Help Navigating the System near
COVID-19 Notice
This hotline was created to help meet the needs of people in the greater San Antonio area who are experiencing street homelessness during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Call to get help finding available services for people experiencing homelessness.
No in-person services are offered at this location.
Help is just a phone call away. Our operators will listen intently, answer questions, and refer you to the appropriate agency based on your specific needs.
IF THIS IS AN EMERGENCY, CALL 911.
Operators cannot provide medical advice.
(This helpline is provided in partnership with Alpha Home, Lifetime Recovery, Pay It Forward, and United Way of Bexar County.)
COVID-19 Notice
Call-in assessments only.
If you are currently experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless, Homelink can help by assessing your situation and connecting you with the most appropriate housing resource.
After enrolling with Homelink, if your need is not met by an immediate referral, you must maintain your eligibility every 30 days. This will be explained further during your Homelink assessment.
(210) 207-1799
We invite you to be part of Autism Lifeline Links as we work to create efficiencies and streamline the process for individuals and families to access services through a continuum of care. We assist:
- Parents and caregivers of children on the autism spectrum
- Adults on the spectrum
- Parents and caregivers of adults on the spectrum
- Professionals who want to help (To get involved, contact us here.)
Start receiving help today with people and resources who can help you find solutions and provide assistance and needed support in Bexar County and surrounding areas.
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Register: Click here to register on the ALL website. The information you provide is confidential and only be used to help those with autism.
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Confirmation: Once your information is complete, you will receive an email confirmation.
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Contact: An ALL Care Coordinator will contact you within 24 business hours of registration.
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Connect: The ALL Care Coordinator will connect with you and address your needs.
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Support: From that point forward, you will receive support, updates, and resources.
Should you choose to participate in Autism Lifeline Links, you will need to complete the Authorization to Use and Disclose Protected Health Information (or other confidential information) available for download here.
With many students leaving high school unprepared to enter post-secondary education and/or the workforce, Goodwill San Antonio developed and implemented the Career Navigator program in 8 local high schools with a focus on increasing career awareness, job readiness, and college success. The career navigators serve over 1,700 juniors and seniors, providing assistance with post-secondary planning including:
- Identifying a career path
- Completing and submitting college and financial aid applications
- Joining the military
- Applying for a job
Services available in the Good Careers Centers include:
- Job preparation, placement, retention and advancement.
- Access to equipment, assistance with job searches and case managers who provide resume templates, complete assessments and United Way referrals and supports.
- Home, education and car savings programs whereby if qualified, people can save a $1 to have it matched by $3 and $4 depending upon the funded program availability.
- Access to free and low-cost preventive health services through our partnership with the San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and University Health System. We have already provided over 10,000 health services, including thousands of health screenings and nearly 7,000 immunizations.
- Access to financial literacy programs and banking services that are designed to mitigate predatory lending practices.
- Career training and certifications in fields such as information technology and health care and assistance in completing pre-requisites such as GED certificates.
- Referrals to local programs and services such as Food Stamps, TANF, Medicaid, etc.
- Registering to volunteer to complete community service hours, all the while having access to Goodwill's services.
If you have a hearing or vision disability, we can coordinate support for you.
COVID-19 Notice
This temporary program is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you are a worker whose employment has been disrupted by economic changes or if you are a business facing a layoff or closure due to the impact of COVID-19, we can help. You may reach us at (210) 224-HELP (4357).
For more information, please visit www.workforcesolutionsalamo.org for updates regarding COVID-19 or contact the Career Center nearest you.
(210) 224-4357
AccessAbility Fest is a gateway to information, resources, and opportunities for individuals working to overcome barriers caused by physical, cognitive, sensory, and mental health challenges.
AccessAbility Fest is for individuals of all abilities, including those with physical, developmental, sensory and/or mental health challenges, and it connects over 4,500 individuals to resources each year, creating opportunities for disability service organizations to collaborate, make referrals, and provide more comprehensive services.
This program is held in high traffic venues to raise awareness about the value, successes, and potential of people with disabilities among the general public.
The festival is FREE and OPEN for the public to attend.
COVID-19 Notice
We are OPEN for in-person assessments.
You do NOT need to be a veteran to receive an assessment at this location.
If you are currently experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless, Homelink can help by assessing your situation and connecting you with the most appropriate housing resource.
After enrolling with Homelink, if your need is not met by an immediate referral, you must maintain your eligibility every 30 days. This will be explained further during your Homelink assessment.
COVID-19 Notice
Please email or phone for updates in light of the ongoing pandemic.
At The Bridge, we strive to be more than just a handout, we want to be a hand up. We want to engage in meaningful conversations with our homeless and hurting community and look them in the eyes and let them know that we care. So many of us just want to feel like we belong, and that we're seen, and for our street community it's no different.
If you don't feel comfortable engaging in conversation, we also have ways to help! You can work in our food line, in the clothing distribution, as a shower coordinator/usher (training required), cutting hair, or joining our prayer team.
COVID-19 Notice
The Kingdom Restoration Lab has resumed services.
Members of our congregation and ministry partners such as the SA Hope Center (formerly the Christian Hope Resource Center, or CHRC), Christian Assistance Ministries (CAM), Any Woman Can (AWC), and others provide opportunities toward holistic transformation for neighbors who are struggling.
Mentors from SA Hope Center are available to meet with guests to develop a long-term proactive plan to become more self-sufficient.
Free.
COVID-19 Notice
This program is closed until further notice.
In partnership with the Faith Based Institute, Loaves and Fishes is our monthly opportunity to welcome our neighbors for a home cooked lunch, fellowship and spiritual feeding.
All are welcome.
Free.
by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas
COVID-19 Notice
All of our regional programs—Community Counseling, Get FIT, Wesley Nurse—have resumed on-site operations across our service area, and may adjust depending on local health guidelines and infection rates.
Our clinic hours have changed.
Click here for details.
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/patients.
- Aiding in the creation and maintenance of community partnerships, collaborations, programs, and services.
Partnering with area school districts, Goodwill San Antonio offers a variety of certified training programs to high school students on school campuses. In addition to earning a high school diploma, students can train to become a Nurse’s Aide, Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, Pharmacy Technician, Emergency Medical Technician, Diesel Mechanic, or a Welder.
This Good Careers Academy serves high school students only.
(210) 407-0742
(210) 924-8581
by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas
COVID-19 Notice
All of our regional programs—Community Counseling, Get FIT, Wesley Nurse—have resumed on-site operations across our service area, and may adjust depending on local health guidelines and infection rates.
Our clinic hours have changed.
Click here for details.
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/patients.
- Aiding in the creation and maintenance of community partnerships, collaborations, programs, and services.
COVID-19 Notice
We are OPEN for in-person assessments.
You do NOT need to be a veteran to receive an assessment at this location.
If you are currently experiencing homelessness or are at risk of becoming homeless, Homelink can help by assessing your situation and connecting you with the most appropriate housing resource.
After enrolling with Homelink, if your need is not met by an immediate referral, you must maintain your eligibility every 30 days. This will be explained further during your Homelink assessment.
COVID-19 Notice
Our clinics will be operating under normal business hours while we increase cleanings and screenings within our facilities.
ACCESS provides individualized comprehensive services to address the special needs of individuals with mental health stipulations who are on probation/parole.
Helps with:
- Mental health treatment
- Housing
- Employment
- Connection to support resources
The P.U.S.H (People Understanding Sexual Health) program, provides testing, outreach, and education to the community as well as linkage to care for HIV-positive individuals.
- HIV-STI testing:
o HIV testing is confidential with results in 60 seconds
o HEP C testing results in 20 minutes
o Syphilis testing is blood drawn and you will be contacted with results. - Pre-exposure prophylaxis:
o PrEP is a medication that can help prevent HIV infection. It involves taking a pill called Truvada which, if taken daily over a period of time, can prevent HIV from infecting healthy cells. Meet with one of our doctors or other PrEP Navigator to learn whether PrEP is right for you. If it is, we can write and fill a prescription for it.
o PEP is medication that has been shown to prevent HIV infection after exposure, if you’re treated within 72 hours.
o To schedule a free PrEP consultation call us at 210-625-7216, or drop by. - PrEP Patient Navigation: AARC’s PrEP navigator provides general information about PrEP and nPEP. AARC has also started prescribing PrEP at its newly opened LGBT Health Equity Clinic.
o Assessing if PrEP is right for you.
o Provide education on prevention topics, including PrEP/PEP, consistent and correct condom use, safer sex practices, risk reduction, regular STI and HIV testing, and the importance of mental health and substance use issues in relation to HIV risk.
o Assist with the selection of a clinical site offering PrEP/PEP or an HIV testing site and coordinate referral process, and maintain communication with referral site and the client to ensure linkage to care.
o Provides assistance with eligibility for PrEP financial assistance and application process.
o Provide assistance with appointment scheduling, accompaniment, and appointment reminders as needed.
o Provide support around linkage to other services needed, such as mental health care, substance abuse counseling, employment services, support groups, and basic needs. - Health Education Risk Reduction (H.E.R.R): AARC’s HERR program provides support and Health education and Risk Reduction through client individual and group education sessions. Clients are provided information on HIV and HIV-Health related issues that demonstrates the importance of medical adherence and disease management.
Social Services provided by AARC include:
- Case Management: Medical and Non-medical case management help individuals living with HIV/AIDS become self–sufficient and virally suppressed. Case managers utilize assessments, care coordination, advocacy for options and services to meet client’s comprehensive health needs.
- Referrals to community resources
- Medication and medical adherence
- Linkage to medical care
- Assist with obtaining HIV medication
- Assist with applications for medical benefits
- Client-centered services
- Health Insurance: The Health Insurance Premium–Aids Pharmaceutical Assistance (HIPCSA) program is intended to help HIV positive individuals continue medical care without gaps in health insurance coverage or disruption of treatment. This includes premium payments, office visit/lab co-payments, deductibles and medication co-pays. Funds are NOT available for co-payments associated with hospitalization and/or emergency room care.
- Housing Services: Alamo Area Resource Center maintains an affordable housing data base and provides housing referral and placement services. AARC also provides HOPWA Short Term Rental, Mortgage, Utility assistance (STRMU), Tenant-Based Rental Assistance (TBRA) and housing case management for those who qualify.
- Patient Navigation: Patient navigation is a process by which an individual—a patient navigator—guides patients with HIV through and around barriers in the complex care system to help ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.
- Outreach Services: Outreach Services is the identification of people with unknown HIV disease, as well as those who know their status but are out-of-care. For help receiving or returning to care contact 210-204-5964.
- Thrive Early Intervention: Assists individuals recently diagnosed with HIV or those with HIV who have not yet established a regimen of regular medical care.
- Transportation: AARC transportation offers a shared-ride service for consumers that because of their disability are unable to access the public transit system. The purpose is to transport our clients to and from their medical appointments. If an AARC shuttle van is not available, we may transport you in a contracted vehicle, such as a taxi. Hours and direct line: Mon-Fri: 8am–4:30pm; 210-625-7222
- Support Groups: Alamo Area Resource Center (AARC) offers and provides space for a variety of different types of discussion, harm reduction, therapy, support and Healthy Relationship groups. Some are presented by AARC, while others are peer-led, organized, and presented by groups or entities not affiliated with AARC. Groups are free to attend and RSVP is not necessary unless stated otherwise. For information about each group and/or to learn about attendance guidelines, restrictions or requirements, contact our Behavioral Health Department at 210-591-0216
During your first visit with us, you will be meeting with our Intake Specialist who will collect all the eligibility documents as well as our agency documents in order to be eligible for services. You can expect to spend about 30-50 minutes with the Intake Specialist.
Be prepared to bring:
- Proof of positivity
- Proof of income
- Proof of residency
- Picture I.D
San Antonio Independent Living Services (SAILS) provides people with disabilities and their families:
- information, assistance, and support systems to promote changes that enhance their full integration to the community
- education on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
- information about disability rights
At SAILS, you can:
- Learn skills to become independent
- Meet other people with disABILITIES
- Receive information and referrals
- Learn how to advocate
- Learn how to volunteer at SAILS
- Be a part of our community
Adults with disabilities.
San Antonio Independent Living Services (SAILS) provides individualized social security benefits planning.
At SAILS, you can also:
- Learn skills to become independent
- Meet other people with disABILITIES
- Receive information and referrals
- Learn how to advocate
- Learn how to volunteer at SAILS
- Be a part of our community
Adults with disabilities.
Free.
SAILS provides information and assistance to people of all ages with disabilities
and their families to access support systems and promote changes that result in
full access to the community. SAILS can also provide information and education
on the Americans with Disabilities Act and information on disability rights.
You do not have to have an actual doctor's diagnosis to be assisted.
San Antonio Independent Living Services (SAILS) provides up-to-date information referrals for community resources.
At SAILS, you can:
- Learn skills to become independent
- Meet other people with disABILITIES
- Receive information and referrals
- Learn how to advocate
- Learn how to volunteer at SAILS
- Be a part of our community
Adults with disabilities.
Free.
San Antonio Independent Living Services (SAILS) provides assistance to persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf and blind.
SAILS also helps individuals with other disabilities, whether they be mental, physical, cognitive, or sensory.
At SAILS, you can:
- Learn skills to become independent
- Meet other people with disABILITIES
- Receive information and referrals
- Learn how to advocate
- Learn how to volunteer at SAILS
- Be a part of our community
Adults who are deaf, hearing impaired or deaf and blind.
Free.
San Antonio Independent Living Services (SAILS) provides assistance for transition from a nursing home to community living.
At SAILS, you can:
- Learn skills to become independent
- Meet other people with disABILITIES
- Receive information and referrals
- Learn how to advocate
- Learn how to volunteer at SAILS
- Be a part of our community
Adults with disabilities.
Free.
COVID-19 Notice
At The Salvation Army, all hands are on deck to do what we do every day of the year—meet the needs of our community’s most vulnerable people.
We all know that social distancing is the best way to flatten the curve, but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. We want to help you. Here’s how:
- Social Distancing: If you have needs for groceries or other household items, please contact us. We will direct you to the nearest resource location that can meet your needs.
- Prayer Requests: We desire to lift you and your family up in prayer. We have a team of people committed to praying for you. Please give us your prayer requests and know that we will pray for you consistently during this time.
- Life Navigation Needs: If you are in crisis and need housing, rehabilitation or other emergency services, we can connect you with a resource that can help you.
- Spiritual and Emotional Care: If you need someone to talk to, let us know! Drop us a line, and we will have a caring friend call you to share a few words of encouragement.
- Activities to Do at Home: Here are a few activities to help you pass the time while at home. We hope these activities can create some happy memories and that we can be a part of bringing your family closer together.
To submit your need, click here.
Whether you need essentials like food, household items and water, or know someone who does, we hope that this information hub can be a resource for you and for those you love.
Free
by Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas
COVID-19 Notice
All of our regional programs—Community Counseling, Get FIT, Wesley Nurse—have resumed on-site operations across our service area, and may adjust depending on local health guidelines and infection rates.
Our clinic hours have changed.
Click here for details.
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/patients.
- Aiding in the creation and maintenance of community partnerships, collaborations, programs, and services.
Case managers strive to provide current information and consistent support to the client, their partners and loved ones.
Case Management services include:
- Education and information about HIV and transmission
- Assistance with applying for Social Security, disability, Medicaid and food stamps; and safe and permanent housing.
- Referrals for medical and dental/oral care and treatment.
- Referrals for legal assistance for advanced directives and wills
- Emergency housing and utility financial assistance for eligible persons
Support Service for People Living with HIV/AIDS:
- Transportation for medical appointments
- Mental health counseling
- Support groups
- Educational workshops
- Social and holiday events
- Food pantry and personal care items
- Referrals for clothing & furnishings
- Volunteer opportunities
- HIV educational materials
- Support and assistance with adherence in taking medications
- Tickets to local events and entertainment
(210) 212-2266
At the Dress for Success San Antonio Career Center, we have a knowledgable staff and a wide range of tools to get you started on the path towards a new career.
We offer:
- Computers available (first come, first serve)
- Internet job searching
- Apply online for numerous jobs
- Email potential employers
- Build and securely store your job-winning resume
- Printer, telephone, and fax available
- Professional lending library
Appointment required for one-on-one assistance with job search, resume building and learning to take on-line courses.
Free
COVID-19 Notice
Any Baby Can (ABC) is responding to the COVID-19 crisis by supporting families raising children and youth with special needs.
During this crisis, we need your support more than ever. Many of our families are not able to work at this time, and their needs continue to increase. Please consider giving to Any Baby Can as we help provide emergency relief.
Case Managers direct families to many Any Baby Can program as well as help link families to many local and state programs. All Any Baby Can services are offered at no cost - regardless of income - to families who have a child birth through 17 years of age with a chronic illness, disability, developmental delay or health risk and who reside in Bexar County or one of the surrounding 18 counties.
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.
Free.
(210) 227-0170
COVID-19 Notice
Our clinics will be operating under normal business hours while we increase cleanings and screenings within our facilities.
Centro de Vida strives to provide community-based street outreach and access to HIV testing to at-risk individuals including those with a current or history of substance use, MSM and other members of the LGBT communities in San Antonio.
CDV also offers overdose prevention education to people at-risk and their families.
by Center for Health Care Services (CHCS)
COVID-19 Notice
Our clinics will be operating under normal business hours while we increase cleanings and screenings within our facilities.
NAS is a specialized female intensive residential treatment program designed to enhance the lives of mothers and mothers-to-be who have substance use challenges. The program provides trauma-focused therapeutic treatment in group, individual, family and couples counseling; drug assessments; mental health assessments; peer support; and comprehensive case management to help clients achieve recovery goals and preserve their family.