In 1985, a California non-profit corporation was set up in for the general purpose of the prevention of cruelty to children, charitable, and/or educational purposes. In 1987, Alpha Treatment Centers (ATC) was developed to meet the needs of children in the preexistent foster care system. ATC serves five Southern California Counties (Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, Los Angeles, and San Diego) and facilitates hundreds of children; giving them a chance for a better future, and preventing the need for group homes or institutional care. In 2008, Alpha extended their services to include adoptions, allowing many foster children to find permanent and loving homes. Alpha Adoption Centers is dedicated to finding appropriate matches for adoptive children and families. Alpha Adoption Centers’ philosophy is that everyone needs a forever family and that no one ever outgrows this need. We strive to educate prospective adoptive parents on key attachment building strategies that help combat some of the developed dysfunctional cognitive processes and behavioral problems that many of our foster children struggle with. Alpha Adoption Centers’ social worker's focus on restructuring these thought processes to further positive behavioral and cognitive goals. These children are worthwhile persons entitled to a functional family.