Greater Randolph Area Services Program Inc. was founded in 1983 by local businessmen in Universal City who envisioned a need to serve families with help for food, rent, and utility assistance. As the agency grew, a partnership with United Way of San Antonio & Bexar County was formed and later the relationship expanded to include Guadalupe United Way, Bexar County CDBG, City of San Antonio other many others.

With grants from Texas Department of Transportation in 1987, GRASP acquired new buses to initiate the Senior transportation program to provided rides to medical and shopping appointments. Today the fleet has grown to six handicap accessible vehicles with routes throughout Bexar County each day.

GRASP moved into space donated in 1984 at 417 East Aviation which housed the administrative, social services offices, and a food pantry. A small office for the YMCA was located in shared space for a few years. In 1985, the GRASP THRIFT Store was established to provide a funding resource as well as provide free shopping vouchers to needy families for clothing. The store expanded and the location for a larger store to offer more inventory to the community.

In 1990, Bobby Huskey and family donated 2 acres at the edge of Converse at 250 Donalan to build the GRASP Senior Center with funding from Bexar County Community Development Block Grants and community support. Today it houses the Senior Activities program, Congregate Meal Dining Hall, Administrative Offices, Food Pantry Distribution Center and Transportation Services. The facility has been available for hall rental and public events since 2001.

In 2000, the agency hired Jay Higginson as its youngest President & CEO in its history who has grown the agency budget from $200,000 to over $1,300,000 serving more than 9,000 individuals each year with a staff of 11 employees and over 100 volunteers who help make a difference in the lives of many local residents.