Our array of SMART Programs develop young people’s capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults.

SMART Moves Goal:
To help young people resist the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity.

Program:

• SMART Kids, ages 6-9, provides youth with the knowledge, skills and self- esteem to help them make healthy choices, practice healthy behaviors and avoid risky behaviors and situations, including involvement with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
• Start SMART, ages 10-12, provides young people with the knowledge, skills, self-esteem and peer support to help them make healthy choices, practice responsible behaviors, avoid using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity and practice abstinence first.
• Stay SMART, ages 13-15, provides young people with the knowledge, skills, self-esteem and peer support to help them make healthy choices, practice responsible behaviors, avoid using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity.

SMART Leaders Goal:
To help teens become positive role models for their peers and keep them involved in SMART Moves after they complete the Stay SMART component of the program.

Program:

• SMART Leaders is a two-year peer leader/booster program for Boys and Girls Club members who have completed the Stay SMART component of SMART Moves. It is designed to prepare teens to become leaders in their Club and community. Participants engage in educational discussions about alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs and are encouraged to recruit other youth for the program. Components include:
• SMART Leaders I: is a five-session, small-group program followed by a prevention involvement component in which the SMART Leaders youth participate as peer leaders and positive role models in prevention-related and other general activities in the organization.
• SMART Leaders II: is a flexible small-group discussion program plus involvement component for youth who have completed SMART Leaders I.

SMART Girls Goal:
To help girls develop and adopt a healthy attitude and lifestyle, as well as acquire and maintain a positive self-concept, sound decision-making skills and mentor relationships

Program:

• SMART Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for female Club members ages 8 to17. The program is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable adolescent/teen girls to develop to their full potential. SMART Girls offers a module for girls ages 8-12 years and a module for girls ages 13-17 years. Each module consists of two components:
• Part One: It’s your Body examines media influences on attitudes about females, personal values in dating relationships, date violence, date rape and sexual harassment, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual myths and truths, getting regular gynecological care, and the physical and emotional changes girls experience.
• Part Two: Take Care of your Body identifies ways to attain healthy eating habits, meet specific nutritional needs, develop basic cooking skills and become physically fit and active. It also emphasizes the importance of knowing how to use the health care delivery system.

Date SMART Goal:
To allow Club members to examine their feelings about dating and relationships, as well as encourage teens to become community advocates for relationships based on equality and mutual respect.

Program:

• Date SMART is for 13- to 18-year-olds and is intended to increase young people’s understanding and build the skills they need to achieve healthy relationships free of violence and abuse. Club members increase their ability to help friends and family members who may be experiencing dating, sexual or domestic violence.
• The Date SMART program includes 10 fun, engaging and easy-to-use sessions:
  o Friendship and More
  o True Love
  o Abuse and Respect
  o Strong Men and Strong Women
  o Meeting of the Minds
  o What is sexual assault?
  o Going Out, Breaking Up and Good Communication
  o Speaking Up for Violence-Free Relationships
  o Dating Jeopardy
  o Celebrating New Relationships and Building Support

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-17.

Free.

Goal:

Torch Clubs are chartered, small-group leadership and service clubs for boys and girls.

Torch Club members learn to work together to plan and implement activities in four areas: service to Club and community; education; health and fitness; and social recreation.

• Peer mentoring programs
• Adopt-a-grandparent programs
• Food and clothing drives
• Community cleanups and beautification projects
• Environmental awareness campaigns

Boys and Girls Club members ages 11 to 13.

Free.

Goal:
To improve Club members' knowledge of healthy habits, good nutrition and physical fitness: increase the numbers of hours per day they participate in physical activities; and strengthen their ability to interact positively with others and engage in healthy relationships

Program:
The Triple Play experience challenges members to become healthy and active by learning new ways to eat nutritionally, manage stress, maintain physical fitness and form positive relationships with peers.

• MIND: The Healthy Habits program is designed to incorporate healthy living and active learning in every part of the Club experience, from the gym to the learning center to the arts and crafts room.
• BODY: This component boosts Clubs’ physical activities to a higher level by providing sports and fitness programs, activities and sports competitions for all boys and girls, whether they are athletically inclined or not.
• SOUL: Club youth are able to develop and sustain positive relationships with others, acquire a healthy self-concept and a strong belief in their self-worth and cope well with positive and adverse situations.

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-18.

Free.

The YOY program, with Tupperware’s and the Goings Foundation’s support, will continue this excellent tradition of providing scholarship awards to Club members to pursue a post-secondary education.

Program:

Boys and Girls Club members ages 14-18 compete on the state, regional and national levels for YOY titles. Younger members ages 6-13 compete on the local Club level for Youth of the Month awards.
State, Regional and National Finalists Scholarship Awards: Tupperware will award state winners a $1,000 scholarship and each of the five regional finalists will receive a $10,000 scholarship. The Goings Foundation will award the National YOY winner an additional scholarship worth up to $50,000, for a grand total of up to $61,000.

Boys and Girls Club members ages 14-18.

Free.

Child care is provided in a developmentally appropriate safe and nurturing environment while you work or attend school.

In addition, two nutritionally balanced meals and a snack daily are served.

The After School Program picks up children at their schools and transports them to our facility. We provide a safe environment, a nutritious snack, and homework assistance.

In addition, the children have the opportunity for outdoor recreation, and they are exposed to topics and experiences that have disappeared from the regular class curriculum, such as music, art and building projects.

Children 6 weeks to 12 years old.

Located right next to the Wesley Health and Fitness Center.

Tuition assistance may be available based on household income and size. CCS accepted.

The City of San Antonio provides scholarship assistance through the San Antonio Education Partnership (SAEP) at participating colleges and universities.

The San Antonio Education Partnership (SAEP) offers the SAEP Scholarship to students at 36 SAEP partner high schools. Road to Success (R2S) College Access and Success Advisors at each high school will guide students to meet the scholarship eligibility criteria.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

• Sign the Student Commitment to College form
• Graduate with an overall 95% attendance rate
• Graduate with an overall 80% grade average
• Graduate from a participating high school
• Demonstrate financial need (FAFSA or TASFA required)
• Enroll full-time at a participating college or university

Click here to request an advising session.

Scholarship Awards:

• Community College - $600/semester
• Public University - $850/semester
• Private University - $1500/semester

Click here for the full list of participating colleges.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at John H Kennedy High School.

Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio provides free membership for military youth to reduce barriers to community and confront the unique challenges facing these young people.

For 30 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America and the U.S. Armed Services have partnered to provide support and services to military-connected youth on- and off-installation. Because military-connected youth face unique challenges, Boys & Girls Clubs of America helps them access specialized opportunities, cultivate lifelong friendships, and develop the necessary resilience to build great futures.

From rural areas, schools, and inner cities to military installations and on Native lands, a Boys & Girls Club or affiliated Youth Center can be found in all 50 states and 16 countries worldwide, doing whatever it takes to provide a safe environment to help children succeed.

Military families can begin registration by contacting Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio directly at the phone number or email below.

Known as the Mind component of Triple Play, the Healthy Habits program is designed to incorporate healthy living and active learning in every part of the Club experience. From the gym to the learning center to the arts and crafts room, the central themes of good nutrition, regular physical activity and improving overall well-being are emphasized.

Healthy Habits contains 10 step-by-step lessons for ages 6-8, 9-12 and 13-18. While the information in the teen lessons is appropriate for all teens, we recommend you convene your teens in groups of 13-15 and 16-18 year-olds to encourage better dynamics and discussions.

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-18.

Free.

The Boys and Girls Clubs of San Antonio changes lives through high-quality afterschool and summer programs in a safe, affordable, and fun environment.

BGCSA serves kids ages 6 to 18 years old.

Call for membership availability.

Transportation is available from Jubliee Highland Hills (Goliad) and Jubliee San Antonio (Chandler).

Clubhouse membership is $100 for the school year and $100 for the summer.

Teen membership is $25 for the summer.

Our HISD extended day programs are on a sliding scale fee and require proof of income to verify household income levels.

Goal:
To enable youth to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through the appreciation of photography

Program:

• ImageMakers National Photography Program encourages members to learn and practice various photography methods. The program features eight sessions for three components: Beginner ImageMakers, Intermediate ImageMakers and Advanced ImageMakers. The goal of each component is to teach the use of photography as an art and a vocation. Each component can stand alone or members can graduate from one level to the next.
• ImageMakers National Photography Contest - Club members can take part in the ImageMakers photography contest that enables them to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through visual arts. The contest has five categories including color process, black and white process, alternative process, digital and photo essay.

All Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-18 years old.

Free.

Goal:

• To promote character and leadership among Club teens to provide impact in three focus areas: academic success, career preparation and community service.

Program:

• For teens age 14-18 that provide leadership opportunities in one or more focus areas: academic success, career preparation and/or community service
• Offer activities in each of the three focus areas (academic success, career preparation and community service)
• Participate in one or more national service initiatives

Teens age 14-18.

Free.

Goal:
To enable youth to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through skill development and the appreciation of the arts

Program:

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-18.

Club members can take part in the National Fine Arts Exhibit, which is designed to enable members to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through visual arts. The exhibit has ten categories including:

• Monochromatic Drawing
• Multicolored Drawing
• Pastel
• Watercolor
• Oil/Acrylic
• Print Making
• Mixed Media
• Collage
• Sculpture
• Group Projects

Call or visit the Clubhouse for details.

Free.

Goal:
To help young people develop academic, behavioral and social skills through homework completion, high-yield learning activities and tutoring.

Program:
The Power Hour program model helps Club professionals...

• Create a climate of academic success in the Boys and Girls Club
• Conduct engaging homework help programs for Club members in elementary, middle and high school
• Make homework and other learning activities enjoyable, as well as academically beneficial - "Fun with a Purpose"
• Integrate technology in Power Hour activities
• Implement one-on-one or small-group tutoring for youth who need additional help in specific areas
• Develop an incentive system to motivate youth to increase their participation
• Recognize young people’s efforts and achievements
• Engage hard-to-reach or reluctant youth in homework help and tutoring
• Collaborate with schools, parents and other community partners

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6 to 18.

Free.

Our array of SMART Programs develop young people’s capacity to engage in positive behaviors that nurture their own well-being, set personal goals and live successfully as self-sufficient adults.

SMART Moves Goal:
To help young people resist the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity.

Program:

• SMART Kids, ages 6-9, provides youth with the knowledge, skills and self- esteem to help them make healthy choices, practice healthy behaviors and avoid risky behaviors and situations, including involvement with alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
• Start SMART, ages 10-12, provides young people with the knowledge, skills, self-esteem and peer support to help them make healthy choices, practice responsible behaviors, avoid using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity and practice abstinence first.
• Stay SMART, ages 13-15, provides young people with the knowledge, skills, self-esteem and peer support to help them make healthy choices, practice responsible behaviors, avoid using alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and postpone sexual activity.

SMART Leaders Goal:
To help teens become positive role models for their peers and keep them involved in SMART Moves after they complete the Stay SMART component of the program.

Program:

• SMART Leaders is a two-year peer leader/booster program for Boys and Girls Club members who have completed the Stay SMART component of SMART Moves. It is designed to prepare teens to become leaders in their Club and community. Participants engage in educational discussions about alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs and are encouraged to recruit other youth for the program. Components include:
• SMART Leaders I: is a five-session, small-group program followed by a prevention involvement component in which the SMART Leaders youth participate as peer leaders and positive role models in prevention-related and other general activities in the organization.
• SMART Leaders II: is a flexible small-group discussion program plus involvement component for youth who have completed SMART Leaders I.

SMART Girls Goal:
To help girls develop and adopt a healthy attitude and lifestyle, as well as acquire and maintain a positive self-concept, sound decision-making skills and mentor relationships

Program:

• SMART Girls is a health, fitness, prevention/education and self-esteem enhancement program for female Club members ages 8 to17. The program is designed to encourage healthy attitudes and lifestyles that will enable adolescent/teen girls to develop to their full potential. SMART Girls offers a module for girls ages 8-12 years and a module for girls ages 13-17 years. Each module consists of two components:
• Part One: It’s your Body examines media influences on attitudes about females, personal values in dating relationships, date violence, date rape and sexual harassment, sexually transmitted diseases, sexual myths and truths, getting regular gynecological care, and the physical and emotional changes girls experience.
• Part Two: Take Care of your Body identifies ways to attain healthy eating habits, meet specific nutritional needs, develop basic cooking skills and become physically fit and active. It also emphasizes the importance of knowing how to use the health care delivery system.

Date SMART Goal:
To allow Club members to examine their feelings about dating and relationships, as well as encourage teens to become community advocates for relationships based on equality and mutual respect.

Program:

• Date SMART is for 13- to 18-year-olds and is intended to increase young people’s understanding and build the skills they need to achieve healthy relationships free of violence and abuse. Club members increase their ability to help friends and family members who may be experiencing dating, sexual or domestic violence.
• The Date SMART program includes 10 fun, engaging and easy-to-use sessions:
  o Friendship and More
  o True Love
  o Abuse and Respect
  o Strong Men and Strong Women
  o Meeting of the Minds
  o What is sexual assault?
  o Going Out, Breaking Up and Good Communication
  o Speaking Up for Violence-Free Relationships
  o Dating Jeopardy
  o Celebrating New Relationships and Building Support

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-17.

Free.

Torch Clubs are chartered, small-group leadership and service clubs for boys and girls.

Torch Club members learn to work together to plan and implement activities in four areas: service to Club and community; education; health and fitness; and social recreation.

• Peer mentoring programs
• Adopt-a-grandparent programs
• Food and clothing drives
• Community cleanups and beautification projects
• Environmental awareness campaigns

Boys and Girls Club members ages 11 to 13.

Free.

Goal:
To improve Club members' knowledge of healthy habits, good nutrition and physical fitness: increase the numbers of hours per day they participate in physical activities; and strengthen their ability to interact positively with others and engage in healthy relationships

Program:
The Triple Play experience challenges members to become healthy and active by learning new ways to eat nutritionally, manage stress, maintain physical fitness and form positive relationships with peers.

• MIND: The Healthy Habits program is designed to incorporate healthy living and active learning in every part of the Club experience, from the gym to the learning center to the arts and crafts room.
• BODY: This component boosts Clubs’ physical activities to a higher level by providing sports and fitness programs, activities and sports competitions for all boys and girls, whether they are athletically inclined or not.
• SOUL: Club youth are able to develop and sustain positive relationships with others, acquire a healthy self-concept and a stro

Boys and Girls Club members ages 6-18.

Free.

he YOY program, with Tupperware’s and the Goings Foundation’s support, will continue this excellent tradition of providing scholarship awards to Club members to pursue a post-secondary education.

Program:

Boys and Girls Club members ages 14-18 compete on the state, regional and national levels for YOY titles. Younger members ages 6-13 compete on the local Club level for Youth of the Month awards.
State, Regional and National Finalists Scholarship Awards: Tupperware will award state winners a $1,000 scholarship and each of the five regional finalists will receive a $10,000 scholarship. The Goings Foundation will award the National YOY winner an additional scholarship worth up to $50,000, for a grand total of up to $61,000.

Boys and Girls Club members ages 14-18.

Free.

Sowing la Futura is an interactive ancestral skills community educational program meant to empower and create sovereignty for vulnerable populations including Indigenous, Black, and other racialized people of color, as well as LGBTQ, working-class, and houseless communities.

Past programming has included adobe oven building, fire-building skills, emergency shelter building, food foraging, medicine making, water purification, weaving, and gardening.

Sowing la Futura programming is open to the public and is free, donation-based, or low cost depending on the program being offered.

Click here for our calendar of upcoming events.

Founded by our beloved Brigidine Sisters.

Educating children in the Spirit of Christ through Mary since 1953.

St. Paul Catholic School offers a faith-based education that encompasses all areas of our students' lives; spiritual, academic, social, emotional, and physical. Our high expectations inspire our students to develop a strong moral character though the practice of the virtues. St. Paul students are empowered to serve others, think critically, solve problems, and set tangible goals. St. Paul Catholic School utilizes a variety of teaching styles to reach every student, creating lifelong learners with a capacity to lead and serve their communities anywhere in the world. At St. Paul Catholic School we have something for ever student. We help your child shine to the best of their abilities. Excelling in Virtue, Academics as well as Athletics, our students do it all.

Ages: PK 3 - 8th grade.

Click here for admission requirements and registration information.

Click here for tuition fees.

Families and individuals living in CHR affordable housing communities have access to supportive social services such as:

• Homework help and tutoring
• After-school snacks and summer lunches
• Adult education programs
• ESL assistance
• Financial literacy programs
• Job readiness preparation
• And more

Free for residents of Costa Almadena.

The City of San Antonio provides scholarship assistance through the San Antonio Education Partnership (SAEP) at participating colleges and universities.

The San Antonio Education Partnership (SAEP) offers the SAEP Scholarship to students at 36 SAEP partner high schools. Road to Success (R2S) College Access and Success Advisors at each high school will guide students to meet the scholarship eligibility criteria.

 Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

Scholarship Awards:

• Community College - $600/semester
• Public University - $850/semester
• Private University - $1500/semester

Click here for the full list of participating colleges.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Memorial High School.

The City of San Antonio provides scholarship assistance through the San Antonio Education Partnership (SAEP) at participating colleges and universities.

The San Antonio Education Partnership (SAEP) offers the SAEP Scholarship to students at 36 SAEP partner high schools. Road to Success (R2S) College Access and Success Advisors at each high school will guide students to meet the scholarship eligibility criteria.

Scholarship Eligibility Requirements:

• Sign the Student Commitment to College form
• Graduate with an overall 95% attendance rate
• Graduate with an overall 80% grade average
• Graduate from a participating high school
• Demonstrate financial need (FAFSA or TASFA required)
• Enroll full-time at a participating college or university

Click here to request an advising session.

Scholarship Awards:

• Community College - $600/semester
• Public University - $850/semester
• Private University - $1500/semester

Click here for the full list of participating colleges.

Communities In Schools programs surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life. Our evidence-based approach, adapted to meet each community’s unique needs, is the basis for our success.

Basic Needs: A student cannot focus in the classroom if he or she is hungry, cold or tired, or cannot see the board. Site coordinators see to it that students' basic needs are met each day.

Enrichment: Our Site coordinators enroll students in a wide variety of after-school and summer programs, field trips and youth conferences to help them gain experience that is essential to meeting college and career goals.

Academic Assistance: Our site coordinators work hard to ensure that students have the resources to progress academically. From providing students with tutors to finding and creating quiet spaces where students can study, we do whatever it takes to create an optimal learning environment for our students.

Life Skills: Through one-on-one workshops, team building, and guest speakers, we work with students to develop social-emotional learning, character education, social skills building, and conflict resolution.

Behavioral Interventions: Many of our students face and overcome difficult obstacles in their lives. However, their survival skills aren’t always effective in the classroom or in the workplace. Our program teaches students positive ways to cope with anger, conflict resolution, and other strategies to keep them focused on school.

Family Engagement: Site coordinators connect families with counselors and social workers to make sure that home is a healthy, nurturing environment where a student can feel safe.

This program is for students at Phoenix Middle College.

Our Summer Meals For Kids campaign aims to fill the summer meal gap by providing no-cost nutritious meals, groceries, and snacks for children over the summer. When kids eat great, they can play great!

Kids 18 and under are eligible to access no-cost summer meals from any of the Summer Meal sites.

Children do not need to be enrolled in a specific San Antonio Food Bank program to receive a meal.

A mindfulness-centered program that supports girls to building healthy relationships, managing emotions, life stressors and helps girls develop critical skills for success.

Open for all girls in 3rd-5th grade and 6th-8th grade.

$60 for the year, with a $10 non-refundable application fee due at time of registration.

Learn from women working in STEM fields about diverse STEM career options, visit college campuses to learn about programs and scholarships, and gain vital 21st-century skills while connecting with girls from across the city!

Open to girls in 6th and 7th grade.

Click here to register.

A new online Girls Inc. experience for all girls in Kindergarten through 12th grade. Girls can tune in twice a week with their peers and their favorite Girls Inc. facilitators where they will have the opportunity to stay connected and stay supported during what may be an overwhelming time for many.

In order to participate in these online sessions, each girl must have parental consent to utilize our video platform via Zoom.

Girls in grades K-12.

Specifically designed for middle school girls (grades 6-8), this "surviving adolescence" program includes monthly workshops, a weekend retreat, and opportunities to resiliency skills to thrive during the often-challenging middle school years.

Girls in grades 6th - 8th.

Click here to register.