Important Announcements
Center for Refugee Services is actively engaged in helping new Afghan families that are coming to San Antonio from Afghanistan as well as refugees from other dangerous areas around the world. We are committed to providing our new neighbors with household items, hygiene supplies, and baby needs in addition to social services. If you are able to help us with this effort, please see make a donation today so that we can purchase the items that families need.
We regret we can no longer have ability to accept and transport furniture to our newcomers. The assigned resettlement agency provides housing and our previous program supplemented the cost of setting up the new home. Please contact the Resettlement Services of Texas, RAICES, and Catholic Charities of San Antonio resettlement agencies for their program. We are accepting new and gently used small household items as mentioned. Please see our ‘Donate’ page for instructions.
For updates on the latest news coming out of Afghanistan see US Department of State website.
Warning: As much as we would love to be in the situation to hire staff members to increase our service capabilities, we have not published any employment information. Please consider all emails offering employment to be scams. We sincerely regret this.
Children's Art Donation
“Would you like to help the Center for Refugee Services? Purchase our Children’s Art donation cards to send to someone. Choose between our Holiday or special occasion cards. For $15, you will receive a card and envelope for you to mail to that special person.”
Go to our Donation page for more information and to fill out a request form.
Our Services
Education
We are able to offer language classes, guidance, tutoring & scholarships
Health & Wellness
We provide assistance with household goods, food programs, baby supplies & more
Employment
This is for legal refugees to get help finding a job, guidance and mentoring
Classes
We are able to provide legal refugees with citizenship, sewing and music classes
ESL Classes
English as a Second Language classes for legal refugees who need help with basic English
Community Support
Through the year, we have events to help our legal refugees attain a better quality of life
REFUGEES RESETTLED IN THE UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTE POSITIVELY TO THE DIVERSITY AND ENRICHMENT OF OUR COUNTRY.
Located in the heart of the refugee community:
CRS has 5 core staff members, of which only 2 are funded, with 30 auxiliary volunteers (including multilingual refugees and public health/mental health graduate students).
In 2018 CRS obtained first-time grant/donation to fund two salaried full-time program managers, which has continued, providing for greater service efficiency and a seamless continuum of client care.
Why is the Center for Refugee Services Important?
The Center for Refugee Services assists more than 1,000 clients a year. They are legally resettled refugees who have come from more than 20 countries torn by violence, war, and human rights abuses to make their home in San Antonio.
Countries of origin include:
- Myanmar (Burma)
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Eritrea
- Sudan
- Iraq
- Iran
- Afghanistan
- Central African Republic, etc.
Since 2010, more than 10,000 individuals have resettled in San Antonio as permanent residents; after five years, most apply for U.S. citizenship.
CRS is the only independent nonprofit agency that works exclusively to promote the successful community integration of legally resettled refugees.
Can you help by donating to support our work in the community?
Our Partners
Guidestar Gold Status
The Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation
2022-2023 Grant
Richard D. Huff Foundation
2022 Grant
San Antonio Area Foundation Access to Care
2022-2023 Grant
San Antonio Area Foundation Capacity Building
2022-2023 Grant
If you have questions or want additional information,
please contact us.