For Military Families

With a $4 million grant from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services, United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County (UWSA), on behalf of the ReadyKidSA Coalition and others, is the lead for the San Antonio Military/Veterans Prevention Programs Coalition (SAMVPPC). The SAMVPPC will develop a Resource Directory for Military/Veteran Families that is user-friendly, frequently updated, available in print, online, and will develop a phone app with local partners.

The focus of this grant is to increase Military and Veteran families’ protective factors and reduce the risk of child abuse and/or neglect by stitching together the vast resources available across multiple sectors so that families can easily access the resources they might need.  Research has shown that six protective factors are closely linked to a happy and resilient family:

• Family functioning/resiliency
• Social support;
• Knowledge of parenting/child development;
• Concrete support;
• Nurturing and attachment
• Children’s social & emotional development.

Eligible Participants: Active duty military member, veteran, national guardsman, reservists and/or retirees who have children 0-17 years of age, regardless of income or discharge type.

For more information, please contact Courtney Stephenson at cstephenson@unitedwaysatx.org

The San Antonio Coalition for Veterans and Families (SACVF) is focused on helping veterans, their families and caregivers.

Tex-Vet – Alliance for Veterans and Family

• Crisis hotlines
• Health & Wellness resources

The following information was put together by the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce to help your visit or relocation to San Antonio is smooth. Please contact The Chamber’s communications office at communications@sachamber.org if you have an idea of other resources that should be listed here.

Plan my Move

• Any Baby Can: Case Management for Military Families with Special Needs
  Melanie Rios, (210) 547-3036, mrios@abcsa.org
• Big Brothers Big Sisters: Mentoring for At-Risk Youth,
  Kierra Goodwin, (210) 225-6322, ext. 103, kgoodwin@bigmentor.org
• Family Service: In-home Parenting Education and Support using the Triple P curriculum; additional support provided through in-home counseling. Strong Families, Strong Forces
  Fabi Avila, (210) 216-4951, favila@family-service.org

Family Service 

Parent and Children’s Resources Child Care Resource & Referral, a Child Care Aware ® Quality Assured Consumer Education and Referral Service, is committed to supporting our nation’s military families and strengthening child care through a partnership with the National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agency (NACCRRA) and Department of Defense (DoD).

Joint Base San Antonio: Military and Family Readiness Programs

The Military & Family Readiness Centers provide programs, referrals and services to Active Military and their Family, Reservists, Coast Guard, National Guard , Retirees, DoD civilian employees and DoD contracted employees.