‘Shocking and disappointing’: San Antonio nonprofits helping women say lack of city funding an unwelcome surprise

A pair of San Antonio nonprofits that help survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence say they’ve been scrambling to fill unexpected budget deficits after part, or all, of their previous funding was left out of the city’s proposed budget.

However, the city council appears poised to add some of the money back into the budget, despite some members’ concerns about “opening up a can of worms.”

For Her and the Alamo Area Rape Crisis Center had both received pandemic relief dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) through the City of San Antonio for the past two years. Those dollars were absent from the FY 2026 budget when staff presented a draft version in August.

It wasn’t entirely unexpected; the city had always meant to use ARPA money as a temporary funding source.

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