Resources
Need Help with Legal Services
Texas Legal Rural Aid Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid, Inc. provides free legal services to indigent residents of South and West Texas and to migrant and seasonal farm workers throughout Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
Need Emergency Housing
Family Violence Prevention Services FVPS is able to offer residential and non-residential clients shelter, transitional housing, among other services.
If You Need Help Leaving an Abusive Partner Safely
Please call the SAPD non-emergency number at 210-207-7273, and the advocates with the Crisis Response Teams can help you make a plan.
Family Violence Prevention Services
Call 210.733.8810 anytime to speak to crisis intervention specialist.
Rape Crisis Center
The Rape Crisis Center will be offering all their free and confidential counseling services via phone and/or telehealth using Zoom Video Conferencing. Call 210.349.7273 anytime to speak to an advocate.
Trans LifeLine
This hotline is staffed exclusively by transgender operators and provides emotional support and financial resources to trans people. Call 1.877.565.8860 between 9 a.m. – 3 a.m. daily to speak to an advocate.
StrongHearts Native Helpline for Domestic/Sexual Violence
Confidential hotline specifically for native communities. Call 1.844.762.8483 between 7 a.m. – 10 p.m. daily to speak to an advocate.
National Sexual Assault Hotline
Call 1.800.656.4673 anytime to receive free, confidential support from a counselor.
Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline
Call 1.800.422.4453 anytime to speak to a counselor. Options for live chat and texting are available as well on the Childhelp website
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Call 1.800.799.7233 and TTY 1.800.787.3224 (confidential and free) If you are unable to speak safely, you can log onto the National Domestic Violence Hotline website or text LOVEIS to 22522.
Domestic Violence Resource Guide
Provided by United Way San Antonio, the Domestic Violence Resource Guide is a comprehensive list of assistance programs and services that cover basic needs, legal aid, mental health and counseling, women care and clinics, housing and shelter, employment and childcare, and more.