Positive Alternatives Inc
Positive Alternatives Inc
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About this organization
Mission
Through a continuum of family and strength based services, Positive Alternatives strives to equip at-risk youth and young adults with the social, emotional, and development skills needed to flourish.
About
Group homes. Positive Alternatives, Inc. manages five group homes; Positive Alternatives Amery, Positive Alternatives Menomonie, Positive Alternatives River Falls, Positive Alternatives Wood County, and Positive Alternatives Marathon County are eight bed group foster homes. All are co-ed except Amery which serves females only. Each home is licensed by the Intervention Services Wisconsin Department of Children and Families. Operation of each house is governed by Wisconsin Administrative Code DCF 57. The homes provide structure, safety, and accountability to youth in need of alternate care. Each home offers long term, short term, temporary shelter, non-secure 72-hour holds, respite, and crisis placements. The group homes offer 24-hour awake supervision and support to youth ages 12-17 (through age 21 for Menomonie since August 2018). The Marathon County home serves youth from that county only. In 2018, Menomonie had 62 intakes, Amery 38 intakes, River Falls 48 intakes, Wood County 48 intakes and Marathon County 37. Youth from 28 counties were served.
Interesting data from their 2020 990 filing
The non-profit's aim, as indicated in the filing, is “Through a continuum of family and strength based services, positive alternatives strives to equip at-risk youth and young adults with the social, emotional, and development skills needed to flourish.”.
When referring to its functions, they were specified as: “Positive alternatives equips at-risk youth and young adults with social, emotional & developmental skills needed to flourish. services to youth and families are provided by prevention, intervention, and group homes programs.”.
- The non-profit has reported their operating state as WI, as required by law.
- As stated in the filing, the non-profit's address in 2020 was 603 TERRILL RD, MENOMONIE, WI, 54751.
- The non-profit's form reports a total of 149 employees as of 2020.
- Is not a private foundation.
- Expenses are greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue is greater than $1,000,000.
- Revenue less expenses is $233,702.
- The organization has 10 independent voting members.
- The organization was formed in 1974.
- The organization pays $2,550,701 in salary, compensation, and benefits to its employees.
- The organization pays $0 in fundraising expenses.