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We see possibility.

We champion peoples' strengths.

We help each person we work with to be connected, capable, and healthy.

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Help Us Support More Families Like Theirs

The Williams Family partnered with Bright Futures Adoption Center to build their family. When adopted, the children, aged 15 and 13, had spent six years in foster care. Now, just a few years later, they are thriving as a happy, healthy family.

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Join Us in Providing Hope

At RFK Community Alliance, we provide a safe, therapeutic space that empowers people of all ages to overcome challenges, build resilience, and form lasting connections, offering not just support, but hope. Helps us continue to reach those in need and guide them toward a future full of possibility.

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We're Grateful for YOU

This Grateful Tuesday, we want to take a moment to thank YOU—our team, trustees, donors, participants, families, and partners. Your support has a lasting impact on RFK Community Alliance and the people we serve.

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Empower Others Today

At RFK Community Alliance, we offer a safe, therapeutic space where people of all ages can grow, build confidence, and seize new opportunities. With you support we can continue to empower those we serve and ensure the continued success of our life-changing programs. Join us in making a lasting impact today.

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Thank You for Celebrating with Us

Thank you to everyone who made our 2024 Embracing the Legacy celebration an unforgettable success! A special thanks to our incredible honorees – Rev. Ray Hammond, MD & Rev. Gloria E. White-Hammond, MD, Susan Harris O'Connor, and the Burton Family.

2024 Embracing the Legacy Recap

Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity

Read more about our deep commitment. We are dedicated to working together to build capacity and change systems in order to be a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organization.

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What a Great Ride!

Thank you to our incredible staff riders, teams, and volunteers who participated in the Rodman Ride for Kids. It was a fantastic day dedicated to celebrating our riders and the transformative services we provide.

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Annual Report 2023

This year’s report is a showcase of a great year spent focusing on what we do best - serving people of all ages who are in vulnerable situations. We hope you will read and enjoy the 2023 report.

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The Road Ahead: Our Strategic Plan

We are pleased to share a vision and roadmap for an RFK Community Alliance that is meeting more needs for more people facing challenges, while also providing well-resourced workplaces for our team members.

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Who We Are

Nurturing strengths, determination, and resilience

RFK Community Alliance provides high-quality care and support to people and families facing complicated challenges. As a multi-service agency, we offer a wide range of programs serving a variety of needs across all ages from infants to seniors.

How do we do that? We empower people to set their own goals and provide opportunities to build the skills necessary to achieve them. We listen and encourage. We nurture strengths, determination, and resilience. And we continually innovate and evaluate to bring the best in care to those we serve.

people and family members served

mental health sessions provided

towns represented in our programs

residential program participants

school districts represented across 3 special education schools

Working for Well-Being

We partner with people and families facing challenges to find a way forward. How do we do that? We empower people to set their own goals and provide opportunities to build the skills necessary to achieve them. We listen and encourage. We nurture strengths, determination, and resilience. And we continually innovate and evaluate to bring the best in care to those we serve.

We also stand up for what's right and are purposeful in supporting our program participants and team members from all backgrounds. Learn more about our mission-driven approach to serving people, the theory of change that guides us across our work, and our commitment to diversity, belonging, inclusion, and equity.

Our Programs and Services

RFK Community Alliance provides high-quality care and support to people and families facing complicated challenges. As a multi-service agency, we offer a wide range of programs serving a variety of needs across all ages from infants to seniors.

Good can come out of these types of situations. Now I can say I’m a different person in a positive way. I believe in myself.

Sadenna

Detention Diversion Advocacy Program (DDAP)

I want to thank every staff member at the Lancaster RFK Campus, because you have taught me life skills that will help me in the future. It has really changed my life.

Jayden

Don Watson Academy

The culture is supportive and positive. And the fact that I can make a difference for students and families is the single defining reason I work here.

Teacher’s Assistant

Doctor Franklin Perkins School

The lasting guidance and confidence my daughter received from the staff is truly priceless. She now has a desire to achieve more in life and finds the grit to work through obstacles and unravel frustrations.

Parent

Doctor Franklin Perkins School

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Want to work with a leading human services agency that’s making a difference in people’s lives every day?

Our dedicated staff bring compassion, expertise, and a passion for helping individuals and families facing challenges. We know finding the right fit is important, and invite you to find out more about the range of programs and people we serve, our locations, and current job openings.

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“The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.” -Robert F. Kennedy