Bexar County
Guide 2 lists the shelter and Coordinated Entry contacts for the ten biggest counties: Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Bexar, Travis, Collin, Denton, Fort Bend, Hidalgo and El Paso.
Bexar County (San Antonio)
Homelink is Bexar County's Coordinated Entry. You can start an assessment by phone or at an access point. Close to Home, which runs it, says it does not give shelter, food or case management itself.
Community Connections Hotline: 210 207 1799. Phone assessments, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Haven for Hope, 1 Haven for Hope Way. Monday to Friday, 7 am to 3 pm.
YASS Center, ages 18 to 24, 1919 NW Loop 410, Suite 100. Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6 pm.
Full access point list: https://closetohomesa.org/find-resources/
Source: https://closetohomesa.org/find-resources/
Haven for Hope (San Antonio)
One of Homelink's access points in San Antonio. Intake runs Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm. New arrivals are handled as walk ins. After hours, single adults without minor children can go to the South Gate off Martin Street for a short pre intake stay, up to 15 days, with meals, showers and a safe place to sleep. Parents with minor children go to the security building. Kids on their own should call 211.
Intake: 210 220 2357.
1 Haven for Hope Way, San Antonio, TX 78207
Source: https://www.havenforhope.org/get-help/
Bexar County: Homelink Coordinated Entry
Homelink is Bexar County's Coordinated Entry. You can start an assessment by phone or at an access point. Close to Home, which runs it, says it does not give shelter, food or case management itself.
Community Connections Hotline: 210 207 1799. Phone assessments, Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
Haven for Hope, 1 Haven for Hope Way. Monday to Friday, 7 am to 3 pm.
YASS Center, ages 18 to 24, 1919 NW Loop 410, Suite 100. Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6 pm.
Full access point list: https://closetohomesa.org/find-resources/
Source: https://closetohomesa.org/find-resources/
County mental health crisis lines, 24 hours
Texas Health and Human Services lists these as the crisis lines for each county's local mental health authority. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If someone is in danger right now, call 911.
Harris (The Harris Center): 1 866 970 4770
Dallas (North Texas Behavioral Health Authority): 1 866 260 8000
Tarrant (MHMR of Tarrant County): 1 800 866 2465
Bexar (The Center for Health Care Services): 1 800 316 9241 or 210 223 7233
Travis (Integral Care): 512 472 4357
Collin (LifePath Systems): 1 877 422 5939
Denton (Denton County MHMR Center): 1 800 762 0157
Fort Bend (Texana Center): 1 800 633 5686
Hidalgo (Tropical Texas Behavioral Health): 1 877 289 7199
El Paso (Emergence Health Network): 1 877 562 6467
Source: https://www.hhs.texas.gov/services/mental-health-substance-use/mental-health-crisis-services
Bexar County (San Antonio)
Listed by San Antonio Metro Health. Family Violence Prevention Services offers shelter and transitional housing, and you can call any time to talk to a crisis specialist.
Family Violence Prevention Services: 210 733 8810, any time.
Bexar County Family Justice Center: 210 631 0100, Monday to Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.
Homelink, emergency housing for people fleeing violence: 210 207 1799.
Rape Crisis Center: 210 349 7273, any time.
Bexar County Military and Veterans Services
Free help filing VA benefits claims, plus links to training, jobs and education. All services are free.
Call 210 435 7838 (210 HELP VET).
1422 E. Grayson St., 4th Floor, San Antonio, TX 78208
Monday to Friday, 8 am to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm, by appointment only.
Source: https://www.bexar.org/509/Department-of-Military-and-Veterans-Serv
Bexar County: YASS Center
A Homelink access point just for young adults ages 18 to 24.
1919 NW Loop 410, Suite 100, San Antonio
Monday to Friday, 10 am to 6 pm.
Source: https://closetohomesa.org/find-resources/
San Antonio: Right to Counsel
Free legal help from Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, with the City of San Antonio, for households with low incomes facing eviction. If you have court papers or a judgment, the city says to contact the program right away.
Call 210 212 3703.
Email righttocounsel@trla.org
Source: https://www.sa.gov/Directory/Departments/NHSD/Housing-Support/Counseling-Mediation/Legal-Assistance
Shelter space is limited and it changes every day. Nobody can promise a bed.
Last checked Oct 12, 2026.
Last checked Oct 12, 2026
Nothing here is a promise of a bed, money or housing. Each person chooses which options to use.