Welcome to the home of Palmer Drug Abuse Program (PDAP) - San Antonio.  Our mission is to help teens, young adults, and their families overcome the effects of mind-changing chemicals while assisting the community through partnerships in education and prevention.  We are a 12 step, faith-based program that offers group meetings, individual and family counseling, and fun activities that focus on healthy relationships and building life skills. In addition to recovery services for substance abuse and drug addiction, we provide prevention and life skills education. We also work with students in middle schools, high schools, and alternative schools in the greater SA area to help promote prevention.

One of our core competencies is our Family Group services. The family members go through a program just like their kids. They learn from other families by listening to what works and what doesn’t work. They also get to learn from our counselors how to deal with issues that are specific or unique to their situation. The odds for success increase when the family is involved in their kid’s recovery.

Our services are FREE. We are supported by churches, businesses, foundations, United Way-SA / Bexar County, members, and individuals from the greater San Antonio area. We do not accept government funding.

History

The San Antonio satellite office opened in November 1977 at Christ Episcopal Church (www.cecsa.org). In November 2007, we celebrated 30 years of providing quality substance abuse recovery services to teenagers and young adults. We also provide counseling, recovery group meetings and other services to both parents and sibling of the chemically-dependent teenagers and young adults.

The program began in San Antonio when Reverend (now Bishop) John McNaughton of Christ Episcopal Church learned of the success of the PDAP groups in Houston and Dallas. What was most impressive in the mind of Rev. McNaughton was that PDAP was based on spiritual principles rather than a specific religion and, most notably, that the organization did not charge for services. After consulting with the Houston and Dallas PDAP groups and realizing the benefits the program would have for the San Antonio community, Rev. McNaughton requested a satellite office in donated space at Christ Episcopal Church for PDAP staff offices and a site for recovery group meetings and activities.

More than 30 years later, PDAP still holds weekly meetings at Christ Episcopal Church!!!!

After hosting the first meeting in November 1977, word spread quickly that PDAP was the place for substance abusers and their families to get the help they needed. It was there that people could learn to be drug free in a caring, loving and spiritual atmosphere. Within a couple of years PDAP - San Antonio opened several additional offices in San Antonio away from Christ Episcopal Church, so a counselor and a recovery group meeting were never far from home.

 

Today

PDAP - San Antonio is housed in several locations in San Antonio (see office locations & meeting schedules). Several local churches support our recovery programs by providing free or low cost meeting and office space. These wonderful and supportive churches include House of Prayer Lutheran Church (North San Antonio), Beacon Hill Presbyterian (Central San Antonio), Christ Episcopal Church (Monte Vista), Grace Orthodox Presbyterian Church (North San Antonio), and First Baptist Church of Boerne. These churches are a blessing to PDAP and help us to keep our administrative costs low, which helps keep our services free of charge.

Please feel free to browse the PDAP-San Antonio web site.  In it you will find information about our services and admissions process, office locations and meeting schedules, staff information, board member list, upcoming events, resources and other goodies.

As a privately funded organization that accepts no government funding of any kind, you will also find ways to Donate to PDAP. Also, make sure you visit our PDAP Donor Hall of Fame to see who in the community is responsible for helping PDAP.

If you have any questions please let us know by contacting our Executive Director, Mark Barr, at mbarr@pdap.com or you can call the administrative office during business hours at (210) 227-2634.

Remember: Today is a good day to be sober!