About ONTRACK Consulting

ONTRACK is a nonprofit consulting firm that strengthens programs for underserved communities by collaborating with diverse groups, leveraging knowledge, and advocating for policy change to improve social justice outcomes.  ONTRACK Program Resources, Inc.  (ONTRACK) was established in 1997 as a private, nonprofit consulting and training agency.

Based in Sacramento, California, the corporation provides services statewide. Guided by its mission to advance health and wellness for African American and other underserved populations, ONTRACK provides expert consultation and training services to organizations that are often frontline responders in communities beset by poverty, mental illness, violence, alcohol and other drug abuse, and HIV/AIDS.

High-quality consulting and training by leading health and human services experts is available at no charge to applicant organizations, thanks to funding from state and federal contracts with:   the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs, Department of Public Health, Center for Applied Research Solutions, National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, and SAMHSA.

Previous Projects

  • African American HIV Prevention Capacity Building Project
  • African American Treatment/Recovery Technical Assistance  & Training Project
  • Domestic Violence Unserved/Underserved Substance Abuse/Mental Health Training & Technical Assistance Project
  • Drug Free Workplace Promotional Project
  • Faith Community Technical Assistance and Training Project
  • Resident-Run Housing Program
  • Pride in Practice: Shaping a New Agenda for African Americans in Treatment (SAMHSA, CSAT–statewide conference)

Current Projects

  • California Women’s Technical Assistance & Training Project
  • Community Prevention Initiative
  • Problem Gambling Awareness Education
  • Youth  Treatment/Recovery Technical Assistance and Training Project
The Nonprofit Innovation Center ONTRACK was among the first organizations to accept Sierra Health Foundation’s invitation to participate in its 5-year pilot program, the Nonprofit Innovation Center—fondly referred to as the NIC—and completed the move in March 2009.  The NIC campus is located on Garden Highway in Sacramento, California and promotes cross-agency learning and resource-sharing among its tenants.  Get more information about the NIC at http://www.sierrahealth.org
Our Vision ONTRACK is a leading social justice organization dedicated to eliminating disparities through caring, compassionate, community-centered approaches to health and wellness.
Our Mission ONTRACK is a nonprofit consulting firm that strengthens programs for underserved communities by collaborating with diverse groups, leveraging knowledge, and advocating for policy change to improve social justice outcomes.

The Executive Director

Madalynn C. Rucker graduated from the University of Washington with a Bachelor’s degree and received a Master’s degree in Political Science/Public Administration from Stanford University. She recognized the interconnectedness of poverty, racism, inadequate education, housing and its impact on health and wellness among African Americans and other underserved populations.  She established a career in human services administration with San Mateo County’s employment and training services division, serving the county’s chronically unemployed residents. Following her tenure with San Mateo County, she worked with the Community Services Planning Council, providing leadership in building community coalitions in the Sacramento region, which were federally funded to strengthen the prevention efforts of local communities impacted by the effects of alcohol and other drug problems and related issues. Madalynn founded and incorporated ONTRACK Program Resources to support and strengthen community-based and local agencies in implementing more effective programs and policies to improve health and social justice outcomes for disadvantaged populations. Services have since expanded to related and overlapping areas of substance abuse, criminal and juvenile justice, domestic violence, HIV/AIDS, problem gambling, cultural competency and trauma. As executive director of ONTRACK, her responsibilities have included the oversight and management of multiple consulting/training contracts and providing coordination and linkages across projects.  Since its founding, ONTRACK continues to grow, thrive and is fast becoming a cornerstone of resources and services for the communities it serves.
 

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