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Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (Nonprofit )
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA) is committed to caring for children and families in crisis. Since 1976, we have provided services to abused, neglected, and high-risk youth through residential and counseling services many of which are offered on a sliding scale to low-income families in our community. Children come to us from the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services, the City of San Antonio, Family and Youth Service Bureau as well as various County Juvenile Probation Offices. Our services help children navigate through the trauma of physical and sexual abuse, abandonment, and neglect they have experienced.

RMYA provides a safe, supervised residential setting with 24-hour care; an on-campus accredited school; medical care; a nutritious diet; cultural and recreational enrichment programs; individual, family and group counseling services; life skills; and parenting classes. RMYA provides the consistent and comfortable environment necessary for children to significantly improve their behavior and decision-making skills so that they can experience a different way of living and ultimately break the cycle of abuse and violence.

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1.61 miles away, 1213 Iowa St, San Antonio, TX, 78203 , D2
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Safe Place® is a program of National Safe Place Network (NSPN).

Free.

Branch hours: Monday: 5:30 AM - 9:00 PM Tuesday: 5:30 AM - 9:00 PM Wednesday: 5:30 AM - 9:00 PM Thursday: 5:30 AM - 9:00 PM Friday: 5:30 AM - 8:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday: CLOSED
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Safe Place® is a program of National Safe Place Network (NSPN).

Free.

Branch hours: Monday: 5:00 AM - 9:30 PM Tuesday: 5:00 AM - 9:30 PM Wednesday: 5:00 AM - 9:30 PM Thursday: 5:00 AM - 9:30 PM Friday: 5:00 AM - 9:30 PM Saturday: 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
3.80 miles away, 2900 Ruiz St, San Antonio, TX, 78228 , D5
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Safe Place® is a program of National Safe Place Network (NSPN).

Free.

Branch hours: Monday: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM Tuesday: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM Wednesday: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM Thursday: 6:00 AM - 9:00 PM Friday: 6:00 AM - 8:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday: CLOSED
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Safe Place® is a program of National Safe Place Network (NSPN).

Free.

Branch hours: Monday: 5:15 AM - 9:00 PM Tuesday: 5:15 AM - 9:00 PM Wednesday: 5:15 AM - 9:00 PM Thursday: 5:15 AM - 9:00 PM Friday: 5:15 AM - 8:00 PM Saturday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Sunday: CLOSED
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Safe Place® is a program of National Safe Place Network (NSPN).

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Children needing a safe place to stay for a short time receive 24-hour care while more permanent placement is determined. Emergency shelter services are provided for trafficked, runaway, homeless, foster youth, and children transitioning from juvenile probation.

This shelter serves children 24-hours a day in a safe, structured setting for up to 90 days. Every child is evaluated for medical, mental, dental, and other health care needs when they arrive at RMYA.

On-staff licensed clinicians are on-call 24/7 to provide crisis intervention for children, no matter what issues they may be facing.

Children participate in individual and group counseling so they can develop the tools needed to manage challenges.

Older residents also attend life skill classes to help educate them about food, finances, and the basics for surviving and thriving in the real world.

Children at RMYA keep up with school through RMYA’s on-site charter school Stepping Stones Academy. Youth have access to a large playground, swings, and basketball court so children can exercise daily.

It is crucial that children in RMYA programs experience as much normalcy as possible.

All residents are able to attend religious services at their request.

Updated within the last year
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA) provides individual and family counseling, short-term pediatric and adolescent psychiatric services, and low-cost parent education classes for youth and their families.

Assessments may be available, as needed, for temporary and voluntary short-term residential care at RMYA Emergency Shelter Services, where residents have access to psychiatric services.

Counseling Services: We work with families experiencing a variety of behavioral and emotional crises, including but not limited to:

  • parent-child conflicts
  • anxiety
  • substance abuse
  • runaways
  • truancy,
  • emotional control issues
  • anger management

We are an approved site for Bexar County Juvenile Probation and the Department of Family and Protective Services mandated counseling.

The RMYA Community Psychiatric Clinic provides short-term psychiatric services in conjunction with child and family counseling for community children and youth (up to age 24) waiting to be seen by a private psychiatrist.

Our counselors partner with psychiatric residents from the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, to provide evaluations and follow-up assessments for children coping with mental health issues that could lead to abuse, hospitalization, or the breakdown of the family unit.

RMYA also provides referrals for long-term psychiatric care when necessary.

Our agency offers the Becoming a Love and Logic Parent training course. The seven-week Becoming a Love and Logic Parent program was developed by Jim Fay, Charles Fay, PhD., and Foster W. Cline, M.D., of the Love and Logic Institute, Inc., in Golden, Colorado.

Community counseling services may be grant-funded or offered on a sliding scale fee.

Parenting Classes are $7 each, or $35 when pre-registering for the whole course.

We accept Community First Medicaid, Traditional Medicaid, and Superior Health Medicaid. We also accept Master Card and Visa.

To make an appointment or for more information, please call the number below.

Monday: Closed Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM Sunday: CLOSED *By appointment
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(210) 340-7971 x: 1100
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

The RMYA Thrift Shop provides clothing and other essentials to the children in our care and sells discounted merchandise to the community.

All proceeds from the sales at the RMYA Thrift Shop provide funding for emergency shelters and long-term residential programs for children in crisis; a drop-in center for homeless, runaway, and trafficked youth; a community family counseling and resource center; and a transitional living program for former foster care, homeless youth, and youth in extended foster care.

All donations are tax-deductible.

We accept:

  • new or gently used clothing
  • furniture
  • housewares
  • home and holiday décor
  • books
  • shoes
  • toys
  • linens
  • bath towels
  • DVD’s
  • and more

We DO NOT accept:

  • appliances
  • building materials
  • encyclopedias
  • mattresses/box springs
  • large desks,
  • entertainment centers
  • large exercise equipment,
  • bed pillows
  • paint
  • chemicals of any kind
  • couches and chairs that are torn, soiled or otherwise damaged
  • computers
  • printers
  • fax machines
  • copiers
  • cell phones
  • CPSC recalled items
  • any broken or incomplete items
Shop Hours: Monday: CLOSED Tuesday: CLOSED Wednesday: CLOSED Thursday: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Friday: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Saturday: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Sunday: CLOSED Donations are accepted on Thursdays and Fridays ONLY.
Updated within the last year
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

The TurningPoint Transitional Living program helps youth who have aged out of foster care and other homeless youth by providing a safe place to live, learn, and can become productive, empowered members of our community.

The program includes:

  • professional case management
  • weekly counseling
  • job and life skills training
  • educational assistance
  • resource referrals

Call for more information.

Youth 18-24 years old

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  • Transitional Housing - Foster Youth
Updated within the last month
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
6.70 miles away, 735 NW 410, San Antonio, TX, 78216 , D1
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
7.31 miles away, 5565 FM 78, Kirby, TX, 78219
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
7.89 miles away, 2707 NE 410, San Antonio, TX, 78217 , D10
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – Within 30 minutes, a RMYA staff member or qualified Safe Place volunteer will arrive to talk with the youth and, if necessary, provide transportation to RMYA's Centro Seguro Drop-In Center.

Step Four – Once at Centro Seguro, counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff makes sure the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last year
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free,

Open 24 hours.
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

free

Open 24 hours
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Branch hours: Monday: 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM Tuesday: 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM Wednesday: 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM Thursday: 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM Friday: 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM Saturday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM Sunday: 1:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.
Notice

If you are seeking emergency shelter services for a child between the ages of 5 and 17, please call (210) 273-0813.

For Transitional Living Program services to unsheltered young adults 18-24 years, please call (210) 349-3610. 

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Branch hours: Monday: 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM Tuesday: 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM Wednesday: 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM Thursday: 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM Friday: 5:00 AM - 10:00 PM Saturday: 7:00 AM - 8:00 PM Sunday: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 2 months.