Systems of Care for Families
The SAISD Systems of Care connects students and families to resources that meet the needs of the whole child. Through this model, we are fulfilling our commitment to increasing families’ access to social, emotional, and academic support.
“Por Vida” A Better Choice for Life (San Antonio Metropolitan Health)
The program recognizes local restaurants for creating healthy environments through good nutrition, sanitation, sustainability, and community development. Get the full flavor and convenience of dining without sacrificing good nutrition and health.
“Something Fresh” Food Pantry
H.O.M.E. Intervention Services hosts the “Something Fresh” Food Pantry every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the H.O.M.E. Intervention Services Headquarters on 3003 Martin Luther King Drive, 78220.
10 Key Policies and Practices for Supporting Language Development
This document distills the latest research findings into 10 easy-to-follow recommendations that states, school districts, schools, and parents can use to support language development.
Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG)
Providing services to individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities.
Alamo Child Care Services (Workforce Solutions)
Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) Child Care Services (CCS) provides childcare scholarship assistance to eligible families throughout the Alamo Region. Counties included in the Alamo Region are Atascosa, Bandera, Bexar, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Kendall, Kerr, Karnes, McMullen, Medina, and Wilson.
Alamo College’s Eastside Education and Training Center Free Farmer’s Market
Alamo College’s Eastside Education and Training Center on 4551 Dietrich Rd, San Antonio, Texas, 78219, is hosting a weekly FREE Farmer’s Market from 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. every Wednesday (except during holidays). Registration is onsite every Wednesday at the event. Please bring your own bag.
Alpha Home
Alpha Home offers spiritually-based drug and alcohol treatment services and support to individuals. Treatment is available regardless of your ability to pay.
America’s Poison Centers
This is the official site of America’s Poison Centers, representing the nation’s 55 poison centers in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control, Food and Drug Administration, and Health Resources and Services Administration.
American Gateways
American Gateways is one of the largest immigration legal services providers in Texas. American Gateways is also the only nonprofit in the state to provide legal orientation, immigration workshops, and pro bono legal representation at three immigrant detention facilities.
Any Baby Can
Since 1982, Any Baby Can has been a safety net for families in need. Providing direction and guidance for families of children and youth with special needs is at the heart of this organization.
AugustHeart – Free Heart Screenings for Teens
AugustHeart is a 501(c)(3) providing free heart screenings to teenagers to identify selected heart abnormalities to reduce the risk of sudden cardiac death.
Baptist Temple Food Pantry
Our Food Pantry is open on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9:00 am to 12:30 pm. Call 210-533-7114 for an appointment.
Baptist Temple Thrift Store
Our Thrift Store is open on Tuesday and Thursday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.
Be Ready Resources (San Antonio Water System)
The best way to weather an emergency is to prepare for it ahead of time. You will find tools and information to help you get ready for all kinds of water-related emergencies. Be ready for the unexpected…
Bernice’s Room
Our mission is to help our community with the simplest to the most complex resources needed for everyday living. Whether it be food, clothes, education, or linking community resources,
we are here to help!
Bexar County Appraisal District Taxpayer Resources
The Bexar County Appraisal District has compiled the following resources for Bexar County Taxpayers into one webpage with links to sub-resources.
Bexar County BiblioTech Public Library
Bexar County’s BiblioTech is the first all-digital public library in the United States. Bexar County’s BiblioTech’s mission is to provide all Bexar County residents with technology access to enhance education and literacy, promote reading as…
Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center
The Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center’s primary focus is to provide mediation services to residents, businesses, and organizations of Bexar County at no charge.
Bexar County Family Justice Center
The Family Justice Center (FJC) is a collaborative community response to domestic violence. It is the co-location of a multidisciplinary team of professionals who work together, under one roof, to provide coordinated services to victims of domestic violence.
Bexar County Housing Authority
The Housing Authority of Bexar County provides affordable housing in decent and safe conditions. We are stewards of Public Funds & Trust, serving all customers with respect and compassion.
Big Mama’s Safe House
Safe House that promotes conflict resolution with education, gun safety, trauma informed training to help end gun violence
Boys and Girls Club of San Antonio
At the Boys & Girls Clubs in San Antonio, it is our mission to provide a safe and fun afterschool environment to help the children of our community grow.
Cafe College
Offering a wide range of college and career readiness workshops, resources, prep-courses, etc.
Careers (SAISD)
Join the San Antonio ISD community, where every member of the team makes a difference in the lives of San Antonio children and their families.
Carelink University Health Systems
Offering families financial assistance who do not have private or public health insurance.
Centro Med Eligibility Services Department
The Eligibility department at CentroMed offers application assistance to identify state programs, insurance or discount programs that patients may be eligible for. Our team specializes in helping you navigate the application process and submit all necessary documentation.
Child Care Services (City of San Antonio)
The City of San Antonio Child Care Services (CCS) Division provides subsidized child care assistance and provider management services for Bexar County, and 12 surrounding areas….
Children’s Bereavement Center of South Texas
As the sole provider of grief support programs for children through young adulthood in South Texas, we wholeheartedly devote ourselves to addressing the bereavement needs of children from every culture and social circumstance to help them heal and move forward.
ChildSafe
Providing families with forensic interview services, counseling, and family support for children victims and child survivors of abuse and neglect and their nonoffending family members.
Choice Schools and Magnet Programs (Access and Enrollment – SAISD)
Families have the opportunity to choose from a variety of unique schools and programs designed to best fit the individual interests of their child.
Christian Assistance Ministry (CAM)
CAM provides “safety net” services for vulnerable and at-risk populations. CAM serves the working poor who may only make ends meet monthly and may not qualify for government programs, but have a short-term need.
City of San Antonio Office of Emergency Management
The mission of the City of San Antonio Office of Emergency Management (SAOEM) is to coordinate activities of the City departments responsible for continued operations during disasters, coordinate agreements for the use of resources, communicate with State and Federal agencies, and provide education and training to citizens and municipal employees.
Clothes Closet (Beyond the Light Outreach Project)
BTLOP has a clothes closet for clients to select new and slightly worn clean clothes as needed, free of charge. Clothes are available for all ages, infants through adults, male and female. The clothes closet is available during the distribution of the food pantry bags and by appointment.
College Planning Guide for Students with Mental Health Conditions
This is an extensive guide to help students navigate the programs and policies supporting mental health. Topics covered range from understanding their rights to……
CommuniCare Health Centers
A full-service primary healthcare system with multiple locations.
Communities In Schools (SAISD)
Communities In Schools of San Antonio has partnered with SAISD for over 20 years, providing high-quality integrated student support services for students and families to help students overcome challenges that might otherwise inhibit their academic success.
Community Clothes Closet
The Eastside Education and Training Center’s Community Clothes Closet is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 4551 Dietrich Rd, San Antonio, TX 78219. The closet is free and open to the public. Please bring your own bag.
Community Independence Solutions Special Needs Driving School
We help individuals of all ages and abilities achieve safe, independent mobility within the home environment, as well as your community. Through specialized evaluation, driver training, or driving alternatives–we provide solutions.
Constituent Services (Family and Community Engagement – SAISD)
The SAISD Constituent Services is a resource that serves the SAISD community by helping to address concerns, complaints, conflicts, and other school-related issues informally.
CPS: Utility Assistance
Families can apply for CPS Energy utility assistance.
Credit, Loans, & Debt (FTC)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) invites you to learn to effectively manage credit, loans, and debt. Use this website to educate yourself on…….
Crime Victims Compensation (Texas OAG)
The Crime Victims’ Compensation (CVC) Program helps crime victims and their immediate families with the financial costs of crime. CVC covers crime-related costs such as counseling, medical treatment, funerals, and loss of income not paid by other sources.
Crisis Text Line
Crisis Text Line serves anyone, in any type of crisis, providing access to free, 24/7 support via mediums people already use and trust.
Cyber Bullying Research Center
Offering a variety of resources on how to prevent cyberbullying. Tailored for both students and adults.
David’s Legacy Foundation
Offering resources to parents and families centered around David’s law to prevent cyberbullying.
Diabetes Prevention and Control Program (San Antonio Metropolitan Health)
The City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health Department has assembled the Diabetes Prevention & Control Program to fight diabetes. Whether you are at risk for type 2 diabetes or if you have already been diagnosed, we have a FREE program for you!
Dial-a-Story with the San Antonio Public Library
For over 20 years, SAPL’s Dial-a-Story service has been available to the children of San Antonio. This service is a way for children to experience story time from wherever they are. SAPL’s librarians record news stories every Tuesday and Friday, one in English and one in Spanish.
Dress for Success San Antonio
The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and the development tools to help women thrive in work and life.
DUI Resources: A Guide to Charges, Treatment, and Supportive Services
Driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol can put someone in serious legal and financial jeopardy. Yet there are several support services to help people who have received a DUI, including substance abuse treatment and other resources.
Ella Austin Community Center Early Childhood Development
Our partnership with the City of San Antonio provides a high-quality developmentally appropriate continuum of care and social services to infants and toddlers that are directly aligned with school readiness practices and skill attainment.
Employment Resources for People Recovering From Substance Abuse Issues
Although reentering the workforce after treatment can be difficult, your past does not dictate your future. Throughout this guide……
Empower House
Empower House provides transformative community health services, youth development programs, and advocacy opportunities that empower women and girls of color.
Enhanced Library Card from the San Antonio Library
The Enhanced Library Card (ELC) is an optional Library card design that includes a person’s name, photo, address, Library card expiration date, date of birth, area of residency, and Library card barcode number.
Family & Children’s Services – Catholic Charities
Family and Children’s Services provides family support education and services to strengthen families, empower parents or caregivers, and build happy, nurtured children.
Fentanyl: One Pill Kills
Five Texans die every day, on average, from fentanyl poisoning. Understanding the dangers of fentanyl is crucial in reducing the threat it poses to you and your loved ones.
Financial Empowerment Center (Family Service)
Family Service Financial Empowerment Center provides unlimited, free, one-on-one financial counseling sessions to help you along your financial journey.
Financial Fit (Bexar County BiblioTech)
This free financial literacy program from the Bexar County BiblioTech is for those who are interested in learning about their financial wellness. Learn via informative videos, lessons/plans/practices, and interactive tools.
Financial Literacy Books For Students and Parents
Finance in the Classroom has compiled a list of books for different grade levels to introduce students and families to financial literacy while sharing the joy of reading.
Financial Literacy for Kids: A Key to Success Parent’s Guide
Financial literacy for kids is a fundamental element that impacts their future in various ways. Focusing on finance as a foundation and teaching them financial literacy is crucial for children to understand and develop healthy financial habits.
First Time Homebuyer Education Classes from Neighborhood Housing Services
Neighborhood Housing Services of San Antonio provides a HUD-approved “First-time Homebuyer Education Class”.
Fitness in the Park (San Antonio Parks and Recreation)
Fitness in the Park is a city-wide award-winning program that offers a wide variety of FREE exercise and fitness classes all over San Antonio! Join us at your local park, community center, or library, and let…….
Food Pantry (Beyond the Light Outreach Project)
BTLOP ‘s food pantry consistently, monthly, partners with the San Antonio Food Bank to provide food to clients, regardless of race, creed or color. The pantry is open the fourth Thursday of each month January through October, and the third Thursday in November and December.
Free Annual Credit Report
Federal law allows you to get a free copy of your credit report every 12 months from each credit reporting company. Federal law requires each of the 3 nationwide consumer credit reporting companies – Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion – to give you a free credit report every…..
Free File Information (IRS)
The IRS Free File Program is a public-private partnership between the IRS and many tax preparation and filing software industry companies that provide their online tax preparation and filing for free.
Free or Low Cost Eye Care (National Eye Institute)
Eye care can be expensive. The good news is that there are programs that offer free or low-cost eye exams and eyeglasses. These programs offer free or low-cost eye care.
Free/Low Cost Fitness Programs (San Antonio Parks and Recreation)
The San Antonio Parks and Recreation Department offers a variety of fitness opportunities at various facilities. Registration for programs and classes must be completed at the specific facility.
Freed Texas
In partnership with San Antonio Colleges, FREED Texas offers individuals who have experienced incarceration an educational experience via a 9-week cohort Remnant Healing Academy that offers Peer Support, Civic Engagement, Health & Wellness, & Divinity and Financial Literacy.
Get Smart About Drugs
Courtesy of the Drug Enforcement Administration, this page is a resource for parents, educators, and caregivers.
Good News Lutheran Church Food Pantry
Join us every Wednesday for a free food pantry event.
Grief Support Resources (Porter Loring Mortuaries)
At Porter Loring Mortuaries, we believe bereavement is a precious time in a person’s life and hope the resources provided will help allow those to better understand and cope with grief.
Growing Up Drug Free: A Parent’s Guide to Substance Use Prevention
This guide offers information that can help you raise children who understand the risks of substance use.
Habitat For Humanity San Antonio
Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio is an ecumenical, Christian organization working in partnership with God’s people in need to build simple, decent, and affordable homes without interest or profit, thereby witnessing God’s love in action.
Haven for Hope
Haven for Hope and our partners, address the root causes of homelessness by offering programming tailored to the specific needs of the individual.
Head Start (City of San Antonio)
The City of San Antoni0 Head Start Program provides comprehensive services, including full-day early childhood education, for children, six weeks to five years old, and their families through home-based and center-based services located through Edgewood ISD and San Antonio ISD.
Helping Hands Food Pantry
The Helping Hands Food Pantry strives to feed the hungry one bag at a time every Tuesday.
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church Pop Up Market
Holy Redeemer Catholic Church (231 Vargas Alley, San Antonio, Texas, 78203) will have its Mobile Food Pop Up every third Saturday of the month beginning at 9:00 a.m. until food resources run out.
Homeless Connections Hotline (City of San Antonio)
The Homeless Connections Hotline is a live call center open from Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Representatives will help eligible residents find and complete applications for housing-related services.
Housing Support (City of San Antonio)
The Neighborhood and Housing Services Department of the City of San Antonio is dedicated to strengthening families and reinvigorating communities through programs focused on housing, economic stimulation, reinvestment, rehabilitation, and supportive funding for public services.
How Money Smart Are You? (FDIC)
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) invites you to use their website to learn about everyday financial topics to grow your “money smarts”.
I, Care San Antonio
The I Care Vision Center provides complete eye care including medical, surgical, and glasses* to individuals living at 150% or below federal poverty guidelines. We also provide eye medications to those who need them but cannot afford them.
Information on Childhood Bullying & Glasses
Wearing glasses as a child can increase the risk of being bullied. Learn more about how to identify the signs and what to do about it.
Inman Christian Center
Inman is a neighborhood-based community center serving the needs of low-income individuals and families in the inner city of San Antonio. Inman provides childcare, social services, education, recreation, and emergency food assistance as well as housing for individuals who are elderly and/or disabled.
International Welcome Center (Dual Language, ESL, & Migrant – SAISD)
The International Welcome Center (IWC) assists with testing of students who are new to US schools and new to SAISD, if a language other than English is indicated on the student’s Home Language Survey (HLS).
JOVEN
JOVEN’s mission is to develop character and resiliency in children by providing them with innovative and exciting programs, as well as structured alternative activities, that are designed to help them succeed.
Joven – Prevention Services
This program works with all children regardless of their background to build life skills and healthy habits by sharing Center for Substance Abuse prevention curricula taught in school-based settings and out-of-school time (OST) sites.
Madonna Center
For over 80 years, the Madonna Center has been committed to breaking the cycle of generational poverty by supporting families with quality childhood education, connections to resources, and social services.
Managing Your Money (FTC)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) invites you to learn to effectively manage your money. Use this website to educate yourself on……
McKinney-Vento Services (Student & Academic Support Services – SAISD)
The program works with families and unaccompanied youth who live in a temporary situation due to loss of housing. The McKinney Vento Education Assistance Act is a federal law that provides services to these children.
Meals on Wheels San Antonio
Meals on Wheels San Antonio prepares and delivers nutritious meals each weekday to older and disabled individuals living throughout Bexar County and South Central Texas.
Medicaid and Chip Programs (Texas Department of Health and Human Services)
Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) provide health coverage for low-income children, families, seniors, and people with disabilities.
MEDucation: A Dose of Knowledge
Adults get a good dose of knowledge about prescription drug abuse among adolescents through the MEDucation Guide. This comprehensive guide teaches parents lessons on the problem of abuse and the solutions available.
Methodist Healthcare Ministries
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc. is a private, faith-based, not-for-profit organization dedicated to creating access to health care for uninsured and low-income families through direct services, community partnerships, and strategic grant-making in 74 counties across South Texas.
Middle School Partners Program (SAISD)
The Middle School Partners program, offered at 10 SAISD traditional middle schools, helps over-aged middle school students simultaneously earn middle and high school credits, giving students the opportunity to catch up to their peers in high school.
Monthly Food Distribution (Family and Community Engagement – SAISD)
San Antonio Independent School District, in partnership with the San Antonio Food Bank, is hosting drive-through food distribution events throughout the district to help SAISD families in need. Distribution is on a first come, first served basis, while supplies last.
Morgan’s MAC
Morgan’s Multi-Assistance Center (MAC) is a center that improves the lives of individuals with disabilities and special needs through comprehensive and coordinated services. Morgan’s MAC’s services use a family-centered approach with full collaboration from the family, MAC Members, and community partners known as MACers (pronounced “MACK-ers”).
Mothers Against Drunk Driving – Concerned Citizen Assistance
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) counts on concerned citizens like you to help us put an end to impaired driving and underage drinking. Here are ways you can help put an end to these 100% preventable crimes.
National Bullying Prevention Center
Offering a variety of resources, and tools to teach students how to prevent bullying and promote kindness, acceptance, and inclusion.
Neighborhood Housing Services
Housing Dreams Begin Here – The mission of Neighborhood Housing Services San Antonio (NHSSA), Inc. is “Building Successful Families and Communities Through Housing Opportunities.”
Our website is the hub for all the information you need to get you on the path toward homeownership.
Opportunity Home San Antonio (Formerly San Antonio Housing Authority)
The San Antonio Housing Authority is now Opportunity Home San Antonio. A house is a structure, a place of shelter, somewhere to live. But a home is a place where memories and traditions are created, and big dreams come alive.
Outdoor Fitness Stations (San Antonio Parks and Recreation)
We have outdoor fitness equipment at more than 47 parks where you can enjoy the great outdoors while getting fit and toning those muscles. These FREE outdoor fitness stations feature…
Parent Support Programs (Disability Services – SAISD)
Parent Programs is a support provided to families of students with IEPs that help strengthen home, school, and community partnerships. Services include informational groups, resource connections, and support from Parent Liaisons and Social Workers.
Parenting Program (The Children’s Shelter)
Our programs focus on creating strong relationships between parents and their children of all ages based on love, respect, and positive discipline.
Payment Options & Customer Assistance (CPS Energy)
Providing families with utility assistance and payment options
Project Prom Dress
Project Prom Dress provides formal attire to high school teens for their prom or school formal event at no charge to them and their families. Teens are notified by word of mouth and social media to apply online during the prom season.
Project R.E.A.P (CPS Energy)
Residential Energy Assistance Partnership (REAP) is a non-profit foundation that helps families in need pay their utility bills throughout the year and educates them on energy-saving conservation measures to help them save money.
PTSD and Car Accidents
Please visit this comprehensive guide about PTSD after car accidents.
QUITXT – Quit Smoking Start Living
Quit smoking for good with Quitxt, a free service that turns your phone into a personal quit coach by motivating text messages to quit, setting a quit date, real-time help handling stress, and more.
RAICES
We advocate for the rights and prosperity of all our families, neighbors, and community members. We provide free and low-cost support in several areas, including asylum applications, removal defense, DACA renewals, status changes, and more.
Rise Recovery
Our Programs are based on relationship strengthening and meeting the unique recovery support needs of the entire family. Our Services are designed to heal the wounds left by drugs and alcohol and bring purpose and hope for the future.
Roy Maas Youth Alternatives
Helping children, families, and young adults with counseling and short term psychiatric needs.
Safety Check & Smoke Alarm Evaluation from Fire Safe SA
Through the Smoke Alarm Program, the San Antonio Fire Department offers free smoke alarms, including installation, to citizens living in single-family homes in San Antonio.
SAISD Foundation
The SAISD Foundation works to create equal opportunity for all students to access world-class education in the 21st-century future. Together we can make the vision a reality, where all students and teachers in San Antonio ISD public schools thrive.
San Antonio Alternative Housing Corporation
We provide decent rental and ownership housing that is affordable to low- and moderate-income people in Texas. We provide housing education and ownership counseling through a community homeownership association.
San Antonio Christian Dental Clinic
San Antonio Christian Dental Clinic is a non-profit organization committed to ensuring that low-income or homeless San Antonio residents have access to a wide range of dental services. The Clinic is unique in the area as the only agency providing free dental care primarily volunteer providers.
San Antonio Council of Alcohol and Drug Awareness (SACADA)
The San Antonio Council on Alcohol and Drug Awareness (SACADA) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that provides education, youth prevention programs, information resources, and services to prevent alcohol and drug abuse.
San Antonio Food Bank: Ready To Work Program
SAFB: Ready To Work Program offers tuition assistance for certain industry-recognized certifications and degrees while offering supportive services that include a case manager who will assist with job search and placement services for residents who reside in San Antonio City Council Districts 1-10.
San Antonio Public Library
The San Antonio Public Library changes lives through the transformative power of information, imagination, and ideas. Central Library and branches offer programs to serve the needs and interests of the community, including programs for all ages that support early childhood literacy, education, culture, economic development, and more.
San Antonio Threads
We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization providing NEW clothes and accessories for referred and at-risk teens in the San Antonio area. Teens (12 – 21) who qualify choose complete outfits, new socks, underwear, bras, toiletries, shoes, and seasonal items, when available.
San Antonio Youth Literacy
San Antonio Youth Literacy’s mission is to provide one-on-one support to children in San Antonio by empowering them with the skills needed to read to learn while fostering self-confidence and enjoyment of reading.
Saturday Farmer’s Market at the Pearl
Every Saturday, join over 50 local vendors at Pearl for the Farmers Market. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (rain or shine) shop locally-grown and produced foods.
Scams & Identity Theft (FTC)
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) invites you to learn to protect yourself and your family against scams and identity theft. Use this website to educate yourself on……
School Based Clinic at Davis Middle School (University Health)
School-based primary care brings high-quality health care from a University Health provider to you and your children close to where you live.
School Safety: Vaping 101 (Office of Family and Community Engagement – SAISD)
Despite myths that vapes only contain “harmless water vapor,” that is not the case. This brief video will give you information regarding the facts, real dangers, and consequences of vaping.
Sleep in Heavenly Peace
We fully believe that a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional, and mental support that a child needs. We’re a group of volunteers dedicated to building, assembling, and delivering top-notch bunk beds to children and families in need.
Smoking Cessation (University Health)
If smoking is a habit you or someone you love have tried to break without success, we can help.
Social Hosting and How Parents Can Follow the Law (TABC)
This quick video guide from the Texas Alcohol and Beverage Commission will inform you about social hosting and how parents can follow the law.
St. Mary’s University School of Law – Center for Legal and Social Justice
This center is a learning environment for law students who, under faculty supervision, get hands-on experience as the attorney of record for indigent clients who are not adequately served by other providers.
St. Paul Child Development Center
For more than 30 years, St. Paul Child Development Center has been helping children thrive. The secret to our success is the combination of our dedicated, caring staff and the high standards of NAEYC accreditation. The result is a loving atmosphere you won’t find anywhere else in San Antonio.
St. Stephen’s CARE Center Food Pantry (Catholic Charities)
St. Stephen’s CARE Center is a client-choice food pantry for those who need us most. Clients can shop for food just like a grocery store, but they check out for free, providing dignity to all.
Supplemental Assistance Nutrition Program (SNAP)
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) helps people buy the food they need for good health. People also can buy garden seeds with SNAP benefits.
System School Based Clinic at Tafolla MS (University Health)
School-based primary care brings high-quality health care from a University Health provider to you and your children close to where you live.
Talk with Your Teen About E-cigarettes: A Tip Sheet for Parents
This tip sheet is brought to you courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Test Anxiety Parent Guide (SEAD and Restorative Practices – SAISD)
This resource describes the common symptoms of test anxiety, and strategies that students can use before, during, and after tests.
Texas Bullying Laws (Texas School Safety Center – TX State University)
Offering families legal resources centered around bullying prevention.
Texas Child Seat Safety Resources
In coordination with TxDOT and Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), we provide child safety outreach in various Texas cities. Specifically, concerning how children should be restrained while riding in passenger vehicles, and the Texas law covering children in cars.
Texas Diaper Bank
Focusing on closing the diaper gap, the Texas Diaper Bank strategically creates its programs to target the diaper gap’s root causes: physical, mental, and economic well-being.
Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
At Texas Grandparents Raising Grandchildren, we advocate for and empower grandparents raising grandchildren by providing access to resources, information, and support. We focus our efforts to raise awareness and educate on programs or service agencies.
Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid
TRLA provides free civil legal services to residents in 68 Southwest Texas counties, and represents migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout the state and in six other southern states.
Texas State Parks for Beginners
The great outdoors awaits you in Texas State Parks! With over 80 parks, natural areas, historic sites, and visitor centers, many different types of adventures await you and your family. Visit a local state park today!
Texas Suicide Prevention Collaborative
Offering a wide variety of support services to individuals in need, or who have lost a loved one.
Texas WIC
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, popularly known as WIC, is a nutrition program for pregnant, breastfeeding women and families with children younger than 5.
Texas Workforce Commission
Resources, tips and tools to build a stronger Texas workforce
The ARC of San Antonio
Through all phases of life, we provide individuals with IDD and their families direct care, case management, and coordination services. The ARC is a resource and participates in advocacy and community collaborations in San Antonio and surrounding counties.
The Pride Center San Antonio
Pride Center San Antonio was born with the purpose of promoting the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, and ally community in Bexar County. Our goal is to establish a center for the local LGBTQ+ community as a clearinghouse that would work in alliance….
The San Antonio Food Bank
Founded in 1980, the San Antonio Food Bank serves one of the largest service areas in Southwest Texas. Our focus is for clients to have food for today but to also have the resources to be self-sufficient in the future.
The Social and Health Research Center
The Social & Health Research Center is committed to improving the social and health well-being of populations at-risk. The Social and Health Research Center expects to improve health behaviors with innovative and evidence-based health programs to control chronic diseases such as obesity, hypertension, and type 2 diabetes and to design better instruments to evaluate program effectiveness.
The Trevor Project
Offering support to LGBTQ+ individuals in need.
The YMCA of Greater San Antonio
We focus on youth development, healthy living, and social responsibility, and incorporate core values of caring, honesty, respect, responsibility, and faith into all we do. At the YMCA we are more than a gym, we are a community with something for everyone in your family.
Tobacco and Vaping Information (San Antonio Metropolitan Health)
For the first time since 2000, overall youth tobacco use has increased in San Antonio. The boom of e-cigarettes and other vaping devices has reversed the trend of declining teen tobacco use. It is important to remind parents, teachers, and guardians to help children……
Tobacco Cessation Resources (San Antonio Metropolitan Health)
Smoking Cessation Classes and Resources from the City of San Antonio.
Train for Jobs SA Program
The Alamo Colleges District has partnered with the City of San Antonio to launch the Train for Jobs SA Program, a training and education program designed to get people back to work.
Understand Your Credit Score
Use this resource to understand your credit score better.
Understanding Taxes for General Public, Students & Families (IRS)
The Understanding Taxes Student Site provides middle schools, high schools, community colleges, and the general public with a technology-based instructional tool.
Uplift Program (SAWS)
At San Antonio Water System, we understand that emergencies happen. We are here to help ease the burden of paying your water bill so you can focus on other necessities.
UT Health Center – Dentistry – Teaching Practice
Students in the School of Dentistry, under the close supervision of dental school faculty members, offer dental services within the predoctoral student clinics at a reduced fee in exchange for an extra investment of your time.
VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance)
VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) is an IRS-sponsored program to offer free tax help to people with $60,000 or less taxable income on their tax return.
Tax returns are prepared by trained and certified volunteers. These volunteers undergo a minimum of 20 hours of training and must pass an exam specified by the IRS before they are allowed to prepare and submit a tax return. The VITA staff and volunteers are held to the highest standards of confidentiality, quality, and customer service.
What is FICA?
The United States Social Security Administration invites families and students to grow their knowledge about FICA with this helpful information sheet.
Workforce Solutions Alamo
Workforce Solutions Alamo (WSA) serves as the governing board for the regional workforce system, a network of service providers and contractors that brings people and jobs together.