Strategic Priorities


Our Mission
Provide caring, effective services to help those with the greatest challenges recover from mental illness and associated chronic illnesses.
Our Vision
Through the provision of accessible, efficient, effective and accountable treatment services; individuals and families served will reach their full potential for a purposeful and meaningful life.
Our Values
These are the values that we believe in and that guide the work of Places for People: Hopeful “Illuminating the possibilities” and working collaboratively with those we serve to design a path toward a meaningful life. Comprehensive Addressing all aspects of health and well-being for those we serve. Effective Identifying and delivering services that are proven to promote positive change. Excellence Constantly looking for ways to improve processes and services for the highest quality outcomes for those we serve and for the organization as a whole. Empowered Providing the people we serve the services and skills necessary to achieve their personal goals and ensuring our staff are well-trained, well-supported and well-compensated. Flexible Embracing innovation and technology understanding that our industry is still evolving and will be continually changing. Partnership Developing effective relationships with funders, other providers and the community in order to successfully achieve our mission. Culturally Competent Respecting the diverse backgrounds, individuality and “lived experience” of the people with whom we serve and work.

Strategic Plan 2013-2016

The Places for People Board of Directors approved a new strategic plan in March 2013 to guide the organization between 2013 and 2016. The plan has two goals.

Goal 1

Places for People will Demonstrate Excellence in Programs and Services

Objective 1 – Transform the service delivery system to a recovery-focused, community-centered model, with the goal of increasing natural supports in the community and building lives for those we serve.
Objective 2 – Staff are highly trained, competitively compensated and have the resources necessary to be successful in their job duties.
Objective 3 – Places for People is prepared for success in the transformed health care environment.

Goal 2

Places for People Will Attain the Financial Resources and Develop the Infrastructure Necessary to Fulfill Our Mission

Objective 1 – Solidify the current and future financial position of the organization.
Objective 2 – Expand the board of directors to meet the current and future governance and resource needs of the organization.
Objective 3 – Conduct a successful capital campaign to raise funds to address the capital improvement needs of our current housing and administration buildings and build future capital need reserves for Places for People.

Context for our new Strategic Plan

Places for People combines the rich histories of two leading mental health providers, Places for People and Community Alternatives. The two agencies merged in 2011 to better serve people with the most complex mental health needs. Retaining the name Places for People, the organization continued to provide all services previously available at either agency. The merger also occurred to confront a challenge faced by any non-profit organization: to ensure a sustainable future. To accomplish this objective going forward, Places for People must continue to refine and reinforce our overall policy and operations, direct program delivery, and financial resources.

Policy and Operations

Places for People will continue our transition to a recovery-focused, community-based model that addresses health status, community integration and employment through deployment of purposeful treatment interventions. PfP will continue to adjust to state level changes in funding, effective integration of physical and behavioral health, more stringent compliance requirements in regard to documentation and clarity of medical necessity, and increasing demand for metrics of improvement in health care outcomes.

Program Delivery

Places for People will continue to improve access to services, define ourselves in the marketplace, and quantify those improvements in behavioral and physical health outcomes. We will demonstrate how well-coordinated healthcare for people with the greatest needs can result in improved health status and decreased overall health care costs.

Financial Resources

Places for People will match its current size by replenishing the organization’s operating account and rebuilding an adequate capital reserve by honing its financial management infrastructure and developing its private fundraising base.