Share Your Harvest

During the months of October and November, CAM collects Thanksgiving-type foods for those in need during our Annual Share Your Harvest Food Drive. Often times, the families we serve won’t be able to have a traditional Thanksgiving meal and furthermore are simply hungry for food in general. Through the generous donations of individuals, families, churches and businesses, these special Thanksgiving items will be a gift and surprise for families that come to CAM seeking food. Click here for our Share your Harvest Food Drive flyer – please consider collecting some of these items for CAM’s clients or even hosting your own donation drive! Gather your friends, family members, co-workers, church groups, etc. and ask them to help you collect these items for CAM. You can drop off your donations to our downtown campus at 110 McCullough Avenue Monday-Thursday between 8:00am and 3:30pm or Fridays between 8:00am and 12:00pm. For questions about Share Your Harvest, email sgarcia@cam-sa.org.

Emergency Christmas Store

CAM’s Emergency Christmas Store is right around the corner and we’re gearing up for another successful year of helping children and families in need during Christmas! If you’re interested in volunteering during CAM’s Christmas Store, and/or you’d like to purchase new toys and gifts for our kiddos in need, click here to access our sign-up sheets. For questions, contact Sylvia at sgarcia@cam-sa.org.

CAM's Corner

How many of you have family members, close friends you consider family, co-workers, etc. that you feel are in “your corner”? You know what we mean. When someone says, “I’m in your corner”, it means they have your back – they support you no matter what – they love you – they’ll fight for you. That’s exactly what we had in mind with our CAM’s Corner campaign! We want to encourage others to be in CAM’s Corner because essentially it means you support the people we serve on a daily basis. The premise is that you may not be able to give “big”, but “small” gifts make BIG impacts. We put some of these words in quotations because they’re subjective.

What may be big or small for one person may be the complete opposite for someone else. We encourage you to be in CAM’s Corner and become a monthly supporters. Giving $5, $10, $15, etc. monthly can make a huge difference for CAM because it will allow us to continue serving the San Antonio community on a daily basis. Click here to donate today and become one of our monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly supporters! If you have questions about our CAM’s Corner campaign, contact Sarah at skory@cam-sa.org today. Click here to access our CAM’s Corner flyer to share with your network!

Prayer Requests

To our clients with a prayer request, please click here to fill out whatever prayer request you may have. We will read everyone’s requests and if you’d like someone from our prayer team to pray for you over the phone, we will surely do so. God bless. Solicitudes de oración en español, haga clic aquí.

November Needs

|| Donation Registries ||

We understand some may not be able to shop or donate items in person but still want to help and serve. You can purchase items CAM needs from our Amazon and Walmart registries. Items will be delivered directly to CAM’s downtown campus.

 

How to Donate Items

  • Monday-Thursday between 8am – 3pm (M-Th) at the CAMpassion Warehouse (110 McCullough Ave) or 9am – 2pm (M-Th) at our Northwest Campus (5084 DeZavala), otherwise use the donation bin when available
  • Items We Take: women’s, men’s, infant, toddler, child-sized clothing and shoes, hygiene items, adult backpacks, women’s gently used or new bras, men’s and women’s belts, diapers, formula
  • Items We Don’t Take: furniture, mattresses, medical equipment
  • Reminder: please sort and label ALL donations by size and gender so we can get the necessary items into the hands of those that need it most in a timely fashion

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"When you donate to CAM, you're not just giving transactionally; you're making an investment in this community."

Did You Know...?

Did you know CAM’s downtown campus is located on the campus of Grace Lutheran Church? It is! And in fact, Grace Lutheran Church is one of the founding churches of CAM; without them, CAM would have never been born. It is not possible to have one without the other. CAM’s existence was due to Grace Lutheran Church’s commitment to the ministry and CAM’s mission and vision for the city of San Antonio. We’re so incredibly grateful for the gift they provide CAM everyday by allowing us to utilize their buildings to operate out of. Grace Lutheran Church, we love you!

Exciting News!

CAM just received some pretty exciting news….we were listed as one of the top 5 agencies in San Antonio for referrals and resources in the Alamo Region! This comes at the perfect time for CAM as we continuously see a high volume of people come through our doors every single day….very reminiscent of covid days when CAM served the highest volume of people in need because so many had to shut their doors due to the pandemic. CAM stayed open, we increased our hours of operation, and we served the masses. That was a pivotal point in CAM’s existence – we were so blessed to be able to serve the amount of people we did with the funding and resources we had. Fast forward 5 years and we’re still serving at a high demand, and these stats showcase that. We’re grateful to all of our supporters and donors who champion our mission and provide the vital resources and financial support to keep us going. We couldn’t do it without YOU!

Why Wheat?

The wheat logo for CAM references our commitment to sharing and caring for all of those in need by feeding them, clothing them, by providing financial assistance and by feeding their soul through grace and love. Wheat is often a symbol of life, sustainability, charity and love. Wheat is a global sustainer of life being utilized to create various forms of bread in different cultures. Historically people planted, harvested and broke bread together for the betterment of their community. Celebrating this incredible bounty by giving back was and is an important part of all cultures. Today many of us harvest in different ways and sharing our bounty with others is still incredibly important.: "When you harvest the crops on your land, do not cut all the way to the corners of your field. Don’t pick up the grain that falls on the ground. Leave it for the poor…"

Leviticus 23:22,

Just like a triage or emergency room, people come to CAM in all sort of crisis. No appointment is necessary and all are welcome.

What We Do

Our mission is to share the love of Christ by providing immediate assistance and encouragement to people in crisis. We do this in the following ways:
Service
CAM serves over 70,000 people on an annual basis with important “safety net” resources including food, clothing, financial assistance for prescriptions, utilities and ID recovery just to name a few. We strive to meet their immediate needs to avoid further crisis and then help them gain access to additional community resources. 75% of those we serve are working poor and 14,000 are children
Community
We have over 200 volunteers that serve with CAM on a weekly basis. Interested in joining our community? Contact Mary Henderson at mhenderson@cam-sa.org.
Grace
Every person who comes to CAM, regardless of beliefs, is considered a child of God. Help is extended to all clients through the distribution of food, clothing, financial assistance, or by referrals to other agencies, prayer and a listening ear.