Our Work

“Randy,” a military member, was attending a class at a local substance abuse facility when he admitted that he was addicted to methamphetamines. Over time, he was arrested for breaking into cars trying to obtain money to buy drugs. Upon his release from the Bexar County Substance Abuse Treatment Facility (SATF) residential program, Randy connected […]

Kathy and Bill Friend have been foster parents with The Children’s Shelter since 1997. They primarily foster infants, and unfortunately in many cases that includes infants born with controlled substances in their system, causing physical and cognitive delays and requiring extra support and specialized care. The Friend family understands that providing exceptional care requires working […]

“Amy” and her mother, “Janice” came to ChildSafe as a result of allegations of sexual abuse by Amy’s step sibling. Mom was at a loss because she felt that she had no support from Amy’s father, whose step-son was the alleged perpetrator. She thought he was purposely trying to sabotage the case by putting ideas […]

Nick has a dream — a dream to be a social worker and help others the way the professionals in his life have helped him. It is something Nick has wanted to do for quite some time, so with the help of his Mission Road Ministries’ house staff, he finally took the leap. Part of […]

“Joan’s” Story:  My time at Alpha Home has been a blessing in disguise. I was sent there by my probation officer after two years in federal prison. I came with an attitude of indifference. I had been sober for a little over two years and felt I didn’t need to come to Alpha Home. How wrong I […]

Little Brother, “Peter,” met someone who would change his life forever when he was enrolled in Big Brothers Big Sisters as an 8th grader. Struggling with having multiple family members in prison, Peter had difficultly envisioning a positive future for himself. He was resentful and having problems in school. Soon, Peter was willing to share […]

In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey, Roy Maas Youth Alternatives (RMYA) is helping displaced foster kids from 50 counties throughout South Texas. Bill Wilkinson, CEO, shares that RMYA is currently serving as a place of refuge for some of the state’s most vulnerable children. The foster care system in the state of Texas includes 30,000 children and […]

“Mr. Ruiz” began attending the Good Samaritan Community Services’ (GSCS) Senior Center in 2011, and at 80 years of age, quickly became an integral member of both the Senior Center and GSCS’ Child Development Services (CDS) Program. A talented, retired architect, he began leading art and woodworking classes in the Senior Center in the mornings. […]

At 30 weeks’ gestation, a local family learned that their little princess had a life-threatening condition called Hydrops, severe edema (swelling) in the fetus, and the prognosis did not look good. With fluid surrounding all of “Lauren’s” major organs, the doctors told her parents to prepare for the worst as there is only a 20 […]

A year and a half ago, “Elsa” moved to San Antonio to provide care for her mother who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Elsa began working a full time job and managing the care of her mother and elderly father with their health issues.  Each day Elsa would leave work, race home at lunch […]