Maximize Tax Benefits & Establish A Giving Legacy with a DAF

With Donor Advised Funds (DAF), you can support your favorite causes – like what we do here at Alpha Home – while mitigating your tax bill in return. According to National Philanthropic Trust, a Donor-Advised Fund is “a giving account established at a public charity. It allows donors to make a charitable contribution, receive an…

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Alpha Home gets an ART Makeover

In Mid-May, Alpha Home was the recipient of a truly unique honor – the beautiful redesign and renovation of our Counselor House, compliments of the 2022 ART Conference.

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Your Reaction Matters Most

“Once upon a time a daughter complained to her father that her life was miserable and that she didn’t know how she was going to make it. She was tired of fighting and struggling all the time. It seemed just as one problem was solved, another one soon followed. Her father, a chef, took her…

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Elephants – Failure is Never Final

“As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact that these huge creatures were being held by only a small rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no cages. It was obvious that the elephants could, at anytime, break away from their bonds but for some reason, they did…

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Complaining to a Wise Person

“People visit a wise man complaining about the same problems over and over again. One day, he decided to tell them a joke and they all roared with laughter. After a few minutes, he told them the same joke and only a few of them smiled. Then he told the same joke for a third time, but…

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We’re Showing Our Age!

We’re showing our age! It’s “Dress Like the Year You Were Born Day” #alphahomesatx #teamworkmakesthedreamwork #SpiritDay #recoveryisworthit Staff dressed in the style of the year they were born!  It sparked a lot of conversation among our Alpha Family and we all had some laughs while walking down memory lane.

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Anger, the Boy and the Fence

“There once was a little boy who had a very bad temper. His father decided to hand him a bag of nails and said that every time the boy lost his temper, he had to hammer a nail into the fence. On the first day, the boy hammered 37 nails into that fence. The boy gradually began to control…

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The King, the peasant and the boulder

“In ancient times, a king had his men place a boulder on a roadway. He then hid in the bushes and watched to see if anyone would move the boulder out of the way. Some of the king’s wealthiest merchants and courtiers passed by and simply walked around it. Many people blamed the King for…

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