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ReadyKidSA is your one-stop resource for raising Happy Healthy Ready Kids.
ReadyKidSA is a coalition of organizations across Bexar County that builds on successful child and family programs in San Antonio. Our partners offer a wide range of support services designed to help individuals and families navigate the different challenges that arise with each phase of life.
Find the right resources to fit your needs:
| Monday: 8:15 AM - 4:45 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:15 AM - 4:45 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:15 AM - 4:45 PM |
| Thursday: 8:15 AM - 4:45 PM |
| Friday: 8:15 AM - 4:45 PM |
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Special Care Services can provide daily social interaction or clinical insight into your healthcare right from your own home. Advanced technology can provide early intervention to signs and symptom management while reducing the number of hospitalizations each year. A Care Coordinator will meet with you to create an individualized care plan that is tailored to your needs.
Some of the services include:
- A complimentary telephone reassurance program that provides companionship to seniors and disabled adults.
- Balance Tracking System - A computerized balance assessment tool that provides an objective, accurate, and reliable fall risk assessment.
- Remote Patient Monitoring. Monitoring and reporting of health vital signs and continuous access to a clinical call center.
- Personal Emergency Response – An easy-to-use medical alert system that lets you summon any type of help whenever you need it…any time of day or night.
- 24/7 Virtual Care Agent. Providing around the clock data-based insights and recommendations.
- Senior Living Referral Services.
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| Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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Family Weekend Retreats are designed to adapt all recreational activities for campers while including the entire family.
Throughout the weekend campers and their families participate together in traditional camping activities such as:
- canoeing
- horse interactions
- swimming
- music
- sports
- recreation
- arts
- crafts
- outdoor cooking
During these inclusive weekends, which begin Friday evening and end Sunday afternoon, families enjoy private, climate-controlled cabins. All meals are provided, and CAMP can accommodate many special diets. Campers must be accompanied by at least one parent/guardian to provide direct support during the event. Family Weekend Retreats are open to new and returning camper families, with priority given to those who have never attended a retreat and/or those who were unable to attend one during the previous year.
Due to the generosity of Methodist Healthcare Ministry of South Texas, Inc., which has underwritten all program expenses, there is no fee to attend.
A deposit will be required to secure your family's spot (refunded in full following retreat attendance).
Parent’s Night Out (PNO) is an enrichment activity program for children with medical conditions or disabilities (aged 3-15 years) and their siblings (aged 3-14 years).
PNO events are thoughtfully planned around a central theme that consists of:
- engaging games
- crafts
- activities
CAMP provides a snack and drink for all participants during the event and requests that Campers bring a sack dinner from home to enjoy with their peers.
The Parent's Night Out fee is $5 per family for each program.
Respite Weekend Camps are held Saturday morning to Sunday afternoon at Camp CAMP in Center Point, Texas. Counselors and healthcare volunteers care for the needs of all campers, allowing families and caregivers time to recharge knowing that their camper is in a fun and safe environment. CAMP’s cabins are large, climate-controlled, and wheelchair accessible. Activities (weather permitting) include canoeing, horse interactions, swimming, arts & crafts, outdoor cooking, nature, and more. Respite Weekend Camps are held monthly throughout the school year (September – May), giving campers with disabilities, aged 5 to 55 years, an opportunity to enjoy an overnight camping experience.
Spring Break Camp is held in mid-March, running 4-days/3-nights, at Camp CAMP in Center Point, Texas. Counselors and healthcare volunteers care for the needs of all campers, allowing families and caregivers a chance to recharge. Activities (weather permitting) include canoeing, horse interactions, arts & crafts, outdoor cooking, nature, and more.
Respite units may be used to cover the cost of attendance.
For families paying out of pocket, CAMP has a Tier Pricing Program.
For questions email: [email protected]
We are equipped with portable technology and systems that allow us to provide at-home or on-site dentistry. Our handheld digital X-ray units, custom dental chairs, and wheeled dental units make it possible to thoroughly diagnose and perform dental treatment in different living environments.
Our Services:
- Dental Exam
- Cleanings
- Dentures
- Fillings
- X rays
- Crowns
- Bridges
- Extractions
- Root Canals
- Nightguards
- Hygiene Therapy
- Other Dental Procedures
Seniors, people with disabilities.
We work with several insurance carriers and can also process claims as an out-of-network provider to ensure you receive the maximum reimbursement.
Any Baby Can of San Antonio has a program designed specifically for families who have a child diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. The program includes parent education and support and many programs for families such as parent training, and education groups among many others.
The child must reside in either Bexar, Atascosa, Bandera, Blanco, Caldwell, Comal, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hays, Kendall, Kerr, Kimble, Medina, Real, Uvalde or Wilson County.
Click here to learn more about our autistic services.
Free
| Monday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
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The True North Program interdisciplinary team provides medical treatment, mental and behavioral health services, and rehabilitation to meet all patient needs within a single continuum of care. Nexus’ uniquely integrated approach bridges the mental and physical healthcare divide, improving outcomes for the adolescents and young adults we serve.
Program features:
- Medical-model residential treatment center settings.
- Integrates psychiatry, internal medicine, physical medicine, and rehabilitation physicians in one setting.
- A personalized plan that combines different types of services, based on your unique needs.
- Individual and group therapies, including dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), family systems therapy/family psychoeducation, and interpersonal psychotherapy.
- Behavioral health counseling
- Physical, occupational, and speech therapies
- Recreational therapy, pet therapy, music therapy, and activities
- On-site teacher/school to continue education and help individuals get caught up.
- 24-hour nursing coverage
Admission criteria:
- Females
- Age 13 up to 18
- Requires intensive out-of-home therapeutic intervention.
- Symptoms are interfering with the ability to function in significant life domains and/or activities.
- Requires 24-hour supervision due to emotional and/or behavioral challenges that have caused safety concerns.
- Exhibits significant maladaptive behaviors
- Has been unsuccessful in less restrictive environments.
- Responds to clinical services and skill development within a structured setting.
- Has the cognitive functioning to benefit from the clinical services.
- Has stable or chronic medical needs (youth will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis).
Activities to help intellectually disabled individuals become more independent in daily and personal skills.
Assistance with acquiring, retaining, or improving self-help, socialization, and adaptive skills necessary to live successfully in the community and to participate in home and community life.
Serves ages 8-21
| Monday: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
| Thursday: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
| Friday: 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
Being mentally healthy in childhood means reaching developmental and emotional milestones, learning healthy social skills, and coping when problems arise. When there is a concern that a child might not be meeting these milestones, The Center offers various services that can help.
Our goal is to strengthen and support families by providing services for an array of issues, including, sadness or depression, fear or anxiety, persistent nightmares, low self-esteem, social isolation, harming self or others, behavioral problems, academic problems, running away, and truancy, school bullying, parenting support, child abuse/assault, divorce, grief/loss and a history of trauma.
Our Services include the following:
- skills training
- counseling
- medication training and support
- psychiatric evaluation and medication monitoring
- family partner support
Children’s mental health treatment is for Bexar County youth ages 3 – 17 with a DSM-V Diagnosis.
by Center for Health Care Services (CHCS)
Serving children and their caregivers with:
- behavioral intervention services
- training
- case management
- counseling
- support
Serving youth ages 0-5.
by Center for Health Care Services (CHCS)
Being mentally healthy in childhood means reaching developmental and emotional milestones, learning healthy social skills, and how to cope when problems arise.
When there is a concern that a child might not be meeting these milestones, The Center offers an array of services that can help.
Children’s mental health treatment is for Bexar County youth ages 3 – 17 with a DSM-V Diagnosis, and includes the following services:
- skills training
- counseling
- medication training and support
- psychiatric evaluation and medication monitoring
- and family partner support
Ages: 3-17.
For Enrollment call 210-261-2427 or 1-800-316-9241.
The Center for Health Care Services (CHCS) offers a sliding fee scale and accepts all patients regardless of inability to pay.
| Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
The Mobile Relief Unit and Shower Trailer, affectionately known by the community as Hope and Faith, provide immediate family and support services through the San Antonio and surrounding 19 counties of the Archdiocese of San Antonio.
The Mobile Relief Unit includes a mobile food pantry and USDA-certified kitchen to serve warm, fresh meals. The shower trailer has two bathroom units with sink, toilet, and shower, as well as laundry machines.
Offering you the support and education to help you care for yourself and your loved one.
Caregiver Coaching Caregiver Specialists are available to coach family members and friends caring for an older loved one. You can talk to a caring professional who can help you better understand and deal with the challenges you are facing in your role as a caregiver. 1:1 Caregiver coaching Support Groups Educational sessions Link to area resources Free membership for those 60 years and older and for family and friends caring for someone 60 and older.
Free
Parents Night Out is offered on Friday evenings from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM. This program provides care for children with special needs and their siblings. Parents use this time to rest, pursue their own interests, or have a date night to reconnect with their significant other. This vital respite helps strengthen families and relationships.
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We encourage and support healthy aging in San Antonio’s westside community by facilitating services to reduce social isolation, improve their mental and physical health, and improve their overall quality of life.
Seniors who attend our program will participate in activities that will encourage and support their health:
- Physical
- Emotional
- Social
- Intellectual
- Occupational
Our Services:
- Senior Lunch Service - HNS provides healthy home-cooked meals to seniors.
- Senior Center - Senior activities
- Case Management - barriers that impact our seniors’ health outcomes, access to healthcare, housing, and safety and resources depending on their needs.
- Building Hope Together - Our program ensures that the homes of older adults within our service area are safe, secure, and sustainable.
Some of the resources provided:
- Food
- Hygiene items
- Household goods
- Insurance
- Medical Care
- Legal help
- Rental Assistance
- Utility Assistance
Available for Seniors 60+ who reside on the Westside of San Antonio.
Free.
Providing services to the greater San Antonio community and beyond since 1973.
Our Services include:
- mental health counseling
- group therapy
- case management
- senior services
JFS has a sliding scale fee system available for clients who don't use insurance, as well as access to no-cost mental healthcare for those who qualify.
VOCA-Grant funded program for victims of crime who are seeking counseling to work through experiences. Offers up to 24 free therapy sessions.
Project Launch- For anyone who has had experience being placed in the foster care system (from ages 6 to 25). SEEDS (Communities in Schools): Provides free counseling to students in the Northside ISD schools.
The Exceptional Family Member Program (EFMP) provides comprehensive support to Family members with special needs. EFMP takes an all-inclusive approach to coordinate military and civilian community, educational, medical, housing, and personnel services to help Soldiers and their Families with special needs.
An Exceptional Family Member is a Family member with any physical, emotional, developmental, or intellectual disorder that requires special treatment, therapy, education, training, or counseling, and meets the eligibility criteria.
Soldiers with Exceptional Family Members need to register for EFMP and keep enrollment information current. This way, Family needs will be considered during the OCONUS assignments process.
If you’re eligible for EFMP services, Family members must be screened and enrolled when they accompany authorized Soldiers on OCONUS assignments. Screenings include Medical Records review for all Family members and developmental screening for children 72 months and younger.
Click here to find an EFMP service near you.
Who must enroll in the program?
- Active Army
- U.S. Army Reserve (USAR) Soldiers in the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) Program
- Army National Guard (ARNG) AGR personnel serving under the authority of 10 USC and 32 USC. Department of the Army civilian employees do not enroll in the program.
You must identify dependent children with special education and medically related service needs and Family members with medical needs each time they process for an assignment to a location outside the United States where Family member travel is authorized at government expense.
Click here for Benefit Fact Sheet
| Monday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Thursday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Friday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
The Service & Leadership Program (SLP) identifies opportunities and provides training for both individuals living with and without disabilities who are interested in advocating and serving the San Antonio community by engaging in volunteerism, service on nonprofit boards, and participation in strategic conversations about the future the San Antonio community. While there are other opportunities for people with disabilities to learn to advocate for themselves, this program specifically works on providing the tools, resources, and connections for both individuals living with and without disabilities to advocate for the disability community as a whole.
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ResCare provides behavioral and intervention services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our treatment approach is simple – see and treat the individual as a person.
Each individual is provided with a customized program tailored to meet their individual needs. Our goals for the people we serve include:
- Improving quality of life
- Increasing independence
- Reducing pharmacologic interventions
- Easing caregiver burden
Our evidence-based programming helps ResCare deliver the best quality support for our clients to live more positive, active, and social lives.
ResCare’s Periodic and Supported Living Services are provided to individuals who are living in a home with a caretaker, family member or loved one and requires additional assistance to have needs met.
Our broad range of services can include assistance with daily living activities, participating in community activities, financial assistance and more.
These types of services help individuals make choices and have some control in their daily lives while helping them work toward short and long-range goals. Our full range of services incorporates traditional therapies into community-based skill training.
We focus on areas such as self-care, safety awareness, household tasks, problem solving, community integration and forming relationships.
Offering you the support and education to help you care for yourself and your loved one.
Caregiver Coaching Caregiver Specialists are available to coach family members and friends caring for an older loved one. You can talk to a caring professional who can help you better understand and deal with the challenges you are facing in your role as a caregiver. 1:1 Caregiver coaching Support Groups Educational sessions Link to area resources Free membership for those 60 years and older and for family and friends caring for someone 60 and older.
Free
ECI assures that families with young children with developmental delays have the resources and support they need to reach their goals.
Children’s Behavioral Health Clinic at S. Presa ECI includes:
- audiology and vision
- case management
- occupational therapy
- physical therapy
- speech and language
- education and training
- transitioning
- specialized skills training
- assistive technology
Income is not a factor in determining eligibility. Eligibility is determined by a team of at least two professionals from different disciplines. ECI determines eligibility for infants and toddlers living in Texas who are birth to 36 months of age based on:
Medically Diagnosed Condition
At Autism Community Network, we know the best way to connect with others in the autism community is through fun and play! We offer a variety of programs designed for the whole family.
Our Caregiver Empowerment Program aims to fortify the entire caregiver system with kindred relationships and critical knowledge to improve the well-being of your family.
1. Camp AUsome!
Click here to learn more about our Camp Programs
2. SibShops
3. Fam Jams
4. Caregiver Ambassador Program
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5. Parent Groups
Click here to learn more about each program
(If you or your organization are interested in volunteering at a Fam Jam, please email Katie Benson at [email protected].)
| Monday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
Your neurodiverse child is beautiful, and You are the Expert in your child!
Therapies offered at ACN Help families foster connection and build upon existing strengths. From our first meeting with your family, our focus is on identifying and amplifying strengths and supporting you and your child in building the strongest connection and communication possible.
We help you understand your child’s unique profile, and we serve as your partners in navigating a new diagnosis and a new way of relating to each other and the world around you.
Our Services
1. Pediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT)
For more information contact [email protected].
2. Feeding Empowerment Program
For more information contact [email protected].
3. Making "Sense" of Autism Program
For more information contact [email protected].
4. DIRFloortime®
For more information contact [email protected].
Click here to read about each service
Cost of Diagnostic Services
We accept
- Many forms of medical insurance
- Medicaid
- Private pay
Contact Vanessa Amaya at: [email protected]
| Monday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM |
| Saturday: CLOSED |
| Sunday: CLOSED |
If you or a loved one would like to be visited by a Catholic chaplain or lay hospital minister while you are in the hospital, the Archdiocese of San Antonio is happy to assist you. Hospital Ministry brings the care of the Catholic community to all Catholics who are hospitalized. This outreach is accomplished through visiting patients and families, providing daily sacramental services for patients, staff and volunteers at local hospitals.
Our agency champions healthcare access for all individuals with disabilities. We believe that people with disabilities should have access to healthcare coverage and services that meet their unique needs and that all services should be readily available, affordable, accessible, and accountable.
To achieve these goals, Disability Rights Texas’s efforts include individual casework, training programs, and advocacy for public policies that support access to quality healthcare and services for individuals with disabilities.
For information related to this topic that is provided in American Sign Language (ASL), visit our Healthcare Videos on ASL Page.
ECI resources: For information about services for children with delays or disabilities who are 0-3 years old, please see our Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Resource page.
Click here to access all of our healthcare resources, educational, and advocacy information.
Our company offers in-home ABA in-home therapy (Tricare East) services for children of military families diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Our team of highly trained therapists will work with your child to develop their skills, increase their independence, and improve their overall quality of life.
ABA Therapy Services:
- Applied Behavior Analysis
- Natural Environment Teaching
- Discrete Trial Training
- Verbal Behavior
- Social Skills
- Parent Training
- In-Home ABA Therapy
- Tricare East Military Families
Accept Tricare East Autism insurance.
Call us for more information about service fees and to schedule an intake appointment with a Behavior Analyst.
A few of the children living at Mission Road are members of loving families who partner with us to care for their children overnight, throughout the week, and on weekends as is helpful.
We provide each child with professional, 24-hour AWAKE care by trained, attentive staff allowing the child to thrive and grow into a successful and happy adult.
Children ages 3 to 17 years with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.
Mission Road Boarding School is a private, fee-for-service program contracted annually, billed monthly, and priced individually based on the needs of the child.
Our Mission Road Host Companion Care program partners with families to provide professional training, oversight, and often immediate and urgent assistance. We help families and caregivers create and maintain a safe home environment where adults with IDD can flourish socially, emotionally, and physically.
What assistance is provided in Adult Host Companion Care?
- Meal preparation
- Medication management
- Social interaction & activities
- Transportation services
- Personal care (toileting, bathing, dressing)
- Aid in daily recreational & vocational activities
While the ISS services program is funded by the Medicaid waiver programs of HCS/TxHmLv and DBMD, we accept individuals funded through CLASS, ICF, GR, and private pay.
Please note we do not accept Medicaid such as Molina, Star Plus, or other HMOs.