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The Children’s Shelter delivers high quality, trauma-informed care to children and families. We offer trauma-informed services to all children and families.

The Children’s Shelter Family of Services delivers high quality, compassionate trauma-informed care delivered to children and families impacted by or at-risk of abuse and neglect. Our Family of Services

- Treatment Foster Care
The Children’s Shelter provides treatment foster care for children from birth to 18 years old who have been removed from their birth families due to abuse, abandonment, and/or neglect.

-Together & Safe Kinship Program
Our Together & Safe Kinship Program allows children to remain with extended family members or close family, rather than to go into a foster home or an emergency shelter.

- Mental Health
Our mental health programs complete our continuum of care. We help children and families cope with and heal from previous exposure to child abuse, neglect, abandonment, and/or violence.

- Family Strengthening
We offer a continuum of trauma-informed prevention and intervention services for families tailored to fit their needs. Family Strengthening Programs include: Compadre y Compadre™, which services any male caregiver; Nurse-Family Partnership® works with first time, low-income mothers; iParent SA® offers various service tracks to work with parents as well as any caregiver with children ages 0-17 years.

11/03/2026

Every child deserves to be a kid. Every family deserves a chance to grow stronger. 🧡

That’s the heart of our mission at The Children’s Shelter: restoring innocence and strengthening families. For 125 years, we’ve been right here in San Antonio, walking alongside children and caregivers through every season of life.

Here’s how we show up for our community:
🧡 Lamb Camp: A safe haven for children in crisis, with medical and behavioral care on-site
🧡 Harvey E. Najim Hope Center: Trauma-informed counseling to help children and families heal together
🧡 Nurse-Family Partnership: A registered nurse by your side as a first-time mom, from pregnancy into your baby’s early years
🧡 iParent: Free parenting classes to help you better understand and connect with your little ones
🧡 Compadre y Compadre: A free program for the dads, uncles, grandfathers, and brothers who show up for our kids
🧡 Foster Care: Support for foster families from the very first question through every step after

Behind every program is a child who gets to feel safe again, and a family that discovers it’s stronger than it knew.

Could you or your family benefit from one of our programs? We’d love to hear from you.

Know a family who could use support? Share this post or refer them to us.

Want to help more families thrive? Partner with us as a donor, volunteer, or sponsor.

Learn more at childrensshelter.org.

10/28/2026

To everyone at Credit Human...THANK YOU. ❤️

When your team set out to collect 150 books for Dolly Day, you probably didn’t know how far your kindness would travel. More than 600 children’s books later, we’re still overwhelmed by what you did.

Behind every one of those books is someone who stopped at a store on the way home, dug through their own kids’ shelves, or picked out a favorite from their own childhood, all for a child they’ll likely never meet. That kind of thoughtfulness doesn’t go unnoticed here.

The children who come to us have often been through more than any child should. When they open a brand-new book, curl up with it at bedtime, or ask a caregiver to read it “one more time,” they’re feeling something simple and important: someone cared about them. That someone was you.

Thank you to the Community Partnerships and Property Management team for leading the effort, and to every Credit Human employee who contributed in any way. You didn’t just donate books. You gave comfort and a little bit of normal to kids who need it most.

We’re so grateful to have neighbors like you in our corner. 💛

10/15/2026

It’s time to find out who has the best washer toss in SA. 🎯

The 16th Annual Washers For A Cause is back! Quality Fasteners has turned a backyard game into a community movement, and this year they’re covering every event cost, so 100% of what we raise goes straight to the kids and families at The Children’s Shelter. 💙

📅 Saturday, Nov 7
📍 Selma Stage Stop Park, Schertz

🏆 Play: $40 gets you in, plus a T-shirt, a BBQ plate, and access to the silent auction. Grab your friends, your coworkers, or that cousin who swears they’re unbeatable.
🤝 Sponsor: Own a business? Put your name behind 16 years of giving back.
🎁 Donate: Gift baskets, experiences, and gift cards for the silent auction are always welcome.

Sunshine, BBQ, a little friendly trash talk, and kids who benefit from every toss. It doesn’t get much better. ☀️

🔗 Learn more and register at: https://washersforacause.com/

Make sure you tag who you’re bringing below! 👇

10/13/2026

Every day in Bexar County, about 5 children enter foster care because of abuse or neglect. For many, their first stop is the Lamb Camp located here on our campus at The Children's Shelter.

At Lamb Camp, kids get a safe place to land, plus on-site medical, dental, and behavioral care to help them heal.

But Lamb Camp is a beginning, not a home. Children need foster families ready to welcome them next.

You don’t need to be perfect. You just need to show up and provide a safe space for a child. For 125 years, The Children’s Shelter has been supporting children and families in the greater San Antonio area. We’ll be with you every step of the way, and long after.

Thinking about fostering? This is your sign.
👉 childrensshelter.org/foster
📧 [email protected]

Not ready to foster? Share this post. Someone you know might be.

10/05/2026

It's time to tee off for San Antonio's kids!

Our friends at CBRE San Antonio are hosting their 2nd Annual CBRE Cares Charity Golf Bash, and every dollar raised supports The Children's Shelter.

📅 Thursday, October 15 | 1–4 PM
📍 5539 Presidio Parkway, San Antonio

Grab your foursome, bring your clients and friends, and turn an afternoon on the course into real support for children and families in our community.

Not a golfer? No worries! You can still play a part by donating a silent auction item, a bottle of w**e, or making a monetary gift.

Spots are limited. Sign up here 👇
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cbre-cares-san-antonio-charity-golf-bash-2026-tickets-1997982270756

Thank you, CBRE San Antonio, for standing with our local kids and families. 💙

05/15/2026

Throwing it back to 1996 with Spurs legend David Robinson visiting The Children’s Shelter and spending time with the children in our care. 💙

As we celebrate 125 years of serving children and families, moments like these remind us of the incredible community support that has helped shape our legacy through the years.

Good luck to the Spurs tonight in the playoffs — Go Spurs Go! 🏀

05/14/2026

We are honored to be chosen by The Charity Ball Association for a $100,000 grant to repair the HVAC system at our emergency shelter, Lamb Camp. This support helps us provide safety and comfort for children who have been suddenly removed from their home.

We are deeply grateful to The Charity Ball Association and all they do to enhance the lives and hopes of children in Bexar County. Thank you! 💙

05/13/2026

More pictures from this incredible afternoon at our annual Give a Piece of Your Heart Luncheon. 💙

A heartfelt thank you to Krizia Ramirez-Franklin for graciously hosting and for sharing her powerful story with our guests. Thank you to Mariachi Los Paisanos for welcoming our guests with a wonderful performance, to UT San Antonio String Quartet for adding such elegance to the event, and to Diamonds Direct for bringing excitement with the Silver Box Pull.

Thank you to everyone who showed up, gave generously, and supported The Children’s Shelter. We are so grateful for a community that continues to stand with children and families in need.

Photography by:

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day from The Children’s Shelter 💙

Today, we celebrate the mothers on our team and in our community—thank you for the countless ways you nurture, guide, support, and love both at home and in the workplace.

We also honor the foster mothers, kinship caregivers, grandmothers, aunts, and all those who step into mothering roles to provide love, stability, and hope for children and families.

We recognize that Mother’s Day can hold many emotions. We acknowledge those who hope to become mothers, those who have experienced loss, those navigating infertility, and those missing their mothers today.

No matter what this day represents for you, please know that you are valued, appreciated, and seen.

05/08/2026

Yesterday, we were honored to celebrate Peggy Eighmy at our annual Give a Piece of Your Heart Luncheon as the recipient of the 2026 Angel of the Shelter Award.

Through her unwavering advocacy for youth in foster care and those with lived experience in the system, Peggy has helped create brighter futures by establishing Bexar County Fostering Education Success (BCFES).

Her dedication reflects the heart of our mission at The Children’s Shelter, where we work every day to support children and families through programs that provide safety, healing, and hope—including foster care services that help youth build stable, successful futures.

Thank you to everyone who attended, our generous sponsors, dedicated volunteers, and community partners who made this special luncheon possible. Your support helps ensure children and families in our community have the opportunities they deserve.

Address

2939 W Woodlawn Avenue
San Antonio, TX
78228

Telephone

+12102122500

Website

http://www.childrensshelter.org/

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