About the Alpha Project

Alpha Project is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) human services organization that serves over 4,000 men, women, and children each day. Services offered include affordable housing, residential substance abuse treatment, supportive housing for people with special needs, basic and emergency services for the homeless, transportation assistance, mental health counseling, employment training, preparation and placement, emergency shelter, HIV/AIDS, education, outreach and prevention, and community services.

Presidents Message

All one has to do is turn on the evening news or read the newspaper to understand that we as a nation are hurting deeply. These trying and challenging times have touched us all and it’s enough to make many people want to throw their hands up in despair. However, there are other stories that don’t make the headlines very often, and that is the good news of the enduring human spirit. The stories of men, women and children struggling to defeat homelessness, poverty, addiction, hopelessness and joblessness, and the courage and fortitude it takes to overcome. Additionally, the stories of those in our community who give their hard earned money to provide help and opportunities for others they don’t even know. For over two decades, the kindness and generosity of others has never ceased to amaze me. This is what motivates and inspires me and those we serve to continue to fight for success.

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Mission and History

Our Mission

The mission of the Alpha Project is to empower individuals, families, and communities by providing work, recovery and support services to people who are motivated to change their lives and achieve self-sufficiency. The agency’s many programs are available to all persons in need regardless of race, creed, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, or sexual orientation.

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Board of Directors

The executive direction of Alpha Project rests with a Board of Directors:

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Executive Staff

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Awards & Accomplishments

2020-2021 Major Sponsors

• Aetna
• Alliance Healthcare Foundation
• American Medical Response
• ASML
• Bank of America Charitable Foundation
• Barber Family
• City of Chula Vista
• City of National City
• City of San Diego
• City of Vista
• Christian V & Lisa D Young Family Foundation
• CMR Risk & Insurance Services Inc.
• CoBank
• Combined Federal Campaign (CFC)
• Costco
• County of San Diego
• Cox Communication

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Video Gallery

Featured on SanDiegoUnionTribune.com -- ‘Duty, honor, dignity’: Famed West Point Glee Club brings harmony to homeless shelter

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Featured on 10news.com -- San Diego Navy sailor uses photography passion to give back to veterans, homeless

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Employment

For all current employment opportunities, please click HERE:

Employment @ Alpha Project

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Data, Privacy & Reporting

Alpha Project uses Clarity (distributed by Bitfocus) for its Homeless Management Information System (HMIS). Clarity is a local web-based information technology system that San Diego’s Continuum of Care (CoC) uses to collect client-level data and data on housing and services to homeless individuals/families and persons at risk of homelessness.

With oversite from the Regional Task Force on Homelessness, Clarity is used by dozens of agencies countywide. It captures demographic data, services, housing, assessments, employment, and other data relevant to client progress. The program provides for longitudinal tracking of service utilization by each client and generates reports within a vast set of parameters.

The HMIS may only be accessed by affiliated organizations that have agreed to participate in HMIS and joined the HMIS Trust Network. The guidelines informing the roles and responsibilities of being an HMIS Participating Agency are extensive and may be found in the HMIS Policies and Procedures. Alpha Project has adopted the Regional Task Force on Homelessness’ HMIS Privacy and Security Policies entirely for all homeless service programs. All users must complete new user training before they may access HMIS, as well as ongoing training, including procedures on safeguarding personal information and privacy. Please view the Notice of Privacy Practices and the Multiparty Authorization to Use and/or Disclose Information.

Alpha Project measures client progress towards self-sufficiency against baseline assessments done at program entry and generates cumulative reports reflective of aggregate client success and program outcomes. Each program reports not less than annually to all relevant funding sources and oversight agencies, including the City of San Diego, the San Diego Housing Commission, the County of San Diego, and the Federal Department of Housing and Urban Development, among other public and private entities and funders.

Resources

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Procurement

Procurement Opportunities:

Single Audit RFP – Opens 8/5/22 - Closes 8/19/22

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Questions & Answers

Q: On page 2, you are requesting a complete roster that includes any ongoing or completed engagements for OMB A-133 compliance audits within the last three years. I have not seen this in an RFP before. Is this supposed to be for all Single Audits that our firm has worked on (there are 4 audit partners) in the last 3 years or is this only applicable to these particular audits that I have worked on in the last 3 years? It is not clear from the RFP.

A: Firms with multiple audit partners may opt to provide information that covers one audit partner, the partner who would oversee this project, if secured, provided there is an adequate pool of engagements.