Action Alliance Foundation

Action Alliance Foundation provides safe recovery residences for homeless alcoholics and addicts, including those struggling with mental health issues. We teach our residents how to create sober lives leading to futures full of hope and promise.

In 1995, George Folk received two driving under the influence charges within 30 days. His judge sentenced George to one year of sober living, and George has been sober ever since.

Initially, George became a house manager, then the general manager of the recovery residence network where he received housing and services. In 2002, George acquired the company and changed its name to Action Alliance Services (AAS). Action Alliance Foundation (AAF) was formed in 2021.

AAS and AAF currently operate 35 homes throughout Orange County, housing up to 410 individuals at any given time. Houses are managed by volunteer house managers in 100% drug and alcohol-free environments. AAS gives residents one to two weeks to find work and begin paying rent, with 70% of those accepted into the program able to meet this goal.

Action Alliance Foundation (AAF) was formed in 2021 to provide opportunities for unemployable alcoholics and addicts who need months, rather than weeks, to become employable and self-sufficient. These individuals do not currently have a path to sobriety, as local homeless shelters do not require sobriety of their residents, and they do not qualify for the traditional AAS program.

Action Alliance’s program achieves results. Approximately 40% of Action Alliance’s residents and alumni maintain sobriety at the one year mark – a success rate that’s 21% higher than average!* In addition, about 70% of our residents achieve 30 days of sobriety, and 50% achieve a six month sobriety anniversary.

In addition to helping our residents achieve sobriety, Action Alliance also has a goal of helping all of its residents become productive members of society, whether through meaningful employment or by volunteering.

In 2023, AAF entered into a contract with the Orange County Healthcare Agency (OCHCA) to provide residential recovery services to community members referred by the County. Results from the program's first year (October 2023 to September 2024) are truly impressive:

• 72% of those participating completed the four-month program, successfully maintaining their sobriety throughout
• Of this group, 96% secured full-time employment
• Of the group securing full-time employment, 100% transitioned to a long-term living arrangement.

During 2025, AAF will continue to work on improving these results, as well as raise funds to sponsor up to 10 homeless alcoholics or addicts at any given time for up to six months, before they are able to pay rent on their own.

*According to the National Center for Biotechnology Information, about 33% of Americans seeking sobriety maintain their sobriety after one year.

During 2025, Action Alliance Foundation seeks to enhance its fundraising program (with a goal of raising $50,000), enhance its social media presence, and add additional recovery residences based on need and available resources.

Orange County, California

In 1995, I moved into a sober living home and it saved my life. I am a firm believer that sobriety is taught from one alcoholic (sponsor) to another alcoholic (newcomer). Action Alliance requires all of its residents to attend 4 AA/NA meetings a week and to work with a sponsor.

Action Alliance Foundation and its partner, Action Alliance Services, currently operate 35 recovery residences in Orange County that house 410+ community members in 100% drug and alcohol free environments. Each resident is required to work a job and pay their own rent; if residents receive SSDI income they are required to volunteer 20 hours a week in the community. In an effort to expand our services and reach the unemployable homeless alcoholic or addict, Action Alliance Foundation (AAF) was formed in 2021. AAF raises funds to sponsor sober living beds for unemployed and homeless alcoholics and addicts. After one to six months, AAF's goal is that the previously unemployable individual will once again become employable and self sufficient.

Over the last 20 years, the "Action Alliance Model" has helped thousands of Orange County residents get and stay sober! Homeless shelters do NOT provide a path to sobriety - but Action Alliance does!