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- EIN 95-2959331
- (323) 526-4016
- 900 Corporate Center Dr Ste 350 Monterey Park CA 91754-7620 USA
- www.almafamilyservices.org
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Causes: Mental Health, Mental Health Associations
Mission: Alma family services is dedicated to advancing the quality of life of families and individuals coping with a range of needs through strength-based services. -by providing a range of quality community integrated multilingual and multicultural services. -by supporting empowerment at the individual, group and community level to effectively reduce the barriers which negatively impact their lives. -by advocating for the rights and responsibilities of families and individuals with special needs. -by working with businesses, civic associations, and local, state and federal officials to increase knowledge of the abilities and contributions of individuals with special needs.
Programs: Comprehensive behavioral health: (1) behavioral health services are provided to individuals experiencing significant emotional difficulties. Services may include individual, group and/or family psychotherapy, case management, crisis intervention, and medication support. Services are provided to clients ranging from children to older adults. (2) wraparound services are provided in collaboration with the los angeles department of children and family services; department of probation; and the department of mental health. Services are provided by a specially trained team providing services that are family-driven and family-strengths focused with the goal of wrapping supportive services around the client and family to ensure the successful return to home from higher level of service placements. During the fiscal year, more than 2,500 unduplicated clients were served under these programs.
child and family development:(1)intellectual and developmental special needs programs include community integration training, designed to strengthen the capacity of individuals with developmental disabilities to achieve greater access to community supportive services and recreational activities, and socialization training, which focuses on the positive social development of consumers. (2)preschool program provides high quality preschool curriculum to best meet the needs of our students and their families. (3)family and peer support, treatment and instructional groups encourage ongoing family education and emotional support and provide support groups to consumers.
youth at the crossroads:(1) gang reduction and youth development (gryd) program represents a historic effort on the part of the city of los angeles mayor's office to reduce crime rates and gang membership in specific communities with a high degree of gang activity and violence. (2) probation youth community reentry program offers clinical supportive services for at-risk youth and their families following their release from probation camp.
wraparound services utilize a specially trained team to provide family-driven strenghts based supportive services to the client and his/her family to ensure a successful transition to the home environment from a higher level of service placement.