

Heart’s Connections supports children, youth, families, and veterans through education, mentoring, expressive arts, mental health awareness, and community service programs. They use creativity and the arts to promote social, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Programs encourage children and young people to explore writing, poetry, art, education, entrepreneurship, leadership, and community involvement while developing positive goals for their futures.
Heart’s Connections provides mentoring and educational opportunities for high school and college students. Programs such as the Young Entrepreneur Mentorship Program introduce students to networking, entrepreneurship, career fields, and community leaders, while the Write and Shine Workshop encourages participants to develop their skills through essays, poetry, memoirs, short stories, and research writing.
Family-focused programs include The Heart of the Father, a support group created for single fathers who have experienced separation or divorce and have full or partial custody of their children. They support veterans in the Community Support Group for retired and recently honorably discharged military personnel who volunteer throughout the community while providing encouragement and support to others.
Faith and spiritual development are also incorporated into some Heart’s Connections programs, including teen Bible study, prayer support, and community outreach. They work to increase awareness of mental health, strengthen family and community relationships, encourage educational achievement, and help young people discover how creativity can contribute to personal growth and emotional well-being.
Programs
- The Heart of the Father: A support group for single fathers who have recently experienced separation or divorce and have full or partial custody of their children. A program connected with Family Services at the Neighborhood Place.
- Young entrepreneur mentorship program: Seniors in high school, junior college, and university students. Workshops and activities assisted them through the Greater Chamber of Commerce in San Antonio. Students attend Chamber Ambassador activities and learn about networking and career fields.
- Write and Shine Workshop: Students participate in writing essays, poetry, memoirs, short stories, and research articles.
- The Soper (Scribe) Teen Bible study group
- Be positive Be Amazing program in partnership with Guipil Publishing House.
- Veterans in the Community Support Group: Established by retired or recently honorably discharged military personnel who volunteer to visit juvenile detention centers, food banks, Ronald McDonald House, and Methodist and Baptist hospitals for prayer support.
Heart's Connections Services
- Participants of the Pastors on Patrol project, we refer qualified ministers from different denominations to ride along with a sheriff in our city and assist in crisis intervention and prayer requests from citizens.
- Nicarao's Cocoa culinary project and fundraiser product.
- Radio La Nuestra program offers community resources, educational opportunities, and adoption information for those seeking to become parents of children in foster care.
Heart's Connection
613 NW Loop 410 #2054
San Antonio, Texas 78216
Email:
claudiagalvanmsw@gmail.com
Office: (830) 252-2403
Cell:
(210) 819-3999












