River City Serves: Local
River City Serves: Local – Community Service
In our local community, we join with charities, organizations, and ministries who have demonstrated a clear commitment to helping those in need.
Volunteer This Month
If you’re interested in volunteering in this month’s serving opportunities
Join our Facebook Group
Keep up on our local projects.
3rd SATURDAY MONTHLY OPPORTUNITIES
The Glen Neighborhood Outreach
7000 Glen Mist Drive, San Antonio, TX, 78239
Times:
9:30am – 10:15am – Outdoor Service (Optional – For Food Pantry Guests)
10:00 – 12:00pm – Neighborhood Clean-up
12:00 – 12:30pm – Lunch
Project: Neighborhood Clean-up – Provide a nice spring cleaning in common areas, streets, and yards– trash pickup, weed trimming, and mowing.
Food Pantry – Distribute food to residents; and pray for those who ask.
Serve Lunch – Serve food pantry guests, residents, and volunteers.
Volunteers Needed: 45 max.
Age Minimum: Children welcome with a parent/adult
Team Leader: Mike McGuire mmcguire@reallife.org
Real Life Christian Assistance
River City Community Church – 16765 Lookout Road, Selma, TX, 78154
Meet at Concession 2 Building, behind the amphitheater
Service Hours: 8:30 – 11:30 am
Project: Package and/or distribute groceries for families in need, or minister to people by praying in a supportive environment.
Volunteers Needed: 20 max.
Age Minimum: Children 8 years and up are welcome with a parent/adult
Team Leader: Lonna Averill: laverill@reallife.org
Mats Matter
River City Community Church – 16765 Lookout Road, Selma, TX, 78154
Meet in the main foyer of the sanctuary
Time: 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Project: Crochet clean plastic bags into mats that are distributed to the homeless.
Please bring a size P crochet hook. Don’t know how to do it? We’ll show you!
Volunteers Needed: 30 max.
Age Minimum: Children 8 and up with adult supervision are welcome!
Team Leader: Beverly Byrge- bubbles7380@sbcglobal.net
ONGOING SERVING OPPORTUNITIES
AGORA MINISTRIES
The mission at AGORA Ministries is to ENCOURAGE, EMPOWER, EDUCATE, and MENTOR disadvantaged children and “at risk” youth in one of the lowest income areas in San Antonio. They help clothe and feed those in emergency need, with love, care and dignity, and offer HOPE for success to all they come in contact with.
Volunteer Opportunities– After–School Tutoring, Mentors and Buddies, Real Life Kids Camp, Real Life Kids Camp Golf Tournament
Contact: Erica Toney
Learn more
No Strings Attached Ministries
No Strings Attached is a nonprofit ministry organization that walks alongside women and children who have been sexually exploited as they go through their journey of recovery. NSA provides intervention, prevention, and aftercare.
Volunteer Opportunities– Donate needed items, Bake cookies, Write Love Notes for Gift Bags, Assist with trauma counseling, Join the NSA monthly outing team (to strip clubs), Become a Prayer Partner
Contact: Leslie Phillips
Learn more
San Antonio PREGNANCY CARE CENTER
The Pregnancy Care Center provides compassionate care and practical help to empower women to choose life-affirming options for their pregnancies. On-going opportunities for volunteer service including program mentors and class facilitators, client advocates, layette advocates, data entry, nurse advocates and sonographers, and material aid organizers. If you’d like to know more, visit our website at www.sapregnancy.org and view the ABOUT US and VOLUNTEER tabs. Create an account or send an email to schedule a tour with one of the staff members.
ANY WOMAN CAN
109 Gallery Circle Ste 115
San Antonio, TX 78258
Any Woman Can is a non-profit Health Center that offers FREE services to people that are in crisis. Our team helps educate, counsel and test. So that those in crisis will experience a comeback. Any Woman Can’s counselors, nurses, and client advocates walk alongside women in crisis by offering FREE Counseling, FREE Ultrasounds, FREE STI testing and FREE Pregnancy testing.
Volunteer Opportunities– Events Volunteer, Administrative, RN / Nurse Sonographer, LPC (Counseling), Client Advocate