provides helpful tips, information, and resources to help you stay safe in the extreme heat this summer.
Click here for potentially life-saving information.
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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.
by City of San Antonio (COSA), Parks & Recreation
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.
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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 as long as they remain open. Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
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 as long as they remain open. Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
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
by City of San Antonio (COSA), Department of Human Services (DHS)
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.
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.
Notice
We have partially reopened and resumed serving hot meals. See our current schedule below.
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.
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.
Free
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
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 as long as they remain open. Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
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.
Project Cool is a collaborative effort of the City of San Antonio (Human Services, Fire Department), the Archdiocese of San Antonio (Catholic Charities), United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, and community and corporate partners.
Donations of 20-inch box fans can be dropped off at this location Monday - Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM.
This program is for seniors (age 60+) and individuals with disabilities who reside in San Antonio and surrounding areas.
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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
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 as long as they remain open. Click here to find a bus route to this Cooling Center.
Free
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), 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.
Free
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.
Free
by City of San Antonio (COSA), Parks & Recreation
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.
Free
Collection varies between 44,000 to 45,000 volumes including videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks
VIA: 54
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 as long as they remain open. 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.
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
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 as long as they remain open. 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.
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.
Free
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.
Free
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
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.
Free
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.
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.
Free