Older adults are concerned about access to places where they can gather, socialize and receive support.

Just days after City of San Antonio leaders said they had raised more than $1.6 million in partnership with local businesses to help SNAP recipients, the city is revealing more details about how the plan would work.

Texas Adult Protective Services (APS) estimates that one out of every 10 older adults (65+) in Bexar County are abused, neglected or exploited every year.

A group of nearly 70 people allege they were sexually abused as children while housed in detention centers in Pennsylvania.

The City of San Antonio’s Department of Human Services and CafeCollege are joining forces this Saturday to host a free LEVEL UP Resource Fair for recent high school graduates preparing for college or employment.

The Department of Human Services’ San Antonio Youth Commission and the Metropolitan Health District’s Project Worth Teen Ambassadors have opened the third annual teen mental health survey.

In the adopted Fiscal Year 2024 budget, the city included an additional $200,000 in diversion funds to help with case management, in addition to utility and rental assistance.

A Mississippi agency says a judge should reject retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre’s requests to be removed from a lawsuit seeking to recover misspent welfare money.

A city survey last year made it crystal clear that teenagers are struggling with their mental health. Now they're following up with a second survey, again written by teens themselves.

The City of San Antonio Metropolitan Health District and Department of Human Services is partnering with several organizations to host a resource fair and free screening for peripheral artery disease on Thursday.

The City of San Antonio Department of Human Services Head Start Program is holding two application events to inform residents about the program and services offered.

Several City of San Antonio facilities will reopen Monday, San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh announced.

SAN ANTONIO – The city of San Antonio and its partner agencies are prepared to provide access to shelter and services for the homeless over the next several days as an arctic air mass moves into South Texas and sets the stage for some frigid nights and possible icy weather. “The City’s Department of Human Services and its partner agencies in homeless services assist individuals facing homelessness by providing outreach, developing a relationship, and offering services daily,” San Antonio City Manager Erik Walsh said. Individualized services, which include cold-weather sleeping accommodations and cold-weather kits (sleeping bags, hand warmers, snacks and hygiene products) are available after hours and weekends. The Salvation Army Dave Coy Men’s Shelter at 226 Nolan St. also provides overnight shelter for the homeless. The items are available for street outreach workers and those in need at the San Fernando Homeless Resource Hub at 319 W. Travis St.

District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño, right, speaks to a resident about the encampment outside his field office. SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño spent Thursday night at his field office, prepared to stop an abatement of homeless people who have camped on the property. “We’re trying to help people.”City crews, however, never showed up on Friday to sweep the field office, located on Vance Jackson Road near the Westfall Library. We will continue to monitor the situation.”The council member and city manager disagreed on their assessments of the encampment. The councilman said he hopes to coordinate better with the city manager’s office to reach a resolution on the issue.

SAN ANTONIO – Arthur Dukes was first in line Tuesday morning at the Claude Black Community Center to get free help filing his federal income taxes. This year, the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program has gone curbside. “This year, we will be preparing tax returns by drop-off or email,” said Christine Serda with the City of San Antonio Department of Human Services, which helps sponsor and manage the program. Instead of the usual 19 or more sites, VITA is set up this year at nine locations. The program helped residents claim nearly $16 million in earned income tax credits last year, according to Serda.

Tomanique Grant is one of several people who recently took to living in a tent, right alongside a busy downtown street. (KSAT 12 News)He bunks down each night in a fenced off parking lot near N. Main, alongside people in more than a half dozen other tents. (KSAT 12 News)They not only live together, but share chores and any food they can find. Grant says the closures related to the coronavirus left him and many other homeless people without any assistance. On October 15, San Antonio police moved in and shut down the encampment, not long after KSAT 12 News spoke with the city’s Department of Human Services about it.

SAN ANTONIO – Five new programs in San Antonio have one primary goal in mind: To fight back against domestic violence. The Department of Human Services Director briefed City Council members Thursday on recommendations for five contracts she says would provide new programs. They include services like:Educating teens on dating violenceProviding expedited protective ordersIncreasing free legal representation for survivorsThe director says the contracts address some of the most critical parts of the city's comprehensive domestic violence plan. "The comprehensive domestic violence plan is a five-year plan and there are a number of items that will be picked up in the years going forward. Former Floresville City Council member dies 9 days after being misdiagnosed with flu, widow saysCouncil members spoke in favor of the programs.