REALOPTIONS

REALOPTIONS IS A CALIFORNIA NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION, INCORPORATED IN 1981 IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THE ORGANIZATION PROVIDES COMPASSIONATE, COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY HOLISTIC HEALTHCARE, SUPPORT SERVICES, OPTIMAL HEALTH EDUCATION, AND REPRODUCTIVE LOSS HEALING TO WOMEN, MEN, STUDENTS, AND FAMILIES. THEY HAVE FIVE LICENSED MEDICAL CLINIC LOCATIONS SERVING ALAMEDA, SAN MATEO, AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES DEVOTED TO CARING FOR PATIENTS PHYSICALLY, EMOTIONALLY, AND SPIRITUALLY. WE OFFER A BROAD SPECTRUM OF PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND RESTORATIVE SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY POSITIVELY IMPACTING THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS AND FAMILIES EACH YEAR. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO HEALTH CARE AND IS COMMITTED TO MEETING OUR PATIENT'S PHYSICAL, EMOTIONAL, AND SPIRITUAL NEEDS. THEY PROVIDE WELL WOMAN CARE, STD TESTING AND TREATMENT, PREGNANCY OPTION CONSULTATIONS, PREGNANCY TESTS, ULTRASOUND IMAGING, PRENATAL CARE, ABORTION PILL REVERSAL TREATMENT, CHILDBIRTH AND PARENTING CLASSES, AND MATERIAL SUPPORT IN THE FORM OF MATERNITY CLOTHING, EMERGENCY FORMULA, DIAPERS, AND NEW CAR SEATS. THEY ALSO PROVIDE REPRODUCTIVE LOSS HEALING PROGRAMS TO ANYONE IMPACTED BY MISCARRIAGE OR ABORTION, AS WELL AS OPTIMAL HEALTH EDUCATION IN SCHOOLS, YOUTH GROUPS, AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR FIFTH THROUGH TWELFTH GRADE STUDENTS AND THEIR PARENTS.IN 2024 REALOPTIONS SAFEGUARDED THE LIVES OF 6,406 WOMEN, MEN, STUDENTS AND PREBORN BABIES THROUGH OUR MEDICAL CLINICS, REALTALK EDUCATION, AND REPRODUCTIVE LOSS HEALING PROGRAMS. THROUGH OUR MEDICAL CLINICS WE SERVED 1,820 UNIQUE PATIENTS WITH LIFE AFFIRMING SERVICES WHICH INCLUDED: 1,299 PREGNANCY TESTS, 2,355 ULTRASOUNDS, 326 STD SCREENINGS, 1,299 PREGNANCY OPTIONS CONSULTATIONS, 432 PRENATAL EXAMS, 4 ABORTION PILL REVERSAL TREATMENTS, 251 WELL WOMAN EXAMS, 26 GRIEF CARE APPOINTMENTS, AND OVER 18,747 MATERIAL SUPPORT ITEMS GIVEN TO FAMILIES IN NEED. THESE NUMBERS REPRESENT 7,540 PATIENT ENCOUNTERS FOR MEDICAL AND NON-MEDICAL SERVICES AND SUPPORT.IN 2024 REALOPTIONS COMPLETED YEAR FOUR OF OUR TITLE V, SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE EDUCATION GRANT, THE FIRST IN OUR 44 YEAR HISTORY, AND WE WERE AWARDED ANOTHER TWO-YEAR GRANT CYCLE. WE ALSO COMPLETED YEAR ONE OF THE SRAE GRANT, ANOTHER FIRST IN THE HISTORY OF REALOPTIONS. THIS AWARD WIDENED OUR REACH TO LOCAL AND UNDER-SERVED STUDENTS IN SANTA CLARA AND ALAMEDA COUNTIES FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH EDUCATION WHICH INCLUDES HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP AND SEXUAL RISK AVOIDANCE CURRICULUMS. IN 2024 WE PROVIDED 678 PRESENTATIONS TO REACH 1,962 STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND PARENTS AT 32 SCHOOLS AND ORGANIZATIONS, WITH A TOTAL OF 14,122 TOTAL HOURS OF STUDENT IMPACT. THROUGH 2024, REALOPTIONS OPERATED CLINICS SERVING SAN MATEO, ALAMEDA, AND SANTA CLARA COUNTIES OF THE SF BAY AREA. WE WERE ABLE TO GROW THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO SERVED IN THESE COMMUNITIES THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH TEAM AND BY EMPLOYING COMPREHENSIVE DIGITAL MARKETING PROGRAMS. REALOPTIONS' COLLEGE CAMPUS OUTREACH TO SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY AND UC BERKELEY CAMPUSES GAVE OUT 518 PREGNANCY TESTS WITH A COUPON FOR A FREE ULTRASOUND IN ONE OF OUR MEDICAL CLINICS, HAD 300 MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS, AND 164 STUDENTS CAME TO OUR MEDICAL CLINICS FOR SERVICES.IN 2024 OUR REPRODUCTIVE LOSS HEALING PROGRAMS IMPACTED 197 PEOPLE (WOMEN & MEN) WHO CAME TO OUR RETREATS AND WEEKLY ONLINE SUPPORT GROUPS. WE SERVE THESE GROUPS IN BOTH SPANISH AND ENGLISH. WE ALSO BROUGHT HEALING MINISTRY TO THE TEEN CHALLENGE PROGRAM FOR 30 PARTICIPANTS AND THOSE IN THE MADE NEW PROGRAM.IN 2024, WE CONTINUED TO UTILIZE OUR BENEVOLENCE COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS TO HELP PATIENTS WITH DESPERATE FINANCIAL NEEDS. THE COMMITTEE CONSISTS OF OUR DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS & HR, OUR SENIOR DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY OUTREACH, AND A DONOR WHO IS A PREVIOUS BOARD MEMBER. PATIENTS MUST FILE A SIMPLE BUT DETAILED APPLICATION FOR ASSISTANCE. ONCE AN APPLICATION IS APPROVED BY THE COMMITTEE THE FUNDS ARE PAID DIRECTLY TO THEIR NEEDED REQUEST (IE: GAS BILL, LANDLORD FOR RENT, ETC.)