Allies In Caring, Inc.

1. Offer a cost-efficient service: We currently reduce the exacerbation of symptoms and risk behaviors, empowering families to take an active role in managing their health and wellness. In turn, we reduce the need for higher number of resources and more costly interventions. Our services contribute to reduction of crime and accompanying strain on the justice system. At the same time, we improve clients’ the probability of high school graduation, and as a result boost labor market benefits.
a) Make it easier for families to get help reducing the stigma around having mental and emotional challenges by utilizing a strengths based and culturally affirmative approach, b) Promote the family's active participation in treatment by utilizing a skills development approach c) Facilitate commitment and adherence as a result of having access to professionals who share and/or understand their language and cultural values.
2. Attract, develop and retain the best staff: We offer to the community the talent and expertise of our staff. Talent recruitment, development and retention of Hispanic staff is a key element of our value to the community.
3. Improve our internal governance and operations capacity: To ensure the success of current programs, secure organizational sustainability, and support the expansion of our services, we need to enhance our capabilities at all levels. We will further enhance and build our clinical expertise, systems and structure so that we can more effectively carry out our mission.
4. Expand our programs: These improvements will result in greater access to treatment for Hispanics and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in South Jersey; improvements will also allow us to join the DCF system of care as well as other State partner agencies in their efforts to ensure the safety, well-being and success of children, youth, families and communities.
5. Increase our cash flow: Currently our cash flow is very tight. Enhancing our financial performance will help us ensure that we can sustain our operations for the long term, retain our staff and develop new programs that will support the recovery process.

1. Increase our market share by both positioning ourselves as an expert in working with Hispanic families agency that can help our indirect costumers (Agencies that refer clients to us)
2. Build our successes and reputation by delivering outstanding customer services, since word-of-mouth advertising is the most important marketing tactic in our field
3. Retain our current indirect costumers (Agencies that refer clients to us), by maintaining good communication, being responsive, and trustworthy
4. Maximize the cost efficiency of public relations activities and advertising, ensuring that we get the most for our marketing efforts
5. Hire new qualified staff, retain them and continuously support their development to ensure that the services they offer are highly effective and professional.
6. Offer added value to our agencies such as linkage to ancillary services to facilitate transition to improved level of functioning
7. Create new partnerships, including DCP&P, Schools, Medical offices
8. Create an ongoing feedback process to further improve our services
9. Ensure customer satisfaction to build a positive reputation with our direct costumers who can help us get more referrals.

Advantages of our organization:

1. Our mission and activities address critical community needs.
2. Our members understand and care about the communities we serve.
3. Our organization is taking the lead in identifying unmet community needs and developing innovative solutions to address those needs; we are the only organization in South Jersey focused in providing In Home services including IIH, IIC & ISS services for Hispanic children and their families.
4. We have a supportive and knowledge able Board that relates well with the Executive Director and the broader community, and reflects the diversity of our constituency.
5. The board oversees and monitors organizational performance, ensuring overall accountability.
6. We have processes in place to assure quality and compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws.
7. Our staff reflects diversity of constituents served, includes bilingual, culturally competent, with sufficient training and skill level to provide services.

We have contract with The NJ DCF's Division of Children's System of Care (CSOC) to provide a wide range of services for children up to age 21 for behavioral health or developmental disability needs, including community-based services, in-home services, out-of-home residential services, and family support services.
Allies In Caring, Inc. recently got approved by the Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development (CHPRD) to provide services to Hispanic and Latino youth in South Jersey.
We have memorandums of agreement with most CSOC's partners in South Jersey, who refer clients to us. These organizations include:

1. AtlantiCare Behavioral Health
2. CapeAtlantic Ink. Integrated Network for Kids
3. Camden County Partnership for Children
4. Robins’ Nest Inc. Mobile Response
5. Twin Oaks Mobil Response
6. Capitol County Children’s Collaborative
7. CGS Family Partnership Inc.
8. Partners for Kids and Families

We collaborate with Hispanic Chamber of NJ, NJ Hispanic Leadership Summit, The Center for Hispanic Policy, Research and Development (CHPRD), NJ Deaf and Hard of Hearing Coalition and local churches and schools where most population is Hispanic and Latino etc.
We have contracts with regional universities providing internship opportunities and offering presentations; these universities include the following:
• Stockton University
• Rutgers University
• Rowan University
• Gallaudet University