Welcome to Alternative Youth Care (AYC). Located in Northwestern Montana, we have been helping young men for over a decade to recapture their lives using a 12-Step AA Hazelden-based treatment philosophy. We are a long-term, transitional living, half-way house specializing in helping young men to develop a desire to pursue life without drugs or alcohol. Our Treatment Program is intended to pick up where inpatient treatment concluded. Our aspiration is long-term abstinence and a lifestyle of sobriety. We believe that the learning of genuine life and social skills, within a structured residential facility, is the answer for sobriety.

Residents complete the traditional 12-Step process that was begun in inpatient treatment. The 12-Step process is coupled with group and individual therapy, as well as a focus on social and family reunification. Experienced, caring, and certified (Licensed Addiction Counselors) staff assist the young men in their journey towards the life they were intended for