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The Afghan Resource Center offers practical information and resources for newly arriving Afghans to the USA. Find help for every status including Special Immigrant Visa (SIV), refugees, and people with humanitarian parole.

This Resource Center is also translated in Persian/Dari and Pashto.

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Search in your community for immigration services, healthcare, English classes, and more.

Immigration

Learn about US immigration for Afghan nationals. Information on benefits and social services, family reunification, green cards, and more.

Jobs in the USA

Learn how to find US jobs for Afghan evacuees. Tips on how to apply for jobs in America. Starting a job search, creating your resume, and more.

Life in the USA

Adjusting to life in the US for Afghan evacuees. Information on learning to drive, finding a home, getting child care, and moving to a new city.

American culture

Find a guide to American culture for Afghan evacuees. Get tips on how to communicate with people in America. Understand LGBTQ rights.

U.S. Law

Find information on US laws for Afghan evacuees. Learn what to do if you are threatened and how to interact with the police.

Money

Information on how to use and manage money for Afghan evacuees in the US. Learn how to open a bank account, send money internationally, and more.

Health

Find information about US healthcare for Afghan evacuees. Learn about COVID-19, going to a doctor, how to improve mental health, and more.

Updated within the last year

The Canopy hotline aims to connect migrants to community resources throughout the United States to ensure their basic necessities have been met.

Our Canopy staff have diligently searched for community resources and agencies that aim to serve the migrant population throughout their entire process. At the same time, they await their case when they receive status and when they are adjusted into the United States.

Connect with:

  • Medical Care
  • Dental Care
  • Mental Health
  • Reproductive Health
  • Shelter
  • Employment Assistance
  • GED Preparation
  • ESL Classes
  • Food Pantry
  • Clothing Banks
  • Rent Assistance
  • Utility Assistance

Assistance with: 

  • Finding local WIFI
  • School Registration
  • Transportation
  • Locating Detainees
  • Safety Planning
  • Other Educational Resources

Canopy Hotline: 800-437-3071 (CALL or TEXT)

Canopy Hotline (Call or Text)
(800) 437-3071
Updated within the last year

The Ventanilla program represents a new integral part of service delivery at the Mexican Consulate and provides Mexican immigrants who are new to the U.S. financial system with access to vital resources for getting banked, gaining access to free tax preparation and the Earned Income Tax Credit, establishing credit and building a secure financial future within the trusted and culturally relevant setting of the Consulate strengthening the financial stability of immigrant households by embedding financial empowerment strategies into local and intergovernmental infrastructure.

To learn more about Ventanilla de Asesoria Financiera click here.

Updated within the last year

Ventanilla De Salud (VDS), in collaboration with the Mexican Consulate, provides health education and health service referrals to the San Antonio immigrant community. The objective of the VDS is to improve access to primary and preventive health services, increase coverage in public insurance and promote a culture of health prevention for Mexicans living in the United States. In addition, VDS can provide information on educational, legal, and financial guidance.

You can also make your inquiry by email at [email protected] or by phone at (210)956-6943, (210) 227-9145 ext. 3626, or from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM at (210) 433-9922 ext. 235.

VDS operates at the Consulate of Mexico.

Monday & Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Martha Lopez Send email
(210) 956-6943
Updated within the last year

This course prepares students to take the U.S. Citizenship test and prepares them to answer History and Government Questions, Personal questions, and Writing Questions.

Call (210) 554-2453 or click here for eligibility and other details.

Click on "GET STARTED" to create an account and then click on "LOGIN" to begin the registration process.

If you have any questions or problems with registration, please call 210-554-2450 or 210-554-2453

Register in-person at: Margarita Huantes Learning Center, 1411 Guadalupe St., San Antonio, TX 78207

 Adult Education Main Office, 906 Merida St., San Antonio, TX 78207

Free.

Margarita Huantes Learning Center
(210) 554-2453
Griselda Ornelas Send email
Updated within the last year

This 6-week class is taught in English to help adults prepare for the U.S. Citizenship interview. Each applicant must complete an interview in English, which will test the applicant's ability to read, write, and speak English and test their knowledge of U.S. history and government.

Adults 18+ who are preparing to take U.S. Citizenship interview.

Free.

Evenings one night per week.
Marcine Garcia Send email
(210) 226-0363
Updated within the last year
0.94 miles away, 514 W Quincy, San Antonio, TX, 78212 , D1

This course prepares students to take the U.S. Citizenship test and prepares them to answer History and Government Questions, Personal questions, and Writing Questions.

Click on "GET STARTED" to create an account and then click on "LOGIN" to begin the registration process.

If you have any questions or problems with registration, please call 210-554-2450 or 210-554-2453

Register in-person at: Margarita Huantes Learning Center, 1411 Guadalupe St., San Antonio, TX 78207

 Adult Education Main Office, 906 Merida St., San Antonio, TX 78207

Call (210) 554-2450 or click here for eligibility and other details.

Monday & Wednesday mornings
Darlene Volz Send email
(210) 554-2450
Griselda Ornelas Send email
(210) 554-2453
Updated within the last year

RAICES provides legal services to asylum-seekers who may be eligible for relief on humanitarian grounds. The primary asylum claim could be due to race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.

Individuals who have been persecuted or who have a credible fear of persecution and who are unable or unwilling to avail themselves of the protection of their country of origin can apply for asylum protection from the U.S. government.

The asylum cases that we handle are complex, fraught, and challenging. Asylum seekers are coming from countries where there is no stability, where violence against them or their families is common, and where they have no hope of building a peaceful life for themselves or their children.

Call 210-222-0964 to make an appointment.

Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year

Our Direct Services team consists of social workers and case managers devoted to meeting our client’s basic necessities.

We carry out these services by providing individualized needs assessments, emotional support, resource linkage, empowerment, and education.

Our services include, but are not limited to:

  • ICE/ISAP/Court Accompaniment
  • School Registration
  • Access to:
    • Nutrition
    • Clothing Assistance
    • ESL Classes
    • Medical Care
    • Mental Health
    • Dental Care
    • Housing
    • Internet Connection/Wifi
    • Safety Planning
    • Transportation

For more information, contact us.

Connectivity Resources
  • Free Wi-Fi
Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year

Each RAICES office handles DACA renewals, and our attorneys advise DACA recipients on all aspects of their immigration cases.

DACA and other federal programs are complex and are cost-prohibitive. RAICES helps beneficiaries of DACA and other programs with fee assistance, paperwork filings, and other legal advice for recipients of these programs.

Call 210-222-0964 to make an appointment.

Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year

The Karnes Pro Bono Project was launched in 2014 by a group of attorneys committed to serving the legal needs of women and children in the newly opened Karnes family detention center (“Karnes”). The project has since come under the direction of RAICES, providing free legal services to people in ICE custody at Karnes. The families are typically forced to pass a credible or reasonable fear interview before being released to pursue asylum. Failure to meet these requirements for asylum can lead to deportation, which can mean a return to persecution and death.

RAICES supports detained families by preparing them for their screening interviews, representing them in hearings before an immigration judge if they fail their interview, and submitting requests for reconsideration to the Asylum Office if the immigration judge affirms the negative interview decision. When the need arises, RAICES has helped persons detained at Karnes with parole requests, bond motions, asylum applications, representation in final asylum hearings in immigration court, and appeals to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Our work also includes public advocacy campaigns and regular litigation and policy advocacy involvement.

For more information, contact us.

Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year

RAICES established the LEAF fund to ensure that children coming to this country can receive quality legal representation both in detention centers and once they are released. In 2018, our specially-trained team provided ongoing legal counsel to 400 children, and more than 4,500 children received training to help them understand their rights here in the United States.

The LEAF fund is a major source of support for the many RAICES programs benefiting unaccompanied children. Our children’s programs include:

  • “Know Your Rights” presentations and legal screenings for thousands of children
  • An advocate for children who have had their rights violated
  • Legal representation for children both in detention and post-release
  • Post-detention care, including ongoing access to counsel for children in their immigration cases
  • Assistance with other fees associated with immigration documentation, forms, and applications

Call 210-222-0964 to make an appointment.

Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year

The RAICES Bond Program is a Texas-based bond fund that seeks to mitigate the harmful effects of and otherwise dismantle ICE detention.

The RAICES Bond Program started in 2014 to cover the release of mothers and children, then held in Family Detention Centers in Texas and Pennsylvania. In June 2018, the Program grew when a viral Facebook fundraiser inspired more than 500,000 individual donors who were furious at the government ripping families apart and the otherwise inhumane treatment of immigrants in the United States. Since then, we have responded to daily requests from people in detention, and our Bond Program covers people within the geographic scope of the state of Texas.

During workplace raids and the Zero Tolerance Family Separation of 2018, we have been on the ground. By building closer connections with participants, the Program gives people more resources and a greater degree of agency to navigate the complex immigration system and U.S. society more broadly. We believe that paying an individual’s bond is a short-term intervention to free someone from detention, while our long-term goal is ending the harmful practice of ICE detention.

We are proud members of the National Bail Fund Network, a bail and bond fund network seeking to end mass incarceration, including ICE detention.

Please fill out our form to apply for assistance through our bond fund

For questions, contact us.

Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year

RAICES serves community members in all of our Texas regions in defending themselves against deportation in Immigration Court. Because immigration proceedings are civil rather than criminal, immigrants have the right to counsel. Still, the immigrant bears the onus to pay for an attorney, and the “lack of appointed counsel may have a profound impact on immigrant’s ability to receive a fair hearing.”

RAICES attorneys represent people in detention seeking release through bond, and we handle a full range of defenses for people in custody and those who are fighting their court cases following release.

To request help defending a case in Immigration Court, you or your family can call the RAICES office nearest to you, or if your home is in San Antonio, please get in touch with our Immigration Detention Hotline at (800) 409-2893.

Know someone who is currently detained? Click here to get help.

Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Immigration Detention Hotline
(800) 409-2893
Updated within the last year

The path to citizenship in the United States is a long and often torturous road. The list of eligibility requirements is long, and the process is complex. Even so, each year, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services grants citizenship to roughly 700,000 – 750,000 people.

RAICES provides low-cost assistance with residency or citizenship applications.

Appointments are available at all RAICES offices, where, for a small fee, a lawyer will meet with clients. The consultation will also determine eligibility for RAICES services.

Please call 210-222-0964 to make an appointment.

Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year

The San Antonio Community and Donation Center serves RAICES clients as an inclusive and welcoming space for all newcomers.

Eligible clients may receive clothing, shoes, hygiene items, cleaning supplies, small housewares, and baby supplies.

Clients can attend community events such as medical clinics, toys, and school supply drives.

Must be a RAICES client.

We always seek donations of new items to meet our client’s basic daily living needs. The following contributions are only accepted in San Antonio, TX.

For more information, please get in touch with our SACDC staff at [email protected] and review the Community and Donation Centers pamphlet.

Accepted new donations include:

  • Clothing (including professional work/court attire)
  • Shoes
  • Car seats
  • Boxes of Diapers (all sizes)
  • Baby wipes
  • Household Cleaning supplies
  • Hygiene Items
  • Toys (infant – teen)
  • Gift Cards (grocery stores, VISA, Mastercard)
Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year
1.63 miles away, 439 Arbor Pl, San Antonio, TX, 78207 , D5

This course prepares students to take the U.S. Citizenship test and prepares them to answer History and Government Questions, Personal questions, and Writing Questions.

Click on "GET STARTED" to create an account and then click on "LOGIN" to begin the registration process.

If you have any questions or problems with registration, please call 210-554-2450 or 210-554-2453

Register in-person at: Margarita Huantes Learning Center, 1411 Guadalupe St., San Antonio, TX 78207

                 Adult Education Main Office, 906 Merida St., San Antonio, TX 78207

Call (210) 544-2450 for eligibility and other details or click here for more information.

Free.

Bowie Learning Center
(210) 544-2451
Darlene Volz Send email
Updated within the last year

Suppose you or a loved one is seeking an immigration waiver or filing to petition a judge to grant a suspension of deportation. In that case, a clinical evaluation can help strengthen your case. Four types of immigration waivers can benefit from a clinical mental health evaluation:

  • Extreme Hardship Waivers (I-601)
  • U-Visa (Victims of Crime)
  • Violence Against Women Act (VAWA-Domestic Violence)
  • Political Asylum

Understanding that each individual’s experience is unique, a safe environment is provided to help the client report any underlying circumstances to help present a compelling case. My personal experience attending St. Mary’s University allowed me to meet peers from across the globe. Traveling throughout Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East further reinforced my admiration and respect for other cultures and faiths.

I am privileged to have worked on evaluations for people from Mexico, Central & South America, China, and India. As a bilingual clinician licensed by the Texas Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, I am also a graduate of the Immigration Evaluation Institute.

Click here for payment information

Monday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: Closed
Updated within the last year

Justice For All Immigrants provides low-income individuals and families with affordable, high-quality immigration legal services while engaging in immigration education and advocacy.

Legal Services Offered:

FAMILY-BASED IMMIGRATION

  • Adjustment of Status
  • Consular Processing
  • Family Petitions
  • Work Permits
  • Green Card Renewals

HUMANITARIAN-BASED RELIEF

  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
  • Violence Against Women Act
  • U Visa
  • Asylum
  • Removal Defense
  • Temporary Protected Status

CITIZENSHIP

  • Citizenship
  • Naturalization

We also provide Know-Your-Rights training to help immigrants understand their basic rights under U.S. law, educate our community about the value of immigration, and advocate for compassionate immigration reform.?

Call to schedule a consultation.

(Free and low-cost legal services are available thanks to the financial support we receive from individual donations and grants.?)

 

To qualify for this service, the individual or family must reside in South Texas and be a low-income household.

Daniella Salas-Chacon Send email
(210) 610-9768
Updated within the last year

Citizenship Education:

The Nuevos Ciudadanos Citizenship Education Program is Academia América’s New Americans Project. The Program has the dual goals of integration and civic engagement. The curriculum, modules in Civics, History and English, facilitate preparation for the naturalization examination and promote civic engagement. Financial Literacy education emphasizes social integration.

Legal Services:

Academia América partners with nonprofit legal assistance providers to facilitate access to low-cost legal services to our clients. Students enrolled in our classes receive assistance with completion of the naturalization application and related forms at discounted rates.

Please call 210-910-6363 or visit our Facebook page for registration information.

Mario C. Compean
Updated within the last year

The employment services program provides job readiness skills, lessons on interviewing and assists with employment services and job placements. The employment team works with refugees to provide them skills and knowledge necessary in obtaining, and maintaining, employment, while becoming self-sufficient.

Hours
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Saif Fadhil
(210) 226-3569
Updated within the last year

Federally funded, cash assistance program which provides services to enable clients to become economically self-sufficient within 120 to 180 days in the United States. Services required under this program include case management, employment services and cash allowance.

At least one member of the household must be employable for the family to qualify for Match Grant Program and must be enrolled within 31 days of their arrival.

Hours
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Saghar Roshan
Updated within the last 5 months.

The initial program for all newly arrived refugees resettling into the United States.

Services include:

  • Airport Pick up
  • Apartment set up with furnishings
  • Food
  • Clothing
  • Cultural Orientation
  • School Registration
  • English Classes
  • Health Screenings

Newly arrived refugees.

Hours
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Saghar Roshan
(210) 222-1294
Updated within the last year

Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) is a state-funded, employment-based cash assistance program.

RCA is for clients who are not eligible for assistance under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program. Assistance is available for the first eight months after arrival in the United States.

For additional information please call 210-242-3137 and speak with the program director, Juliana Horn.

This program is for REFUGEES ONLY.

Hours
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Ahmad Atmankhel Send email
(210) 222-1294
Updated within the last year

Refugee School Impact provides after-school tutoring to refugee children to support academic success and promotion to the next grade level. 

Hours
Monday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 8:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Elizabeth Ortiz
(210) 226-3569 x: 248
Updated within the last year

Thousands of unaccompanied children cross the border to the United States from Central America each year and are transferred to the custody of ORR. ORR promptly places these children in the least restrictive setting in the best interest of the child. St. PJ's is an approved ORR shelter.

Licensed short-term emergency shelter providing services for up to 82 international children and youth ages 5 to 17. International children who reside at St. PJ's are provided care in compliance with all regulatory agencies.

St. PJ's also provides temporary foster care homes for international children ages 0 to 12.

Gladys Gonzalez Send email
(210) 533-1203
Updated within the last year

The Refugee Wellness & Adjustment Counseling program is offered to all Refugee Resettlement clients.

This program offers free, confidential services with a licensed mental health provider to support clients during resettlement.

The program is generously supported by philanthropic funding.

Eligible populations: current or former refugee resettlement client of RAICES.

Free.

Updated within the last year

The RAICES Refugee Cash Assistance Program is state-funded, supporting newly arrived refugees in becoming self-sufficient.

Services include:

  • cash assistance
  • refugee medical assistance enrollment
  • employment assistance referrals

Eligible Populations:

  • Refugees and Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders
  • Cuban/Haitian entrants
  • Asylees
  • Victims of Trafficking
  • and Humanitarian Parolees

Free

Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year

This program helps clients attain economic self-sufficiency by providing comprehensive case management and services leading to employment within 120-180 days after their eligibility for the program.

Services include:

  • case management
  • employment and job skills
  • and cash assistance

To be eligible for this program, the applicant must be:

  • a newly arrived refugee
  • a Special Immigrant Visa holder from Iraq or Afghanistan
  • an asylee
  • a victim of trafficking
  • a Cuban/Haitian entrant
  • employable (or a family member of another applicant who is)
Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year

The R&P program is the initial and core program welcoming refugees to the United States.

RAICES provides refugees with furnished housing, transportation and interpretation services, and Cultural orientation classes while connecting clients to supportive services including healthcare, education, and English classes. Referrals for benefits and employment opportunities are offered as well.

Our trauma informed case management services are provided to all of our newcomers during the first 90 days from arrival. RAICES staff work in partnership with volunteers, social service providers, local faith-based groups and many community partners and employers to welcome and support refugees in their new home. RAICES is an affiliate of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI).

Eligible populations: Refugees and Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) holders.

Free

Hours
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
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last year

Rays of Freedom is a non-profit with the main goal of helping meet the needs of the rapidly growing population of immigrants facing deportation, breakup of families, loss of employment and other disruptive effects of new and anticipated government policy changes by providing low cost immigration application services.

Services offered:

  • Family Petitions
  • Adjustment of Status/ Counselor Processing
  • Citizenship
  • Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
  • Temporary Protective Status (TPS)
  • Asylum Credible Fear Interviews

Click here to book your FREE immigration assessment.

Hours
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Yolanda Hernandez Send email
(210) 906-6540
Updated within the last year
3.07 miles away, 906 Merida, San Antonio, TX, 78207 , D5

The SAISD Adult Education Literacy (AEL) program embraces success for all adult learners, helping them define what success means to them in order to guide them on a path toward continued improvement and growth. The program’s mission is to ensure that all adults who live in Texas have the skills necessary to function effectively in their personal and family lives, in the workplace and in the community.

The SAISD Adult and Community Education program offers the following classes at over 23 locations throughout San Antonio, Monday through Thursday and on Saturday (morning and evenings).

Click on "GET STARTED" to create an account and then click on "LOGIN" to begin the registration process.

If you have any questions or problems with registration, please call 210-554-2450 or 210-554-2453

Register in-person at: Margarita Huantes Learning Center, 1411 Guadalupe St., San Antonio, TX 78207

 Adult Education Main Office, 906 Merida St., San Antonio, TX 78207


Services offered under the Adult Education are FREE of charge to the community and include the following:

  • ASE/GED preparation
  • ABE/ASE/GED for Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF)
    recipients
  • Adult Basic Education in English & Spanish (Math, Reading and Writing)
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • English Literacy Civics (EL Civics)/Citizenship
  • Preparation for post-secondary education and training (Transitions)
  • Distance Learning (online classes)

New classes:

  • IT Fundamentals+ Certification
  • Basic Computer Skills Certification

Specialized services include:

  • IET career training combined with workforce preparation and academic support
  • Integrated EL CIVICS (ESL/EL CIVICS/Career Training)
  • Employer partnerships: Contextualized TXCHSE or ESL based on employer needs

Some fees may apply. Contact for more details.

Monday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Friday: 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM Saturday: CLOSED Sunday: CLOSED
Darlene Volz Send email
(210) 554-2450
Griselda Ornelas Send email
Updated within the last year