The National Veterans Outreach Program (NVOP) has diversified its service components over the last 35 years to meet the priority needs of the community. In 1997, the NVOP built its first of three apartment complexes designed specifically to provide affordable housing for low-income elderly. Teaming with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the NVOP presently provides 170 apartments for the elderly.

All projects are operated on a non-profit basis, and each apartment is eligible for housing assistance vouchers provided by HUD, making the apartments very affordable for eligible elderly residents. Support services include meals on wheels, food bank assistance, visiting nurses, seasonal social events, and many other amenities that provide a safe and comfortable setting for the independent-living residents.

Residents must be elderly, fixed low-income recipients, and must be able to live independently. Currently, all three properties have a waiting list for apartments.

Elderly veterans and their families.

SSVF, funded through the Department of Veteran Affairs, is a program designed to assist very low-income veteran families in obtaining permanent housing. NVOP operates SSVF programs in both San Antonio and El Paso.

Under the program, participants receive client-centered case management, individualized housing stability counseling, assistance with obtaining public benefits, referrals to community agencies, and other support services as needed.

Eligible clients include:

• Veteran families currently homeless staying in their cars, parks, abandoned buildings, airports, camping grounds, etc.
• Currently living in their home but at risk of eviction
• Veteran families currently homeless staying in a shelter, transitional housing, hotel, or motel.
• Veteran families who are currently homeless, but scheduled to move into permanent housing within 90 days

• Referrals to Case Management

Working with the homeless is one of the most challenging forms of social service an organization can undertake. Typically, the homeless have immediate needs for "stabilization", followed by an extended period of case managed services to ameliorate the many profound issues common to this population.

The American GI Forum National Veterans Outreach Program (NVOP) stepped forward and accepted the challenge on behalf of homeless veterans. The renovation of a former warehouse to create 80 transitional beds and 60 single room apartments (SRO's) was a multi-million dollar "challenge" that was accomplished through the leadership of the NVOP, and the invaluable financial support of the U.S. Department of HUD, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the USAA Foundation, and the City of San Antonio. The American GI Forum NVOP also provided approximately one-third of the construction funding of the facility.

The American GI Forum Residential Center for (Homeless) Veterans has become a recognized national model in serving veterans and other homeless.

Must be homeless and a veteran.

Thrive houses 20 young adults in their own apartments with rental assistance for up to one year.

We received the grant in 2018 and housed another 20 young adults, and will be able to start housing another 20 in October of this year. Our apartment clients receive all of the same services as our shelter clients, but the services are wrapped around them in their own housing.

This program is open to any young adults ages 18 to 24 who are experiencing homelessness in San Antonio.

Apply at the YASS Center or any of the five other Homelink Access Points.

• Transitional Housing - LGBTQ+ Youth

The Home & Community-Based Services that ResCare offers are focused on helping individuals stay in their personal homes rather than moving to a Group Home or Large ICF for care. We meet the needs of people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) by offering medical support and daily living support in the setting of their choosing.

Individuals who seek Home & Community-Based Services can choose which services they need that best fit their unique abilities.

These services can include:

• skilled nursing care
• therapies
• personal care
• respite care
• mental health services 
• much more

Murray Manor, Inc. is one of three apartment complexes in San Antonio sponsored by Mission Road Ministries that provide affordable housing and services for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, but need minimal supports.

The apartments are Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidized apartment complexes, designed exclusively for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, and are supervised by the Suzanne Smith Management Company.

The apartments have one or two bedroom options with a community room for gatherings and a laundry room.

• Adult with an intellectual developmental disability
• Low-income
• Not under guardianship
• Independent in self-care, self-medication, self-evaluation in emergencies
• Minimal assistance required in home safety, kitchen/household management, clothing maintenance and community mobility
• Active employment or participation in competitive employment, sheltered employment, vocational training or a day activity center.

• Income: must be less than 50 % of AMI to qualify.

• Group Living - Disability Related

• IDD or Other Disability

HFCC is committed to ending chronic homelessness for 200 seniors in San Antonio.

We'll do that by creating a safe, secure, beautiful, and welcoming campus featuring 200+ affordable Permanent Supportive Housing units in a caring community environment where residents can thrive.

Community buildings will provide a wide variety of clinical, professional, hospitality, recreational, and faith-based services for residents, neighbors, and guests who are not yet housed.

Volunteers living on-site in solidarity will provide companionship and around-the-clock support to residents. "Peer" volunteers bring especially valuable support due to their lived experience of homelessness.

We will serve members of our community who are most vulnerable due to:

• Age (over 50 years)
• Time Spent Unhoused
• Disabilities
• Chronic medical illnesses and mental health challenges
• Orthopedic and mobility disabilities
• High users of expensive public services (ER, EMS, in-patient medical or psychiatric care, justice system, etc.)
• Additional risk factors

• Permanent Supportive Housing

• Older Adult

Independence Square, Inc. is one of three apartment complexes in San Antonio sponsored by Mission Road Ministries that provide affordable housing and services for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, but need minimal supports.

The apartments are Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidized apartment complexes, designed exclusively for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, and are supervised by the Suzanne Smith Management Company.

The apartments have one or two bedroom options with a community room for gatherings and a laundry room.

To qualify, applicants must be:

• an adult with an intellectual developmental disability (IDD);
• low-income;
• not under guardianship;
• independent in self-care, self-medication, and self-evaluation in emergencies;
• require minimal assistance in home safety, kitchen/household management, clothing maintenance, and community mobility;
• employed or participating in a competitive employment, sheltered employment, vocational training program, or a day activity center.

Meadow Brook, Inc. is one of three apartment complexes in San Antonio sponsored by Mission Road Ministries that provide affordable housing and services for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, but who need minimal supports.

The apartments are Housing and Urban Development (HUD) subsidized apartment complexes, designed exclusively for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, and are supervised by the Suzanne Smith Management Company.

The apartments have one or two bedroom options with a community room for gatherings and a laundry room.

• Adult with an intellectual developmental disability
• Low-income
• Not under guardianship
• Independent in self-care, self-medication, self-evaluation in emergencies
• Minimal assistance required in home safety, kitchen/household management, clothing maintenance and community mobility
• Active employment or participation in competitive employment, sheltered employment, vocational training or a day activity center

Mission Road Developmental Center provides residential care for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities through the ICF-MR (Intermediate Care Facility-Mental Retardation) program and the HCS (Home and Community-Based Services) programs.

Mission Road has 13 adult community homes throughout the city of San Antonio, as well as one assisted living home for adults on the main Mission Road campus. Residents living in the homes are assisted by well-trained, 24-hour AWAKE staff. During the week, residents spend their day working, training for a job, volunteering or engaging in a social/habilitation program. Evenings are spent acquiring and refining the skills needed to live a more independent and fulfilled life. Weekends are for shopping, completing chores, recreational activities and spending time with friends.

The Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services and the Texas Health & Human Services Commission monitor and license the HCS and the ICF-MR group homes and the assisted living program.

Permanent Supportive Housing assists and empowers families to live as independently as possible. SAMMinistries has a permanent housing program that assists families with whom one member of the family has a disability. SAMMinistries also manages 100 set-aside housing vouchers to help families find permanent housing in the private rental market.

Case managers work with adult participants to achieve the following goals:

• Remain in (or exit to) permanent housing
• Increase skills and/or income
• Achieve greater self-determination
• Achieve financial stability (reduce debt)

The individual or family:

• must be "literally homeless" by HUD definition (living in an emergency shelter, on the street, or in a place not meant for habitation).
• in some cases must be "chronically homeless" by HUD definition (a single person or head of household with a disabling condition who has either experienced homelessness for longer than a year, during which time the individual may have lived in a shelter, Safe Haven, or a place not meant for human habitation; or experienced homelessness four or more times in the last three years).
• must be referred by the community's Coordinated Entry system. Call (210) 207-1799 to get that started.

For some projects, client pays 30% of their income toward rent, however, no income is required.

It can be confusing to find help for older adults and people with disabilities. Aging and Disability Resource Centers (ADRCs) are part of the No Wrong Door system, which is designed to streamline public access to long-term services and supports (LTSS).

ADRCs serve as a key point of access to person-centered LTSS specialized information, referral and assistance and provide one-stop access to information for people who need help finding LTSS.

ADRCs help cut through the confusing maze of funding sources, multiple intake systems, and eligibility processes.

One Step at a Time

Zabrina’s Jolly Bunch, Inc., is a multipurpose non-profit group located in San Antonio, TX, that serves low-income individuals, aged out foster children, feed the hungry /homeless and those persons with developmental disabilities.

Zabrina’s Jolly Bunch, Inc. provides:

• Room and Board
• Food 
• Transportation Services
• Educational Assistance
• Case Management
• Transition Living Services

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,

An Army Major forced to retire after a cancer diagnosis, a family of four with a new baby on the way, and a veteran and single mom who is working toward her dream of home ownership. These are just three examples of the hundreds of military families who have been supported through Operation Homefront's housing programs. We offer four distinct programs to assist military families at every stage of their transition into civilian life.

• Transitional Housing (Apartments)
• Permanent Homes for Veterans
• Transitional Homes for Veterans
• Transitional Housing (Villages)

Click here for eligibility requirements and applications for our different programs.

• Transitional Housing - Veterans

Endeavors provides permanent supportive housing, case management, professional counseling, life skills training, and employment opportunities for chronically homeless women in San Antonio with disabilities and their children so that they can achieve a life full of stability, success, and self-sufficiency in an apartment-style campus.

We provide the following services through Fairweather Family Lodge:

• A safe, healthy, stable, and secure place to live
• Life skills training in parenting, finance, conflict resolution, relationship, problem-solving, leadership, and other social interaction issues
• Assistance in meeting educational needs of school-age children
• Symptom management
• Case management services
• Individualized assessments

The goals for this program include:

• Providing a safe, healthy, stable, and caring environment
• Increasing self-sufficiency and family/personal income through education, job training, and job placement
• Decreasing episodes of homelessness and/or acute psychiatric care

Located in San Antonio, Endeavors longest running program provides permanent supportive housing to individuals with mental illness. Fairweather Lodge not only provides permanent supportive housing, but also case management and life skills training so that individuals with mental illness can achieve a life full of stability, success, and self-sufficiency.

The goals for this program include:

• Providing a safe, healthy, stable, and caring environment
• Increasing self-sufficiency through life-skills training and proper referrals for education and work attainment
• Symptom management

Email here for more information.

Admission criteria:

• 18 years of age or older
• Axis I mental health diagnosis from a licensed professional
• Stable and medication compliant for at least 30 days
• Be able to pay a monthly program fee
• Willing to work, volunteer, or attend school for 15 hours per week
• Remain drug-and-alcohol-free for at least 30 days

Endeavors provides a safe, healthy, stable, and caring environment to chronically homeless women with disabilities and their children.

Through permanent supportive housing, these families receive case management, professional counseling, life skills training, and employment opportunities, allowing them to increase self-sufficiency and family income, while decreasing episodes of homelessness and/or acute psychiatric care.

Services:

• A safe, healthy, stable, and secure place to live
• Life skills training in parenting, finance, conflict resolution, relationship, problem-solving, leadership, and other social interaction issues
• Assistance in meeting educational needs of school- age children
• Symptom management
• Case management services
• Individualized assessments

Mental illness is characterized by a temporary or persistent inability to cope effectively with life's changes. Individuals with mental illness often experience difficulties coping in our complex society and are often overwhelmed by everyday activities and stresses. With treatment, many people with mental illness can return to productive, enjoyable living.

Camino Real Community Services offers a wide array of services designed to meet the needs of individuals with mental illness. These services include Screening, Assessment, Referral, Case Management, Medication Related Services, Counseling, Crisis Intervention, and a full range of Rehabilitative Services, and Family Support. Camino Real serves persons of all ages.

• Assessment
• Crisis Services
• Continuity of Care
• Case Management
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Medication Services
• Psychosocial Rehabilitation
• Assertive Community Treatment Alternative (ACT-ALT)
• Supportive Employment
• Supportive Housing
• Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Diagnosis (COPSD)
• Children and Adolescent Mental Health Services