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 Bexar County Programs November 27, 2005 5:48 AM

There is a link to Community Action Programs on the resource page. Thought it might be easier to give a brief run-thru of some of the programs here, to keep folks from having to jump around the internet. Please remember, this is a recap, not a cut and paste. If you see a program and need more information, you'll still need to go to the official website or make a phone call.

While SA/Bexar have programs in place, most of them seem to be co-ordinated/administered through Community Non-Profit or Faith Based Organizations. If there is a government office where a person can request assistance, fill out required paperwork (once) and be automatically enrolled in whatever programs they qualify for, I haven't found it yet.

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Community Services Program (CSP) November 27, 2005 6:45 AM

Community Services Program (CSP) provides emergency assistance and case management. It is "designed to improve the immediate individual and family needs" of San Antonio and Bexar County residents. There are eight CSP centers in the area, which provide services based on zip code. To find out which one serves your zip code, call the main line at 210-207-7830 or one of the other centers. (I'll list those below.)

I strongly suggest calling ahead not only to determine center to use, but to get a list of required documentation, as well. The last person I spoke to who had tried to apply for assistance had to go back four times. Each time they would stop the process at the point they needed docs she didn't have with her and tell her to come back with them. What they didn't give her was a comprehensive list of everything she needed from that point forward. (Typical Bureaucratic Run-Around.) So be prepared.

Services Include:
Emergency Utility Assistance
Emergency Rental assitance
Emeregency Food assistance
Water Conservation
Disability Public Assistance
Prescriptions
Bus Ticket Assistance
Mortgage Assistance
Counseling
Help obtainng Birth Certificates & ID Cards
Case Management
Information, referral and follow-up
Form Preparation
- Job Applications
- Social Security Forms
- AFDC
- Food Stamp Forms
- Translate/Interpret documents in English/Spanish
VITA -Income Tax Prepartaion (Feb-April)
Electronic Income Tax Filing (Feb-April)
- Must be eligible for Earned Income Tax Credit
Other miscellaneous stuff

Project WARM
Utility Rate Assistance
Repair/Replacement of Faulty Equipment
Emergency Plumbing Repairs

Eastside Centers:

Claude Black Center
2895 East Commerce 78203
210-227-0335

Kenwood Community Center
305 Dora Street 78203
210-733-5989

Project JOVEN
5608 South Flores 78214
210-922-3689

Westside Centers:

Mexican-American Unity Council
2300 West Commerce 78207
210-978-0500

Divine Providence Catholic Church
5667 Old Pearsall Road 78242
210-623-4800

Wesley Community Center
1406 Fitch 78211
210-924-5191

Lackland Elementary School
101 Dumont Drive 78227
210-678-2940

Albert Benavides Development Center
515 Castroville Road 78238
210-435-2353
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Dwyer Avenue November 27, 2005 7:46 AM

Dwyer Avenue Assistance Center for Transitional Living "provides a supportive environment for homeless families and individuals while helping them attain a higher level of self-sufficiency. Caseworkers assess needs and goals in order to develop self-sufficiency plan for each individual or family. As part of this plan, residents lease an apartment at DAC with a length-of-stay up to 24 months."

No contact information listed for this. Best guess is that you need to a referral from another program.

Services and Features:
- 88 Single Room Apartments
- 16 Family Units
- 52 bed Emergency Shelter
    - For Women and children
    - Staffed by SAMMinistries
- Health Infirmary
    - Staffed by Centro del Barrio
- Employment Services
- GED Classes
    - Staffed by Texas Education Agency
- Self-Sufficiency Classes and Workshops
- Life Skills Training
- Childrens' Programming
- Weekly Support Groups
- Personal Counseling
    - Staffed by Family Violence Prevention Services
- Pastoral Counseling
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Homeless Assistance November 27, 2005 7:59 AM

Homeless Assistance Program provides case management, counseling, affordable housing placement and "other support services".

Locations:

SAMM Shelter
910 West Commerce 78207
210-224-5838

Salvation Army
226 Nolan Street 78202
210-226-2291

Battered Women's Shelter
**Call for Assistance**
210-733-8810

Dwyer Avenue Center
307 Dwyer Avenue 78204
210-225-2234
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Scary Rehab Centers? November 27, 2005 8:59 AM

Hi- First of all, I appreciate the invite. As a teacher I am often paycheck to paycheck myself, I am really excited about doing something in or for SA. I live near Downtown/ close to a shelter and agree that there is a huge homeless population that is going to be in trouble when the temp. goes down.

RE: my subject- I am looking for an in-patient drug rehab facility for a friend of mine. Something very primitive/ basically "scared straight-ish" Last time he went through a "club med" type program and was back on blow within 3 weeks- the thought is maybe there is a County facility that offers more of an aversion type therapy.

Does anyone have any ideas? And yes- funding is an issue: paycheck to paycheck means he's broke because it all went up his nose.

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Substance Abuse November 27, 2005 11:49 AM

Well...I found some information on a county substance about program. So far, the articles sound as if it is only available via the act of getting yourself arrested. I'll keep digging into THAT. Meanwhile I was able to pull a list of local treatment centers from the official SAMHSA website. Many of them have have scalable rates, based upon income and payment assistance services. The searches are deleted after you use them, so I can't link to the results from here.

To find a list of facilities in the area that meet specifice needs do a detailed search here:
http://dasis3.samhsa.gov/PrxInput.aspx?detail=1





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