Do participating Service Providers provide medical services?
While some of Real Alternatives Service Providers may offer limited medical services, such as ultrasound or STD testing, Real Alternatives does not reimburse its providers for these services. As is typical of social service programs this Program is a counseling, mentoring and support program and not intended to be medical. Real Alternatives funded Service Providers are no different than any other community-based, social service organizations, such as rape crisis centers or domestic violence centers that provide counseling, mentoring, education and related support to women and their families in crisis. Of course, Real Alternatives-funded Service Providers make appropriate referrals for their clients to other community resources, whether for medical services or otherwise. The value of Real Alternatives-funded Service Providers is in no way diminished because they dont provide medical services. On the contrary, the value of these organizations is derived from the fact that they provide un
