Taking the Next Step.

As you browse through this directory, you will notice a wide variety of nonprofit and human service agencies located throughout the greater San Antonio metropolitan area. Only the agencies with an asterisk are funded by United Way.

When you find an agency or volunteer position that interests you, call the phone number listed for that agency, ask to speak to the volunteer coordinator and request more information about how you might get involved. We suggest that you talk to several agencies before deciding where you want to volunteer. Most agencies welcome the opportunity to show you their facilities; so make an appointment for an interview and see where you will be volunteering.

This directory gives you all of the basic information you will need:

• A general description of the agency
  
• A list of typical volunteer jobs at the agency (sometimes there are additional jobs not listed)
  
• The age you have to be to volunteer at that agency
  
• When agencies generally need volunteers – daytime, evenings, weekends
  

The directory also lists agencies that have indicated a willingness to accept court-referred community service volunteer (those individuals referred by a judge as alternative sentencing for a minor offense). Many have restrictions as to the nature of the offense. If you need this service, please call the agency and discuss your particular circumstances with the volunteer coordinator.

We hope the Ways of Caring directory gives you a better idea of how you can be more involved in our community. Whatever your motivation, volunteering has so many personal benefits and you will be glad you decided to volunteer. You really can make a difference!

Alphabetical Listing
= Identifies an agency as one that receives United Way funding.

Agape Ministry, The
Alamo Area Council of Governments Bexar Area Agency on Aging
Alamo Heights Health & Rehabilitation Center
Alcoholic Rehabilitation Center
Alpha Home, Inc.
Alzheimer's Association - Star Chapter
American Diabetes Association
American Heart Association - San Antonio Division
American Red Cross, San Antonio Area Chapter
Animal Defense League of Texas
Association For The Advancement of Mexican Americans
Avance-San Antonio
Barrio Comprehensive Family Health Care Center, Inc.
Benitia Family Center
Bexar County Arts & Cultural Fund
Bexar County Detention Ministries, Inc.
Big Brothers Big Sisters, Alamo Area
Birthright of San Antonio
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Antonio
Boysville, Inc.
Brooks Air Force Base
Carver Community Cultural Center
Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc.
Center on Independent Living (COIL)
Child Abuse Prevention Services/Healthy Families San Antonio
Child Advocates San Antonio
Child Guidance Center of San Antonio
Children's Association for Maximum Potential (CAMP)
Children's Health Center
Children's Shelter, The
Christian Assistance Ministry
Christian Senior Services
CHRISTUS HomeCare
CHRISTUS Hospice and Palliative Care - Santa Rosa
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa HealthCare
City of San Antonio - Early Intervention for Women Living in Domestic Violence
City of San Antonio - Elderly and Disabled Services
Coker United Methodist Church
Columbia Heights Family Resource & Learning Center
Communities In Schools of San Antonio
Community Clinic, Inc.
Daughters of Charity Services, SA
Dress for Success
Epilepsy Foundation - Central and South TX
Espada Mission
Esperanza Peace & Justice Center
Family Service Association of San Antonio
Family Violence Prevention Services, Inc.
Freedom House
Friends of the San Antonio Public Library
Fuerza Unida
Girl Scouts of the Southwest Texas
Good Samaritan Center
Goodwill Industries of San Antonio
Greater Randolph Area Services Program (G.R.A.S.P.)
Guadalupe Community Center
Habitat for Humanity of San Antonio
Healy-Murphy Center
Heidi Search Center
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (H.A.C.U.)
Housing and Community Services, Inc.
Humane Society/SPCA of Bexar County
Institute of Texan Cultures
J.O.V.E.N.
Jefferson Outreach for Older People
Jewish Family and Children's Service of SA
Jump-Start Performance Company
Lackland Air Force Base
Little Church of La Villita
Lutheran Social Services of the South, Inc.
Madonna Neighborhood Center
Magik Children's Theatre, The
Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South TX, Inc.
Methodist Mission Home
Mission Road Ministries
National Kidney Foundation of South and Central TX, Inc.
Nonprofit Resource Center of TX
Northeast San Antonio Faith in Action
OASIS
Odyssey HealthCare, Inc.
P.E.A.C.E. Initiative
Palmer Drug Abuse Program, SA
Planned Parenthood of San Antonio and South Central TX
Presa Community Center
Prevent Blindness TX
Project QUEST, Inc.
Rebuilding Together with Christmas in April - San Antonio
Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services
Retired and Senior Volunteer Program
Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives, Inc.
Saddle Light Center for Therapeutic Horsemanship
Salvation Army, The
San Antonio AIDS Foundation
San Antonio Birth Doulas
San Antonio Botanical Garden
San Antonio Children's Museum
San Antonio Food Bank, Inc.
San Antonio Independent Living Services (SAILS)
San Antonio Lighthouse
San Antonio Metropolitan Ballet
San Antonio Metropolitan Ministries, Inc. - DBA SAMMinistries
San Antonio Police Department
San Antonio Public Library
San Antonio State Hospital
San Antonio State School
San Antonio Urban Ministries
San Antonio Youth Centers, Inc.
San Antonio Youth Literacy
Say Si, San Antonio Youth YES!
Seton Home
South Texas Blood and Tissue Center
Southwest Mental Health Center
Southwest School of Art & Craft
Southwest Winners Foundation
Spay-Neuter Assistance Program (SNAP)
Special Olympics of Texas
St. Paul Lutheran Child Development Center
St. Peter-St. Joseph's Children's Home
Stonemetal Press
Students In Christ Youth Center
Texas Wildlife Association
Transplants for Children
Unicorn Centers, Inc.
United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County
University Health System
USO Council of San Antonio & Central TX, Inc.
Volunteer Council of TX Center for Infectious Diseases
Warm Springs Rehabilitation Foundation
Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation, Inc.
WOAI-TV’s Community Help Desk
Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

= Identifies an agency as one that receives United Way funding.