Pierce County Alliance Youth Services - Tacoma, WA
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Foster Care To College
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Independent Living Skills
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Therapeutic Foster Care
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Transisitional Living
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Youth Outpatient Program
Pierce County Alliance Youth Services
offers five distinct programs to the greater Pierce County community;
- Therapeutic Youth Services
- Independent Living Skills
- Transitional Living
- Foster Care to College
- Youth Outpatient Program
If you are a prospective foster home provider, interested in mentoring
foster children, or another related agency, please look at the related pages
on this site for more information about our youth services programs.
We are seeking foster home providers, foster children mentors and other
related foster care service providers. Contact us today using the convenient
contact form, and we'll get right back to you.
What is the Pierce County Alliance?
The Pierce County Alliance is a private, non-profit, social service
agency organized to deliver a wide range of services through innovative and
cost-effective programs.
Originally incorporated in 1972 as ''The Pierce County Drug Alliance'' to
coordinate local drug treatment services, the name was changed in 1981 to
reflect a broader range of programs undertaken by the agency. As the
Alliance expanded to better respond to community needs and the multi-faceted
issues of substance abuse, mental health, and at-risk youth, it earned a
reputation for innovation and organizational effectiveness.
The Alliance currently operates several major programs, including drug and
alcohol treatment for adults and adolescents, foster home licensing and
support, family counseling and mental health therapy.
To deal with the burgeoning problem of drug-related crime, the agency has
collaborated with local criminal justice officials to undertake programs
like the Pierce County Drug Court, and the “Breaking the Cycle” program.
Under the auspices of the Washington State Methamphetamine Initiative, of
which the Alliance was a founding partner, the agency established a
Methamphetamine Family Services Program in support of the Pierce County
Family Court.
Annual state and county audits confirm that Alliance programs are efficient,
accountable and well organized. Awards and recognition include the Medina
Foundation's ''Management Excellence Award'', Tacoma's ''City of Destiny''
awards; and ''Outstanding Achievement by a Non-Profit Agency'' from the
Washington Council on Crime and Delinquency.