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Our One-Stop Career Centers offer job seekers employment information, career development training opportunities, life essentials support, and connections to various programs.

Program services include:

  • Child Care Services
  • Employer Services
  • Job Seeker Services
  • Veterans Services
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Services
  • Youth Empowerment Services (YES!)

Resources include:

  • Jobs KIOSK
  • Parking Lot WiFi
  • Computer Access
  • Career Assessment Tools

Click here or call the number below to get started.

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

*Closed from 12:00 to 1:30 pm for lunch
Updated within the last year
Youths often are told "The sky is the limit!" but lack the resources to reach the sky. R3 Excel changes that by providing:
  • Study and Work Space
  • In-person and digital tutoring
  • Laptop and wifi use
  • Student Resources
  • College and career planning
  • Mentorship
Click here to register. Registration is free.

Must be currently enrolled in middle or high school or a young adult under the age of 24 and a Texas resident.

Free to members.

Connectivity Resources
  • Computer Skills Classes
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Free Computer Use
Hours
Monday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last 1 month.

Early Head Start provides comprehensive child and family development services year-round for low-income families with infants and toddlers ages birth to three years.

The program aims to enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development for school readiness; to support parents' efforts to fulfill their parental roles; and to help parents move toward self-sufficiency.

AVANCE-San Antonio offers a two-option program: a home-based option and a center-based option at licensed childhood development centers.

Home-based Option

  • Weekly Home Visits
  • Bi-Weekly Group Socializations

Center-based Option

  • Infant/Toddler Child Development Classrooms
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Services for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs
  • Bilingual and Dual Language

Support Services

  • Health & Dental Screenings
  • Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
  • Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
  • Nutrition Services and Education
  • Home Visits
  • Parent Education & Services to Fathers
  • Linkage to Community Resources
  • Transportation (if needed)

Adult Education

  • Parental Engagement & Workforce Pathways

We offer high-quality early childhood education for children 6 weeks through 3 years.

Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.

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

Register at AVANCE-San Antonio
(210) 921-7000
Rebecca C Cervantez Child Development Center
(210) 438-5691
Updated within the last month

Comprehensive Continuum of Care for Females (CCC)

CCC offers interim and linkage to support services to pregnant and parenting women diagnosed with substance use disorders (past or present) to help sustain recovery.

CCC offers support from a Recovery Coach throughout the continuum of care (pre, during and post-treatment).

Pregnancy, Parenting Intervention (PPI)

PPI  offers a coordinated approach for women with substance use disorders who are pregnant and/or have children under the age of six to ensure continuous access to all needed health, mental health and social services.

PPI offers outreach and linkage to support services through case management and care coordination, harm reduction education and supplies.

210 Street Reach

  • Provides referrals, linkage, and support to people in need of substance use treatment, mental health services, medical care, and/or support services.
  • 210-906-6411 or 210-792-8708
  • Referrals: 210-906-6411 or 210-792-8708
  • Harm reduction supplies: 210-906-6411 or 210-792-8708
Hours
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

Updated within the last week

Receive assistance with information on available loans, grants, digital support, training, and general small business resources from throughout San Antonio.

Click here to learn more about resources available to small businesses in our service area.

Call and speak with one of the members of our Small Business Support Team or click here to schedule a one-on-one session.

Click here to see our service area.

Free

Hours
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

Ramiro I Gonzales
Melinda Gonzalez
Updated within the last month

Early Head Start provides comprehensive child and family development services year-round for low-income families with infants and toddlers ages birth to three years.

The program aims to enhance children's physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development for school readiness; to support parents' efforts to fulfill their parental roles; and to help parents move toward self-sufficiency.

AVANCE-San Antonio offers a two-option program: a home-based option and a center-based option at licensed childhood development centers.

Home-based Option

  • Weekly Home Visits
  • Bi-Weekly Group Socializations

Center-based Option

  • Infant/Toddler Child Development Classrooms
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Services for Infants and Toddlers with Special Needs
  • Bilingual and Dual Language

Support Services

  • Health & Dental Screenings
  • Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
  • Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
  • Nutrition Services and Education
  • Home Visits
  • Parent Education & Services to Fathers
  • Linkage to Community Resources
  • Transportation (if needed)

Adult Education

  • Parental Engagement & Workforce Pathways

We offer high-quality, early childhood education for children 6 weeks through 3 years.

Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.

Hours
Monday: 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 6:30 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Register at AVANCE-San Antonio
(210) 921-7000
Kelly USA Child Development Center
(210) 432-2600
Updated within the last month

Westside Education & Training Center (WETC), located in Westside San Antonio, in the heart of the Edgewood community, opened in 2006 to improve the education and skill levels of students and community residents served by bridging the gap between education and high-skill, high-wage jobs through the alignment of education and workforce development efforts to ensure students and residents with opportunities to acquire the advanced education and skills necessary to be competitive in the workforce and to support the region’s targeted driver industries and the availability of trained and ready workforce.

WETC offers the following programs and services:

  • I-BEST: Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training
  • NVC Water Resource Science Program
  • NVC Community Health Worker Program
  • English as a Second Language (ESL)
  • General Education Diploma (GED)
  • Small Business Development
  • Financial Empowerment
  • La Printeria
  • GED Testing
  • Community Computer Lab
  • Financial Aid and Admissions Assistance
  • Placement Testing
  • Advising and Registration
  • Public Allies
  • Food Pantry
  • Healthy Lifestyles

Some services are for Alamo Colleges students only but others are open to prospective students and the community at large. Call for details.

Hours
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 - 5:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last 3 months.

Head Start provides quality preschool education services to children 3-4 years of age for working or school-enrolled parents in a licensed child development facility that meets Federal Income Poverty Guidelines and primarily resides in the Harlandale Independent School District.

Services are provided through a combination model of comprehensive education services to eligible children. Education services promote each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development to achieve school readiness measures and successful Head Start child outcomes. Additional comprehensive family and community support services provided include health, mental health, parenting, nutrition, early intervention for at-risk or developmentally delayed children and case management system.

Services Provided:

  • Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 Classrooms
  • Bilingual and Dual Language
  • Inclusion Classroom
  • Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
  • Vision and Hearing Screenings
  • Health and Dental Screenings
  • Nutritional Meals
  • Family Goal Setting

Support Services:

  • Health Services
  • Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
  • Nutrition Services and Education
  • Home Visits
  • Parent Education and Services to Fathers
  • Linkage to Community Resources
  • Transportation (if needed)

Adult Education:

  • Parental Engagement and Workforce Pathways

We offer high-quality early childhood education for children ages 3 to 5 years.

Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.

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

Register at AVANCE-San Antonio, Inc.
(210) 921-7000
Vestal Elementary Child Development Center
(210) 932-7950
Updated within the last month

Head Start provides quality preschool education services to children 3-4 years of age for working or school-enrolled parents in a licensed child development facility that meets Federal Income Poverty Guidelines and primarily resides in the Harlandale Independent School District.

Services are provided through a combination model of comprehensive education services to eligible children. Education services promote each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development to achieve school readiness measures and successful Head Start child outcomes. Additional comprehensive family and community support services provided include health, mental health, parenting, nutrition, early intervention for at-risk or developmentally delayed children and case management system.

Services Provided:

  • Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 Classrooms
  • Bilingual and Dual Language
  • Inclusion Classroom
  • Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
  • Vision and Hearing Screenings
  • Health and Dental Screenings
  • Nutritional Meals
  • Family Goal Setting

Support Services:

  • Health Services
  • Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
  • Nutrition Services and Education
  • Home Visits
  • Parent Education and Services to Fathers
  • Linkage to Community Resources
  • Transportation (if needed)

Adult Education:

  • Parental Engagement and Workforce Pathways

We offer high-quality early childhood education for children ages 3 to 5 years.

Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.

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

Register at AVANCE-San Antonio, Inc.
(210) 921-7000
Bellaire Elementary Child Development
(210) 932-7903
Updated within the last month

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.

Methodist Healthcare Ministries’ Community Health Workers are certified by the Texas Department of State Health (DSHS) as:

  • Completed an approved 160 hours competency-based instructor training program.
  • Required to complete 20 hours of continuing education every two years approved by DSHS to renew their certification.
  • Required courses include Introduction to Community Health;
  1. Community Health Advocacy
  2. Community Nutrition
  3. Community Health Field Methods
  4. Wellness and Health Promotion
  5. Cooperative Community Health Education
Community Health Worker
(800) 959-6673
Updated within the last 2 months.

As a Parents as Teachers® affiliate, Methodist Healthcare Ministries provides bimonthly personal home visits to families and monthly group connection events focused on parent-child interaction, development-centered parenting, and family well-being.

The program supports parents throughout pregnancy until their children enter school full-time providing health, hearing, vision, and developmental screenings for eligible children using approved screening tools and methods.

The program also connects families to resources and helps them overcome any barriers to accessing those resources.

English and Spanish visitations are available.

A complimentary meal is provided during monthly group connection events.

Transportation assistance is available.

 The program is available in Bexar and Guadalupe counties.

Enrollment is 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 2 months.

We extend compassionate care for the disenfranchised, destitute, and debilitated people in our community through collaborative partnerships.

Monday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Thursday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Friday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM Saturday: CLOSED Sunday: CLOSED
Thomas Evans Send email
(210) 651-3331
Updated within the last month

The San Antonio Food Bank assists clients with application and renewal assistance for various federal benefits.

Call or email with questions regarding benefits assistance. Click here to visit the Benefits assistance website. 

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 Saturday: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM Sunday: CLOSED
SAFB Benefits Assistance
(210) 431-8326
Updated within the last 1 month.

Need Help? We can provide information on what food pantries, soup kitchens, and shelters are available near your location.

We can also help you find more long-term solutions. Click here to learn more about how the San Antonio Food Bank can help you find and apply for other benefits you may qualify for.

Must call us to make an appointment to receive food distribution.
San Antonio Food Bank
(210) 431-8326
Updated within the last 3 months.

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 3 months.

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 3 months.

70% of youth in the juvenile justice system have at least one mental health condition. That’s a staggering statistic.

Our goal is to help our clients develop life skills that will help reduce recidivism or a return to incarceration. We help them manage their return to the responsibilities of school, work, and socializing—the things that make life fun and fulfilling. As an added benefit, judges look favorably on one who seeks and finds a program of support like ours.

Our Services

  • Diagnostic Interview Examination
  • Engagement Activity
  • Assessment
  • Case Management
  • Diagnostic Interview Examination
  • Family Partner Supports
  • Counseling
  • Rehabilitative & Skills Training
  • Medication Training and Support
  • Parent Support Group
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Housing
  • Employment & Education
  • Forensic Services

Click here to learn more about our services

We accept STAR, CHIP, PLUS, and all Medicaid/Medicare Insurances.

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

Weekends by appointment only.
Crisis Line
(281) 620-9011
Updated within the last 2 months.

HOW YOU CAN HELP
Thank you for your interest in serving your community as a Healthcare Coverage Advocate for the EnrollSA, Get Bexar Covered Coalition.

EnrollSA is a coalition made up of over 100 healthcare stakeholders from San Antonio and the surrounding area that include the City of San Antonio, Bexar County, all of San Antonio’s major hospital systems, federally qualified health centers, nonprofits, elected officials, chambers of commerce, school districts, churches, and colleges and universities to name a few. Our mission is to maximize the enrollment of our San Antonio community into quality, affordable health coverage.

If you would like to serve as a Healthcare Coverage Advocate for your community please fill out the contact information form below and we will follow-up with you to discuss volunteer and training opportunities.

https://enrollsa.com/volunteer/

Updated within the last 1 month.

Goals of the FAYS program is to help youth and families develop skills that will empower them to deal effectively with the challenges of depression, suicidal ideations, truancy, delinquent behavior and family conflict.

Services are FREE and include:

  • Family, individual and group counseling
  • Crisis intervention
  • Education and support groups for parents and youth that include parenting skills and stress management
  • Referrals, resources and case management
  • Child abuse prevention training

We Specialize In:

  • Strengthening and stabilizing families
  • Helping families to develop resilience
  • Providing youth and families with tools that will increase coping skills and family cohesion
  • Must reside in a county of service and have a child age 6 to 18 who is still enrolled in school.
  • To begin receiving services, click here to fill out form.
  • Free child care and transportation assistance available.

Call now to find out how we can help.

Free

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

Gail Jett Send email
Updated within the last 2 months.
6.42 miles away, 4346 NW 410, San Antonio, TX, 78229 , D7

The PAL program provides services to youth aging out of the foster care system to expand their skills and knowledge; strengthen their self-confidence; create healthy community relationships, and ultimately learn self-guidance.

Our programs provide services to help with:

  • accessing education and vocational services.
  • finding employment.
  • accessing medical services.
  • obtaining housing.
  • establishing relationships that improve outcomes in the transition to adult life.

Texas provides the following benefits to youth when they move from foster care to adulthood:

  • Transitional Living Allowance
  • Tuition and Fee Waiver

In order to receive the following benefits, youth must remain in state conservatorship (in-care) until the 18th birthday.

  • Aftercare Room and Board Assistance
  • Transitional Medicaid
  • Texas Education and Training Voucher Program (ETV)
  • Reimbursable Expenses

Click here for more information about PAL Events and Circles of Support.

PAL provides transition services to foster youth and alumni from ages 17 to 21 in order to better prepare young adults for emancipation.

Monday: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Friday: 8:00 AM – 5:30 PM Saturday: CLOSED Sunday: CLOSED
Updated within the last 1 month.
6.42 miles away, 735 NW 410, San Antonio, TX, 78216 , D1

Here’s how Safe Place works:

Step One – A young person enters a Safe Place and asks for help.

Step Two – The site employee finds a comfortable place for the youth to wait while they call the licensed Safe Place agency. For the greater San Antonio area that is Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA).

Step Three – An RMYA staff member will talk with the youth to get more information and explain that an SAPD officer can escort them to the RMYA Bridge Emergency shelter.  If the child is agreeable, the RMYA staff will contact SAPD to transport the youth to the shelter. 

Step Four – Once at the Bridge, direct-care staff and counselors meet with the youth and provide support. Agency staff ensures the youth and their families receive the help and professional services they need.

This program is for youth under the age of 18 in need of immediate help and safety.

Free.

Open 24 hours
Youth Hotline
(210) 340-8090
Updated within the last 3 months.

Services:

In addition to primary care, this clinic has mental health and social work services, and laboratory services available to eligible Veterans. 

Please ask your primary care provider for more information.

Veterans and their families.

Mental Health Care: 210-617-5300.

Call TTY if you have hearing loss 800-799-4889

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
South Bexar County VA
(210) 648-1491
VA Health Connect
(833) 284-7212
Updated within the last 1 month.

Hummingbird Hospice employs the most highly skilled care team to tend to patients' needs and requests. Patients of all ages experiencing the final stage of life will benefit from the specialized services of our interdisciplinary team, such as physician orders and plan of care review, registered nursing visits, certified nurse aide visits for assistance with daily living, medical social workers, spiritual counselors, and trained volunteers. 

Click on each link below to learn more

Our Services include:

  • On-call Hospice Support
  • Pain Management
  • Symptom Management
  • Medication Coordination
  • Registered Hospice Nurses Visits
  • Nurse Aid visits
  • Hospice Team visits
  • Volunteer visits
  • Bereavement Services

Click here to learn more about our services

24/7
Updated within the last 1 month.

Our trained advocates connect clients to resources and services through a continuous, streamlined support process. From shelter and housing to employment and legal assistance, we ensure the needs of survivors and their families are met.

Our advocacy services can be accessed at any point after an incident of sexual violence, from immediate crisis support and hospital accompaniment to navigating legal and judicial systems.

If you or someone you know has been impacted by sexual violence, you can request one of our advocates at any time.

Ways we help:

  • Hospital accompaniment
  • Law enforcement/court accompaniment
  • Application and enrollment assistance (Crime Victim's Compensation, Address Confidentiality Program, Medicaid, Food Stamps, etc.)

Most common referrals:

  • Legal Assistance: To provide access to low-cost or free legal information, advice, or representation.
  • Housing/Utility Assistance: To find shelter, help with bills (rent, mortgage, gas, electric, phone, water, etc.), or help to break a lease.
  • Food: For access to direct food services provided by food pantries, food banks, etc.
  • Specialized Counseling: For specialized counseling services outside of our scope (i.e. substance abuse care).
  • Follow-up Medical Care: To monitor health through regular physical exams and/or medical tests by a doctor.
  • Inpatient Care: For those in need of a diagnosis or treatment that requires an overnight stay at a hospital.

Survivors of sexual violence and their families.

Free.

Hours
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

Crisis Line
(210) 349-7273
Updated within the last 3 months.

The Gap program provides services to grandparents and other relatives who care for children in the absence of parents.

We support families by providing in-home assessments, case management services, and support groups for caregivers.

The Gap program builds on the family’s strengths and works with all family members to find solutions to the challenges of raising children in today’s complex world.

The Gap program offers the following services to support your family through our MCH Family Outreach offices:

Case Management
We assess the strengths and needs of your situation and a case manager meets with your family regularly to provide you with services geared toward strengthening your family.

Information and Referral
We help you access community resources and programs to assist you with everything from counseling and parent training to food assistance and childcare services.

Support Groups
Caregiver Empowerment Groups offer emotional support and advice on ways to deal with common problems many grandparents and caregivers face when raising children.

Assistance with Legal Issues
We help you find community programs and government agencies that provide legal assistance.

Workshops
We partner with other like-minded community organizations that offer workshops on topics important to you as a generational caregiver.

Services are designed for families with at least one child residing in the home between the ages of birth to 14 years. Eligible families should also live within a 45-mile radius of an MCH Outreach office.

All MCH Family Solutions services are confidential and free to eligible families.

Melissa Olmos Send email
(210) 733-3904
Updated within the last 2 months.

Family Solutions provides help to families by providing advocacy and support, connection to resources in the community, and other services. 

The program provides a combination of individual and family services, case management, and advocacy to help the family meet its needs. We help families access community resources that will help their children grow to be healthy and successful at home, at school, and in the community.

MCH Family Outreach case managers work with individuals and other people in your family and neighborhood who are important to you. We work with you to identify and build on your family’s strengths to help you meet your needs and those of your children.

Services are designed for families with at least one child residing in the home between the ages of birth to 14 years. Eligible families should also live within a 45-mile radius of an MCH Outreach office.

All MCH Family Solutions services are confidential and free to eligible families.

We meet with you in your home, your child’s school, or anywhere in the community where you are comfortable, as often as needed.
Melissa Olmos Send email
(210) 733-3904
Updated within the last 2 months.

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.
Hours
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

Updated within the last 2 months.

Bright Moments is a program of care specifically designed for patients with end-stage dementia (ESD). It is based
on the belief that more can be done for and with dementia & Alzheimer’s patients to generate positive outcomes.

The Bright Moments program is an innovative & non-pharmacological approach supported by research, which shows these types of therapy methods to be more beneficial than traditional methods of medication interventions.

Bright Moments – Points of Light Kit:

  • Music Device and Headphones — Loaded with patient-specific music favorites.
  • Weighted Blanket — Clinical studies have shown that this produces comfort when managing agitated or unsettled behavior. Simulates the feeling of a hug.
  • Chart A Life — to capture special moments and preserve patient memories.
  • Memory-enhancing aroma therapies
  • Therapeutic Companion Bear
  • Specialized Utensils
  • Specialized Care Products

Click here to watch a Bright Moments Program video and learn more

Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Clinical on-Call: 24/7
Updated within the last 1 month.

The Alzheimer’s Association 24/7 Helpline (800.272.3900) is available around the clock, 365 days a year. Through this free service, specialists and master’s-level clinicians offer confidential support and information to people living with dementia, caregivers, families and the public.

Three ways you can connect with our Helpline:

Call us. We are available around the clock, 365 days a year at 800-272-3900.

Dial 711 to connect with a TRS operator.

Chat with us. Click the “Live Chat” green button on this page to connect with a member of our Helpline staff. Live chat is typically available from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.  

Online. Use this form to let us know how we can help you. We will respond to you within 24 hours.

Contact the Helpline day or night to:

  • Speak confidentially with master’s-level care consultants for decision-making support, crisis assistance and education on issues families face every day.
  • Learn about the symptoms of Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
  • Find out about local programs and services.
  • Get general information about legal, financial and care decisions, as well as treatment options.
  • Receive help in your preferred language through our bilingual staff or interpreter service, which accommodates more than 200 languages.
    Dial 711 to connect with a TRS operator.
24/7
Updated within the last 3 months.
6.68 miles away, 625 Gillette, San Antonio, TX, 78221 , D3

Head Start provides quality preschool education services to children 3-4 years of age for working or school-enrolled parents in a licensed child development facility that meets Federal Income Poverty Guidelines and primarily resides in the Harlandale Independent School District.

Services are provided through a combination model of comprehensive education services to eligible children. Education services promote each child’s physical, social, emotional and cognitive development to achieve school readiness measures and successful Head Start child outcomes. Additional comprehensive family and community support services provided include health, mental health, parenting, nutrition, early intervention for at-risk or developmentally delayed children and case management system.

Services Provided:

  • Pre-K3 and Pre-K4 Classrooms
  • Bilingual and Dual Language
  • Inclusion Classroom
  • Developmental and Social-Emotional Screenings
  • Vision and Hearing Screenings
  • Health and Dental Screenings
  • Nutritional Meals
  • Family Goal Setting

Support Services:

  • Health Services
  • Child and Family Mental Health (ECI)
  • Nutrition Services and Education
  • Home Visits
  • Parent Education and Services to Fathers
  • Linkage to Community Resources
  • Transportation (if needed)

Adult Education:

  • Parental Engagement and Workforce Pathways

We offer high-quality early childhood education for children ages 3 to 5 years.

Head Start is a federally funded program provided at no cost for qualifying families.

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

Register at AVANCE-San Antonio, Inc.
(210) 921-7000
Gillette Elementary Child Development
(210) 932-7928
Updated within the last month