Positive Alternatives, Inc., is a private non-profit, community-based, multi-service organization serving youth and families in Wisconsin.

Through a continuum of family and strength-based services, Positive Alternatives strives to equip at-risk youth and young adults with the social, emotional and developmental skills needed to flourish.

Positive Alternatives is an innovative resource in Wisconsin for at-risk youth, young adults and their families by providing creative and collaborative prevention, intervention and aftercare services. We are dedicated to empowering those we serve to reach their greatest potential, creating an environment that fosters unity, pride and resiliency, and inspires our community to embrace the strengths of youth.

Our goal is to provide services that involve the family, focus on the desired outcome and build on strengths for the purpose of allowing individuals the opportunity to enhance social, emotional and developmental skills.

Locations:

Positive Alternatives - Menomonie
 603 Terrill Road
 Menomonie, WI 54751
 715-235-9552
 
 Positive Alternatives - River Falls
 2860 Williams Avenue
 River Falls, WI 54022
 715-426-2224
 
Positive Alternatives - Amery
 1370 60th Avenue
 Amery, WI 54001
 715-268-7997
 
Positive Alternatives - Wood County
 110 24th St S, Suite B
 Wisconsin Rapids, WI 54494
 715-712-1617
 
Positive Alternatives - Marathon County 
5475 N. 28th Ave.  
Wausau, WI 54401
715-298-3134

Positive Alternatives is accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). To learn more about COA, please visit www.coanet.org. 

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Positive Alternatives

Kelli Kamholz

Travis Wasbotten

Michael Carlson

Lauren Fullerton

Cecelia Ruehmann

Sean Kavanagh

Amanda Schutte

The Youth & Resident Counseling Team at Positive Alternatives provides comprehensive support to at-risk youth and young adults through counseling and case management. They focus on developing social, emotional, and developmental skills by offering individualized and family-centered services that foster resilience and empowerment. This team works collaboratively to deliver prevention, intervention, and aftercare services crucial for the holistic development and successful integration of the youth into their communities.

Youth & Resident Counseling Team

Youth & Resident Counseling Team

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