‘I started doing drugs when I was 8′: Now-sober San Antonio man helping people at shelters get into recovery
As the homeless shelters pack with people escaping the cold, substance use recovery teams are seeing an opportunity. Volunteers can now offer resources to a larger network of people at Corazon Ministries’ Day Center.
More police, ACS officers, homeless camp cleanups in proposed $3.7 billion San Antonio budget
The City of San Antonio is expected to grow its budget to a whopping $3.7 billion this year as it pumps up its Animal Care Service budget, makes the biggest increase to its police department this side of the millennium, and funds hundreds more homeless camp cleanups.
Downtown homeless camp cleared; TxDOT fencing off area
TxDOT, SAPD, and City of San Antonio crews were on scene for the latest homeless camp abatement under I-37 downtown Thursday morning. The state agency says it has received complaints from businesses and homeowners nearby, and plans to put fencing around much of the area in an attempt to keep people from returning to camp out.
Homelessness can’t stop the excitement of back-to-school for this big, loving family
They're a family of ten who are without a home and staying at Haven for Hope. That isn't stopping seven of their kids from getting excited to go back to school. It's an adjustment, but they're getting help from Haven for Hope staff.
Nonprofits helping San Antonio’s homeless population not seeing uptick of people despite dangerous temperatures
Rising temperatures are making outside conditions dangerous in San Antonio, and people experiencing homelessness are at a high risk of suffering from heat exhaustion. Despite the heat, nonprofits say they are not seeing an uptick in people seeking help.
Nonprofit organizations, San Antonio outreach offer homeless people transportation to warming shelters
San Antonio nonprofit organizations and city outreach worked together to get homeless people off the streets and into warm and dry places to stay. The freezing and wet conditions could be deadly to those stuck with nowhere to go.