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San Antonio Urban Ministries, Inc., a private, nonprofit agency was founded in 1969. It is an ecumenical organization that develops services for the neediest of our community. Urban Ministries has been a catalyst for establishing programs that after a period of time of development, become non-profit agencies.

Mission Statement
Meeting youth and mental health needs within our community.

Vision Statement
Aspires to provide social services with the highest standards of excellence.

Value Statement
Delivers quality service with integrity and ethical stewardship.

Over the past three decades, Urban Ministries has grown to a large ecumenical effort involving 22 churches. The primary focus is to bridge gaps with ethnic or geographic areas of San Antonio acting as a midwife for programs designed to meet community needs. Urban Ministries has nurtured numerous successful organizations such as Ella Austin Community Center, Youth Alternatives, Presa Community Center, and Community Outreach Programs for Older People.

Urban Ministries is presently directing its focus on the urban needs of the new millennium by serving as an umbrella agency for these programs:

• After School Kare (ASK) provides safe and secure supervision after school hours in the school facility for 1,500 children of working parents. Sites are licensed and staff is trained in all aspects of child care.    
• Fairweather Lodge (FWL) is a housing and vocational program that enhances the lives of adults who have mental illness by promoting their self-sufficiency.
• Fairweather Family Lodge (FFL) provides the first facility for homeless women who suffer from mental illness, and their children.

Urban Ministries has become a vital and versatile expression of human compassion in San Antonio, building bridges of concern and shared resources to connect communities which were once alienated from each other. It has also sought to help particular groups whose unique needs have not been addressed effectively by other agencies. As congregations of the various backgrounds have become members, the ecumenical nature of the church's witness has become a reality.

San Antonio Urban Ministries Board Officers and Directors:

• Erin McNiece Strimple - President
• Stanley B. Marshall - Treasurer
• Darby Reid, Director
• Debbie Reid, Director
• James (Bo) C. Carrington, Interim Executive Director
• Bud Davenport, III, Director
• Rev. Richard Lavender, Secretary
• Jim Mayer, Director
• William Owen, Director
• Cynthia T. Smith, Director
• Anna E. Wise, Director
• Jack Wright, Director