Creative Alternatives

Creative Alternatives operates fourteen short term residential therapeutic program (strtp) homes in stanislaus and merced counties.our strtp home environment is designed to prepare emotionally fragile youth for the transition from strtp living to reunification with their natural family, foster care, or in some cases, emancipation. In a nurturing environment, our children are taught independent living skills which range from basic daily functioning tasks to money management and job training. Youth are empowered, on an individualized basis, by learning appropriate communication and socialization skills, problem solving techniques and goal setting. Our youth are taught coping strategies which offer them Alternatives to self-destructive behavior.

Reyn franca school (stanislaus county), reyn franca annex (stanislaus county), grace bishop school (merced county) and Creative Alternatives school (fresno county) are nonpublic schools designed to meet the special and unique needs of every student. The majority of the students we serve have a variety of emotional, social, and behavioral problems. We serve grades k-12 with the majority of placements in grades 3-12. Emphasis is placed on improving social skills by requiring students to be held accountable for their actions. A system of rewards and consequences is used to assist in improving their social skills. Academic subjects are given equal attention.

Creative Alternatives foster family agency's mission is to deliver comprehensive therapeutic services in a nurturing environment to youth and young adults. Our view is that once a child's chaotic beginning has been stabilized, positive changes and healthy development can occur. When children are placed with our agency for the purpose of reunification, adoption or emancipation, we gear treatment plans toward the specific needs of the child. Our goal is to place all children in our care into home environments that encourage and allow them to develop healthy, positive social attachments.