Our Veteran Services program offers Homelessness Prevention and Stabilization Services to Veterans and their families in Texas. These supportive services include outreach, case management, help in obtaining VA benefits, emergency financial assistance for rent and utilities and assistance in obtaining and coordinating other public benefits.

Endeavors provides services to very low income Veteran families, Veterans facing eviction, and/or Veterans currently homeless and scheduled to move into housing within 90 days. Our goal is to rapidly rehouse or prevent homelessness for Veterans and their families and enhance independent living skills and/or Income for very low-income Veteran families.

We provide the following services through the Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF) at low to no cost:

• Case Management
  o Development of a Housing Stability Plan
  o Assistance in obtaining VA and other benefits
  o Referrals to Community Agencies
• Emergency Financial Assistance for rent and utilities (based on financial need)
  o Referrals for financial counseling and legal assistance
• Job placement assistance
• Parenting programs
• Skills Workshops

Eligibility:

• Low-income Veteran families
• Veterans facing eviction
• Veterans currently homeless and scheduled to move into housing within 90 days

We can place unsheltered veterans in emergency housing and can offer other services for veterans needing immediate shelter. Call (210) 469-9664.

Veterans seeking other services can contact us by phone at (210) 399-4838 or email here for information or other assistance.

Endeavors provides permanent supportive housing, case management, professional counseling, life skills training, and employment opportunities for chronically homeless women in San Antonio with disabilities and their children so that they can achieve a life full of stability, success, and self-sufficiency in an apartment-style campus.

We provide the following services through Fairweather Family Lodge:

• A safe, healthy, stable, and secure place to live
• Life skills training in parenting, finance, conflict resolution, relationship, problem-solving, leadership, and other social interaction issues
• Assistance in meeting educational needs of school-age children
• Symptom management
• Case management services
• Individualized assessments

The goals for this program include:

• Providing a safe, healthy, stable, and caring environment
• Increasing self-sufficiency and family/personal income through education, job training, and job placement
• Decreasing episodes of homelessness and/or acute psychiatric care

Located in San Antonio, Endeavors longest running program provides permanent supportive housing to individuals with mental illness. Fairweather Lodge not only provides permanent supportive housing, but also case management and life skills training so that individuals with mental illness can achieve a life full of stability, success, and self-sufficiency.

The goals for this program include:

• Providing a safe, healthy, stable, and caring environment
• Increasing self-sufficiency through life-skills training and proper referrals for education and work attainment
• Symptom management

Email here for more information.

Admission criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• Axis I mental health diagnosis from a licensed professional
• Stable and medication compliant for at least 30 days
• Be able to pay a monthly program fee
• Willing to work, volunteer, or attend school for 15 hours per week
• Remain drug-and-alcohol-free for at least 30 days

This program assists income-eligible households to help maintain or obtain stable housing.

Other services offered with this program:

• Mental Health Services for adults (18 and older) 
• Psychiatry Services
• Emergency Food Services
• Transportation Assistance
• ID Recovery

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Endeavors offers a free parenting enrichment program for all veterans, National Guardsmen, reserve, and active military parents with children 0 -17 years who are interested in cultivating and understanding their own parenting style. Classes include take-home resources, skills, and techniques during each session.

During each session, our goal is to:

• Build strong, healthy relationships
• Provide positive change for problem behaviors
• Prepare for school achievement
• Reduce family stress

Endeavors‘ Providing Sustainable Hope (PSH) program provides permanent supportive housing to chronically homeless adults who have a disabling condition. This can include mental health conditions, developmental disabilities, or substance abuse disorders.

WHO WE SERVE

• This program can serve up to 96 adult individuals who have experienced chronic homelessness and have a disabling condition.
• Referrals must be located in Bexar County; all clients are referred to PSH through the coordinated entry system called Homelink.

PROGRAM GOALS

• Provide permanent supportive housing and supportive services to single adults who have experienced chronic homelessness and have a disabling condition.

PROGRAM SERVICES

• Individuals are connected with housing solutions within Bexar County.
• Residents have access to long-term mental health counseling, employment assistance, educational services, life skills training, and basic needs.

The Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinic at Endeavors provides high-quality, accessible, and integrated mental health care to veterans and their families, regardless of role, discharge status, or ability to pay.

The Cohen Clinics are Veterans Choice Providers and use evidence-based practices to improve the quality of life for veterans and their families. Services are provided by credentialed staff trained to work specifically with the military population. Veterans and their family members receive services individually and together in the same place, at the same time, with the same treatment team.

More than just mental health care, our Military Family Clinics help veteran families with support and referrals for related needs, including unemployment, housing, finance, and education.

All veterans and their families are eligible, regardless of role, discharge status, or ability to pay.

To Schedule an Appointment:

• Walk-in during clinic hours.
• Call 210-399-4838 ext 4000 or email [email protected] to be connected to the Intake Coordinator.
• Fill out an Intake form: Completed forms can be brought in during your scheduled appointment or open clinic hours.
• Intake forms for adults and children can be downloaded here

All post-9/11 Veterans, active duty service members, and military families are eligible for treatment and we believe cost should never be a barrier to care at our Steven A. Cohen Military Family Clinics.

The Cohen Clinics at Endeavors accept all major insurances, including TRICARE, however, we work with clients on a case-by-case basis to ensure any barriers to care are addressed. For those without insurance, care may be available at no cost. CVN is contracted with DoD TRICARE and VA as part of the VA Community Care Network of providers under the VA Mission Act. Contact your local clinic for more information.

Endeavors provides a safe, healthy, stable, and caring environment to chronically homeless women with disabilities and their children.

Through permanent supportive housing, these families receive case management, professional counseling, life skills training, and employment opportunities, allowing them to increase self-sufficiency and family income, while decreasing episodes of homelessness and/or acute psychiatric care.

Services:

• A safe, healthy, stable, and secure place to live
• Life skills training in parenting, finance, conflict resolution, relationship, problem-solving, leadership, and other social interaction issues
• Assistance in meeting educational needs of school- age children
• Symptom management
• Case management services
• Individualized assessments

Endeavors' Youth Resiliency Project (YRP) provides rapid rehousing assistance to self-identified youth and young adults living in the Bexar County area. Participants of the YRP participate in our proven housing model, which encourages safe and stable housing to heal from trauma.

WHO WE SERVE 

• This program can serve up to 45 youth adults (aged 18-24) or families experiencing homelessness.
• All clients are located in Bexar County and referred to YRP through the coordinated entry system called Homelink. 

PROGRAM GOALS

• Provide unhoused youth, young adults, and their families with rapid re-housing housing and supportive services to gain new skills and prevent eviction. 

PROGRAM SERVICES

• Individuals are connected with housing solutions within Bexar County.
• Participants have access to mental health counseling, parenting education, employment assistance, educational services, life skills training, mentorship, childcare, and basic needs.

Endeavors Unlimited is a part of the EndeavorsTM continuum that provides housing, case management, life skills training and supportive employment opportunities for adults with disabilities so that they can achieve a life full of stability, successes and self-sufficiency.

Endeavors Unlimited is uniquely capable of providing twofold premier services: supportive training and employment opportunities for disabled employees and commercial services for business and government entities.