Community Alliance

What Community Alliance does

Community Alliance is a Michigan-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization operating as the unified doing-business-as (DBA) brand for two distinct programs: Community Residence Corporation (CRC) and Community Living Network (CLN). CRC's Supported Living Program delivers long-term community living support and home help services to individuals with developmental disabilities in their own homes across Washtenaw County. CLN operates as a fiscal intermediary provider, enabling over 600 individuals across Michigan — including adults under the Choice Voucher system and children in the Children's Waiver Program — to act as the employer of record for their own support staff while CLN manages payroll, taxes, and W-2 administration.

The organization employs 101–250 staff, with over 50 direct care workers trained in community living support. All service delivery flows through contracts with the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) and nine Community Mental Health (CMH) agencies across Michigan (Cass, CEI, Barry, Branch, Ionia, Lenawee, Lifeways, Livingston, Macomb, Monroe, Ottawa, St. Clair, and Washtenaw counties). Revenue is generated entirely through fee-for-service Medicaid contracts; pricing is not publicly disclosed and services are accessed exclusively via CMH referral.

Community Alliance has no proprietary technology platform. It relies on standard administrative systems for payroll, tax, and Medicaid compliance processing. The business model is built on regulatory relationships, person-centered service philosophy, and 24-hour on-call emergency support. Distribution is channel-partner driven (CMH agency referrals), with marketing conducted through the organization's website, Facebook, community events, and advocacy partnerships such as the Michigan Caring Majority Coalition. The organization holds CARF International Gold Seal Accreditation and is governed by a policy board chaired by Gayan Harris.

Name

Community Alliance

Legal name

Community Residence Corporation and Community Living Network

Website

https://communityalliance-mi.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Community Alliance is a Michigan 501(c)(3) non-profit, operating as the DBA for Community Residence Corporation and Community Living Network. It provides supported living services and fiscal intermediary (employer-of-record) support to over 600 individuals with developmental disabilities under Medicaid contracts with nine community mental health agencies across Michigan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Support Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Disability Services & Independent Living Support (BPAGACAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Fiscal intermediary services
• Supported living programs
• Community living support
• Developmental disability services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ypsilanti

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Medicaid Fee-for-Service Revenue: As a 501(c)(3) public charity, Community Alliance relies upon fee for service revenues from Medicaid contracts with community mental health agencies across the state of Michigan. Revenue is generated through service provision under contract with CMH agencies.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Community Alliance operates two non-profit programs serving individuals with developmental disabilities under contract with Washtenaw County Community Mental Health and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. The Supported Living Program (CRC) provides community living support and home help services to individuals in their own homes throughout Washtenaw County. The Fiscal Intermediary Program (CLN) acts as employer of record for over 600 self-directed participants, managing payroll, taxes, and W2 administration across 9 Michigan counties.

Product overview

Community Alliance is a non-profit organization serving as the dba (doing business as) for two distinct programs: Community Residence Corporation (CRC) and Community Living Network (CLN). The Supported Living Program (CRC) provides long-term in-home supports and services to individuals with developmental disabilities, while the Fiscal Intermediary Services (CLN) enables individuals to act as employers of record by managing payroll, taxes, and administrative details. The two programs operate under contract with Washtenaw County Community Mental Health and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, serving over 600 individuals across multiple Michigan counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Supported Living Program (SLP) A program operated by Community Residence Corporation (CRC) providing long-term supports and services to individuals with developmental disabilities in their own homes throughout Washtenaw County, including community living support services and home help services under contract with Washtenaw County Community Mental Health and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
• Fiscal Intermediary Services A program operated by Community Living Network (CLN) offering employer support to individuals with developmental disabilities, allowing them to employ staff directly and act as the employer of record while CLN manages administrative details including payroll, taxes, and W2s. Serves over 600 individuals across 9 Michigan counties.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 600 individuals served through Fiscal Intermediary Services
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered moderate and core.

• Michigan Caring Majority CoalitionmoderateStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Community Alliance is a member of the Michigan Caring Majority Coalition, which advocates for increased funding for Medicaid self-determination programs. Coalition celebrated state budget increase in January 2019.
• Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicescoreOthersPrimary regulatory and funding partner. Community Alliance relies upon fee for service revenues from Medicaid contracts under MDHHS oversight. The organization operates under contract with MDHHS for self-direction services.
• Washtenaw County Community Mental HealthcoreOthersPrimary contracted partner providing community living support services and home help services to individuals with developmental disabilities in Washtenaw County.
• Cass County Community Mental Health AuthoritycoreOthersContracted community mental health agency providing fiscal intermediary services across Michigan.
• CEI (Clinton Eaton Ingham) Community Mental Health AuthoritycoreOthersContracted community mental health agency serving the Lansing area with fiscal intermediary services.
• Lifeways Community Mental HealthcoreOthersContracted community mental health agency with fiscal intermediary services contract.
• Livingston County Community Mental HealthcoreOthersContracted community mental health agency with fiscal intermediary services contract.
• Macomb County Community Mental HealthcoreOthersContracted community mental health agency with fiscal intermediary services contract.
• Monroe County Community Mental Health AuthoritycoreOthersContracted community mental health agency with fiscal intermediary services contract.
• Ottawa Community Mental Health of Ottawa CountycoreOthersContracted community mental health agency with fiscal intermediary services contract.
• St Clair County Community Mental Health AuthoritycoreOthersContracted community mental health agency with fiscal intermediary services contract.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BrightSpring Health Services: Public, diversified home and community-based services provider (including I/DD and behavioral health) with multi-state reach, comparable in service category but materially larger and broader than Community Alliance.
• Easterseals: National nonprofit federation providing disability and community living services, comparable in mission, person-centered philosophy, and CARF-accredited service delivery framework.
• Sevita Health: Large national provider of home and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, overlapping Community Alliance's Supported Living Program but operating at significantly greater scale.

Regional players

• Hope Network: Michigan-based nonprofit providing behavioral health, developmental disability, and community living services; comparable in service category and geography to Community Alliance.
• The Arc Michigan: Statewide Michigan advocacy and direct services organization for individuals with I/DD, comparable in mission and Michigan footprint but focused more on advocacy and supports coordination than in-home staffing.

Direct peers

• Public Partnerships LLC: Fiscal management services company that supports self-directed Medicaid waiver programs nationwide, providing employer-of-record and budget administration analogous to CLN.
• Consumer Direct Care Network: Large national fiscal intermediary serving self-direction Medicaid waiver participants across multiple states, directly comparable to CLN's role managing payroll, taxes, and employer-of-record duties.
• REM Michigan: Michigan-based provider of residential and community-based services for individuals with I/DD operating under The MENTOR Network, directly comparable in geography and service mix to Community Alliance.
• Mosaic: National nonprofit providing residential, day, and supported-living services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, directly comparable to Community Alliance's Supported Living Program.
• GT Independence: Michigan-headquartered fiscal intermediary / employer-of-record provider offering self-directed HCBS services to individuals with disabilities, directly comparable to Community Living Network's program.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CommunityAlliance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/community-residence-corp

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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