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Respite Care of San Antonio
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- Because of your support, children with special needs develop, blossom, and reach their maximum potential
- Your contribution is a blessing to families caring for a child with special needs. Respite Care’s day/evening out sessions give relief that lowers stress, strengthens families and reduces the risk of child abuse.
- Your gift provides healing & hope to abused children with medical and special needs in Respite Care’s shelters.
We have two simple options available that can turn your wish for these special children into a gift that helps develop young minds and strengthens local families.
Make a One-Time Donation
Your one-time donation to Respite Care of San Antonio will go towards helping us continue our programs that benefit the children in our community with special needs ... and their families.
Make a Recurring Monthly Donation
When you pledge to support Respite Care of San Antonio with a monthly recurring donation, you give us a great gift of stability within a calendar year.
Leave A Legacy
Non-profit organizations, like Respite Care, benefit greatly from gifts left through wills and estates. If this is something you’ve considered – or would like to do – here are ten steps to follow to Leave Your Legacy. You can make a difference for a long time to come!
- Prepare a will so you can intentionally determine your legacy at the time of your passing.
- Evaluate your financial situation and determine your charitable goals.
- Consult an attorney, accountant or financial adviser about tax-friendly options for making a legacy gift.
- Choose one or more organizations that have made a difference in your life and leave a gift in your will.
- Contact the organization(s) of your choice to learn about opportunities for legacy giving.
- Leave a percentage or specific dollar amount of the assets in you will to a charity of your choice.
- Consider using non-cash assets (real estate, vehicles, art, jewelry, other personal property) for a legacy gift.
- Name a charity as a beneficiary of your IRA pension plan or life insurance policy.
- Remember deceased loved ones with a memorial gift to a charity.
- Encourage family and friends to leave gifts to charities in their wills.
For more information or to discuss in greater detail, please contact us at (210) 737-1212 or direct your questions to [email protected]
Volunteer
Various volunteer opportunities are available for caring hearts to soar. These may include maintenance of the beautiful homes, assistance with learning and recreational opportunities for our children and working as a team with fellow volunteers to complete much needed projects. Volunteer opportunities may be limited due to COVID-19, so please contact us first for more information.
Youth younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult or chaperone. To volunteer, please contact us by phone or email:
- Call: (210) 737-1212
- Email: [email protected]
Wish List Item Donation
We welcome and appreciate donations of items on our wish list below or any of our Amazon Wish Lists.
Please call or email -- (210) 737-1212 or [email protected] -- to schedule a drop off appointment.
RCSA's Amazon Wish List Items:
- New bedding for Twin Beds
- New bedding for Toddler beds
- Disposable shoe covers for nursery staff
- New White bath towels, hand towels and washcloths
- New 5-Point front-facing car seats
- Hair elastics, Hair bows, detangle spray, hairbrushes
- Letter tracing and basic math books/educational workbooks
- Pine-Sol, Lysol spray, Clorox wipes, hand sanitizer
- New Socks – Boys & Girls: toddler small – youth large
- New Underwear – Boys & Girls: 2t-youth xl, 5,6,7,8,9, 10-12, 12-14
- New Undershirts (Camisoles) – Girls: 5,6,7,8,9, 10-12, 12-14, 16-18 & women’s small
- New Training bras – Youth 34/36/38 (Women’s Small/md sports bras)
- T-Shirts – Boys: 5,6,7,8,9, 10-12, 12-14 | Girls: 5,6,7,8,9, 10-12, 12-14, 16-18 & women’s small
- Shorts – Boys: 5,6,7,8,9, 10-12, 12-14 | Girls: 5,6,7,8,9, 10-12, 12-14, 16-18 & women’s small
- Pants (particularly Jeans) – Boys: 5,6,7,8,9, 10-12, 12-14 | Girls: 5,6,7,8,9, 10-12, 12-14, 16-18 & women’s small
- New lightweight Pajamas – Boys/Girls 2t-youth xl
You may mail items to:
- Respite Care of San Antonio
- PO 12633
- San Antonio, TX 78212
For deliveries requiring a physical address, please mail to:
- Respite Care of San Antonio
- 605 Belknap Place
- San Antonio, TX 78212
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- Medical Equipment such as helmets, walkers, wheelchairs, braces, wheelchairs, braces, Oxygen tans, etc.
- Medical Supplies such as catheter kits, G-Tube supplies
- Pediasure / nutritional supplements
- Infant formula
- Used car seats
- Used baby bottles, pacifiers, teething toys
- Used socks and undergarments
- Stuffed animals
- Used blankets
- Used electronics
- Clothing with reference to kinship such as “Mommy’s Boy”
Third-Party
Fundraisers
We greatly appreciate the generosity and support of members of the community. If you are interested in holding a fundraiser to support Respite Care, please reach out to us and let us know about the event.
All fundraising by third parties needs to be approved in advance by Respite Care. Please email us at [email protected] or call us at (210) 737-1212.
Thank you for your help; you are a blessing to our children and families!