Community Alliance Housing
About Community Alliance Housing
Community Alliance Housing is built for people in Omaha and nearby Nebraska communities who need more than a single appointment. One door can lead to crisis support, counseling, primary care, housing help, employment services, and peer support, so people can keep moving through real life with help that fits. That kind of continuity matters, especially for adults, youth, young adults, families, and people navigating homelessness or reentry. If you want to support care that meets people where they are and stays with them, this is the kind of work that does it.
What sets Community Alliance apart is how much it keeps under one roof without losing the human side of care. It offers psychiatric services, primary care, housing, employment, rehabilitation, crisis response, and peer support together, and Safe Harbor gives people a peer-led alternative when hospital care is not the right fit.
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 assessment and stabilization, crisis intervention, and follow-up support.
Safe Harbor peer crisis diversion
Peer-led crisis diversion support by phone or in a home-like setting for people who do not want or need hospital care, with stays of up to 24 hours when appropriate.
Psychiatric services and medication management
Assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing medication management by psychiatric physicians and nurse practitioners.
Counseling
Individual, family, and group counseling for mental health and substance use concerns, available in person and by telehealth.
Substance use services
Substance use evaluation, outpatient treatment, counseling, relapse prevention, and intensive outpatient programming.
Youth mental health services
Therapy, support, and early intervention for children, teens, and young adults experiencing emotional, behavioral, or mental health challenges.
Navigate to Success
Early intervention support for people ages 14 to 35 experiencing a first episode of psychosis, including psychiatric services, family education, and supported education and employment.
Healthy Transitions
A transition program for young people ages 16 to 25 moving into adulthood while managing mental health needs.
Day Rehabilitation
Weekday skill-building and resilience services in a structured community setting for people with serious mental illness and co-occurring conditions.
Community Support
In-home and in-community support with daily living tasks, recovery planning, routines, and access to stable housing and supports.
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
Multidisciplinary wraparound services for adults with complex mental health needs, including crisis intervention, medication support, housing, and community integration.
Residential services and supportive housing
Supportive, structured living environments and housing support for individuals who need extra time and assistance in recovery.
Targeted Case Management
Personalized coordination to help people access community resources and work toward recovery goals.
Employment services
Job search help, employer connections, resume development, interview preparation, and continued employment support.
Homeless services
Street and shelter outreach, short-term psychiatric assessment, case management, supportive housing placement, and SOAR assistance.
Reentry services
Vocational Life Skills support for people transitioning from incarceration, including counseling, housing, employment help, and community reintegration support.
Primary care
Integrated primary care with screenings, preventive care, acute illness treatment, chronic disease management, and wellness support.
Peer and family support
Peer support from people in recovery and family education and support for loved ones.
Care coordination
Help navigating services within Community Alliance and with other health care providers.
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.
Who they serve
People in metro Omaha and surrounding Nebraska communities who are experiencing mental health or substance use challenges, including adults, youth, young adults, families, people with serious mental illness, people experiencing homelessness, and people involved in reentry.
Their impact
- Served nearly 6,000 individuals in 2024.
- Provided family education and support to more than 200 families in 2025.
- The ACT team reported a 93% community tenure rate.
- Operated 16 housing units and provided 52 people with mental illness 5,416 rehabilitative housing days.
- Breaking the Silence welcomes more than 650 attendees each year.
How your donation helps
- Psychiatric or medical treatment
- Housing support and placement
- Employment support
- Treatment, rehabilitation, and support services
- Crisis services, including the crisis line and mobile crisis response
Our story
Community Alliance began in Omaha as a grassroots effort led by family members of people with serious mental illness. It started with case management, affordable housing, and essential supports, then grew into integrated behavioral health care, primary care, rehabilitation, housing, employment, crisis response, and peer support. That original goal has stayed the same, helping people live, work, learn, and contribute in the Omaha community.
Need help?
How someone in need can access Community Alliance Housing’s services.
People can walk in Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 7150 Arbor Street in Omaha, call 402-341-5128, or use the 24/7 crisis line at 402-715-4226 for crisis support. Services are available by phone, text, chat, in person, and through telehealth, and walk-in services are first come, first served.
Stories
The people behind the work.
In their words
“Recovery is in Reach”
“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 meets each client where they are at every day with patience and compassion, walking with the entire family on their road to recovery.”
“I think the secret sauce is about listening to the people you serve and being responsive.”
Events
Breaking the Silence
annualAnnual educational and awareness event that brings together families, friends, businesses, behavioral health professionals, elected officials, and philanthropic leaders around mental health and substance use issues.
Ways to help
Concrete needs and volunteer roles Community Alliance Housing has shared.
Current needs
- Personal care items such as soap, shampoo, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, shaving supplies, toothbrushes, toothpaste, and toilet paper
- Bottles of water
- Hand warmers
- Blankets
- Twin-size bed linens and bed pillows
- Pots, pans, dinnerware, and cleaning supplies
- New or gently used teen and adult hats, gloves, scarves, earmuffs, and winter coats
Volunteer opportunities
- Teach a class in computers, cooking, health, exercise, arts and crafts, or another area of expertise
- Provide haircuts as a barber or hairstylist
- Prepare or donate a healthy home-cooked meal
- Organize a spring or fall cleanup at a residential facility
- Donate professional skills on a one-time, weekly, or monthly basis
Recognition & press
Awards & recognition
- Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) designation
- Nationally accredited by CARF
- Nonprofit Association of the Midlands Best Practices Partnership
- 2018 Integrity Award from the Better Business Bureau
- 2014 Recovery Award from the state’s Director of Behavioral Health Services
- Most Inspiring Practice award from the Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless
In the media
- KETV, collaborative advocacy work about Nebraska’s proposed service definition changes
Partners & funders
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about this nonprofit and how its work happens.
How do people get started with services?
People can walk in during posted hours, call the main number, or use the crisis line if they need immediate help. Staff can help sort out which services fit best, and programs do not have to be started in any set order.
Are crisis services available at all times?
Yes. Community Alliance offers a 24/7/365 crisis line, mobile crisis response, urgent walk-in services, clinical crisis intervention, and follow-up support.
Who can use the youth programs?
Youth and young adult services are available for children, teens, and young adults, with specific programs for people ages 14 to 35 and transition support for people ages 16 to 25.
What is Safe Harbor?
Safe Harbor is a peer-run crisis diversion program staffed by trained peer specialists. It is for people who do not want or need hospital care, and it can offer support by phone or in a home-like setting for up to 24 hours when appropriate.
Does Community Alliance offer telehealth?
Yes. Many counseling, psychiatric, and other services are available by telehealth, and the telehealth area is broader than the main in-person service area.
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