ADRC Agency-Referral Tool

Assists families in navigating the complexities of eldercare options. AACM understands the needs of elders and their families/loved ones, providing the often neglected "management" piece of coordinating services and care for senior or persons of any age with complex needs. Care managers evaluate client situations and provide third-party, objective expertise to help families find solutions to challenging situations. Provide a single point of contact backed up by a team of professionals from the fields of nursing, social work, gerontology, government programs, financial oversight, home care and rehabilitation. Provide ongoing troubleshooting and management of client situations.

Assists persons 60 years of age and older, especially those who are frail, living alone, low income to get the support they need to live independently in their own homes. Free services funded by the Older Americans Act and TX Dept. of Aging and Disability Services (DADS). ADRC (Alamo Service Connection), provides information, referral and assistance for both seniors and persons with disabilities. Divisions: Benefits Counseling: provides assistance to seniors 60 years of age and older and Medicare beneficiaries of any age concerning their public benefits and entitlements; Care Coordination: assesses the needs of seniors and coordinates local resources to support an individual’s highest level of functioning; Caregiver Support: assesses needs of caregivers and coordinates available support services; maintains Caregiver Resource Centers to provide literature of interest to caregivers, many of which are located in public libraries or senior centers. Nutrition: serves nourishing meals on site and/or delivered to home-bound seniors; Ombudsman: advocates for residents of long-term care facilities. Assists dialysis patients with cost of transportation to dialysis treatments using Alamo Regional Transit.

Assists HIV/AIDS clients with case management, mental health and substance abuse counseling, meals, medical transportation, assessments/referrals for other programs. Also provides housing location assistance, vocational assistance, legal services, assistance in filling Social Security and Food Stamp applications, health education, and referrals to hospice programs.

The Alamo Local Authority for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ALA for IDD) provides the following community services and supports for eligible adults and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families in Bexar County: Eligibility Determination, Consumer Benefits Screening, Service Coordination , Medicaid Waiver Programs such as Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) or Texas Home Living (TxHmL) , General Revenue (GR) funded services , Assisted Residential Living , and Present Community Options.

Offers care consultation by phone or in person to caregivers; lending library of books and videos; Quarterly Newsletter to caregivers and health professionals; Advocacy Network for rights of victims and their families; information and referral; education and training; monthly support groups. Safe Return program: MedicAlert® + Alzheimer’s Association Safe Return® is a 24-hour nationwide emergency response service for individuals with Alzheimer’s or a related dementia who wander or have a medical emergency. Provides 24-hour assistance, no matter when or where the person is reported missing. {Cost of system as of 6/13: $62.} Education: several educational programs, free of charge, such as Stress Busting Program for Caregivers.

A program committed to serving the particular needs of female veterans and veterans with families. Full case management services, but also cater to the clients of this program with services such as: childcare, schooling, rapid and intensive housing, and employment assistance as well as SNAP, CHIP, food bank, and Medicaid referrals. Female Veteran and Veterans with Families Services also offers assistance to veterans who currently have no permanent home or that have been staying with a relative or friend.

Offers job placement, job training, and support services for homeless veterans. Assists chronically homeless individuals in preparing disability claims to submit to Social Security Administration.

The flagship of the organization is the Veterans Service Center (VSC) in San Antonio where a continuum of care is available to veterans in need with several optional programs including the Veterans Integration Program and the Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program. Additional ancillary services are provided through NVOP’s Basic Skills Upgrade Learning Lab, clothing closet and food pantry. Assistance is provided as a single service or as a combination of services as dictated by each individual’s case management plan. The Texas Veterans Outreach Program targets recently discharged veterans, veterans with a physical or psychological disability that creates a barrier to employment, homeless veterans and veterans that are ex-offenders now trying to regain a role in society. HOMELESS VETERANS The American GI Forum Residential Center for Homeless Veterans with 80 transitional beds and 60 single room apartments is a facility dedicated to the needs of America’s warriors who have been living on the streets. DISABLED VETERANS One option for the disabled veterans is employment through the organization’s sheltered workshop facility called Veterans Enterprises of Texas (VETS) that employs a minimum of 75% disabled individuals. HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY Three apartment complexes providing 170 affordable apartments for the independent living of senior citizens. The Villa Alegre, Casa De Amistad and Casa De Esperanza are subsidized projects that provide affordable apartments for seniors on low, fixed incomes.

Comprehensive wrap-around services to families who have a child with a special health care need, chronic or critical illness or developmental disability from birth through 17 years of age. Families must reside in Bexar or the surrounding 18 counties. All services are free of charge, regardless of the family’s income. Services include case management, counseling, including grief, prescription assistance (this program is for any age individual who is uninsured or underinsured), health and wellness, sibling support, and financial assistance for basic needs such as shelter and food as well as medical equipment and supplies.

Provides direct care programs such as case management, childcare, day habilitation and vocational training for people with developmental disabilities. Also serves as a gateway to other community resources through case management and support services for children, youth and adults with all types of disabilities. Programs include Comprehensive School-Based Case Management (CSCM), which provides case mgmt. for families with children/young adults with special health care needs. Helps persons who do not have Medicaid in transitioning to adult healthcare.

Free case management program to help families caring for children and adults with I/DD (intellectual and developmental disabilities.) connect to community programs, funding sources and help families navigate the network of service providers in Bexar County. The goal is to move families from a high level of dependency on case managers to greater independence and self-advocacy. Case managers connect families to medical coverage, medical providers, respite care, funding sources as well as food and utility assistance programs. Assist families in finding medical equipment, supplies and therapies. Day programs, residential services, guardianship, supported employment. Quarterly educational seminars and parent support groups. The Comprehensive School-Based Case Management (CSCM) staff works in the San Antonio community with families who have children and young adults, ages 3-21 years, with special health care needs and disabling conditions. CSCM case managers help families navigate the network of service providers and act as advocates to serve the best interests of the child. The Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) offers individuals with disabilities who need attendant care an alternative to institutionalization by helping them access the resources they need to live and work as independently as possible in the community. CLASS case managers help participants obtain personal assistance with daily activities; personal skills training; physical, occupational, speech and specialized therapies; adaptive aids; minor home modifications; and respite care.

Provides behavioral, educational, employment, residential, and diagnostic/assessment outpatient services to individuals with Autistic Spectrum Disorders. The educational program is approved as non-public school through the Texas Education Agency. Regional school districts contract for year round day services. Vocational training occurs on community job sites and through participation in the Heart-to-Home, ATC's cottage industry. Residential services are provided in community based teaching homes. Two of the teaching homes are certified as residential treatment centers by the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Three teaching homes are licensed as ICF/MR facilities, and serve adults. The emphasis of ATC is on Applied Behavioral Analysis, replacing challenging behaviors with functional communication and adaptive behaviors in a supportive and structured setting.

Free family Parenting Classes for parents of youth 3-17 years of age. Aims to reduce family conflict and prevent the problems of delinquent behaviors, runaway, truancy and child abuse by helping youths and their families learn to resolve crises and develop coping and parenting skills. Goals: To help families and youth develop coping and parenting skills, To identify youth and family strengths and areas of resiliency, To strengthen and stabilize families by helping them to solve problems together. * Who Is Eligible: Youth ages 0 to 17 and their families, who are experiencing: Family conflict (minor issues to more severe) , Who have run away, Who have been truant, Who have delinquent behavior (non-adjudicated), Who are not currently involved with Child Protective Services.

Assists persons 60 years of age and older, especially those who are frail, living alone, low income to get the support they need to live independently in their own homes. Free services funded by the Older Americans Act and TX Dept. of Aging and Disability Services (DADS). ADRC (Alamo Service Connection, provides information, referral and assistance for both seniors and persons with disabilities.) Divisions: Benefits Counseling: provides assistance to seniors 60 years of age and older and Medicare beneficiaries of any age concerning their public benefits and entitlements; Care Coordination: assesses the needs of seniors and coordinates local resources to support an individual’s highest level of functioning; Caregiver Support: assesses needs of caregivers and coordinates available support services; Ombudsman: advocates for residents of long-term care facilities; Nutrition: serves nourishing meals on site and/or delivered to home-bound seniors; Senior Centers: local neighborhood facilities providing support services and recreational and group activities for seniors.

Provides comprehensive case management services to students throughout Bexar County that have been expelled from their home school and placed in the Juvenile Justice Academy. Services include counseling, social service referrals, academic testing, reading initiative program, and transition follow-up.

Services to adults with serious mental illness, to children and adolescents with serious mental illness or emotional disorders, autism or pervasive developmental disorders, to persons with developmental disabilities, and to infants and toddlers with developmental delays. Services include: Information and Referral, Assessment Services, Client and Family Support Services, Counseling, Respite, Diagnostic and Evaluation Services, Service Coordination, Vocational Training and Employment Assistance, Community Living and Skills Training, Intermediate Care Facilities (ICF), Home and Community Support (HCS), Texas Home Living (THL).

MH services include screening/assessment, psychiatric diagnosis, medication, counseling, case management, skills training, psychosocial group, support groups, wrap around services and crisis services. Adult Mental Health Clinic provides services to individuals beginning at age 18 who carry priority population diagnoses. The primary diagnoses of those we serve: •Schizophrenia, •Bipolar Disorder, •Major Depressive Disorder. Provide medication management, medication education, and specialty services (Rehabilitative Skills Training, Supported Employment and Support Housing) to help improve the functioning and quality of life of the individuals in service.

Comprehensive services and information for seniors who are independent and over the age 60. There are several programs offered at the center. Some of the programs include the Senior Nutrition Program, fitness classes, computer classes, art classes, social & cultural activities, and volunteer opportunities.

Provides intake, testing, service coordination, special therapies, supported employment, sheltered work center, psychology, nursing, foster care, community supports, respite, placement, Texas Home Living and HCS waiver programs for persons with developmental disabilities.

CRCS is the designated Mental Health Authority and the Authority for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. As the authority, it has the responsibility for eligibility determination, coordinating care, and managing a network of providers of direct services. * Also a provider of services and supports to persons with mental illness, intellectual disabilities, and developmental delays who meet eligibility criteria as determined by funding sources. * Is responsible for Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) services for children ages birth to 3 with developmental disabilities in : Atascosa, Frio, Guadalupe, and Wilson Counties. * Provides comprehensive services to persons with psychiatric needs, individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities and infants/toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities. Mental Health Services : assessment, case management, crisis services, supported employment, supported housing, children and adolescent mental health services. Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services : Local Authority Services (intake, assessment, service coordination, enrollments, HCS Providers); Camino Real Provider Services (employment, community supports and respite, day habilitation, nursing, Medicaid Waiver Service) Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) : for children ages 0-3 who have a disability or developmental delay (Karnes County not included here)

Provides intake, testing, service coordination, special therapies, supported employment, sheltered work center, psychology, nursing, foster care, community supports, respite, placement, Texas Home Living and HCS waiver programs for persons with developmental disabilities.

The Cancer Therapy and Research Center, or CTRC, is a part of UT Medicine San Antonio, the clinical practice of the School of Medicine at the UT Health Science Center. Provides radiation, chemotherapy, surgical oncology, clinical trials, mammography, support groups and cancer education. Additional assistance can come from social workers who can help with arranging for home health care, connecting with community services, providing crisis intervention, and offering emotional support and counsel. Dietitian provides nutrition counseling. Also address needs ranging from basic housing and food to programs for stress reduction and exercise for breast cancer patients. The CTRC patients may be eligible for free transportation services to their appointments. The CTRC operates an in-house van shuttle service for ambulatory patients who live within the 1604 Loop

Provides veterans and their immediate family with emergency assistance in times of crises. •One-time emergency financial assistance to prevent utility disconnection; •Food and clothing assistance; •Case management; •Counseling for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI); •Referrals for job training programs and work recruitment programs; •Referrals to additional social service agencies. Additionally, will connect clients as appropriate to other programs and services available through Catholic Charities, such as community voice mail services, parenting education, guardianship and money management services, and free income tax preparation assistance.

Provides assessment and intervention services 24 hours for individuals experiencing psychiatric emergency. Services include face-to-face screening/assessment; linkage/referral/ outreach; 23 hour outpatient observation; mental health warrant applications.

Provides safe, humane withdrawal from substances(s) of dependence to primarily homeless and indigent individuals. Motivational engagement is used to encourage patients to continue treatment in an outpatient level of care. Ambulatory detoxification is available for patients who may benefit from outpatient care through daily monitoring in a less restrictive and more cost-effective treatment environment.

Caters to infants and toddlers, with disabilities or delays in their development, age birth to 36 months. This service supports families in their natural environment such as home or a child care center to help children reach their potential through developmental services.

Outpatient psychiatric services for adults are provided at the individual clinics based throughout the Bexar County community. All outpatient mental health consumers of services must have one of the following target population diagnoses: Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Major Depression.

Offers Home Health Care Services, Day Activity Health Services Program (DAHS), and Day Habilitation Services (CALIDAD).

Improves the lives of people with mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse challenges.

Nonprofit organization that provides a child-friendly, non-institutional forensic interview to children that allege abuse. Children Advocacy Centers also help to coordinate all local agencies that take a role in the investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child abuse cases.

24-hour temporary residential emergency care and assessments for children age birth to 14 years, who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, abandonment, and/or neglect. At the Woodlawn location, children participate in classroom instruction in an on-campus school, field trips, and an array of activities in the Learning Center. All children are given assessments, which include 24-hour charting, complete medical, eye, and dental exams, a social history, a developmental history and a psychological examination and interview. * Residential Treatment Facility for children enables healing through individualized attention and therapeutic programming. Children reside at the Residential Treatment Facility until significant emotional development has been achieved. They are then placed with their biological family or in a foster family setting. Several other programs available, including Project MAS (Mothers and Schools), Girls Inc, Nurse-Family Partnership, IParentSA, and many more.

ChildSafe is a Child Advocacy Center, the only one in Bexar County that provides specialized services to children that have abused, neglected or sexually abused. Provides a safe, child friendly environment where law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, and medical and mental health professionals can share information and coordinate strategies sensitive to the needs of each unique case and child. Multi-disciplinary team (MDT), Family Support Specialists, Counselors, Therapists, and several programs which link families with community-based programs designed to strengthen family relationships and support the healthy, emotional, and physical development of children.

The Child Care Services division of the City of San Antonio partners with Alamo Area Development Corporation (AADC) to provide child care, child care subsidies, and provider management services for Bexar County, and 11 surrounding areas including: Atascosa, Bandera, Comal, Frio, Gillespie, Guadalupe, Karnes, Kendall, Kerr, Medina, Wilson. May be a wait period. Homeless Child Care Services and Emergency Child Care Services: 210-206-5550. Emergency services are for parents or caregivers at risk of losing permanent housing, are victim of domestic violence, or suddenly become a guardian of a child due to death, abandonment or incarceration of parents. * If you reside in one of the Alamo Region’s eleven rural counties, contact the Alamo Area Development Corporation at 1-800-204-7905. You may also inquire about subsidized childcare at any one of our Workforce Solutions Alamo Career Centers.

Provides resources and services to students and their families by CIS Site Coordinators to help them overcome obstacles to personal and academic success. Program components include counseling and supportive guidance; health and human service referrals; parent and family involvement; educational enhancement; enrichment activities; career awareness and pre-employment services. CIS serves the following school districts: Edgewood, Harlandale, North East, Northside, San Antonio, South San Antonio, Southwest, Dilley, Pearsall, Somerset, and Bexar.

Community Resource Coordination Groups (CRCGs) are multi-agency groups that meet to create individual service plans (ISPs) for children and youth who have multi-agency needs. The primary work of a CRCG is the development of ISPs as requested by agencies. Additionally, each local CRCG plans and coordinates the attendance and activities of member agencies and organizations.

Community Resource Coordination Groups (CRCGs) are multi-agency groups that meet to create individual service plans (ISPs) for adults who have multi-agency needs. The primary work of a CRCG is the development of ISPs as requested by agencies. Additionally, each local CRCG plans and coordinates the attendance and activities of member agencies and organizations.

Community Resource Coordination Groups (CRCGs) are multi-agency groups that meet to create individual service plans (ISPs) for families who have multi-agency needs. The primary work of a CRCG is the development of ISPs as requested by agencies. Additionally, each local CRCG plans and coordinates the attendance and activities of member agencies and organizations.

Community Resource Coordination Groups (CRCGs) are multi-agency groups that meet to create individual service plans (ISPs) for families who have multi-agency needs. The primary work of a CRCG is the development of ISPs as requested by agencies. Additionally, each local CRCG plans and coordinates the attendance and activities of member agencies and organizations.

The primary goal and highest priority of the STAR program is family preservation and family reunification. Provides outreach, screening/intake, crisis intervention, case planning, nonresidential services, emergency residential care or shelter, short term counseling, skills based training, referral and follow-up services.

Provides information, communication strategies and assistive technology for the workplace, and home to persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, late deafened and those who have hearing loss and vision impairments as well as their service providers. Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program – Provides assistance in selecting adaptive telephone equipment for people with all types of disabilities provided by the state.

Provides care options for persons with developmental disabilities. Community support services, respite care, employment assistance, alternative living arrangements, recreational programs. Texas Home Living Program (TxHml): many services, including occupational therapy, nursing, respite, minor home modifications, supported employment.

The Fairweather Family Lodge (FFL) provides case management, life skills training, employment assistance, educational help & other supportive service assists women with mental illness & their children in an apartment style campus. The Fairweather Lodge (FWL) provides case management, life skills training, employment assistance & other supportive services in agency homes located in the San Antonio area for single men & women with serious & chronic mental illness. Monarch Place, Viceroy Village, & Regal Village are apartment complexes that offer rental assistance for those with disabilities, specifically mental illness. Services include: A safe, stable & secure place to live, Life skills training in topic areas such as: financial management, conflict resolution, healthy relationships, problem solving, leadership & group decision skills, Case management services, counseling Must be willing to either work 15-20 hours per week or attend school within 30 days of entrance into the program.

Homelessness Prevention & Stabilization Services to Veterans. Offices in San Antonio & Kerrville. Supportive Services offered include: - Case Management - Development of a Housing Stability Plan - Assistance to obtain benefits - Referrals to community agencies Limited Financial Assistance - Based on financial need - Assistance available for rent, utilities and/or deposits, child care, auto repair, moving & storage costs, bus fare - Emergency supplies - Limited legal assistance - Budget and housing counseling * Services are provided to: very low income Veteran families; veterans currently living in their home & at risk for eviction; veterans currently homeless & scheduled to move into housing within 90 days or veterans that have become homeless within the past 90 days. Assistance in locating employment.

1) In Home Personal Care: Helps seniors and adults with disabilities remain independent at home and avoid untimely institutionalization. Targets disabled persons ages 18-59, or seniors aged 60 and older, who neither qualify for public assistance nor can afford private care. Up to 10 hrs. a week of in-home service for personal care and home assistance, including: Information and Referral, Meal planning and preparation, light housekeeping, errands, assistance with the daily activities associated with living at home such as bathing, dressing and grooming. 2) Care Planning: Elder Care Resource and Referral Service provides consultation and referral for seniors and their families who need a caring voice on the other end of the telephone to assist in seeking out supportive resources on elder care and aging issues. Our consultants are compassionate and have the time to listen to the specifics associated with your special situation, and are knowledgeable about resources to help you. Follow up contact is scheduled, if needed, and additional resources are researched and mailed to the home of the client as requested. The Family Service Resource and Referral consultants assist seniors and/or their families in understanding questions, answers, options, support alternatives, and provide important connections with a wide array of services through Family Service programs and/or other community resources. Family Service provides an array of supportive services to help meet the needs of seniors in the community to remain independent for as long as possible. Sometimes just having someone to talk to who is supportive and who understands what questions to ask-- is what seniors appreciate the most, while seeking resources to meet the care needs and concerns at home.

Mission: break the cycle of violence and to strengthen families, by providing the necessary tools for self-sufficiency through the delivery of emergency shelter, transitional housing, education, effective parenting education, and early intervention with children and youth. 1) Battered Women and Children's Shelter - see separate entry 2) Other services: Counseling for all ages; Children's Services Program; Violence Intervention Program; Transitional Housing Program; "POWER": Providing Options With Educational Resources, which offers GED, ESL, Computer Literacy, and Banking Basics; Youth Substance Abuse Intervention Program; Community Based Counseling Program for residents of homeless shelters; Legal Services Program, providing free legal assistance to income-eligible victims of domestic violence; and several other programs. 3) Volunteers: FVPS has an active group of volunteers who provide help to victims, children, 4) Outreach Program: education throughout San Antonio promoting awareness of domestic violence and educating victims about their rights and options.

Four major programs: 1) BASIC CENTER: Provides a safe and structured environment for homeless, runaway and/or pregnant youth between the ages of 13 and 17. Provides 24-hour, short-term residential care. The Basic Center Program is licensed by the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services as a Therapeutic Foster Family Home. 2) ACADEMY: charter school, particular focus on recognizing the needs of at-risk youth in resolving critical issues surrounding family relationships, school achievement, social attitude, employment, teen pregnancy, substance abuse, drug trafficking, teen suicide, school/neighborhood and gang violence, self esteem and homelessness. 3) TECHNOLOGY CENTER: accelerated high school with atmosphere conducive to learning for non-traditional students. 4) TRANSITIONAL LIVING: transitional housing (maximum 24 months) for young adults needing help in becoming self sufficient. Community connections, life skills, education, employment, and housing.

Provides full-time, five day per week services and activities especially designed to attract older individuals, diminish their isolation, address economic, safety and health care issues complicating their lives and improving their life satisfaction. Congregate meals, free health screenings, intergenerational activities, financial literacy classes, physical exercise programs, yoga and more. Case management is provided to each participant. Senior counseling and senior support groups available, free of charge. Good Samaritan has an email newsletter. Sign up on the website.

In a warm, homelike setting, adults in the early stages of Alzheimer's Disease and related brain disorders receive individualized care by specially trained staff. The aim of the program is to maximize the functioning of each client while providing respite to family caregivers. The staff regularly shares progress of clients, information, ideas and suggestions with caretakers and can recommend sources of service in the community.

Assists older people and their significant others in meeting their long term care needs. Trained in gerontology, social work, nursing and counseling. Assist in caring for the needs of an aging family member utilizing extensive knowledge about cost, quality, and available of services. Help with issues such as: Long-term medical care, Locating resources, dealing with dementia, creating safe home environment. Comprehensive assessment and evaluation to determine needs. Develop plan of care as needed. Can assist in finding housing and in-home caregivers. Crisis intervention and caregiver counseling. This agency accepts no payments from outside organizations, so all referrals are unbiased. Sliding scale rates for those who receive government assistance.

Geriatric care management: helps coordinate and support array of services clients may receive to enable them to remain at home as long as possible. May also provide regular visits to clients residing in nursing homes or assisted living facilities to assist in advocating for the clients. Offers peace of mind to the family member who lives too far away or is otherwise unable to meet the daily needs of their elderly loved one. Other services include: assistance in preparing and managing a Miller’s Trust (also known as Qualified Income Trust),liaison and communication, counseling, crisis intervention, coordination of bill paying, and more.

Crisis intervention, psychiatric evaluation, hospital screening, and medication. Treatment of Major Depression, Bipolar and/or Schizophrenia Disorders that focuses on an individual's outcomes, selected services, tools, and strengths in order for them to recover. Developmental Disability Services provides services and support for eligible persons with developmental disabilities or pervasive development disorder in individual, family, and foster homes as well as in alternative living residences and small group homes. Vocational Services and supports are provided through job placements in businesses throughout the community and at training and affirmative business sites. Day Programs - 21 years and older who are not enrolled in school Provides training to assist consumers to become employed or to increase skills in daily living. Residential Services- 18 years and older Hill Country MHDD Centers provides residential services in group homes designed for 3 to 4 people throughout Hill Country's catchment area. Hill Country operates these homes 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. The homes are funded through Home and Community Based Services funding. Supported Home Living- Hill Country MHDD Centers Supported Home Living program offers support to eligible families in the community setting who might otherwise require services in an institutional or residential setting. Trained and experienced staff provides children and adults with daily living skills and other individualized needs as determined in their 'Person Directed Plan'. Foster and Companion Care (HCS only) Both Foster and Companion care help the consumer with daily living activities such as grooming, eating, dressing, and personal hygiene-as well as independent living tasks such as securing and providing transportation, housekeeping, and others. Foster Care is usually defined as providing care to one or more people with disabilities in a family home. The provider is unrelated to the individual(s). Companion Care is usually defined as providing care to one person with disabilities in an apartment or home shared by both parties. The provider may or may not be related to the individual. Respite - All ages: Emergency or planned short-term care and supervision. Hill Country offers in-home and out-of-home respite for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Each developmental disabilities Center offers out-of-home respite activity by trained staff. Additional respite is also offered through contracted providers. Service Coordination - All ages: Service Coordination provides assistance for individuals and families to access support services that will help a person achieve a quality of life and level of community participation through individualized planning, authorization, linkage, coordination, and monitoring of services. Community Supports - All ages : Provides independent living skills training to enhance community living. Vocational Services 21 years of age and older: Vocation services provide an array of individualized supports that enable people to participate in work that they choose. Services are designed to assess interests, develop skills and abilities, and encourage participation in the community. People are supported to work in individualized competitive employment in the community, as well as site-based vocational training services operated by Hill Country. In Home and Family Support (IHFS) - All ages : In Home and Family Support provides small grants for families and individuals with developmental disabilities or autism living at home, with disability related expenses. The grant amount is based upon need and financial resources and may be granted annually or as a one-time payment. Home and Community Based Services (HCS) Program Waiting List - All ages : Links individuals to a comprehensive service system that is community-based.

Mental health, individual developmental disability, substance abuse, and early childhood intervention services throughout the greater Texas Hill Country.(1) Crisis intervention, psychiatric evaluation, hospital screening, medication. (2) Primary services for persons with developmental disabilities which include teaching skills and developing supports necessary for continued community living, including finding and maintaining employment. Offers day habilitation, community integration, residential and employment services based on a person’s choice, needs and desires.

Services and support for persons with developmental disabilities or pervasive development disorder in individual, family, and foster homes as well as in alternative living residences and small group homes. Vocational Services and supports are provided through job placements in businesses throughout the community and at training and affirmative business sites. * Day Programs - 21 years and older who are not enrolled in school. Provides training to assist consumers to become employed or to increase skills in daily living. * Residential Services - 18 years and older Hill Country MHDD Centers provides residential services in group homes designed for 3 to 4 people throughout Hill Country’s catchment area.* Supported Home Living: support to eligible families in the community setting who might otherwise require services in an institutional or residential setting. Trained, experienced staff provides children and adults with daily living skills and other individualized needs. * Foster and Companion Care (HCS only) - help the consumer with daily living activities such as grooming, eating, dressing, and personal hygiene plus independent living tasks such as securing transportation, housekeeping etc. * Foster Care: to people with disabilities in a family home, where provider is unrelated to the individual. * Companion Care: to person with disabilities in an apartment or home shared by both parties. * Respite - All ages. Emergency or planned short-term care and supervision. In-home and out-of-home respite for children and adults with developmental disabilities. Service Coordination, Community Supports. Vocation services provide an array of individualized supports that enable people to participate in work that they choose. In Home and Family Support (IHFS). Home and Community Based Services (HCS). * Texas Home Living Waiver Program (TxHmL).

Treatment of Major Depression, Bipolar and/or Schizophrenia Disorders that focuses on an individual's outcomes, selected services, tools, and strengths in order for them to recover.

Treatment of Major Depression, Bipolar and/or Schizophrenia Disorders that focuses on an individual's outcomes, selected services, tools, and strengths in order for them to recover.

Home healthcare company providing skilled nursing and therapy services, including: skilled nursing; physical, occupational, and speech therapy; certified nurse aides, nutrition therapy; assistance with activities of daily living; medical social work; patient and family education designed to promote recovery, independence, and self-care.

Hope Action Care provides affordable housing, through two facilities totaling 102 units.

The HUD-Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (HUD-VASH) program for homeless veterans combines Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) rental assistance with case management and clinical services provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) at VA medical centers and community-based outreach clinics. Homeless veterans are screened by the VA and then referred to HABC.

Provides services and supports to Texans with developmental disability or a related condition so that they can continue to live with their families or in their own homes. TxHmL services are intended to supplement instead of replace the services and supports a person may receive from other programs, such as the Texas Health Steps Program, or from natural supports such as his or her family, neighbors, or community organizations.

IKOR is a national firm that provides advocacy and guardianship services for seniors and those with special needs due to catastrophic injuries and/or developmental disabilities. IKOR provides Life Management services for clients of all ages and provide total person assessment (medical, pharmacy, psychosocial, environmental, educational, vocational, etc.), living arrangements, development of a personalized strategic plan, care/case management, personal rights protection, Telemedicine services, Bill Pay and Bank Reconciliation Services, POA up to Guardianship services. Ensures that clients are treated with dignity and respect as IKOR helps them navigate the complex healthcare delivery system.

South Texas Community Living Corporation is our ICF/ID program. Operate 6-bed ICF/ID group homes, & an array of additional services to meet the needs of those individuals. Services include: • Audiology • Adaptive Aids • Behavioral support • Case coordination • Day habilitation • Dietary • Direct care in 3 and 4-bed group homes • Direct care in the natural home (Supported Home Living) • Host (Foster) Care • Minor home modifications • Nursing (LVN and RN) • Occupational therapy • Physical therapy • Respite care • Social work • Specialized dental care • Speech therapy • Supported employment

COUNSELING: Psychotherapy/counseling services are provided to clients with a wide range of problems including life changes, depression, anxiety, trauma resolution, parent/child conflicts, marriage/family issues, and other challenging conditions. Playroom to treat children as young as 3 years old through play therapy. CASE MANAGEMENT: Assistance and guidance with questions such as dealing with bureaucracies, job searching, budgeting, senior relocation, etc.

Wide range of services. Thorough needs assessment, providing services needed to resolve problems: Medical crises such as a sudden loss of functioning, falls, strokes, or any reason for hospitalization; Financial difficulties arising from limited resources, medical costs such as prescriptions, or the need to purchase durable medical equipment; loss of a loved one, the need to relocate to another residence, retirement community, assisted living facility, or skilled nursing facility. Also helps the Caregivers, who are under stress juggling work, family responsibilities, and their own needs for self-care. Information, referral, and support to the caregivers.

JFS provides vital services to clients who have been the victim of a crime. The services are provided both to those who have been hurt in the past by childhood physical, emotional, or sexual abuse, and to more recent victims. Crime Victims have experienced domestic violence, burglary, assault, the loss of a loved one to homicide, and many other crimes. The needs of these clients are addressed by providing: * Emergency Crisis Counseling to help them cope with the immediate aftermath of victimization; * Ongoing individual, couples, family, or group mental health counseling to enable them to understand and integrate the events and minimize any long-term effects; * Case management to help them access and effectively use community services so they can continue to function at home, at work, and in society.

Just Like Home Centers was founded to provide community based services to individuals with developmental disabilities. Just Like Home is contracted by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) to provide services through the Home and Community-based and Texas Home Living programs. We are a Medicaid provider for HCS and TxHmL programs. We are committed to providing support services and community services to people with disabilities. Just Like Home operates at the highest level of quality while continuing to provide environments in which each person may make and achieve goals. This allows each person to experience community life at it's highest.

Provider of Medicaid Waiver Programs. Home & Community Based Services (HCS): provides individualized services and supports to persons with intellectual disabled who are living with their family, in their own home or in other community settings, such as small group home. Community Living Assistance & Support Services (CLASS): provides home and community-based services to people with related conditions as a cost-effective alternative to an intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related conditions (ICF/IID). A related condition is a disability, other than an intellectual disability, that originated before age 22 that affects the ability to function in daily life.

Mission Road has 13 adult community homes throughout the city of San Antonio and one assisted living home on the main Mission Road campus for adults. Mission Road Developmental Center provides residential care for adults with intellectual and other developmental disabilities.

Methodist Children‘s Home offers foster care and family preservation services through its Family Outreach Services Program. A variety of services designed to help children and their families is provided. In addition to In-home services and parent education, there is also a Grandparents As Parents Program. Services include case management, access to community resources, support groups and workshops. To qualify for that program, the child must be <17 and live in the home full time.

Fellowship Program for veterans looking to start a new career, gain practical work experience while attending school or for a new way to serve at home.

Department of Veterans Affairs‘ (VA) has founded a National Call Center for Homeless Veterans hotline to ensure that homeless Veterans or Veterans at-risk for homelessness have free, 24/7 access to trained counselors. The hotline is intended to assist homeless Veterans & their families, VA Medical Centers, federal, state & local partners, community agencies, service providers & others in the community.

One-on-one free consultation assessing seniors & military 55 & over in locating Independent Living, Exclusive Retirement Community, Assisted Living, Alzheimer, Respite Care, Residential Care Homes, Nursing, Home Health & Caregiver Agencies. Provide services to all Veterans & their families in recommending housing and other resources. Knowledgeable on which agencies will provide the best care. Life time Advocate! For Veterans and Veteran Spouse we have a staff of retiree veterans and our accredited VA attorney, Alex Roig, and staff of Veterans - where we help the Veteran/Spouse with obtaining higher disability rating & VA compensation for Veterans/Spouses. A lifetime service - help with estate planning to qualify for VA benefits. Certified Geriatric Counselor and Lifetime Services. Owner, Brenda is a Veteran Spouse of 40 years and working in the Senior Industry 31 years.

A community program sponsored by Peterson Regional Medical Center, designed to help individuals & families cope with serious illness. Offers a volunteer for weekly visits to help a person who is isolated & needs companionship adding an extra watchful eye. Offers connection to community resources, companionship & emotional support, practical help with errands, & respite for a "little time off" for caregivers. After assessing a client’s needs, the Volunteer Manager connects clients with a volunteer for ongoing support. The Volunteer Manager continues to monitor each client’s changing needs & offer referrals to appropriate resources. Pathway Services are available in a client’s home, wherever that may be. (Personal home, skilled nursing facility, assisted living). Hospice enrollment is not a requirement.

Services include but not limited to: Nursing, Dental Treatment, Case Management Services, Residential Support, Foster/Companion Care, Supported Home Living, Speech/Language Pathology. The HCS Program provides community-based services & support to eligible persons as an alternative to the Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Developmental Disabilities. Services are also available for persons living in small group homes with a maximum of 4 persons per home.

Professional staff trained in issues facing seniors & their caregivers. Employ Licensed Master Social Workers & Registered Nurses to provide on-site assessment & case management. Sage Care Management can: Conduct personalized care-planning assessments to identify problems, eligibility for assistance, & need for services; Screen, arrange & monitor in-home help or other services; Review financial, legal, or medical issues & offer referrals to geriatric specialists to avoid future problems & conserve assets; Provide crisis intervention; Act as a liaison to families at a distance, making sure things are going well & alerting families to problems; Assist with moving to or from a retirement complex, care home, or nursing home; Provide consumer education & advocacy; Offer counseling & support

Provides emergency shelter for women and single parents with children and intact families. Provides intake assessment, daily case management, parenting and life skills, and a clean facility with launderette. Shelter for 10 days, 3 meals a day.

For rental or utility assistance, call SAMMinistries 210-377-1616. This is a voicemail recording system. Leave a message & your call will be returned. * Provides hope to families & individuals by preventing them from entering homelessness. * Provides rental assistance, utility assistance & supportive services to enable individuals & families who are in imminent danger of eviction, or are currently homeless. SAMMinistries works with the homeless by cutting the amount of time a family experiences homelessness & rapidly re-housing families into permanent homes. Supportive services must directly relate to the prevention of homelessness & rapid re-housing. These services are provided in an effort to stabilize families in their existing homes, shorten the amount of time that individuals and families stay in shelters, & assist individuals & families with securing affordable housing. The households must document a temporary economic crisis beyond their control, by giving evidence of at least one of the following conditions: loss of employment; medical disability or emergency; loss or delay of some form of public benefit; natural disaster; substantial change in household composition ; victimization by criminal activity; illegal action by landlord; displaced by government or private action.

The Veterans’ Housing Stability Program (VHSP) provides comprehensive housing support to veterans or surviving spouses through homeless prevention, rapid re-housing and wrap-around services. Provides: Rental assistance Case management Financial literacy education The Rapid Re-Housing Program provides assistance with rental security deposit & utility connection; Up tp 3 months rent assistance; Case managemen;t Modest furniture allowance; Financial literacy education. Wrap-Around Client Services include: Bus passes; Referrals for life skills classes such as parenting, conflict resolution and wellness; Referrals to SAMMinistries’ educational and employment services; Other veteran specific referrals as well as referrals to appropriate service providers in the community. Applicant eligibility: Veteran or surviving spouse with Honorable discharge from the U.S. Armed Services, DD214 required. Must be at imminent risk of being homeless. Must have sustainable income.

Provides assistance to persons who are deaf/hard of hearing and deaf/blind. Help in getting a free telephone through the Specialized Telecommunications Program. (STAP) No income requirements.

Care Management is our approach to addressing the entire well-being, comfort & functionability of our clients & their families. Our care managers are registered nurses (RN) & social workers (SW). They provide every client a personalized care plan that is developed from a collaborative assessment with the client & family. SeniorBridge Care Managers deliver services through a variety of activities, approaches & solutions. A client with SeniorBridge can receive a range of customized, high quality care that allows them to remain as independent as possible and safely at home. The SeniorBridge services include: Collaborative assessment of the client's needs. Developing a comprehensive plan for care of the client. Creating a customized approach to care where a person can receive the appropriate level of care for their specific needs. Coordination of all services and care provided to clients, including doctor and other professional appointments and social activities. Train, orient, supervise and support in-home caregivers and other staff. Provide direct, in-home care from Registered Nurses, Social Workers and Home Health Aides. Establishing home safety and emergency preparedness. Attention to psychological factors, such as family, friends, daily routine, activities and family caregiver stress. Assessing financial and legal factors that are relevant to the client??s ability to plan and pay for long-term care needs.

An active ambulatory/primary care program which provides outpatient services to veterans throughout South Texas. Specialists available by referral. Additional services: nutrition counseling, pharmacy, social work services, mental health outpatient services. Special programs: Gulf War Registry, Agent Orange Program, Ex-Prisoner of War Program, OIF, OEF, OND. This is not an emergency facility.

South Texas Veterans Healthcare System (also known as Villa Serena) is a treatment center in San Antonio, Texas that focuses on substance abuse services by providing substance abuse treatment and buprenorphine services services. The programs offered are designed for men and women. STVHCS offers facility payment assistance to help cover the cost of treatment. Payment forms including private health insurance & military insurance. Outpatient, Residential Short-Term Treatment, Residential Long-Term Treatment, Hospital Inpatient. A range of treatment options & services are available at different facilities. Services: Substance Abuse Treatment, Buprenorphine Services, detoxification, chronic pain treatment.

Provides integrated and accessible mental health care to Post-9/11 Veterans and their families.

Offers temporary care and assessment services for children ages 3 month - 9 years who have been removed from their homes due to abuse or neglect.

Offers auditory-oral program for infants through elementary school and mainstream support elementary through high school.

Community Attendant Services (CAS) is a non-technical, non-skilled service providing in-home attendant services to people who need help with personal care tasks. CAS is available to eligible adults and children whose health problems cause them to be functionally limited in performing activities of daily living. Escort: Accompanying a person to a medical appointment. This service does not include direct transportation by an attendant. ? Home management: Help with housekeeping activities to support the person’s health and safety, including cleaning, laundry, shopping and other household tasks. - Personal care: Help with activities related to physical health, including bathing, dressing, grooming, routine hair and skin care, preparing meals, feeding, exercising, helping with self-administered medication, toileting, and transferring/ambulating. Person must be functionally limited in performing at least one personal care task, and have an unmet need for home management and personal care. To apply for services, Contact your local Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services office.

Under the Consumer Managed Personal Assistance Services (CMPAS) program, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) contracts with licensed agencies to provide personal assistance services to people with physical disabilities who are mentally and emotionally competent and willing to supervise their own attendant or who have someone who can supervise the attendant for them. Health-related tasks prescribed by a physician. Personal assistance, as needed, by personal attendants selected and supervised by the person getting services. Licensed personal assistance services agencies determine eligibility and the amount of care needed, develop a pool of potential personal assistants, and provide emergency back-up personal assistants.

Around the clock confidential call center where combat Veterans and their families can call to talk about their military experience or any other issue they are facing in their readjustment to civilian life. Staff is comprised of combat Veterans from several eras as well as families members of combat Veterans. This benefit is prepaid through the Veteran’s military service.

Assists veterans & their survivors to obtain earned benefits from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs. Assists in completing the correct forms/applications & collecting the appropriate documentation to support a claim for federal benefits through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). If VA denies benefits, VSO staff will assist clients compose the necessary statements & forms in filing an appeal. Provides comprehensive knowledge of federal & state laws & regulations applying to veterans & their dependents in obtaining all benefits to which they are entitled by law. Provides advisory service on benefits involved by reviewing a veteran’s or surviving family member’s situation; acts as an advocate of the veteran or his family in dealing with agencies, organizations & institutions; consults with Texas Veterans Commission, VA Medical & Regional Office Personnel in development of medical treatment claims. Interviews veterans & their dependents on obtaining benefits, rights & entitlements. Develops plans for conduction briefings, filing claims, correction and upgrading of discharges, assist with enrollment in VA Healthcare.

A faith-based non-profit organization that is committed to serving people dealing with the issues raised by poverty. Programs focus on supporting populations at risk. They include mentoring and skill building for at risk children & families from economically challenged neighborhoods, low income seniors needing affordable housing, in-home & residential supports for people with developmental disabilities & treatment for single mothers overcoming substance abuse. Our human service ministry brings hope to hopeless situations.

Provides a hot noon meal to seniors Monday through Friday; offers nutritional, recreational and socialization opportunities. Area boundaries from Durango to Southcross and from Probandt to Hackberry; must be 60 years of age or older. Comprehensive services to seniors 60+, focusing on case management, health & wellness, exercise, & the opportunity for community members to volunteer their services to benefit the center.