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These days, a computer is more than just a tech device. It is a doorway to employment, education, healthcare, social connection, and more. We are here to ensure everyone can afford the tech they need to succeed.

Though we wish we could provide low-cost technology to everyone, we focus our efforts on  internet solutions and computer access for individuals who need it most.

To shop with us, you'll need:

  • Photo identification
  • Proof of current enrollment in an income-based government assistance program OR documentation of current household income (under 200% of the federal poverty level or 60% of area median income)

Click here for more information on eligibility.

Refurbished Desktops starting at $75.00.

Refurbished Laptops starting at $100.00.

Free Standard Shipping.

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Connectivity Resources
  • Free or Affordable Computers
Hours
Monday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last 3 months.

Angel Helpers Ministry's mission is to bring the joy of Jesus to families in need in San Antonio and surrounding areas by meeting their needs during the holiday seasons and throughout the year.

We provide Thanksgiving meals, Christmas gifts for kids, Silver Santa boxes for seniors, Easter bags, and back to school supplies.

We also help connect the community to the physical needs of those around them.

At Angel Helpers Ministry we are thrilled to help families in need. In order to ensure that our efforts are well founded we ask you please fill out the application if you desire help for your family.

Click here to contact us.

Updated within the last 3 months.

OTS manages the college's technology infrastructure and offers a wide range of services to assist members of faculty, staff and students with their technical needs.

Our Mission is to provide the San Antonio College community with reliable and secure information technology infrastructure and services.

San Antonio College has a limited inventory of laptops and internet hotspots available for your use. The laptops have Wi-Fi capability for use where wireless internet access exists, a web camera, and are loaded with a web browser.

Click here for equipment request.

Loaner devices are only per semester and must be returned once the semester is completed.

Requirements:

  • Enrolled at SAC for current semester
  • Student ID
  • Drivers License

Programs are available to bridge the digital divide by providing Alamo Colleges students and employee with low-cost Internet Service. Visit this link.

Connectivity Resources
  • Device Lending
Hours
Monday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

OTS Service Center Send email
(210) 486-0030
Usha Venkat Send email
Updated within the last 2 months.

The SAC Tech store is a one-stop shop for all technology needs. Students, faculty and staff of the Alamo Colleges can purchase computer equipment at an educational discount.

As well, the store sells computer and tech accessories, offers a variety services, and provides on-going workshops to showcase new technology.

Currently, the SAC Tech Store offers a variety of products from Apple and DELL, including laptops and tablets.

Faculty, staff and students with a valid Alamo Colleges ID are eligible to purchase computer equipment and/or services offered at the SAC Tech Store.

Community members can participate in on-going workshops, get tech-related service, and purchase computer accessories and general merchandise.

 

Laptops & Tablets available from $25 - $200.

Connectivity Resources
  • Free or Affordable Computers
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.

Money Smart Classes: Case management staff, in partnership with financial organizations trained in FDIC curriculum, offer quarterly Money Smart classes at our public housing communities. Topics include: borrowing basics, pay yourself first, banking services, budgeting, repairing your credit, and homeownership.

Back To School Drives: FSS case managers organize back-to-school drives to help residents with costs of school supplies. The funds raised pay for school supplies, uniforms, immunizations and haircuts.

Health Fairs: Case managers participate in and support community health fairs.

Employment Fairs: Family Self-sufficiency provides residents information on upcoming job fairs and assists with transportation, resume preparation, interview technique and necessary job skills.

Summer Youth Employment: HABC provides youth, ages 14 to 24, the opportunity to learn on-the-job training during the summer months. Employment may be with HABC or with one of our partners.

Thanksgiving Baskets: During the holiday season, case and property management staff identify needy families and supply holiday meals to them.

None.

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: CLOSED
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Closed Friday through Sunday.
Terry Michelle Trevino Send email
(210) 225-0071
Pamela Mitchell Send email
Updated within the last 2 months.

We download, print and deliver homework assignments for students in our service area that do not have access to a computer or wifi at home.

We also provide crayons, pens, pencils, and other materials the students need to complete their work.

We also check students' homework, track their progress, and offer incentives for the students who finish their packets.

Call for more information.

Jason Brooks Send email
(210) 247-8494
Misti Brooks Send email
Updated within the last 4 months.

Pastor Henry Mooney is the Spiritual Leader of Believers In Christ Ministries & Believers And Community Development. He came to Christ after a long life of crime and unbelief.

Prayer is powerful and changes things! Every Friday night we meet at our community center to pray for our community and our city. Come join us in faith as we pray for God to move in our community and to change lives.

We love putting on special events, especially during the holidays. We have programs for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas such as turkey and ham distribution. Other special events for the community include sourcing backpacks and school supplies for kids and we also have community celebration dinners.

FEED MY SHEEP is the command that Jesus gave Peter in John 21:15-17 . We have this mandate on our lives as well.

  • Handing Out Food & Water
    Come and join us every Tuesday, Thursday & Friday as we serve our community by helping us hand out food and water to those who are hungry and thirsty.
  • Meal Prep
    All the wonderful meal packs we're able to give out have to be prepped! Help us prepare meals packs for our community every Tuesday, Thursday & Friday morning from 9am-10am, weekly.
  • Clothing Distribution
    Clothing is so much more than just fashion or even something that simply acts as a covering... it also represents dignity.
  • Complete Support for the entire family. For more information on all our services, please click here.

Free

Kid’s Place Child Development Center improves the social emotional, physical, and intellectual development of children in its multi-age classes. Kid's Place is a Texas Rising Star "Three Star" approved Child Care Service (CCS) and  "Quality Care Provider".

Teachers at Kid's Place create a nurturing classroom with activities and lesson plans, emphasizing social-emotional health for children with a focus on school readiness.

Kid's Place also offers:

  • School supplies
  • Diapers
  • Clothing
  • Holiday meals
  • Gifts
  • Available for children ages 18 months to 5 years of age.
  • Up-to-date immunization
  • Physical within 1 year of enrollment.
  • Valid birth certificate

Thanks to generous support from foundation partners and individual donors, we can provide tuition assistance for our students based on available funds.

Updated within the last month

Monthly neighborhood meetings are sponsored to build unity in the community and give us opportunities to develop relationships with our children's parents and other caregivers. Each event includes a free meal, live Christian music, and clothing. Other items such as school supplies, Thanksgiving dinners, and Christmas gifts are also provided seasonally.

Our neighbors in and around the East Meadows (formerly Wheatley Courts) area are welcome.

Free

Call for the date and time of the next block party.
Updated within the last 2 months.

The Training for Job Success program is designed to support income-eligible residents as they prepare for better employment that can lead their families to self-sufficiency.

Following are some of the resources and services available through the Training for Job Success Program:

  • Job readiness activities such as assistance with résumé writing, interviewing skills and job leads
  • Full-tuition scholarship opportunities for Alamo Colleges Demand Occupations Training Programs
  • Textbooks, supplies and uniforms required for Demand Occupations Training Programs
  • One-on-One career coaching, case management services, and counseling services
  • Assistance with utilities and rent
  • Connection to other community resources

Individuals and families and in the San Antonio/ Bexar County community who meet income criteria upon enrollment into the program. For more information, please contact the program.

Minerva Hernandez LMSW, NCRT
(210) 207-5929
The Operation School Bell® program dresses children from elementary schools designated Title I. These at-risk children are identified by school personnel as having inadequate or inappropriate clothing for attending school. Each child selects sets of new school clothes, a pair of shoes, jacket, socks, underwear, personal care kit, school supplies and books. School uniforms are provided for two school districts with uniform requirements.

Each child receives:

  • Three pairs of jeans, pants or leggings
  • A jacket
  • A belt
  • Three shirts
  • Six pairs of underwear
  • Six pairs of socks
  • A personal care kit containing personal items.
  • A school box with basic supplies.
  • A pair of shoes
  • Two books of their choice.

Click here to learn more.

Children K-5 enrolled in a San Antonio Title I school.

Free.

Call for details.
Marcy Andrade Send email
Ruth Heller Send email
Updated within the last 1 month.

Operation Back to School aims to fulfill the educational needs of these children as part of the Gabriella’s Gifts program. 

Since 2016, we have served over 1,300 children with backpacks and delivered them to oncology clinics in local children's hospitals. The backpacks are gifted to these brave cancer warriors and their siblings annually before the start of each school year. Our 2023 goal is to provide 300 new backpacks filled with school supplies to children battling cancer and their siblings. 

With our new Children’s Cancer Support Center now open, we have designated that as our official drop-off location. During July, donate new backpacks and school supplies. The items most needed are backpacks, notebooks, pencils, erasers, and other related school supplies at 477 Spencer Lane, San Antonio, Texas 78201. In addition to the backpacks, we would like to provide each family with gas and grocery cards. Additional funds donated will go directly to support our ongoing Children's Cancer Support Center.

Backpacks will be distributed to our cancer families at our Summer Bash event on Saturday, August 05, at 10 AM and taken to the local oncology clinics. You can also choose to sponsor or make a monetary donation. Learn more here.

To view more information, click here.

Updated within the last 2 months.

Bethany Closet is the community outreach arm of Bethany Missionary Baptist Church. Through our partnerships with our Evangelism Ministry, private donors and community organizations, we assist members of our local neighborhood, city and state.

This ministry provides uniforms and school supplies for Elementary Schools in the Edgewood School District. We also provide assistance with Food, Clothing and Household Items for families in need.

We are a Faith Base partner with the Child Protective Services and regularly provide necessities for children and families in transition.

Click here or email for program information.

Douglas Randle, Jr. Send email
(210) 436-7296
Vanessa King Send email

Parishioners from St Vincent De Paul Catholic Church and other area churches volunteer their time to assist families needing:

  • food
  • clothing
  • necessities
  • Clothes for school

St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church also sponsors a back-to-school clothing program.

Please note that the clothing room closes slightly earlier at 11:30 a.m.

Anyone in need of all ages, families

Free

Tuesday & Thursday: 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Arnie Luna
(210) 674-5861
Updated within the last year

Provides senior adults, 60 years and older, and spouses, in Bexar County, with a nutritionally balanced lunchtime meal in a congregate setting with supportive services consisting of:

  • Companionship
  • Nutrition Education
  • Basic Health Screenings
  • Social Services
  • Outreach activities
  • Recreation and Dance
  • Computer Classes*
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Exercise Classes*
  • Transportation*

*Not available at all centers.

 

 

The SNP is funded by the City and the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) through the Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG), and currently offered at various senior centers throughout the City.

Age 60+ and spouse.

Free.

Call for program hours and other details.
Updated within the last 2 months.

The concept behind Friends of Spare Parts dba Spare Parts was developed in 2011 by our founder Mary Elizabeth Cantú, as a response to the lack of art funds and resources in PreK-12 classrooms.

The Spare Parts Center for Creative Reuse is San Antonio’s first art supply thrift store. The purpose of the Center for Creative Reuse is to facilitate the intake of pre-owned creative materials and supplies that would otherwise be thrown away or underutilized and offers them back into the community through program offerings and storefront. The revenue earned ensures that Spare Parts can continue to expand and serve the community. Click here for the workshops and online store.

The Center is a community-driven operation and depends on material donors, volunteers, and patrons to continue to sustain a safe and welcoming place where teachers, parents, crafters, kids, and artists, can access affordable pre-loved supplies and materials.

Spare Parts Connect is an innovative educational program that connects businesses and organizations with the community to foster creativity, sustainability, and collaboration. Spare Parts Connect promotes the concept of creative reuse by offering a unique opportunity for businesses and organizations to engage with their audience through hands-on activities and demonstrations. 

Please note that we are a nonprofit organization and our services for Spare Parts Connect are available for a fee, which varies depending on the specific event and activity you have in mind. We’ll work closely with you to tailor a pricing package that aligns with your budget and objectives. Don’t hesitate to contact us for further details regarding our pricing structure.

Hours
Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: CLOSED
Friday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Eric Cavazos Send email
Jill Doyle Send email
Updated within the last 4 months.
11.07 miles away, 5084 DeZavala, San Antonio, TX, 78249 , D8

We provide:

  • Financial assistance for prescription medications up to $80 annually.
  • School supplies and backpacks are available by signing up from mid-June to early July.
Hours
Monday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Thursday: 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Teresa Martin
Updated within the last 5 months.
12.15 miles away, 8300 Tezel Rd, San Antonio, TX, 78254 , D7

Helping the community get ready for the school year!

Click here for more information on upcoming events.

Free.

Monday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Thursday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday: Closed Sunday: 8:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Susan Chiles Send email

Provides senior adults, 60 years and older, and spouses, in Bexar County, with a nutritionally balanced lunchtime meal in a congregate setting with supportive services consisting of:

  • Companionship
  • Nutrition Education
  • Basic Health Screenings
  • Social Services
  • Outreach activities
  • Recreation and Dance
  • Computer Classes*
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Exercise Classes*
  • Transportation*

*Not available at all centers.

Age 60+ and spouse.

Free.

Hours
Monday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Tuesday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Wednesday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Thursday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

Updated within the last 2 months.

Foster A Child In Texas

" You might be temporary in their lives. They might be temporary in yours. But there is nothing temporary about the love or the lesson."

-Tonia Christle

TruLight127 provides specialized training and guidance to help you provide a nurturing and stable home for children who have been abused or neglected. 

We are always in need of parents and families who can provide:

  • Homes for sibling groups of two or more
  • Homes for children of all racial, ethnic, and religious backgrounds
  • Homes for children with behavioral, emotional, or physical special needs
  • Homes for teenagers

Why Choose TruLight127?

  • A professional case management team to help you through the process and support for you throughout your time with TruLight127
  • Experienced trainers who are knowledgeable in the child welfare system and the needs of the children served
  • Access to the Shining Light Donation Center at the TruLight127 Office filled with clothing, hygiene products, school supplies, etc.
  • Online support and training resources, including a website dedicated to the Foster Care and Adoption program, and monthly Foster/Adopt Parent Support Group meetings
  • On-going annual in-house training
  • Opportunities for cultural events such as Kid's Day Out programs, Fall Festival's, Christmas Events, Spring Flings, etc.
  • 24/7 Parent Support for emergency situations
  • Beautiful training and meeting facilities on the Jonathan's Place campus

TRAINING
Our training takes a comprehensive approach and requires families to complete a total of 40 hours of pre-service training and interactive training hours. Families complete annual training hours to continue their education.

SUPPORT
After a child is placed with a family, the goal is to provide unequaled support for the entire family. Our experienced and professional case managers are committed and provide in-home visits, identifying community resources, and act as the liaison between the family and the CPS caseworker. We also provide services such as Emergency Placement Kits and Project Foster Destiny as an ongoing support.

RECRUITMENT
We strive to find high-quality caregivers for the children we serve. The intended result of recruitment is to find a family who is motivated by love and committed to providing a safe, nurturing, and stable environment for a child. The knowledge and skills of the foster or adoptive parents are critical to the well-being of the children in their care.

How notice are you given to foster a child before the child arrives?

  • Emergency Placements can come quickly. I often say that you are like an on-call physician. Once you are licensed you could start receiving calls the day. Planned placements take longer. In each case, your preferences make the determination on how fast children are placed in your home.

Can foster families adopt?

  • Yes! Many families are interested in both fostering and adopting. They agree with the agency that the children’s needs come first. In most cases, this means helping prepare children for reunification with their birth family, mentoring the birth parents, or working toward a relative or kinship placement.
  • When termination of parental rights is in the children’s best interest and adoption is their plan, then foster parents who have cared for the children will be given the opportunity to adopt. Dual certification of parents to both foster and adopt speeds up the placement process, reduces the number of moves a child makes, and allows relationships to evolve with the initial placement process. Nearly half the adoptions of children in DFPS foster care are by their foster families.

What are the chances statistically that I will be able to adopt my foster child?

  • This is always asked and we wish we had a clear answer. When you enter the world of foster care you are working with other humans. We all come with our own baggage, our own assumptions, personalities, etc. Children in care have biological parents and biological family members who are given the chance to step up. Children whose parental rights are terminated and they are placed in your home are ready for adoption

Is there a min/max age for foster parents?

  • Must be at least 21-years-old. Max age depends on the health and situation of the child in care.

Join us at the Next Orientation
If you are interested in learning more about becoming foster or foster-to-adopt home, join us at our upcoming orientation. See our website or call for dates and other details.

For the Foster-Adopt Application click here.

On link to the bottom of the application you will find additional links you may find helpful.

For Foster Parent Upcoming Informationals Upcoming Events click here.

To contact us, you can send us a message here,

Or

Write or Call Us:
(210) 245-KIDS (5437)

[email protected]

P.O. Box 129 Marion, TX 78124

What paperwork is needed to adopt/foster?

  • To start the process you will need to complete an application, sign a confidentiality form, and complete a background check for everyone in your home that is age 14 years and up.

1. FOSTER/ADOPT BASIC REQUIREMENTS-
The prospective foster/adoptive parents may be single or married and must:

  • be at least 21 years of age, financially stable, and responsible mature adults,
  • complete an application (staff will assist you, if you prefer),
  • share information regarding their background and lifestyle,
  • provide relative and non-relative references,
  • show proof of marriage and/or divorce (if applicable),
  • agree to a home study which includes visits with all household members,
  • allow staff to complete a criminal history background check and an abuse/neglect check on all adults in the household, and
  • attend free training to learn about issues of abused and neglected children.
    • The training provides an opportunity for the family and TruLight127 to assess whether foster care or adoption is best for the family.
    • The family may withdraw from the meetings at any time. There is no charge for the meetings.
    • Foster/adoptive parents generally train together.

2. ADDITIONAL FOSTER CARE BASIC REQUIREMENTS-
In addition to the basic requirements, foster parents must:

  • have adequate sleeping space.
  • allow no more than 6 children in the home including your own children or children for whom you provide day care.
  • agree to a nonphysical discipline policy.
  • permit fire, health and safety inspections of the home.
  • vaccinate all pets.
  • obtain and maintain CPR/First Aid Certification.
  • obtain TB skin testing as required by the local Health Department for household members.
  • attend 20 hours or more of training each year
  • Complete paperwork required by TruLight127

3. FOSTER PARENTS-

  • Provide daily care and nurturing of children in foster care;
  • advocate for children in their schools and communities;
  • inform the children’s caseworkers about adjustments to the home, school, and community, as well as any problems that may arise, including any serious illnesses, accidents, or serious occurrences involving the foster children or their own families;
  • make efforts as team members with children’s caseworkers towards reunifying children with their birth families;
  • provide a positive role model to birth families and help children learn life skills.

4. ADOPTIVE PARENTS

  • provide permanent homes and a lifelong commitment to children into adulthood;
  • provide for the short-term and long-term needs of children;
  • provide for children’s emotional, mental, physical, social, educational, and cultural needs, according to each child’s developmental age and growth;
  • may become certified as a foster family and accept children who are not legally free for adoption, but whose permanency plan is adoption.

5.Other Requirements/Rules

Will I have to provide a minimum level of income to foster/adopt?

  • You will need to supply documentation of income to the Agency.

What are the rules regarding children sharing the same room?

  • Same genders in the same room over the age of 5. Four kids in a room as long as there are 40 sq ft per child

Can you keep siblings together?

  • YES!!! This is a HUGE need!

What is the wait time to adopt a child?

  • No matter how children are placed in your home there is a minimum 6 month monitoring period.

If I have pets will I have to provide vet records?

  • Yes, all vaccinations will need to be up-to-date and we will need to have documentation

Will my home be subject to scheduled or random inspections?

  • Yes, from Licensing, CPS, and TruLight127. Not all at once and not random every month.

Adoption through Foster Care is very little to no cost. In most cases, children can meet certain criteria for subsidy that covers lawyer and court fees. This subsidy often provides a monthly stipend until age 18.

The Foster-Adopt program is closed on Saturdays and Sundays.
Sondra, LCPAA, BSW, MA Ajasin Send email
(210) 858-9216
Tiffany Albus Send email
(210) 245-5437
Updated within the last 1 month.