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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. false false 549232 826146 THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE SEEN ALTERNATIVES FOR BETTER LIVING CONTINUE TO GROW AS A NON-PROFIT. THE INITIAL DIP IN BUSINESS SEEN DURING COVID, SHIFTED INTO A TIME OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND NOW STABILIZATION OF THE BUSINESS. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED REMAINED STABLE IN FY22-23. THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN THE WAKE OF COVID AND WHILE THE SIGNIFICANT BUMP TO BUSINESS THAT WE SAW IN FY21-22 HAS CALMED, THESE ORIGINAL PROGRAMS REMAIN STRONG AND A VITAL PART OF OUR OVERALL BUSINESS. THE AOD SERVICES THROUGH THE NAPA STATE HOSPITAL CONTRACT WAS RENEWED IN NOVEMBER OF 2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS. THE STAFF OF NINE STATE CERTIFIED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS FACILITATED 45 WEEKLY GROUPS FOR APPROXIMATELY 550 NAPA STATE HOSPITAL PATIENTS DURING THE FY22-23. AOD SERVICES THROUGH THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REMAINED IN PLACE THROUGH FY22-23 SERVING 179 PATIENTS. OUTPATIENT AOD CLIENTS SERVED DROPPED 36% IN FY22-23 WITH A 21% DECREASE IN CONTACTS PER ENROLLEE. THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS PER ENROLLEE WENT FROM 13 CONTACTS IN FY21-22 TO 16 CONTACTS IN FY22-23 MEANING THAT WHILE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS ENGAGED DROPPED THE OVERALL ENGAGEMENT OF THE CLIENTS ENROLLED INCREASED. ALL NAPA STATE HOSPITAL AND QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL PATIENTS CONTINUE TO BE SEEN IN PERSON FOR ALL SERVICES. OUTPATIENT AOD CLIENTS ARE SEEN THROUGH A MIXTURE OF IN PERSON AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES. 760785 482328 THE DUI PROGRAM CONTINUED TO GROW IN FY22-23 REACHING A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE LEVEL OF PARTICIPANTS. NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED INCREASED 14% IN FY22-23 WITH A TOTAL OF JUST UNDER 500 PARTICIPANTS FOR THE YEAR. ALTERNATIVES FACILITATED OVER 2500 UNITS OF SERVICE FOR THE DUI PROGRAM AND WITH AN AVERAGE OF 20 CONTACTS PER ENROLLEE. THE DUI PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE TREND OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS IN BEING HEAVILY MALE WITH 76% OF ALL PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFYING AS MALE. ENGLISH CONTINUES TO BE THE PRIMARY PROGRAM WHILE SPANISH SPEAKING CLIENTS COMPRISE 35% OF THE OVERALL ENROLLEES. MAJORITY OF CLIENTS ARE OVER 30 YEARS OF AGE WITH 34% FALLING IN THE 30-40 YEAR OLD RANGE AND 34% FALLING IN THE 40 AND OVER AGE RANGE. 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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. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A THE LAST FEW YEARS HAVE SEEN ALTERNATIVES FOR BETTER LIVING CONTINUE TO GROW AS A NON-PROFIT. THE INITIAL DIP IN BUSINESS SEEN DURING COVID, SHIFTED INTO A TIME OF SIGNIFICANT GROWTH AND NOW STABILIZATION OF THE BUSINESS. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED REMAINED STABLE IN FY22-23. THE ORIGINAL PROGRAMS CONTINUE TO THRIVE IN THE WAKE OF COVID AND WHILE THE SIGNIFICANT BUMP TO BUSINESS THAT WE SAW IN FY21-22 HAS CALMED, THESE ORIGINAL PROGRAMS REMAIN STRONG AND A VITAL PART OF OUR OVERALL BUSINESS. THE AOD SERVICES THROUGH THE NAPA STATE HOSPITAL CONTRACT WAS RENEWED IN NOVEMBER OF 2023 FOR AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEARS. THE STAFF OF NINE STATE CERTIFIED ALCOHOL AND DRUG COUNSELORS FACILITATED 45 WEEKLY GROUPS FOR APPROXIMATELY 550 NAPA STATE HOSPITAL PATIENTS DURING THE FY22-23. AOD SERVICES THROUGH THE QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT REMAINED IN PLACE THROUGH FY22-23 SERVING 179 PATIENTS. OUTPATIENT AOD CLIENTS SERVED DROPPED 36% IN FY22-23 WITH A 21% DECREASE IN CONTACTS PER ENROLLEE. THE NUMBER OF CONTACTS PER ENROLLEE WENT FROM 13 CONTACTS IN FY21-22 TO 16 CONTACTS IN FY22-23 MEANING THAT WHILE THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS ENGAGED DROPPED THE OVERALL ENGAGEMENT OF THE CLIENTS ENROLLED INCREASED. ALL NAPA STATE HOSPITAL AND QUEEN OF THE VALLEY HOSPITAL PATIENTS CONTINUE TO BE SEEN IN PERSON FOR ALL SERVICES. OUTPATIENT AOD CLIENTS ARE SEEN THROUGH A MIXTURE OF IN PERSON AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B THE DUI PROGRAM CONTINUED TO GROW IN FY22-23 REACHING A HEALTHY AND SUSTAINABLE LEVEL OF PARTICIPANTS. NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED INCREASED 14% IN FY22-23 WITH A TOTAL OF JUST UNDER 500 PARTICIPANTS FOR THE YEAR. ALTERNATIVES FACILITATED OVER 2500 UNITS OF SERVICE FOR THE DUI PROGRAM AND WITH AN AVERAGE OF 20 CONTACTS PER ENROLLEE. THE DUI PROGRAM FOLLOWS THE TREND OF OUR OTHER PROGRAMS IN BEING HEAVILY MALE WITH 76% OF ALL PARTICIPANTS IDENTIFYING AS MALE. ENGLISH CONTINUES TO BE THE PRIMARY PROGRAM WHILE SPANISH SPEAKING CLIENTS COMPRISE 35% OF THE OVERALL ENROLLEES. MAJORITY OF CLIENTS ARE OVER 30 YEARS OF AGE WITH 34% FALLING IN THE 30-40 YEAR OLD RANGE AND 34% FALLING IN THE 40 AND OVER AGE RANGE. TH DUI PROGRAM IS NOW BEING RUN THROUGH A MIXTURE OF IN PERSON AND LIVE VIRTUAL SERVICES AS MANDATED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C THE CORE PROGRAMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (BATTERER'S TREATMENT FOR MEN WHICH IS COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT FOR INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE), AOD SERVICES THROUGH THE NAPA STATE HOSPITAL AND THE DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE PROGRAM COMPRISE 72% OF THE PEOPLE SERVED DURING FY22-23. BATTERERS TREATMENT HAS SEEN A 9% DIP IN CASELOAD AS WELL AS A 9% DECREASE IN CONTACTS PER ENROLLEE. OUR BATTERERS TREATMENT PROGRAM COMPRISES AROUND 9% (141 PEOPLE) OF TOTAL SERVED MAKING IT THE SMALLEST OF OUR TOP THREE PROGRAMS. THE SLIGHT DECREASE IN PARTICIPANTS IS LIKELY DUE TO OUR COVID BACKLOG OF CASES BEGINNING TO NORMALIZE INTO A MORE PREDICTABLE ENROLLMENT RATE. THE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY BEING RUN AS AN IN-PERSON SERVICE AS WELL AS THROUGH TELE- HEALTH FOR OUT OF COUNTY CLIENTS. CURRENTLY ALL NAPA COUNTY PROBATIONERS ARE REQUIRED TO ATTEND IN PERSON SERVICES. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D THE 2021-22 TAX YEAR SAW SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS IN PRODUCTIVITY. ALTERNATIVES PROVIDED SERVICES TO OVER 1600 PEOPLE WITH AN AVERAGE OF NINE CONTACTS PER ENROLLEE, FOR A TOTAL OF OVER 14,000 CONTACTS AND OVER 7500 UNITS OF SERVICE. THE YEAR OUTPUT WAS ABOUT THE SAME AS THE PRIOR YEAR OVERALL. WITH THE CONTINUED GROWTH OF THE DUI PROGRAM AND PLANS TO EXPAND THE AOD TREATMENT SERVICES WE EXPECT TO SEE MORE SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH IN THE NEXT TAX YEAR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE CEO WILL REVIEW THE FORM 990 AND PROVIDE A COPY TO EACH MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A STAFF COLLECTS COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR THE CEO AND CLINICAL DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15B STAFF COLLECTS COMPARABLE DATA FOR SIMILAR ORGANIZATIONS. COMPENSATION IS APPROVED BY THE BOARD FOR THE CEO AND CLINICAL DIRECTOR. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 ALL DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST.