HISTORY
In its 30 years of existence, Alternatives has grown from a three-program agency serving just 26 people with 15 employees to a 45-program agency with a $21 million budget and a staff of 450 dedicated professionals serving about 550 people.
We have grown from our founding in Uxbridge to providing services throughout the Blackstone Valley as well as in Greater Worcester, Greater Milford, Fitchburg/Leominster, and Wrentham/Plainville areas. We now offer an unparalleled variety of services to people with developmental and/or psychiatric disabilities.
Many of our staff members have been with us since our early years, facing the challenges of growth with an unswerving commitment to the people we serve. We are proud of our record of integrating people into the community by providing the skills and support they need to achieve success, which we measure by helping them attain real jobs, real homes and real relationships in the communities in which they live, work and play.
Our rapid growth proves to us the need for Alternatives and its services and the success of our vision of redefining community. Despite our size, we have retained the core values of compassion and community involvement on which we were based.
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