Our program philosophy at Starlite Recovery Center is based on the understanding that the disease of addiction affects the entire person: encompassing the body, mind, and spirit. Because of this, treatment must address each of these areas to be successful in the recovery of the whole person.

We further believe that the disease of addiction touches more than just the individual who is abusing substances. We recognize that the lives of those around the alcoholic or addict are affected in many negative ways. Family, friends, loved ones, and employers need education, guidance, and support if treatment is to be successful.

Starlite's clinical staff will keep the family involved in the treatment process and decisions.

Starlite Recovery Center offers help for everyone whose lives are impacted by addiction and alcoholism. Primary treatment is merely the initial step in the overall recovery process. Our goal of promoting an abstinent lifestyle, one that is lasting and productive, is predicated upon intervention and education which demonstrate to the addicted individual the path of success and how others achieved it.

Addictions Treated:

• Alcohol
• Co-Occuring Disorders
• Drug Addiction
• Heroin
• Cocaine
• Marijuana
• Meth
• Opioids
• Prescription Drugs
• Stimulants

Programs:

• Residential Program
• Intensive Outpatient Program
• LBTQ+ Program
• Christian Program
• Military Veterans and First Responders Program
• Family Program
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Dialectical Behavioral Therapyy (DBT)

Drug Free Comfort seeks to eliminate dangerous and illegal drugs from our schools and community by raising awareness and knowledge and implementing drug prevention programs.

Through parent education, dynamic youth programs, and engagement with key stakeholders, Drug Free Comfort is dedicated to the promotion of healthy family relationships, emotional wellness, and the prevention of drug and alcohol abuse in our community.

Children’s Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP) began in 1979 when a group of US Air Force pediatricians, Dr. Chris Plauche Johnson, Dr. Fred McCurdy, and Dr. Robert de Lemos, along with other health professionals, brought 32 children with disabilities together for a weekend camp.

These campers were not accepted to other camps - even those for children with disabilities - due to the severity of their medical conditions or disabilities. CAMP was incorporated in 1980 and held camps at rented facilities during its first 10 years. In 1989 CAMP purchased an old church camp facility and began retrofitting and adapting it to meet the needs of its campers.

We, the parish family of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of San Antonio, exist to love God and one another, to grow in our personal relationships and in our Lord, and to strengthen our community through prayer and worship.

We strive to be a living and growing community of support and service formed by the Gospel. In our lives, we try to live out these Gospel values in our Catholic heritage and pass them on to the upcoming generations. In the spirit of Jesus, we try to reach out to those among us who are in need of our support and care within our parish and beyond. By virtue of our baptism, each member is called to share in the work of witnessing to the Lord`s call to be of service to others.

At ESL, we build and support living communities for seniors of all needs. Whether residents require a hand with daily tasks or are ready to carry out independent lives to the fullest, our family of communities has a wide variety of plans tailored to their needs. Gain the freedom to pursue the pleasures of life and let us take care of the rest.

Deer Creek is a family-led, gospel-centered Christian camp that believes the adventure with God is bigger and more life giving than you can ever imagine.

We turn Texas Hill Country camping into a spiritual journey full of life-changing relationships and adventure-taking, awesomeness.

Our mission is to inspire Christ-like change through sports, outdoor adventure, and teaching Biblical truths. 

Deer Creek becomes a spiritual marker in the lives of people as they journey with God, just as it has become for us.

At Texas Lions Camp, we view camp as a time for campers to explore, exercise curiosity, and discover new interests and abilities. We want campers to attempt things that would normally be out of their reach, such as riding a horse, or rock climbing on our ropes course, or just being part of a team.

Almost every activity at TLC requires more than one person to accompish - the premise being that we are not meant to be alone in life and can accomplish great things when we work together.

Not only is participation in the context of a team an important life skill, but it is a pathway to the self-esteem, boosting multiplier of helping others accomplish their goals. Almost seven decades of experience has taught that children who invest in the success of others experience a heightened sense of self-worth and a renewed sense of purpose.

Our campers graduate week after week, having been introduced to actively pursuing friendships, goals, teamwork and a passion we have found translates to life-long lessons for leading successful and purposeful lives.

Welcome to Sacred Heart Catholic Church!

We are a warm, welcoming, Catholic congregation. Our broad and diverse family of devoted disciples of Jesus Christ strive to live the Gospel message. Enjoy searching our website, join us for Mass, join a ministry, and become a part of us.

We provide services for children with special needs that promote:

• higher levels of independence, self esteem, and success
• to ensure that children with special needs are afforded opportunities to be thriving, productive members of society
• to reinforce a belief that having a difference doesn't make a difference
• to demonstrate through our benevolent programs and dedicated support from the members of Texas Elks that Elks Care and Elks Share

Arms of Hope is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit Christian care organization that assists children and single-mother families in need. Arms of Hope's facilities include Medina Children's Home (60 miles northwest of San Antonio) and Boles Children's Home (40 miles northeast of Dallas). The facilities have over 150 years combined experience in comprehensive residential care programs for children. Arms of Hope also reaches disadvantaged children in their own neighborhoods in various communities with its Outreach Ministry programs.

Arms of Hope provides a safe haven and Christian environment for children and single-mother families by helping them avoid homelessness, poverty, abuse and neglect and by leading them to lives of sustaining and productive citizenship. Our residents attend public school, nearby universities or trade schools and participate in school, church and campus activities.

Our mission is to improve the healthcare and quality of life for qualified low-income, uninsured adults of Kerr County and the surrounding counties by providing free physical and mental healthcare, medications, and health education in a Christian environment that promotes a patient-centered, culturally sensitive healthcare model.

As a member of The National Association of Free and Charitable Clinics we are building a healthy America one patient at a time by means of free and charitable clinics where medical care for the underserved isn't a dream it's a reality.

Who we are:
Divinity Family Services is a 501(c) (3) non-profit child placing agency dedicated to providing HOPE and HEALING to children who have been REMOVED and PLACED in foster CARE.​

Our History
Divinity formed in 2009 from a collaboration of ideas of several service-oriented members of the Texas Hill Country with a desire to serve local children who were victims of abuse and neglect.

As the number of children REMOVED from destructive environments continued to rise, it became clear that a faith-based agency with a passion to serve was needed to bring HOPE and HEALING to children and families.

"Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a dream fulfilled is a tree of life." Proverbs 13:12

In 2019, seeds of HOPE and HEALING were sown in 942 children. We are currently serving 500 children a day. During 2019, over 150 Divinity families gave the gift of permanency to children through adoption!

Our Goal
Foster CARE, grow HOPE, always SERVE! Divinity's goal is to lead the State of Texas in providing HOPE and   HEALING for children who have been REMOVED and PLACED in foster CARE. We are changing the face of foster care!

At Divinity, we realize that to provide the highest quality of CARE to our children, we as an agency must provide the highest quality of service to our foster families.

Our staff ARE the difference!

A few ways we serve our families:

• We operate with a commitment to return calls and emails within 24 hours.
• A step-by-step, easy to follow, plan to become a licensed foster family.
• Exceptional instructor led evidence-based training delivered in a convenient format.
• Friendly and knowledgeable staff who are available to schedule appointments on the weekend or after 5 PM.
• Providing post-placement education and support.

Sometimes, it is the little things that make a huge difference like answering our phones! Sometimes it is big things like showing up in court to help advocate for the family or sitting at the hospital with a child.

We go the distance for our families!

Hill Country Christian Counseling Center, best known as "New Hope", provides the highest quality counseling and educational services for all residents of Kerr County and the surrounding counties of the Texas Hill Country.

Utilizing evidence-based practices that are effective, affordable, and promote personal development and independence, individual hope is renewed mind, body, and spirit.

As a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization, New Hope works to ensure that individuals, couples, and families seeking mental health wellness have access to counseling services, regardless of their socioeconomic status and ability to pay.

We provide high-quality counseling services to individuals, couples and families in a number of matters, including but not limited to:

• Aging and Age-Related Problems
• Behavior Management with Children and
• ​Parenting Skills
• Divorce and After Divorce Adjustment
• Non-Traditional Family Adjustments
• PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder)
• Veterans' Matters​
  • ​for Veterans themselves
  • for Veterans' spouses and children
• Anxieties and Phobias
• Spiritual/Religious Questionings and Matters
• ​Stress Management
• Chronic Pain Management
• Guidance through Conflict 
• Domestic and Partner Violence
• Depression and Anxiety
• Guidance through Grief & Loss
• Abuse (Physical, Emotional, Sexual) & Recovery
• Bi-Polar Disorder
• Suicidal Ideation and Guidance
• Marriage Preparation & Marriage Counseling
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) 
• Childhood Mental Health Disorders
• Addiction and Trauma with Past Addiction
• Anger Management

The JCHC was created from the need to bring a congregation to the Jewish population of the Hill Country.

The purpose of the Jewish Community of the Hill Country is to help provide an enriching Jewish community experience for the membership by offering and supporting the various religious and secular activities that are in harmony with the theology, philosophy, principles, and traditions of Judaism.

The vision of Notre Dame Catholic Church is to glorify God by being a faithful, inclusive community who, in the name of Jesus Christ, enables all to grow in their relationship with God and with one another through witness, worship and service.

Hill Country Crisis Council, is a private, non-profit 501(c)3 organization serving victims of domestic violence and sexual assault.

Hill Country Crisis Council is dedicated to stopping the cycle of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse through education, intervention, and assistance.

Nonprofit organization that serves children, teens, and their non-offending caregivers.

Kids’ Advocacy Place (KAP) uses a multi-agency approach to the investigation, intervention, and coordination of services for children and families affected by emotional, physical and sexual abuse or neglect.

Our facility includes a staff of highly skilled and specially trained individuals who work closely with the Department of Family and Protective Services, law enforcement organizations, as well as other agencies involved in investigating and prosecuting these sensitive cases which includes:

• Forensic Interview
• Family Advocacy
• Multi-Disciplinary Team

Our Sevices

• Shelter
• Crisis Intervention & Advocacy
• Trauma Informed Therapy
• Safety Planning
• Protection Orders

At Hill Country MHDD Centers we help people have positive control over the life they desire. We provide services for adult and child behavioral health, intellectual developmental disability, substance abuse, crisis care, and justice involved services. Our goal is to focus on each person and help them create the life they want to live.

We serve individuals throughout 19 counties of the greater Texas Hill Country region which includes: Bandera, Blanco, Comal, Edwards, Gillespie, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Kinney, Llano, Mason, Medina, Menard, Real, Schleicher, Sutton, Uvalde and Val Verde. With 22 locations including 14 Mental Health Clinics and eight Developmental Disability Centers, we serve a population of over 630,000 within a 22,593 square mile area.

Pathways' mission is to create environments where children and families can thrive.

While foster care and adoption were the early programs, Pathways is now a multi-faceted social service organization with many programs and services:

• Foster Care
• Basic and Treatment
• Kinship Care
• Primary Medical Needs
• Adoption
• Foster to Adopt
• Legal Risk
• Matched
• Residential Treatment Center
• Habilitative Homes
• Community-Based Services
• Wraparound
• Crisis Intervention
• Targeted Case Management
• Care Coordination
• Individual and Family Skills Training
• Behavioral Health
• Psychiatry
• Therapy
• Wilderness/Adventure Program
• 3H Youth Ranch

Affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA), First Presbyterian Church is building a community of disciples growing towards God-centered worship, Christ-centered service, and Spirit-led lives.

Crisis Intervention, help with completing Texas Crime Victim Compensation applications, help with relocation benefits, referrals to counseling, court advocacy and help with completing and delivering victim impact statements. Provides services for victims of misdemeanor and felony offenses, both adult and juveniles in Kerr County plus provides services for felony victims in Bandera and Gillespie counties.

EWOP grew out of a long-standing and successful entrepreneurship program for men: the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) in Texas. The next year, a class of 44 women was selected to participate in the pilot at the Gregory S. Coleman Unit (previously known as Lockhart Correctional Facility).

In 2017, a pilot program was launched to modify PEP’s curriculum, services, and teachings to meet the specific needs of women. In partnership with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Management Training Corporation, EWOP was launched in the fall of 2019 as a fully separate and whole 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that specifically serves women, to accomplish total transformation from the inside out with -

• Leadership
• Mentorship
• Entrepreneurship

Our mission begins inside the prison system with a rigorous application and screening process of eligible women in the prison. Currently all women incarcerated in Texas are invited to apply. 

The application process is in-depth, including details of past life decisions, desire for transformation, plans for reentry and an expressed need to change. Executive volunteers and EWOP staff conduct applicant interviews and then a scoring system is used to determine participants. All participants must have a high school diploma or completed their GED.  Successful applicants must demonstrate necessary intellect and a willingness to learn, grow as a person and transform their lives.  

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We are thankful that you are interested in our community of faith! We want you to feel welcomed, valued, and loved whenever you are a part of our worship or ministries. Our Mission is to love God, love Others, and make a difference.

We have many discipleship and outreach opportunities for adults, including Sunday mornings, Wednesday evening activities, volunteering and other ways to get involved.

Youth and children’s programs are offered on Wednesday evenings during the school year and have other events at various times throughout the year.

The church hosts a full-time daycare program called Children’s Ark as a part of its outreach ministry.

​K'STAR is a non-profit, community based organization creating safe and caring environments through counseling and shelter services to empower long-term life-skills and successful transitions for youth and families in 14 Texas counties.

Serving 14 Texas Counties:

• Bandera
• Blanco
• Burnet
• Edwards
• Gillespie
• Kendall
• Kerr
• Kimble
• Llano
• Mason
• Medina
• Menard
• Real
• Uvalde

The Center for Life Resources provides a wide variety of services, from
adult mental health, children’s mental health, substance use services, peer support, autism services, and services for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities.

We're a Christ-focused community, doing our best to love and serve others.

In addition to being the place where weekly worship services are held on Sunday, a meetinghouse in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also includes classrooms, offices, a font for baptisms, a kitchen, and in many cases a multi-use cultural hall.

We have programs for every age and stage of life that help our members live happier, more fulfilling lives. Come join us.

We are the Good Samaritan Center (GSC), a charitable medical, dental and mental-health clinic meeting critical health needs for Gillespie County and some of our surrounding area through direct care and community partnerships.

Our mission is to provide a safe, Christ-centered environment that gives our patients quality, coordinated,
and affordable health care.  All are welcome.

GSC provides a safety net for the uninsured working poor. Our services and programs help keep employees at work and students in school. Improving the quality of life for our patients through coordinated care, disease prevention and health/wellness information and promotion is why we are here.

We know a healthy population is a vital element in a dynamic community like ours.

The Fredericksburg Food Pantry, a not-for-profit organization serving Gillespie County families and individuals, is seeking volunteers to assist in the distribution of food to the area's less-fortunate.

Last year, the Pantry served 3,566 families by providing supplemental food to help assure adequate nutrition for those families' children, adults and aged.

Our goal is to provide the highest quality service to residents of Gonzales, Caldwell, Bastrop, Guadalupe, and Victoria counties who are below 100% of the federal poverty guidelines.

Services provided by CHCSCT are comprehensive in scope, coordinating the overall physical, mental, and social services needs of the clients.

Services Include:

• Family Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Women's Health
• Dental Clinic
• Behavioral Health
• WIC Program
• Diagnostic Laboratory
• Health Education
• Transportation
• Social Service
• Case Management
• Referrals to Specialists