Located on over six acres in Colorado Springs, Community Alternatives of El Paso County opened in December of 1998 with 200 male and female residential beds. Community Alternatives believes it is possible to provide an effective and economical community-based alternative for select offenders, while maintaining appropriate community protection. The program provides residential and transitional community corrections services to participants who are near release or who are eligible for parole. The program is designed to facilitate each offender's transition from incarceration to independent, productive, community living.

The program provides residential and transitional community corrections services to participants who are near release or who are eligible for parole.  Additionally, the program serves as a “half way back” facility for technical parole violators.  The program is designed to facilitate each offender’s transition from incarceration to independent, productive, community living.

Programs
At CAE cognitive, behavioral, and psycho-educational programs are utilized.  An individualized treatment plan is developed based on each resident’s needs. 

Treatment programming offered includes:

Rational Emotive Behavioral Therapy
Relationships
Twelve-Step Facilitation
Criminal Lifestyles
Relapse Prevention
Drug and Alcohol Treatment Therapy SSIC
Narcotics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous
Drug and Alcohol Education
Job Skills
Introduction to the Twelve Steps
Understanding Relationships
Socialization
7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Infectious Diseases
Domestic Violence
Anger Management
Cognitive Restructuring
Relapse Prevention
Criminal & Addictive Thinking

Assessments and treatment are on-going processes with all residents at CAE.  The treatment team consists of professionally credentialed staff, facilitators, case managers, therapists, experienced administrators and resident managers who oversee security and monitor social behaviors.

Treatment Objectives
To ultimately reduce the risk for recidivism for CAE residents.

To provide our residents with the pro-social/cognitive tools necessary for their transition back into society and the ability to sustain a socially acceptable life style in the community.

Community Activities
CAE staff and residents have adopted ARC (Association of Retarded Children).

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