This level of care is ideal for teens who need intensive therapeutic support during the day but are able to return home at night. For many adolescents who are concerned about being away from home, this is ideal.

Teens attend programming 8 hours per day, 5-6 days per week, all while going home at night.

Teens in Innova's PhP receive seven hours of therapeutic intervention per day. The intervention includes on-site schooling, led by a certified teacher who also understands mental health and provides individualized attention. They will also spend time with specialized therapeutic groups designed to target symptoms commonly associated with trauma, such as:

• Avoidance of people, places, and relationships
• Nightmares and sleep issues
• Social anxiety
• Difficulty connecting with others
• Behavior problems
• Self-harm
• Irritability, angry outbursts
• Difficulty trusting others
• Trouble at school

We are partnered with an accredited school so your teen can earn credits while getting the support they need.  Many of our teens are actually able to catch up on missed credits or even get ahead by earning extra credits while in our program.  

We present skills in a way that is engaging and easy forteenagers to understand.   We also work to uncover the cause of their struggles so that issues at dealt with at the root and not just covered up.  

• Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT)
  CPT helps individuals identify and process negative core beliefs that have developed as a result of past trauma and hurts. 

Click here to learn more about Cognitive Processing Therapy

• Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  DBT teaches skills to help individuals maintain healthy relationships, deal with anger, fear and other intense emotions, while staying present in the moment.

Click here to learn more about Dialectical Behavioral Therapy

• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
  ACT uses engaging exercise to help individuals identify and  live according to their values to reduce symptoms of depression, anxiety and trauma.
• Shame Resiliance
  Shame Resilience Therapy helps teens find their authentic self and build meaningful connections with others.

We currently accept ages 12 and up in our day treatment program.

We aim to reduce as many barriers as possible, including financial ones, by accepting most major insurances.

Click here for a list of accepted insurance

Most insurances do not require a referral to see a therapist.  Simply make an appointment and being your journey.

The mission of the CYO Athletics is:

To offer to all youth sports and recreation programs emphasizing friendly competition through good sportsmanship modeled by adult participants. To invite all participants, Catholic and otherwise, youth and adults, to share in the life of their faith community.

Come on out and register your child with our Catholic Youth Organization (CYO). Our youth ministry teaches great sportsmanship with great competition through our league and our prayers.
 
Get your kids ages 3-14 involved in organized youth sports!

Click here for more information or email us at [email protected].

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 Emerald Village.

The program is called MADE short for Mentoring Attitudes Developing Esteem. The program is designed to develop individuality and self-esteem. Furthermore, the program is devised to provide an environment in which young boys can develop into productive, independent and positive young men. Our goal is to nurture and encourage positive behavior that will allow young boys to dream and achieve success throughout their lives. The participants have the opportunity to learn about personal care, character integrity, health and fitness, and varying communication skills. The following page will fully outline the skill development objectives of this program.

Target Group: 20-30 boys between ages 7-18.

The program is called MODE short for Modeling Options Developing Esteem. The program is designed to develop individuality and self-esteem. Furthermore, the program is devised to provide an environment in which young girls can develop into productive, independent and positive young ladies. Our goal is to nurture and encourage positive behavior that will allow young girls to dream and achieve success throughout their lives. The participants have the opportunity to learn about personal hygiene, health and fitness, and varying communication skills.

In order that the young girls who participate might demonstrate proper skill development they will have opportunity to participate in fashion events, drama presentations, formal dinner, and talent events. The young ladies will also be invited to participate in a photo shoot. The program is formulated to provide the much needed direction young girls are lacking today. The program is modified based on the needs of those for which it is serving at the time.

Call for times and other information.

Building industry professionals and educators help high school students learn more about potential careers in architecture, engineering, and construction.

During the program, students work in teams under the mentorship of experienced professionals, who guide them through projects that meet real industry requirements. The result is an opportunity to gain practical insight into what building industry professionals do to transform their ideas from an initial concept into a finished building.

Students also visit professional firms, attend College Night at the University of Texas at San Antonio CACP, and attend lectures on industry topics.

At the conclusion of the program year, students present their design solutions and receive feedback from local industry leaders.

In addition, every qualified senior who goes on to university study in a building industry-related field is eligible for a local scholarship.

Call or email if you’d like to experience ACE’s challenges, opportunities, and rewards for yourself.

Free.

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 East Central High School.

Our special needs Axcess ministry is built on the belief that Jesus desires a personal relationship with all his children, regardless of their abilities. We have created a program to appropriately accommodate and differentiate student learning.

We have two models in Axcess:

• Inclusion for all ministries
• Sensory safe classrooms

Inclusion for all ministries is where members are given a buddy to partner with alongside their peers in various environments around campus. 

Sensory-safe classrooms are self-contained and allow for specialized and specific care for those with moderate to severe needs.

Registration is required. For any assistance or further information on our ministry, please feel free to email inquires to [email protected] or call (210) 496-5096, ext 1102.

Free.

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.

CAST Lead is a career-themed high school of East Central ISD that will connect students to leadership and management positions in the retail, hospitality and tourism, and e-commerce industries. These industries represent some of the fastest-growing and most dynamic in our city, offering students an opportunity to align their passion with industry and higher education leaders committed to their success.

All classes at CAST Lead are project-based and include blended learning which means students learn by doing hands-on activities that are relevant to the real world and personalized to their needs.

For information on East Central Independent School District, please click here.

Like all CAST Schools, CAST Lead will be open to all students on a lottery basis, is tuition-free, and will offer students a chance to learn through project-based learning, mentorships, and internships, as well as earn up to 2 years of college credit, plus the opportunity to earn industry-recognized certificates in addition to work experience.

CAST Lead accepts an incoming class of between 120-150 freshman students. Apply now and join us! Visit castlead.schoolmint.net or email us at [email protected]

CAST Lead is tuition-free and open to students in Bexar and
surrounding counties that are entering 9th grade.

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 CAST LEAD High School.

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 Judson Middle School.

The Stone Oak Rotary Club welcomes you!

Rotary is the world's premier international humanitarian service organization. We are a diverse global network of community, business, and professional leaders who address relevant social causes to change lives and build goodwill and peas at home and abroad.

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 Copperfield Elementary.

Building industry professionals and educators help high school students learn more about potential careers in architecture, engineering, and construction. 

During the program, students work in teams under the mentorship of experienced professionals, who guide them through projects that meet real industry requirements.  The result is an opportunity to gain practiacl insight into what building industry professionals do to transform their ideas from an initial concept into a finished building.

Students also visit professional firms, attend College Night at the University of Texas at San Antonio CACP, and attend lectures on industry topics.  

At the conclusion of the program year, students present their design solutions and receive feedback from local industry leaders.

In addition, every qualified senior who goes on to university study in a building industry-related field is eligible for a local scholarship.

Call or email if you'd like to experiece ACE's challenges, opportunities, and rewards for yourself.

Free.

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 Southwest High School

Indoor Skydiving is Limitless and Inclusive.

We believe that regardless of physical or cognitive challenges, everyone should be given the opportunity to spread their wings.

Define Your Own Abilities.

At iFLY, don’t believe the impossible isn’t possible. We believe in encouraging people to dream big and dream often.

We’re proud to empower people to soar beyond their own expectations. To make this possible for every single person, we invite people of All Abilities to indoor skydive.

What does our All Abilities Program Offer?

• The opportunity to indoor skydive for individuals who may have physical or cognitive challenges.
• Proper accommodations based on specific challenges.
• Additional assistance and attention during orientation, putting on a flight suit and helmet, etc.
• A highly-trained, world-class iFLY instructor.
• This Instructor personally guides All Abilities flyers through the indoor skydiving experience.

Who Can Indoor Skydive?

Physical Challenges

Traits of children or adults with physical challenges who can indoor skydive are:

• Partial sight or blindness
• Partial paralysis such as paraplegia or quadriplegia
• Physical deformities and amputees
• Those with limited mobility due to other reasons

Cognitive Challenges

Traits of children or adults with cognitive challenges who can indoor skydive are:

• Neurodevelopmental disorders including ADHD, autism and learning disabilities.
• Neurologic disorders including cerebral palsy
• Muscular dystrophies
• Mental health disorders including anxiety, depression, OCD and PTSD

For more information, click here.

Building industry professionals and educators help high school students learn more about potential careers in architecture, engineering, and construction.

During the program, students work in teams under the mentorship of experienced professionals, who guide them through projects that meet real industry requirements. The result is an opportunity to gain practical insight into what building industry professionals do to transform their ideas from an initial concept into a finished building.

Students also visit professional firms, attend College Night at the University of Texas at San Antonio CACP, and attend lectures on industry topics.

At the conclusion of the program year, students present their design solutions and receive feedback from local industry leaders.

In addition, every qualified senior who goes on to university study in a building industry-related field is eligible for a local scholarship.

Call or email if you’d like to experience ACE’s challenges, opportunities, and rewards for yourself.

Free.

The Kids' Involvement Network (KIN) provides afterschool enrichment activities and supervision for elementary and middle school students in a way that will improve their attitudes, grades, and behavior so they will be positive members of the school and community. 

KIN Daily Schedule
KIN begins as soon as school dismisses. The schedule consists of a healthy snack, socialization, and recreational activities such as recess, group sports, and health and wellness programming. Homework time is a main focus of our programs and is structured to assist students in a way that will benefit all learning styles. Enrichment activities are conducted every day to enhance learning. KIN closes at 6:30 p.m. at every site.

2:30-2:45 Arrival/Attendance/Announcements
2:45-3:45 Snacks/Naps/Socialization
3:45-4:30 Homework/Reading
4:30-5:00 Academic Enrichment
5:00-5:45 Centers/Clubs/Recreation
5:45-6:30 Centers/Clean Up

The KIN program is available at all NEISD elementary and middle schools. 

NEW! 2023-2024 Elementary Tier Pricing Schedule

TEA-accredited nonpublic school offers year-round individualized education for students with autism ages 3-22 using small student-to-teacher ratios and an adapted curriculum designed to best meet each students’ individual educational goals and needs.

Teachers provide the students with an atmosphere of acceptance and motivation, taking care to reward each step of accomplishment no matter how big or small.

Classrooms incorporate technology like interactive smart boards and iPads to aid in student education. Additional vocational activities such as Culinary, Snack Shop, Art, and Horticulture are also a part of ATC’s educational services.

We accept Medicaid, TRICARE, Private Insurance, Private Pay, CAP, and ISD Placement.

• Assistive Technology

Building industry professionals and educators help high school students learn more about potential careers in architecture, engineering, and construction.

During the program, students work in teams under the mentorship of experienced professionals, who guide them through projects that meet real industry requirements. The result is an opportunity to gain practical insight into what building industry professionals do to transform their ideas from an initial concept into a finished building.

Students also visit professional firms, attend College Night at the University of Texas at San Antonio CACP, and attend lectures on industry topics.

At the conclusion of the program year, students present their design solutions and receive feedback from local industry leaders.

In addition, every qualified senior who goes on to university study in a building industry-related field is eligible for a local scholarship.

Call or email if you’d like to experience ACE’s challenges, opportunities, and rewards for yourself.

Free.

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 CAST STEM High School.

If you have a student in 6th - 12th grade or have a 5th grader moving up to 6th grade in the fall, you are invited to experience a Wednesday night at GO Students!

Families are welcome to join, enjoy dinner, meet Pastor Charles, and hang out with all of the students and leaders!

Student Life Groups
Get Connected. Go Deeper.
Student Life Groups are organized by grade and gender. Leaders have the opportunity every week on Wednesday nights to connect with their life group as a whole.

Student Life Groups are also encourages to partake in a fun activity outside of church every month!

Sunday Mornings
11:00 am
All students are invited to come early at 10:30 am service and head to room 107 for an opportunity to participate in fellowship through games, spending time together, and meeting with our Student Pastor, Charles.

Once the service begins, we invite all students to sit together during the 11:00am service on Sunday mornings in the Student Section. If you face the stage, it's on the front right side of the worship center.

Sunday Morning Serve Opportunities for Students
We also have our own student based team that serves coffee and pastries to the congregation on Sunday mornings called Crew Coffee.  Students are encouraged to begin volunteering here and in other ministry areas at Great Oaks Fellowship (welcome team, parking team, etc.). 

“Fathers In The Field” is a one-on-one mentoring ministry of our church for fatherless boys in our community ages 12-17.  Fathers in the Field leads boys outdoors, away from distractions, where they can relate one-to-one with a man they admire.

If your son needs this ministry, or if you know someone who does, contact us.

Watch "Hero Of The Fatherless", a short introductory video to this life-changing ministry.

“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.” - James 1:27

Boys aged 7 to 17, who urgently need male role models. We reach them through single mothers, eager to give sons a father figure – a role they cannot fill alone.

Free

The staff at We Rock the Spectrum Kids Gyms comprises the most caring, understanding, and energetic people. We have a host of staffers and volunteers who come to us to assist our gym and its goal of aiding children with special needs in growing beyond the expectations of doctors and therapists.

Often, a therapist for a child with special needs will attend the gym with the children to observe and provide their therapy while using the equipment in our gym. This allows kids the access they want to the amazing gear. At the same time, the therapist can take advantage of the support and availability of the staff and equipment, which might not be present in other settings.

12 Specialized Pieces of Sensory Equipment:

• Zipline
• Zip Box with Slide
• Crash Pit
• Trampoline
• Tunnel
• Carpet Swing
• Hammock Swing
• Climbing Structure
• Bolster Swing
• Swivel Rotators/Carabiners with Webbing
• Climbing Mountain
• Rope Bridge

Prices vary, click here for more information.

Church league softball games are in the Spring and the Fall. If you are a seasoned player or new to the sport, come out and join us or cheer on the teams. Games are usually on Monday nights in Schertz or Universal City.

Ages: 14+

To sign up, send a text: @victorysb to 81010.

Click here for more information.

Ransomed Life offers Individual, Family, and Group trauma-informed counseling for survivors of commercial sex trafficking and those who are high-risk, due to previous sexual abuse.

Our Licensed Professional Counselors are specifically trained to work with victims of sexual trauma and/or sex trafficking to address each individual as a whole. Ransomed Life works on life skills, relational skills, conflict resolution, and much more with each of our clients.

Ransomed Life is also passionate about working with the whole family to bring healing.

If you or someone you are close to is a survivor of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST) and would like to arrange one-on-one, family, or group counseling, click here.

Referral Eligibility for Counseling Services: 

• Age 11-24
• Bexar County and surrounding county residence 
• At-risk youth OR confirmed sexual exploitation

To refer a client, click here.

Ransomed Life is one of the only organizations in San Antonio that offers to mentor this specific demographic.

Since the trauma has been in relationships, Ransomed Life believes that healing will also come through relationships. That is why we offer both group and one-on-one mentoring.

We have group activities that bring a holistic approach to encompass spiritual, mental, behavioral, and physical care while having fun. In addition, each girl is paired with a trauma-trained mentor to walk alongside them through life. The mentor helps them set goals and reinforces the work happening with the counselors.

Referral Eligibility for Counseling Services: 

• Age 11-24
• Bexar County and surrounding county residence 
• At-risk youth OR confirmed sexual exploitation

Click here to refer a client.

At CommuniCare, we aim to cater to the needs of every teenager and their parents by offering exceptional outpatient care and personalized treatment plans for each individual.

We offer the following Teen Health services:

• Puberty Development Education
• Reproductive Health
• Acute Care
• Well Visits
• Immunizations
• School and Sports Physicals
• Chronic Disease Management (for asthma, allergies, diabetes, etc.)
• ADHD Care
• Individual and Family Counseling

American Heritage Girls (AHG) was founded by a group of parents wanting a faith-based, scout-type character development program for their daughters in 1995. The AHG Program is dedicated to the mission of building women of integrity through service to God, family, community and country. AHG girls across the nation and the globe participate in badge programs, service projects, leadership opportunities, and outdoor experiences, all with an emphasis on Christian values and family involvement.

There are devoted volunteer members across the country helping girls to grow in their faith, cultivate a heart for service, enjoy the great outdoors, and have more fun than they can imagine!

Girls youth program.