Members and friends of The Hills Church get together every Tuesday from 1:30 PM -4:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall downstairs to write letters and create cards to mail out to people needing encouragement.

If you want to join this ministry, please see Laureli Collier for more information. Everyone is welcome to join in. This precious ministry sends out an average of 220 cards a week!!

Group meets in the Fellowship Hall.

Offering you the support and education you need to help you take care of yourself and your loved one.

Caregiver Coaching
Caregiver Specialists are available to coach family members and friends who are caring for an older loved one. You can talk to a caring professional who can help you better understand and deal with the challenges you are facing in your role as caregiver.

• 1:1 Caregiver coaching
• Support Groups
• Educational sessions
• Link to area resources

Free membership for those 60 years and older and for family and friends caring for someone 60 and older.

Call for program hours and other details.

Free

Every guest with special needs enjoys free admission at nonprofit Morgan’s Wonderland and Morgan’s Inspiration Island. The unfunded cost for each visitor is over $25, giving us an operating cost deficit of a minimum of $2,500 per day. This shortfall is covered primarily by donations and contributions from generous supporters such as you. There are many ways to support our efforts!

Make a Donation
Morgan’s Wonderland, Morgan’s Inspiration Island, and Morgan’s Wonderland Sports are nonprofit organizations and your donations are tax deductible.

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Become a Morgan’s Advocate!
Morgan’s Advocates, enlists elite advocates within the community who want to help us achieve our ultimate goal: improve the quality of life for individuals of all ages and all abilities through initiatives that produce fully-inclusive, Ultra-Accessible™ experiences.

https://inclusionstartshere.com/morgans-advocates/

Memorial Wall. Inclusion on the Memorial Wall is available with a donation of $500. These funds will help us adhere to our guiding principle of providing free admission to Morgan’s Wonderland for anyone with a special need or disability.
To include the name of a loved one on the Memorial Wall, please complete the form below.

https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/6Nf93cpR3G43qv7

Legacy and Planned Giving
Consider making a long-term investment to ensure that Morgan’s Wonderland continues offering the same experience for individuals with special needs year after year. Your legacy gift also enrolls you in the Taking Flight Legacy Society.

Members are recognized in special ways, including the placement of your name on the Legacy Panel of the Platinum Wall in the park. Through the enduring nature of a planned gift, you may also use your contribution to honor or remember a loved one, perpetuating your family name beyond your lifetime.

Long-term appreciated stocks and securities can be used to support the Morgan’s Wonderland annual fund or to establish planned-giving arrangements, giving you a double benefit: a current income tax deduction and avoidance of capital-gains taxes.

https://morganswonderlandlegacy.com/

Third Party Fundraising
Morgan’s Wonderland is incredibly grateful to the many community groups, organizations, and individuals who wish to organize fundraisers and fundraising events to support our mission of inclusion. If you are interested in learning more about how you or your organization can host a fundraiser benefitting our mission, please access the Guidelines & Application below.

https://morganswonderland.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/Third-Party-Fundraising-Guidelines-UPDATED-8.2022.pdf

Become an Event Sponsor
Morgan’s Wonderland hosts special events throughout the year that you or your company can sponsor. 

https://morganswonderland.com/annual-events/

Other Ways to Support
Making a difference is easy as 1, 2, 3. Celebrate your special day in the spirit of inclusion, or share your experience to help us spread the word about the impact of Morgan’s Wonderland.

Offering San Antonio and Bexar County seniors 60+ comprehensive resource facilities.

This center provides programs to help seniors lead active, independent, and engaged lives. This is done through comprehensive nutrition, wellness, and education services.

Services include:

• A daily lunchtime meal
• Transportation services to eligible seniors living within a 5-mile radius of the center 

Programs and activities include:

• Caregiver support services
• Certified fitness advisor
• Evidenced-base education programs
• Fitness classes
• Health screenings
• Social services

To become eligible to attend this center and participate in services, individuals must reside in Bexar County and meet one of the following criteria:

• 60 years and older
• Under 60 years married to a 60+ participant who attends the center and accompanies the participant to the center
• Under 60 years, disabled, and resides with a 60+ participant and accompanies the participant to the center (only applicable to the HEAL Meal Program)

• Online Safety Classes
• Computer Skills Classes
• Free Wi-Fi

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.

Open meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous’ program of recovery from alcoholism.

Nonalcoholics may attend open meetings as observers.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This group meets in person at the Good News Lutheran Church in Room C located at the back of the church.

• Bilingual
• Discussion
• Open
• Wheelchair Access
• Wheelchair-Accessible Bathroom

As many as 50 adults with special needs attend the weekly game night at the Ministry Center. If you have a special needs adult family member or friend, we would love to include them. Or if you would like to help with this ministry, we would truly appreciate your help.

Adults with Special Needs.

Free.

Grief Support Group- Open to anyone in the community no age limit, who has suffered a loss of any kind.

Caregiver Support Group-Open to anyone in the community caring for a loved one.

Located in the Acropolis Building

RSVP required, call (210) 616-4811

Free

Our Treatment Philosophy: Working to end the cycle of generational trauma through trauma-informed care and innovative services.

Individual Counseling: a personal opportunity to receive support and experience growth during challenging times. All therapy is offered by a licensed clinician with options such as traditional talk therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy. Sessions can be in the office or through telehealth services.

Parent Groups:

Parenting Inside Out: a cognitive behavioral parent management skills training program. It covers communication, problem-solving, monitoring, positive reinforcement, and discipline techniques.

Share the Love Co-Parenting: assists in developing co-parenting skills for couples/families who are divorced/separated while maintaining a healthy environment and relationship for children.

Depression in Mothers, More Than the Blues: offers background information about depression and offers ideas that providers can use daily when helping mothers and their families. The toolkit also includes useful resources and handouts for mothers with depression.

Seeking Safety: a curriculum designed for people with a history of trauma and/or addiction. It focuses on coping skills to help you become safer in your relationships, thinking, and actions.

To learn more please call (210) 696-2410 or email us [email protected].

Veteran Caregiver Support (formerly known as Hearts of Valor or HOV) is a network of people caring for wounded, ill or injured service members and veterans, created and maintained by Operation Homefront. We seek to support these caregivers by facilitating online groups that provide social connection to other caregivers in similar situations, fostering support groups by location to encourage resource sharing and friendships, and sponsoring annual retreats to provide education on relevant issues.

Benefits include:

• Retreats
• Support Groups
• Newsletters

All members of the Veteran Caregiver Support program must meet the following criteria:

• Must be a caregiver of a wounded, ill, or injured service member or veteran
• The service member or veteran must have time served after 9/11/2001
• The service member or veteran’s wound, illness, or injury occurred after 9/11/2001
• The caregiver must provide support documentation that details time in service and wounds, illnesses, or injuries

Check out our website for application and program information.

Support, Teaching, Crafts and Fellowship for Mothers.

RR at RKSA is intended to help all those who are suffering from patterns of behavior and/or mental attachments including addiction or any other repetitive behavior that has caused suffering in your life.

RR is a Buddhist-based practice to investigate the causes of our suffering and to pursue its extinguishment through the practice of The Eightfold Path.

The Refuge Recovery Group meets every Monday at 7:00 PM in person at the Center.

Our associate minister and Dharma Teachers are also available for specific guidance sessions at the Center by appointment.

Please contact us for further details.

All are welcome.

Free donations are welcome

Click here for ways to donate

The Rissho Kosei-Kai Buddhist Center of San Antonio offers a variety of in-person and online services to our members and the community. All are welcome to participate in our services, classes, and support groups.

Meditation service begins at 8:30 AM on Saturdays, in-person only at the Center.

Click here for more information.

Our support group for the veterans (and active military) members of our sangha and the wider community of those who have served (or are serving).

Held every third Sunday of the month online via Zoom at 7:00 PM.

The Rissho Kosei-Kai Buddhist Center of San Antonio offers a variety of in-person and online services to our members and to the community.

Veterans and active military.

This center provides programs to help seniors lead active, independent, and engaged lives. This is done through comprehensive nutrition, wellness, and education services.

Services include:

• A daily lunchtime meal
• Transportation services to eligible seniors living within a 5-mile radius of the center 

Programs and activities include:

• Adaptive equipment to support independence
• Arts and crafts
• Fitness and dance classes
• Health resources
• Health screenings
• Recreational games

Amenities:

• Computer station lab
• Dining hall
• Exercise and dance studio
• Full gym
• Multi-purpose classrooms

To become eligible to attend this center and participate in services, individuals must reside in Bexar County and meet one of the following criteria:

• 60 years and older
• Under 60 years married to a 60+ participant who attends the center and accompanies the participant to the center
• Under 60 years, disabled, and resides with a 60+ participant and accompanies the participant to the center (only applicable to the HEAL Meal Program)

• Free Wi-Fi
• Free Computer Use

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:

• A daily lunchtime meal
• Companionship
• Nutrition Education
• Basic Health Screenings
• Social Services
• Outreach activities
• Recreation and Dance
• Computer Classes*
• Arts and Crafts
• Exercise Classes*
• Transportation to and from the center for eligible seniors living within 5-miles of the center

*Not available at all centers.

Age 60+ and spouse.

Free.

Anti-Aging information is provided online to help our adult population to maintain a healthy lifestyle and how improvements in diet can help to every one of us to live longer happier independent lives and avoid Alzheimer's disease.

We help hundreds of people by direct contact, coaching and training in healthy living.

Call us or visit us online to learn more about how to help prevent and improve life with Alzheimer's.

This veteran peer support group is to help build a network of friends and intimate relationships, thereby creating a strong social support system for women that share the common bond of military service.

Positive social connections increase self-esteem and feelings of self-worth. Self-esteem and self-worth are critical to self-love.

Call or email for details.

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

We are currently in the process of evaluating what our outreach to the homeless will look like. Right now we have been forming relationships with the homeless community that is present where our church meets.

Stephen Ministry is the one-to-one lay caring ministry that takes place in participating congregations. Stephen Ministry congregations equip and empower lay caregivers - called Stephen Ministers - to provide high-quality, confidential, Christ-centered care to people who are hurting.

Male and female Stephen Ministers are paired with male and female Care Receivers respectively. Confidentiality is key to the ministry. Stephen Ministers receive support through supervision, continuing education, and coaching on a monthly basis.

Stephen Ministry is open to the public; church membership is not required.

Free

Closed meetings are for A.A. Members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and “have a desire to stop drinking.”

24 Hour Hotline (210) 828-6235.

24 Hour Hotline-Spanish (210) 409-8524.

• Closed
• Discussion
• Wheelchair Access
• Wheelchair-Accessible Bathroom

This meeting is a closed in-person meeting and is held at the Abiding Presence Lutheran Church in the Gym

Open Meetings are available to anyone interested in Alcoholics Anonymous' program of recovery from alcoholism.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

• Discussion
• Open
• Wheelchair Access
• Wheelchair-Accessible Bathroom

This meeting is a hybrid meeting that is held in person at the Abiding Presence Lutheran Church and virtually on Zoom.

Meeting ID: 860 9933 4962, Password: 686922.

Every 3rd Friday of the Month it is a Speaker Meeting.

Closed Meetings are for A.A. members only, or for those who have a drinking problem and have a desire to stop drinking.

Click here for the latest details on this group.

This is a closed in-person group for Women that is held at the Abiding Presence Lutheran Church at the classroom accros the gym.

• Babysitting Available
• Closed
• Discussion
• Wheelchair Access
• Wheelchair-Accessible Bathroom
• Women

There are no dues or fees for AA membership.

Wounded and Injured in the Line of Duty

When one of our Green Berets is wounded or injured in the line of duty, we send them and their family a $2,500 check and essential gear for a temporary hospital stay that is packed in a Special Forces-grade, durable, and versatile GORUCK GR1 backpack. These packs are generously donated by GORUCK, a Special Forces Veteran-owned business.

We ensure that key family members are at the soldier’s bedside. We provide financial support for family members’ travel not covered by the Army and support for other family needs such as child care, pet kenneling, and fuel cards. We will also help ship privately owned vehicles to the military treatment facility if required.

Casualty Support Process:

1. US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Care Coalition submits a Casualty Support request to the Green Beret Foundation.

2. Green Beret Foundation receives and reviews the request.

3. Green Beret Foundation sends a $2500 check in a rucksack filled with essential gear for a temporary hospital stay.

Free

At the Green Beret Foundation, we know that one of the most important ways we can honor and assist our warriors is by giving their families a welcoming and supportive community.

Steel Mags Sisterhood

• The wives, survivors, and caregivers of Green Berets are ‘the Quiet Professionals behind the Quiet Professionals,’ with needs as unique as those of their soldiers. The Steel Mags program, exclusive to the Green Beret Foundation, provides them with the unconditional support, access to critical resources, advocacy, and experienced guidance that they need to build successful and thriving lives for themselves and their families. As the wives, mothers, daughters, and sisters of Green Berets, the Steel Mags embody the warrior ethos as they face life’s challenges and adversity head-on.

Click here to learn more and/or apply

The DOL Scholarship

• The DOL Scholarship is awarded to children of Green Berets who are pursuing their undergraduate degrees. The Scholarship is intended to be used solely for tuition. Applicants must be a child of a US Army Special Forces soldier. Children of U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers killed in action are not eligible for this scholarship.

Click here to apply 

The Athena Scholarship

• The Athena Scholarship is awarded to spouses of Green Berets who are pursuing their undergraduate or graduate degrees. The Scholarship is intended to be used solely for tuition. Applicants must be the spouse of a current or former U.S. Army Special Forces soldier.

Click here to apply

Spouse of the Year

• We are proud to honor the outstanding contributions and unwavering support of our Green Beret spouses. If you are a Green Beret spouse or know someone who is, we invite you to nominate them for our annual Spouse of the Year award. This award recognizes the incredible dedication, resilience, and sacrifice of our Green Beret spouses. Whether it's supporting their partner through deployments, volunteering in their community, or advocating for the needs of the Special Forces community, our spouses play an essential role in our mission.

Click here to apply

How we Support

The Green Beret Foundation is dedicated to caring for our Gold Star and Surviving Families as they are revered members of our community. The final sacrifice of their Green Berets causes us to pause, reflect, and give thanks for the freedoms we hold so dear.

Our mission is to help the family navigate their difficult journey, give them the tools they need, and empower them to take control of their future. In the immediate wake of the Green Beret’s death, we offer financial assistance to help ease the burden of the expenses the family may incur during this time.

Long term, we strive to maintain relationships with the family and communicate with the Special Forces Groups to identify any gaps we may be able to fill. We will always honor our fallen and support their families.

Church Partners

At 1HOPE for Kids, we partner with local churches in our region to raise and support foster families. Churches host special trainings, family events, information meetings, and faith-based communities for our foster parents and their children. 

If your church is interested in learning more about being on a mission to foster children in your city, we would love to hear from you. Please fill out this form and our Director of Partner Engagement will reach out to you.

Click here to view a Church Partnership video 

Community Partners

Our 1HOPE Community Partners play a vital role in helping children in foster care thrive. Our partners support opening foster homes, sponsor events for kids in care, provide supplies for events, and fund specific medical needs. 

If your organization is interested in learning more about serving the community’s most vulnerable children, we would love to hear from you. Please fill out this form and our Director of Partner Engagement will reach out to you.

Click here to view a Comunity Partners video

Understanding Foster Care

When children can’t safely live at home, the court can give temporary legal possession to Child Protective Services (CPS). CPS assigns a case worker to the children and then the immediate goal is to find a safe home for the children to live while the biological parents work to get their rights back.

These temporary places could be:

• Foster family homes
• Residential group care facilities
• Facilities overseen by another state agency

Foster care is meant to be temporary until the parents demonstrate they can safely care for their children. However, it can become permanent if the court determines parental rights should be terminated and the children become legally free for adoption.

Foster parents are typically the natural choice for the permanency provided through adoption. But it's an uncertain road that you must be prepared to travel.

1HOPE is Ready to Help

We see the need and we will partner with you to answer the call. Through 1HOPE’s training and verification of families, we can place children in your safe, loving home. Knowing that God “sets the lonely into families” (Psalm 68:6), 1HOPE feels called to provide foster care services to kids in crisis by:

• Recruiting, training, and verifying foster families
• Facilitating excellent matches of children and families
• Providing continuing education and support for foster families
• Helping develop care communities to support each 1HOPE foster family
• Assisting area churches in developing Foster/Adopt Ministries

Missional Opportunity

Foster families are, in effect, local missionaries. By accepting a child into their home, they also open their door to caseworkers, CASA volunteers, birth families, therapy team members, school teachers, medical professionals, and others.

They have the opportunity to share the tangible love of Christ in hurting places. By ministering as foster/adopt families, you are contributing to the sharing of the gospel of Jesus Christ -- the one HOPE of the world!

“My heart’s desire and prayer to God for them is that they may be saved”
                                    ~ Romans 10:1

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