Throughout its 25-year history, Alternatives has led the movement to live more simply and faithfully. The many staff members and volunteers of Alternatives have developed many different resources, organized an annual Christmas campaign, held the Best and Worst Christmas Gift Contest, led numerous workshops, and reached countless people with the message of simpler, more responsible living. Alternatives issues a quarterly Resource Guide or catalog. It includes not only material produced by Alternatives but also books and other resources from other publishers, all on simple living and related subjects, such as hunger, the environment, media literacy, etc. We are frugal, using only as much paper in one year as a small city newspaper uses in one day.
Alternatives is funded by grants, sales of resources, memberships and donations.
One needn't be a member to be on our catalog mailing list. Principles of Voluntary Simplicity Do justice. There are three levels of working toward justice. Education and worship are largely symbolic acts. They feed our spirits and minds.