COMMUNITY
LINKS
Alpha Behavioral Health Services participates in many community
partnerships to more efficiently and effectively provide services. Below
is a listing of programs, services and collaboratives we are proud
to actively participate in.
2-1-1 San Diego
2-1-1 is an easy-to-remember telephone number that connects anyone
looking for help to those who want to help with available
community resources. Tracking call data helps ensure
the most efficient and effective use of community resources. For
more information, contact Sara Matta with 2-1-1 at (858)
300-1303.
Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP)
A 24-member panel of representatives from government and
private industry responsible for distributing $1.2 million in federal
funds to emergency food and shelter programs throughout the county. For
more information, contact Wainani Au Oesterle United Way of San
Diego County at (858) 636-4178.
Emergency Resource Group (ERG)
ERG is comprised of front-line staff who meet monthly to share
resource availability in San Diego and to network. For
more information, contact Joe Zilvinskis with Interfaith Shelter
Network at 619-702-5399
Caring Council
The Caring Council is a voluntary association of individuals concerned
with the policies and practices that affect accessible and affordable
housing, health care, education, and other resources for the
increasing number of people living in San Diego County. For
more information contact William Oswald, Ph.D. with Springfield
College at 619-582-4002.
CA Emergency Housing Assistance Program
(EHAP)
The Emergency Housing and Assistance Program (EHAP) is the state’s
primary funding source for emergency and transitional housing to
the 360,000 homeless in California. For more information,
contact Wainani Au Oesterle United Way of San Diego County at (858)
636-4178.
 California Partnership for Access to Treatment
(CPAT)
CPAT is a diverse network of advocacy
organizations, community groups, health care providers
and employers committed to increasing access to prescription
medicines to ensure a healthy and productive California. For
more information, contact Mark Wittenberg with CERRELL
Associates at 323-466-3445.
Community Heath Improvement Partners (CHIP)
CHIP is a collaboration of San Diego health care systems,
hospitals, community clinics, insurers, physicians, universities,
community benefit organizations and the County of San Diego. CHIP
is dedicated to increasing awareness and responsiveness to community
health needs and expanding coordination among health improvement
projects throughout the San Diego region. For more information,
contact Kristen Garrett at (619) 515-2854.
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)
EITC is a refundable tax credit designed to help lift
low-income individuals and families out of poverty. It is considered
to be a highly effective anti-poverty program because it encourages
people to work, and supplements wages while building purchasing
power and returning revenue to communities. For more information,
contact Wainani Au Oesterle with the United Way of San Diego County
at (858) 636-4178.
San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative (SDHFC)
The San Diego HIV Funding Collaborative is a group of
funders and concerned community members whose mission is to raise,
leverage and collaboratively allocate private funds in
order to reduce the impact of HIV in the San Diego region. For
more information, contact Katherine Crow with Alliance Healthcare
Foundation at (858) 614-4894.
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