For immediate release:
May 13, 2025
In a big win for Cloverdale: Alexander Valley Healthcare (AVH) has secured $4.4 million in state funding to help build its long-anticipated Health and Wellness Center right in the heart of downtown! This funding, part of California’s Proposition 1, will directly support expanded mental health care, increasing access to services that are much needed in our community.
“This award brings us one step closer to a longtime dream—making behavioral health care more available to everyone,” said CEO, Debbie Howell. “We couldn’t have done this without our many generous community memberswhose donations helped us to meet the state’s matching requirement.”
The re-designed 28,000-square-foot building will be home to all of AVH’s medical, dental, and behavioral health services, currently spread across three separate sites. Mental health care expansion will include space for counseling, a Teen Clinic, and additional support for those dealing with substance use, including medication-assisted treatment.
AVH has been part of the Cloverdale community for over 30 years. As the only provider of both medical and mental health care between Healdsburg and Ukiah, AVH’s new facility will be a vital resource for families, youth, seniors, and others facing barriers to care.
This funding will support enhanced partnerships with organizations such as Sonoma County Health and Human Services, La Familia Sana, the Cloverdale Multi-Purpose Senior Center, and Reach for Home. The building will include a community room for group therapy, peer support groups, and health education seminars, as well as offering urgent care, pharmacy, lab services, and application assistance for Medi-Cal, Covered California, CalFresh, and prescription assistance programs. AVH will reintroduce confidential Teen Clinic Services in collaboration with local schools and will continue to focus on early intervention, comprehensive care, and inclusive outreach for populations with the greatest barriers to care.
Groundbreaking is expected in October 2025, with building construction starting in January 2026 and doors opening in 2028!