Founded in 1999 by breast cancer patient, Terri Jones, and her surgeon, Dr. Kathryn Stafford. WINGS (Women Involved in Nurturing, Giving, Sharing, Inc.) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Antonio, Texas. 

WINGS is currently serving over 1,000 women in various stages of their journey, providing over 1.3M in healthcare services per year.

Additionally, the organization offers educational workshops, support groups, resource referrals, survivor events, and activities.

To find out more about us, please visit here.

Once enrolled and the participant remains eligible, benefits are offered for a lifetime. These services include:

• physician visits
• surgical procedures
• chemotherapy
• radiation
• laboratory tests
• scans
• medications
• rehabilitation
• prosthetics
• wigs
• and more!  

WINGS also provides continuum care for survivors for five years after remission.

Click here for how to apply.

To help by making a donation to WINGS, please click here or to check out how you can help by donating your time, click here.

Every dollar counts in our fight against breast cancer. Your support changes lives!

WINGS is the only non-profit program of its kind to provide no-cost comprehensive breast cancer treatment services to under or uninsured women in Central and South Texas.

The first step on your journey to recovery is withdrawal. During this process, as drugs and alcohol leave your body, you might experience painful or uncomfortable physical symptoms. It’s crucial to go through withdrawal under the supervision of a medical team. Some individuals try to quit drinking or using drugs all at once, which can be dangerous. Withdrawal from alcohol, heroin, and benzodiazepines such as Xanax or Valium can lead to severe and life-threatening symptoms if not done carefully.

Throughout an addiction, the brain and body become used to the presence of the addictive chemical. Over time, the user’s tolerance increases, which drives them to use more of the substance more often to reach the same high. 

Physical dependence, however, is a two-sided coin. Just as it fuels the addiction, it also hurts the user when they stop using their substance of choice. When the addictive chemical is no longer present, the body exhibits multiple withdrawal symptoms. This is especially true for those who have used the drug for a long time or in particularly heavy doses. For these users, detox is a life-saver; withdrawal symptoms for these users can cause death if the user is not supervised.

In our Texas detox center program, we offer round-the-clock support and medical interventions as necessary.

Located in San Antonio, our detox center is in the heart of Texas, making it a great location for residents from all over the state to seek treatment for substance abuse disorders. We commonly treat patients from other cities who are seeking a change of scenery while undergoing the recovery process.

We invite you to reach out to our team today. Taking the first step of admitting that you need help takes courage. When you call our team, we’ll discuss the next steps in overcoming addiction and rebuilding your life. Call us at 866-957-7885 or contact us online to learn more.

Accepting most major insurance

Psychiatry, Counseling, and Case Management Services.

Offering behavioral, mental health, and substance use services to children, adolescents, families, and adults.

We specialize in assisting with the following:

• Bipolar Disorder
• Schizophrenia
• Depression
• Anger Management Skills
• Anxiety
• Stress
• Grief
• Emotional Distress
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
• Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
• Adjustment Disorder
• Oppositional Defiant Behavior
• Bullying
• Parenting
• Family Conflict

The services provided by our team can be performed on-site, in school settings, and/or in the community.

Telehealth visits are available.

Click here for the referral form

Accept insurance including

• Medicaid
• Medicare

Offer discounted fees for patients who qualify

Art Therapy Is a form of psychotherapy based on the process of creating visual images through drawing, painting, sculpting, and the use of other art materials. In art therapy, emotions and thoughts are expressed symbolically through the creation of personal imagery. Art bypasses verbal defenses and limitations, allowing for insight to occur in a non-threatening way. The art produced can be reflected upon, and with guidance from the art therapist, one can explore the meaning of the images and work through areas of conflict and distress.

We currently only accept the following insurances:

• TX Medicaid
• Community First
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Aetna Better Health of TX
• Optum

Please call for private-pay fees.

To improve the lives of the foster care community, Artvango has collaborated with community partners in providing art therapy, play therapy, and workshops to help spread the word on how trauma affects children while offering effective parenting tools when working with children from hard places.

Continuing education credits (CEUs) are provided to social workers and licensed professional counselors.

Please call or email for further information.

All behavior has meaning. It is a way of communicating feelings and needs. So-called problem behavior is one way a child expresses conflict, which is difficult to conceptualize and verbalize. A child can channel and give conceptual form to negative feelings and behaviors through working with art materials. The clarification and responses of an art therapist facilitates the child’s awareness of patterns, intentions, and the meaning of behavior.

A child-centered approach curriculum addresses social and developmental issues for children and teens in the foster care system. This curriculum incorporates culturally-rooted concepts and values of each individual through indigenous teachings, writings, and expressive modalities.

In addition, clients will have the opportunity to learn meditation, guided imagery, and the calming effects of quieting the mind through meditation techniques.

Licensed professional counselors provide confidential psychotherapy sessions to individuals, families, and in group settings to those who are experiencing behavioral, social, or challenging situations as it relates to being in the foster care system. Counseling session objectives are to strengthen personal awareness, nurture, heal, foster positive social changes, improve family communication, and expand and deepen their personal skills needed to help cope with the challenges that come from being the foster care system.

We currently only accept the following insurances:

• TX Medicaid
• Community First
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Aetna Better Health of TX
• Optum

Please call for private-pay fees.

Adult Counseling

In counseling, our focus is to resolve the issues that bring you to counseling and to help you establish or re-establish your life most healthily. The first step is to work on identifying the goals you seek to accomplish. Then, our counseling acts to help you release the forces of positive growth forces already present within you. With dedication, you can fulfill your goals grow beyond negative patterns from the past, and be empowered to move forward with freedom in your life. Our therapists are trained to help you resolve all life, college, career, family, and relationship difficulties or transitions.

Couples Counseling

Everyone knows that having good communication is vital to your relationship. Since statistics show that over 60 percent of marriages end in divorce, one reason may be that many couples don’t seek relationship counseling until it’s too late. Most of us realize that getting rid of our partner does not get rid of the problems because half of the problem is ours. You can walk out of your relationship/marriage, but you can’t run away from yourself - no matter how hard you try. One of the biggest challenges for most couples is learning how to stop blaming each other so they can work through the troubled times without the power struggles. Couples counseling offers a haven for partners to express their needs, and fears and effectively resolve anger and conflict.

Ages 18+.

We offer in-person and telehealth visits.

Group Therapy is also offered. Please call us to inquire about current ongoing groups.

Click here to schedule an appointment.

Insurance Accepted Include:

• Cigna
• Apostrophe
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Optum
• United Health

Teen Counseling

With puberty, teens experience major physical and emotional changes that alter relationships and patterns of interaction with others. Their brains are changing with an explosion and expulsion of neurons which affect a teen's judgment, communication, empathy, emotional stability, and perception of social cues. They transition toward independence from their parents and need to establish their values, and personal and sexual identity, as well as gain the skills and competencies needed to be successful in adulthood. Adapting to all of these changes in relationships, social contexts, status, and performance criteria can generate tremendous stress, feelings of rejection, and anger at perceived or real failure. Sometimes teens need extra support in addition to a good relationship with their parents to help them successfully transition.

Children Counseling

Children are not small adults and do not respond to their emotions and thoughts in the same way an adult may. Developmentally, children are very concrete in the way they see situations as either black or white, good or bad, and right or wrong. It can be very confusing as a parent to try to understand the unique challenges your children may face. Children will act out when their needs are not being met and they don’t have the words or concepts to describe how they are feeling. There may be a need for your child to develop coping strategies, to be successful at school, and prevent small problems from becoming larger ones in the future.

Ages 10-18.

We offer in-person and telehealth visits.

Click here to schedule an appointment.

Insurance Accepted Include:

• Cigna
• Apostrophe
• Blue Cross/Blue Shield
• Optum
• United Health

If you or someone you know is experiencing symptoms of a mental or behavioral health condition, not having someone to confide in or not knowing how to navigate available resources can make matters even worse.

The Bridges to Care program at Raindrop Foundation San Antonio offers mental and behavioral health support that includes:

• Confidentiality
• A compassionate listening ear
• Help finding educational resources
• Help connecting with professional service providers
• Help connecting with peer and family support groups

Wellness Champions at Raindrop Foundation San Antonio have received training from NAMI San Antonio to be companions to those struggling with mental and behavioral health concerns.

Please reach out if you or someone close to you would benefit from their support.

Free

Community Health Workers, or Promotores de Salud, increase wellness by reaching out to, connecting with, and engaging underserved families and communities to help improve health outcomes for themselves, their families, and the communities in which they live.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries' Community Health Workers are certified by the Texas Department of State Health (DSHS).

Services include:

• Establishing positive, trusting relationships with community residents in or from underserved communities.
• Helping patients/clients, families, and underserved communities overcome barriers in language and culture to better connect to quality health care services and resources.
• Connecting underserved populations to health care services and resources.
• Providing informal counseling, support, and follow-up home visits for patients/clients.
• Aiding in the creation and maintenance of community partnerships, collaborations, programs, and services.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Esparza Elementary.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Colonial Hills Elementary School.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Legacy Middle School.

KIDS CLUB

Our Kids Clubs in neighborhoods and schools includes music lessons, Bible lessons, scripture, the Gospel, and discipleship to elementary-age students.

TUTORING/MENTORING

On school campuses and in apartment neighborhoods, we tutor students in reading and math through one-on-one weekly sessions, helping to build confidence and success.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES FOR STUDENTS

Donations of school supplies encourage a positive beginning to the school year, better school attendance, and classroom participation. Parents living in neighborhoods feeding into schools in which we work may register their K-12 students for supplies.

SUMMER CAMP

Scholarship opportunities are available for students who participate in our Kids Clubs and tutoring and mentoring programs.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

We provide VBS teacher training for San Antonio area churches.

EVANGELISM TRAINING

Classes are held twice yearly or upon request for equipping youth and adults to share their faith in the neighborhood, school, workplace, in outreach opportunities, on mission trips, or within their own families.

TEACHER TRAINING

Workshops and classes are available for mission trips, teaching, Sunday School, Bible studies, and starting community outreach in public schools.

INTERNATIONAL TRAINING

Our staff train believers internationally to teach children and youth in their own culture and language. Courses offered are:

• evangelism
• teaching methods
• Bible lesson preparation
• curriculum development
• leadership
• other topics upon demand

SUMMER MISSION TEAM - 

Training for short-term mission work with students, youth, and adults in inner-city neighborhoods and/or foreign countries is also available.

Team opportunities are available for One Way International Summer Mission Team experience teaching through drama or by way of English Camps for children, youth, and adults as requested.

Case Management

Following the ACT model, we have case management teams that provide services to all of the clients assigned to the team. Each client has multiple case managers working with them on a weekly rotation.

Our clients benefit by having multiple direct care staff providing input and strategies to best assist them reach their goals. Our clients have continuity of care when a case manager may be absent due to illness or vacation, as well as moving to a different position and no longer providing case management services. Each team has a Team Leader who coordinates the recovery and treatment plan of each client with the case managers and coordinates with the other community providers the client is utilizing for services.

Psychiatrist

We have agreements with psychiatrists to see clients who are receiving services from True MHS. We do not provide psychiatric services directly through True MHS. Our agreements with psychiatrists enable us to schedule an initial appointment within a few days of intake to our case management services, rather than clients waiting several months for an initial appointment.

This is extremely beneficial for our new clients who begin our services following an inpatient hospital admission. The client can be seen within 7 days after their discharge date for their follow-up psychiatric appointment. Then the client will be scheduled with the psychiatrist for monthly follow-up appointments. If a client has an outpatient psychiatrist that they have a relationship with and want to continue their services, we are still able to provide case management services and the client does not need to change doctors.

To help our clients achieve success, our case managers:

• Coordinate the transition from the hospital after discharge to the client’s home
• Teach coping strategies for experienced symptoms
• Teach awareness of triggers for experienced symptoms
• Teach coping strategies to address triggers
• Educate about the benefits of taking medications
• Assist and educate clients to complete doctor appointments
• Assist and educate clients to fill prescriptions at pharmacies
• Substance abuse education and assistance with rehabilitation
• Teach interpersonal and social skills
• Help secure safe housing
• Teach budgeting and money management skills
• Educate about community resources and how to access them
• Assist clients access resources for employment
• Assist clients access resources for education
• And teach our clients anything else they need for their recovery and success

In addition to case managers meeting directly with clients in the community, we provide 24-hour crisis support to assist our clients after business hours. 

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Salado Elementary.

Family Therapy

Our family therapy sessions provide a safe and supportive environment where everyone can share their thoughts and feelings freely without fear of judgment.

By encouraging open communication and active listening, we can work together to identify and address the root causes of the family’s problems.

At Positive Mindset Counseling, our family therapy services aim to:

• Develop positive coping mechanisms for families
• Promote healthy communication within the family
• Strengthen family bonds for a better relationship
• Improve the overall quality of life for the whole family
• Address issues related to parenting or blended families
• Help families overcome any other family dynamic challenges

Couples Therapy

Through this process, couples gain a deeper understanding of each other’s perspectives and learn to communicate better, listen actively, and express their emotions in constructive ways.

Our Couples Therapy services aim to support you in various ways, including:

• Facilitating constructive and healthy conflict resolution
• Enhancing communication and intimacy
• Fostering mutual understanding, empathy, and perspective-taking
• Identifying negative behavior patterns and developing effective strategies to address them
• Building a deeper connection and trust with your partner
• Assisting you in determining if you should legally commit to staying together

Fees:

• Insurance accepted
• Sliding Scale
• Out of pocket pay

Positive Mindset Counseling is dedicated to providing compassionate and confidential counseling services to individuals seeking help in managing their emotional and mental health. Our Individual Therapy sessions are designed to provide personalized care and support to clients who require one-on-one counseling in San Antonio, TX.

Teen Therapy

Our therapists use a person-centered approach to counseling, ensuring that each session is tailored to meet the unique needs of each teen.

Our Teen Therapy services address a range of mental health concerns that may arise during adolescence, including:

• Social issues and bullying
• Adjustment issues
• Unhealthy social media concerns
• Academic problems
• Peer pressure
• Self-esteem issues

Senior Therapy

Our Seniors Therapy services address a range of issues that seniors may face as they age, including:

• Aging-related concerns
• Empty nester depression
• Medical concerns
• Retirement depression
• Grief and loss
• Relationship issues

Fees

• Insurance accepted
• Sliding scale
• Out-of-pocket payment

The Forensic Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) program is an outpatient program designed to provide individualized, comprehensive services for people who experience symptoms of severe and persistent mental illness and are addressing the special requirements of probation or parole. A committed, compassionate, and effective team works with members of the criminal justice community to help people build the skills to manage not only daily stressors, but to navigate life and overcome persistent psychiatric challenges that result in frequent hospitalizations or conflict.

The Adult Behavioral Health Services Integrated Care team provides holistic medical, psychiatric, and recovery services that empower patients to make positive life changes. The team works with each person to set and achieve goals for restoring and maintaining health and personal well-being. Services include medical treatment by psychiatric and primary care staff in the same clinic location, health and wellness coaching and support, therapy, skills development, and comprehensive coordination with community resources.

The road to wellness is built on a partnership with the people we serve. The Center for Health Care Services, Adult Behavioral Health Services, offers comprehensive services, including:

• Psychiatric evaluation and treatment
• Medical follow-ups and management
• Wellness counseling and education
• Individual and group therapy
• Psychosocial rehabilitation
• Case management
• And other services to support each person’s goals for recovery

Our team helps people with mental health challenges find hope, determine their path to wellness, and find their way to an independent, productive life.

For Enrollment, call 210-261-2427 or 800-316-9241.

Join us on our mission to help change the lives of children for the better.

30 Day shelter for abused girls age 10 - 17 years old.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Kirby Middle School.

The New Start program increases engagement in substance abuse treatment, behavioral health, and HIV services for underserved populations at risk for HIV/AIDS.

Program services include:

• substance use treatment
• mental health counseling
• patient navigation
• HIV testing

Additional Benefits:

• HIV Home Self Test Kits
• Bus Passes
• Gift Cards

Eligibility criteria:

• must be 18 years old or older
• must live in Bexar County
• must currently be using or have a history of drug use in the past 12 months
• must be living with HIV or be at risk of acquiring HIV

FREE

This program aims to reduce overall opioid use disorder with comprehensive services, including:

• Outpatient counseling
• Peer recovery
• Case Management 
• Medication for OUD
• Referrals to Harm Reduction Services
• HIV testing

Eligibility Requirements:

• must be 18 years old or older
• must live in one of the following counties: Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Calhoun, Comal, DeWitt, Dimmit, Edwards, Frio, Gillespie, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Jackson, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Kinney, La Salle, Lavaca, Maverick, Medina, Real, Uvalde, Val Verde, Victoria, Wilson, Zavala
• must be at risk or living with an opioid use disorder

Eligibility Requirements:

• must be 10 years old or older;
• must live in Bexar County
• must be a University Health patient; and must screen positive for suicide risk.

At CommuniCare, we aim to cater to the needs of every teenager and their parents by offering exceptional outpatient care and personalized treatment plans for each individual.

We offer the following Teen Health services:

• Puberty Development Education
• Reproductive Health
• Acute Care
• Well Visits
• Immunizations
• School and Sports Physicals
• Chronic Disease Management (for asthma, allergies, diabetes, etc.)
• ADHD Care
• Individual and Family Counseling

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold, or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips, and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that the home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Frank Tejeda Junior Academy.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Frank Tejeda Senior Academy.

Play Therapy and Talk Therapy for Kids

It can be difficult to watch your child struggle with their mental health. The good news is that getting your child the mental health care they need now can have a positive impact on their future. Here's how we can help your child thrive with children's therapy. 

• Help your child develop confidence and grow into their unique, authentic self.
• Work alongside parents to identify opportunities for growth and connection. 
• Utilize play therapy to help your child more comfortably express themselves.
• Support your child in developing healthy coping skills when they struggle.   
• Develop a support system your child can turn to when they need help. 
• Help your child improve their communication and interpersonal skills. 
• Teach your child about their mental health and that feeling bad is okay. 
• Show your child how to identify and address extreme or difficult emotions. 

Currently Accepting:

• Aetna
• All Savers
• Ambetter Commercial
• Apostrophe
• BCBS
• BCBS ParPlan
• Cigna
• Deer Oaks EAP
• Fee for Service
• Imagine Health
• Medicare
• Meritain Health
• Optum
• Oscar
• Superior Commercial
• Texas Health Exchange
• Tricare East
• UBH
• UMR
• United Health Care