Alterantivies for Better Living

“The ceo will review the form 990 and provide a copy to each member of the board of directors.”

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“Staff collects comparable data for similar organizations. Compensation is approved by the board for the ceo and clinical director.”

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“Alternatives helps families stay safe. We offer counseling and education for people at-risk of, or currently experiencing, life problems. This includes criminal justice, parole services, or child welfare involvement. The primary foci of services are parenting, substance abuse, anger (or other emotion) management, and mental health issues. By providing low cost, accessible services to people experiencing life and behavior problems alternatives intends to reduce current suffering and reduce the inter- generational of problem behaviors.”

“The aod services through the napa state hospital contract continue through 2026. There is a staff of nine state certified alcohol and drug counselors who facilitate approximately 45 weekly groups for around 550 napa state hospital patients. Alternatives outpatient aod program saw growth in fy24-25. The number of cases went from 60 in fy23-24 to 93 cases in fy24-25. Outpatient aod clients received a total of 633 units of services in fy24-25. Outpatient aod clients are seen through a mixture of in person and telehealth services. More clients are opting for a la carte services such as one group a week or one individual a week which has contributed to a lower number of total service units while still maintaining a higher case rate for the year.”

“The dui program continued to grow in fy2-25 due to a larger number of transfers from the marin county program closure. The number of people served increased 16% in fy24-25 with a total of 1067 active participants for the year. Alternatives enrolled 409 individuals including transfers and re-instated clients. The dui program follows the trend of our other programs in being heavily male with over 70% of all participants identifying as male. English continues to be the primary program while spanish speaking clients comprise 35% of the overall enrollees. The dui program is now being run through a mixture of in person and live virtual services as mandated by the state of california. The 2024-25 tax year saw the expansion of our physical space with the addition of 1600 sq ft of office space including a large group room and additional office. With this space alternatives can offer even larger groups to accommodate the dui program as well as space to facilitate workshops. The next fiscal year brings the expansion of more juvenile services as well as weekend workshops and expanded alcohol and other drugs services.”

“Our largest programs are domestic violence (batterer's treatment for men which is court-ordered treatment for intimate partner violence), alcohol and drug services through the napa state hospital and the driving under the influence program comprise 80% of the people served during fy23-24. Our batterers treatment program comprises around 17% (109 cases) of total served making it the second largest of our top three programs. Our in house alcohol & drug treatment (aod) program comprises around 15% (93 cases) of total served making it the smallest of our top three programs. These programs are currently being run as an in-person service as well as through tele-health (aod services) for out of county clients. Alternatives batterers treatment program saw a lower number of total participants in fy24-25 but maintained the same percentage to total business. A total of 109 cases received a total of 1622 services. Alternatives relaunched its women's group serving women convicted of intimate partner violence for either 26 or 52 weeks of classes. This program has the highest completion rate at 47%.”

“Our original core behavioral health programs saw enrollments of around 200 people in fy24-25 with 3204 units of services administered. These original programs are the core of what we do and are composed of behavioral health and addiction services.”