Based at the Bexar County Courthouse, streamlines the service engagement process for domestic violence victims and perpetrators involved with the judiciary and legal system, CPS, and the military.

• 24-hour Crisis Intervention
• Crisis Hotline: Please call (210) 733-8810 to speak with a Hotline specialist, 24 Hours a Day, 365 Days a Year.
• Counseling
• Support Groups
• Legal Assistance
• Transitional Housing
• On-Site Primary Medical and Dental Care
• On-Site After School Program

Services are available in both English and Spanish.

Crisis Hotline: (210) 733-8810

Psycho-educational parenting program exploring how domestic violence affects one’s ability to parent and how exposure to DV impacts children’s development and behaviors.

For more information, call the administration office at 210-930-3669.

Psycho-educational program for families referred by CPS, Family Drug Court, and Early Intervention Court. It builds healthy living skills, providing tools to bolster children's resiliency, while parents work to break the cycle of chemical dependency, abuse, and domestic violence.

Provides various services suited to meet each child's developmental and emotional needs at our residential and non-residential facilities.

Play therapy techniques are used in individual and group counseling that is offered to help children process and heal from domestic violence.

Ongoing family case management services with a focus on the spectrum of needs of every child client are provided while maintaining an emphasis on meeting the academic needs of children identified as victims/survivors of family violence. Services are provided to every child.

For more information, call administration at 210-930-3669.

Pet Shelter

Up to 65% of domestic violence victims will delay or refuse to leave an abusive home out of fear of leaving their pets behind, but less than 3% of domestic violence shelters across the country provide shelter for family pets. We do.

FVPS, The Battered Women and Children’s Shelter is counting on your donation to help operate our pet shelter at our emergency facility. 

Click here to learn more.

Donation Center

Click here for a list of items needed, as well as other information regarding in-kind donations.

Volunteer

FVPS welcomes individual and group volunteers. Click here for details.

For more information, click here.

Victims and survivors of domestic violence receive individual counseling by appointment. Individual counseling focuses on personal safety, personal growth, development, and improving interpersonal relationships. Participation is voluntary and available to residential and non-residential clients.

Children's counseling offers various therapeutic services to address the developmental and emotional needs of each child. Play therapy, and individual, and group counseling are offered to help children process and heal from domestic violence. Services are provided to every child at the Battered Women and Children’s Shelter, and any child needing therapeutic services at our Broadway office.

Free

Legal representation through FVPS is generally focused on the areas of family law such as

• Protective Orders
• Divorce
• Child Custody
• Modifications, and Enforcements
• Or a combination of those services.

How to Apply

Applications for legal services with FVPS must be filled out. It is also important to include any relevant documents with your application, such as police reports, photos of injuries, court orders and documents, and any documents from Child Protective Services.

Apply online using fillable form(s) OR print, fill out, and mail downloadable form(s) to:

FVPS Legal Services Department
ATTN: Natalie Pruitt,
7911 Broadway,
San Antonio, Texas 78209

Fax: to 210-314-1016
Email to [email protected]
Phone: (210) 821-3823 or 210 930-3669 ext 2223

Once your application has been received and reviewed by the Department, you will be notified whether your application has been accepted.

Free for eligible participants.

Meets the specialized needs of active and Veteran military service members and their dependents through partnerships with San Antonio's military installations.

For more information, call 210-930-3669.

This program is designed to engage perpetrators of family violence in recognizing the impact of their violence on children and complements BIPP.

The curriculum invites fathers to explore their childhood and how it may have shaped their beliefs and behaviors about fatherhood, as well as the concept that abusing a child's mother is abusive to children.

It also supports men in developing non-violent, nurturing, child-centered parenting practices.

Call the administration office at 210-930-3669 for more information.

Click here to view payment and forms information

A 25-hour process and curriculum-based psycho-educational group to support Survivors in exploring their experiences and how domestic violence impacts children. Survivors are guided through processing their life experiences and considerations for healing and working towards optimal change and growth.

Our Violence Intervention Program is one of only three State-certified Batterers Intervention Programs in Bexar County, reaching male, female, and LGBTQ perpetrators of domestic violence with a comprehensive curriculum.

The VIP program consists of group therapy for men and women who perpetrate domestic and family violence. VIP curriculum allows perpetrators to take responsibility for their abusive behavior and teaches them the fundamentals of a healthy, non-violent relationship. It is designed to cover different aspects of violence and family abuse.

If you are ready to end your abusive behavior, join one of our groups. The program consists of 20 group sessions that meet every week for two hours. If you are interested in joining, please set an appointment.

All services are offered in English and Spanish.

For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call (210) 930-3669, ext. 2101 or 2102.

• Every participant needs to have a personal email and access to a personal computer or smartphone (example: iPhone, Android)
• Participation in the VIP program is open to the public as well as persons referred by the court, CPS, probation office, or parole office.

• Before paying the $25 fee, intake paperwork must be filled out in person. Please call 210-930-3669 and press option #3 to make an intake appointment.

Initial evaluation $25. This is a two-hour appointment to complete paperwork and meet one-on-one with a professional counselor.

Group sessions are $25 per session. The total amount of sessions is 24.

Group counseling for victims and survivors of domestic violence provides a safe environment to process emotions, share experiences, as well as become educated on the dynamics of domestic violence. The group sessions emphasize safety, learning how to take care of one’s self and assisting their children in the healing process. Sessions are available to residential and non-residential clients.

Participants must be female, and 18 years of age or older.

Free