TNOYS member agency Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives, Inc. (RMYA) was named as one of San Antonio's Top Workplaces in 2010. Top Workplaces are organizations that provide their employees with a great place to work. The cool part is that the company employees get to decide. Top Workplaces surveys the employees - and only those companies that employees rate as the best companies to work for are selected. The workplace surveys are conducted by WorkplaceDynamics LLC, and the programs are run in conjunction with the major newspaper in the regional area. Congratulations, Roy Mass'. You deserve it!
About RMYA
Roy Maas' Youth Alternatives has provided safety for children in crisis since 1976 with residential & counseling services to end the cycle of abuse & violence: Bridge Emergency Shelter, TurningPoint Independent Living Program for youth leaving foster care, Counseling Center with free Master's level services , MeadowLand Campus, our long-term residential programs, including a residential treatment center for children with emotional/behavioral needs from past abuse, & MeadowLand Charter School for at-risk students. Roy Maas once said "People need three things to be happy: someone to love, something constructive to do with their time & something to look forward to." As key people in the lives of the youth we serve RMYA works to provide an environment for these things to happen. Our children have many obstacles to overcome & we provide the help & tools they need to understand they can lead a positive life & become productive citizens in our community.
What the employees say
What excites you about the direction this organization is taking?
The positive recognition and involvement it gets from important people and companies.
It excites me that this organization continues to grow and continues to offer the help that the children we serve need.
I love my job because...
Our team gets along well and works well with each other. We trust each other and I can easily say we all work really hard.
Interesting facts
The Bridge has won the Runaway & Homeless Youth Grant since 1976. Since 1984 the Counseling Center has received the Services to At-Risk Youth Grant & STAR provider for San Antonio/Bexar County, offering free Master's level counseling/crisis intervention for 2,000+ children & families a year. TurningPoint has received the federal Transitional Living Program Grant since 1999. All grants are highly competitive. RMYA programs have about 160 employees who are experienced with at-risk youth: 14 senior staff members have been at RMYA for 20+ years; one-third of our staff for 5+ years; 37% have undergraduate degrees & 12% have Master's degrees; 40 are seeking undergraduate degrees & 7 are in graduate school; 10 are Licensed Child Care Administrators. RMYA therapists have Master's degrees & 10 are Licensed Professional Counselors; one is a Licensed Master of Social Work; one is a Licensed Sexual Offender Treatment Provider & one is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist.
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