Community Alliance Housing
About Community Alliance Housing
Community Alliance Housing is built for the moments when someone needs more than one kind of help at once. In Omaha and surrounding Nebraska communities, it offers mental health care, substance use support, primary care, crisis response, housing, and recovery services so people can keep moving toward work, school, family, and stability. For donors, the appeal is straightforward: this is support that follows a person past the appointment and into daily life.
What sets Community Alliance apart is how many services live under one roof in practice, not just on paper. A person can connect to crisis response, peer diversion, youth transition support, housing, employment help, and family education through the same organization, with care that stays connected as needs change.
Programs
The concrete work this nonprofit runs. Each program may later become a fundable project.
Crisis Services
24/7/365 crisis line, mobile crisis response, walk-in urgent care, clinical crisis intervention, and follow-up support for mental health or substance use crises.
Safe Harbor Peer Crisis Diversion Services
Peer-run crisis diversion by phone or in a comfortable, living-room-style setting, with support available for up to 24 hours when appropriate.
Psychiatric and Counseling Services
Psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, evaluation, medication management, and individual, family, and group counseling, offered in person and via telehealth.
Substance Use Services
Outpatient substance use evaluation, counseling, intensive outpatient program, relapse prevention, and peer navigation support.
Youth Mental Health Services
Specialized therapy, support, and early intervention services for children, teens, and young adults experiencing emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.
Navigate to Success
An early intervention program for individuals ages 14 to 35 who are experiencing a first episode of psychosis.
Healthy Transitions
A program for young people ages 16 to 25 who are moving from youth-serving systems into adulthood and need help with independence, planning, and support.
Primary Care
Integrated primary care that includes screenings, preventive care, treatment for acute illness and chronic conditions, minor procedures, wellness support, annual checks, and referrals.
Rehabilitation Services
In-home and in-community rehabilitation support to build skills, strengthen recovery, and support daily living beyond a clinical setting.
Day Rehabilitation
A weekday program with educational and skill-building classes and activities in a structured community setting.
Community Support
In-home and in-community help with daily living tasks, recovery planning, routines, housing stability, and access to supports.
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
Intensive wraparound support from a multidisciplinary team for adults with complex mental health needs.
Residential Services
Supportive, structured living environments for people who need extra time and support in recovery.
Targeted Case Management
Personalized coordination to help people access community resources, navigate systems, and work toward recovery goals.
Employment Services
Support with identifying interests and skills, job search, resume development, interview preparation, and ongoing employment support.
Homeless Services
Street and shelter outreach, short-term psychiatric assessment, case management, supportive housing placement, and benefits application support.
Reentry Services / Vocational Life Skills
Support for formerly incarcerated individuals that includes counseling, therapy, housing help, life skills, employment assistance, and community reintegration support.
Peer Support
Lived-experience peer specialists who provide encouragement, practical tools, advocacy, and recovery support across many programs.
Family Education and Support
One-on-one family support, educational resources, coping strategies, referrals, and the free eight-week Family-to-Family educational program.
Care Coordination
Help navigating and accessing services across Community Alliance and with other health care providers.
Supportive Housing
Quality, safe, affordable, rehabilitative housing for people with mental illness, with housing linked to participation in qualifying mental health programming.
About this work
In their own words — what they do, who it reaches, and what your dollars actually fund.
Mission
Helping individuals experiencing mental health and substance use challenges achieve their unique potential and to live, work, learn and contribute in a community of mutual support. Community Alliance also provides persons with mental illness quality, safe, affordable and rehabilitative housing.
Who they serve
People experiencing mental illness, substance use disorders, co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions, youth and young adults, families, people living with serious mental illness, people experiencing homelessness, and individuals involved in reentry from incarceration.
Their impact
- Served nearly 6,000 individuals in 2024.
- Served more than 200 families through family education efforts in 2025.
- The ACT team reported a 93% community tenure rate for people with complex mental health needs.
- Operated 30 housing units, providing 44 people with mental illness 9,911 rehabilitative housing days.
- Reached more than 75 outreach and educational events in 2025.
How your donation helps
- Treatment, rehabilitation, and support services
- 24/7 crisis line and mobile crisis response
- Safe Harbor peer crisis diversion services
- Mental health education and awareness events such as Breaking the Silence
- Family education and support services
Our story
Community Alliance started as a local grassroots effort led by family members of adults with serious mental illness who wanted more support for people to live, work, learn, and contribute in Omaha. It began with case management, affordable housing, and other essential services, then grew into the integrated behavioral health, primary care, rehabilitation, housing, employment, crisis diversion, and youth transition services it offers today.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Community Alliance Housing’s services.
Walk in to the 7150 Arbor Street office Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm to talk with staff about services, or call 402-341-5128. Crisis services are available 24/7 through the crisis line at 402-715-4226, including mobile crisis response, walk-in support, and Safe Harbor peer crisis diversion. Telehealth is also available for many services, and no law enforcement involvement is required for crisis support.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
"I keep coming back to CA because of how much of a difference this place has made on my life. My mental health is better because of my new job which I got with the support of Community Alliance. I’m definitely in a different place than I was before."
"Community Alliance meets each client where they are at every day with patience and compassion, walking with the entire family on their road to recovery."
"The speakers are always very informative and very emotional. Their personal stories touch people."
Events
Breaking the Silence
annualAnnual mental health awareness and fundraising event featuring nationally recognized speakers who share personal experiences and advocate for mental health awareness.
Bike, walk, and eat tacos
Community event honoring Mike Kutilek and helping increase awareness and support for mental health services.
Recognition & press
Awards & recognition
- CARF accreditation
- Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) designation
- 2018 Integrity Award from the Better Business Bureau
- 2014 Recovery Award from Nebraska’s Director of Behavioral Health Services
- Most Inspiring Practice award from the Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless
- Best Practices Partnership with the Nonprofit Association of the Midlands
In the media
- KETV, coverage of Community Alliance’s collaborative advocacy work on Nebraska’s proposed service definition changes.
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How do people start services at Community Alliance?
People can walk in to the 7150 Arbor Street office Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:30pm, or call 402-341-5128 to learn about available programs and get connected to staff.
What crisis options are available?
Community Alliance offers a 24/7 crisis line, mobile crisis response, walk-in support, clinical crisis intervention, follow-up care, and Safe Harbor peer crisis diversion.
Do people have to use services in a certain order?
No. People can choose the programs that best fit their needs, and trained staff can help them understand the options.
Does Community Alliance provide housing?
Yes. Housing is available for people who also qualify for the needed mental health programming, such as Residential Rehabilitation, Community Support, or Assertive Community Treatment.
Who can use the youth and young adult programs?
Navigate to Success serves individuals ages 14 to 35 experiencing a first episode of psychosis, and Healthy Transitions serves young people ages 16 to 25 who are moving from youth-serving systems into adulthood.
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