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Bexar Necessities

Technology Bridging The Gap to Help Those in Need

BEXAR Necessities is an “electronic bulletin board” which allows agencies to post requests for difficult-to-locate resources and access up-to-the-minute information about service availability or changes. This program networks nonprofit organizations, universities, hospitals, and members of the faith community via an email list-serve. With BEXAR Necessities, we hope to educate each other and work together to fill the needs of those individuals who are seeking help.

As service providers, we often find ourselves exhausting every resource with sometimes little result. This is especially true when trying to locate very unusual items or services. As the needs of the community become more complex and available resources diminish, the need for agency collaboration is critical.

Participants:

  • Nonprofit organizations
  • Schools
  • Government agencies
  • Faith community
  • Hospitals

We are working together to:

  • Eliminate duplication of service
  • Reduce staff time required to locate resources
  • Access information that otherwise would not be available to service providers
  • System Requirements:
    • Phone line
    • Email Access (free services are available)

WHAT GETS POSTED

Announcements – Agencies can network information and help each other locate valuable resources. These postings include information about new programs being offered in the community.

For example: “United Way would like to introduce a new program called Community CareNet provided by Golden Manor Community CareNet….”

Basic Needs – Subscribers can post financial assistance requests for clients as well as requests for services. For example, the need for foundation repair is a requested service.

Tangible Goods – Caseworkers can post a client’s tangible need, such as: “I have a client whose home burned down and is in need of a twin bed for her daughter…” If you can touch it, then it fits in this category.

Gifts in Kind: Corporations donate equipment, computers, office supplies, and furniture. Subscribers can access opportunities to receive these donations. For example, “We have someone who would like to donate a used Intertel 6 phone system…”

Responses – When a need has been met, the agency that initially posted the need notifies the system of its success after the need has been met. This will allow every subscriber to view each success as it occurs.

BEXAR NECESSITIES LEARNING COURSE

Learn more about Bexar Necessities. The Bexar Necessities digital courses will be held on the following dates using Zoom Video Communications.

Bexar Necessities 2026 Webinar Dates

Registration is REQUIRED, as classes are limited to 50 attendees.

  • Wednesday, February 11th at 10:00am
  • Thursday, February 26th at 2:00pm
  • Thursday, March 12th at 10:00am
  • Tuesday, March 24th at 2:00pm
  • Wednesday, April 8th at 10:00am
  • Thursday, April 23rd at 2:00pm
  • Thursday, May 14th at 10:00am
  • Wednesday, May 27th at 2:00pm
  • Thursday, June 11th at 10:00am
  • Tuesday, June 23rd at 2:00pm
  • Tuesday, July 7th at 10:00am
  • Thursday, July 30th at 2:00pm
  • Tuesday, August 11th at 10:00am
  • Thursday, August 27th at 2:00pm
  • Wednesday, September 9th at 10:00am
  • Wednesday, September 30th at 2:00pm
  • Thursday, October 8th at 10:00am
  • Thursday, October 22nd at 2:00pm
  • Wednesday, November 4th at 10:00am
  • Thursday, November 19th at 2:00pm
  • Thursday, December 3rd at 10:00am
  • Thursday, December 10th at 2:00pm

Should you have any questions, please contact Diane Talamantez via email at dtalamantez@unitedwaysatx.org.

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