Fully Liberated Youth

What Fully Liberated Youth does

Fully Liberated Youth (FLY) is a Denver-based 501c3 nonprofit organization founded around 2020–2021 that delivers restorative-justice and trauma-informed services to incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and high-risk young people across the Denver Metro area. Its portfolio centers on four interconnected program pillars: School-Based Prevention Services (in-school high-dosage mentorship and therapy aimed at eliminating the school-to-prison pipeline), a Division of Youth Services program for adjudicated youth transitioning out of secure facilities, Community-Based Intervention Services (CBIS) operating through the Judicial Districts of Denver, Arapahoe, Adams, and Jefferson Counties, and a Community and Policy Advocacy arm developed in partnership with the National Center for Youth Law. Service modalities include individual therapy, EMDR, family therapy, case management, mentorship/youth advocacy, and transitional supports, delivered by clinicians and community mentors — several of whom are themselves former FLY clients.

FLY's technology footprint is intentionally light and operations-focused. Its primary internal system, FlySoft, is a web-based client referral management platform hosted at app.fullyliberatedyouth.org that captures referring party details, judicial-district routing, client demographics, legal guardian information, mental health indicators, and service selection. The portal enforces a partner-approval workflow before cases move into service delivery and supports intake from at least eight judicial districts plus DHS and diversion programs. The organization holds no patents, discloses no AI/ML capabilities, and offers no APIs, SDKs, or commercial integrations.

The business model is nonprofit/grant-funded rather than commercial. Primary revenue derives from institutional grants from a roster that includes Caring for Denver, the Denver Broncos Foundation, The Colorado Health Foundation, The Denver Foundation, Limelight Hotels, Denver Office of Children Affairs, Denver Public Health and Environment, Galaxy Gives, the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, and The Colorado Trust. Secondary revenue comes from individual donations (with a monthly recurring tier program), SWAG merchandise sales (e.g., $25 t-shirts), and a 50% revenue-share coffee partnership with Jubilee Roasting Co. The GTM motion is sales-led within a referral-driven nonprofit ecosystem: judicial districts, DHS, schools, and diversion programs generate the youth-client pipeline, while foundation applications and individual giving campaigns generate the funding pipeline.

Name

Fully Liberated Youth

Legal name

Fully Liberated Youth

Website

https://fullyliberatedyouth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fully Liberated Youth is a Denver-based 501c3 nonprofit delivering mentorship, therapy, restorative justice, and case management to incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and high-risk youth across four Colorado counties through school-based, community-based, and Division of Youth Services programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Services / Nonprofit Restorative Justice

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL), Juvenile Justice Education Programs (Detention & Correctional Education) (EDAJAEAB), Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ)

Keywords

• Youth mentoring services
• Restorative justice programs
• Community-based intervention
• School-based prevention services
• Trauma-informed therapy

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Primary revenue stream from institutional grant funders including government agencies and private foundations supporting youth services, mental health, and community programs.
2. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting youth programming. Monthly giving program available. Donation tiers range from $25 to $1,000 supporting various youth services.
3. SWAG Sales: Merchandise sales including t-shirts at $25 each. Proceeds directly fund youth programming.
4. Coffee Partnership Revenue: Partnership with Jubilee Roasting Co. where FLY receives 50% of proceeds from coffee bag sales. Additional percentage donations during monthly events at Jubilee Aurora cafe.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Fully Liberated Youth delivers free, referral-based youth services across four program pillars: School-Based Prevention Services, Community-Based Intervention Services (case management, mentorship, individual therapy, family therapy), Division of Youth Services programming for adjudicated youth, and Community and Policy Advocacy partnered with the National Center for Youth Law. Services are trauma-informed, healing-centered and relationship-driven, supplemented by a small SWAG merchandise line and a co-branded coffee partnership that raise unrestricted funds.

Product overview

Fully Liberated Youth (FLY) is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of youth mentoring and intervention service programs, not a traditional SaaS product. The organization operates four interconnected program pillars: School-Based Prevention Services, Community and Policy Advocacy, Division of Youth Services Program, and Community-Based Intervention Services. FLY also operates an internal client referral management system called FlySoft, an online merchandise store (SWAG), and a coffee partnership with Jubilee Roasting Co. All programs focus on supporting incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, and high-risk young people through mentorship, therapy, and restorative justice practices in the Denver Metro area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• School-Based Prevention Services High-frequency, high-dosage mentorship and therapy delivered in middle and high schools, focused on restorative practices, conflict resolution, emotional awareness/regulation, and alternatives to suspensions for system-involved youth.
• Community-Based Intervention Services (CBIS) Case management, mentorship, individual therapy, family therapy, and transitional supports for system-involved youth and families, including harm-reduction through healing-centered attachment and central-nervous-system-engaging holistic modalities.
• Division of Youth Services (DYS) Program Therapeutic relationships, mentorship/youth advocacy, and transitional supports for youth adjudicated by courts and committed to secure treatment facilities, helping them navigate re-entry and break harmful internal dialogue.
• Community and Policy Advocacy Policy initiative partnership with the National Center for Youth Law focused on policy reform, coalition building, and grassroots organizing to decrease overrepresentation of Black and Brown youth in the legal system.
• FLY Merchandise (SWAG Store) Online merchandise store selling FLY-branded apparel (e.g. t-shirts at $25.00) with liberation-themed graphics; proceeds directly support youth programming.
• Jubilee Roasting Co. Coffee Partnership Co-branded coffee offering where 50% of proceeds from coffee bag sales go to FLY, plus additional percentage donations during monthly events at the Jubilee Aurora cafe.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90%+ alignment of applicable practices with evidence-based mentoring standards (NQMS)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• National Center for Youth Law (NCYL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on liberating Black and Brown youth from the system through policy initiatives that decrease overrepresentation in the legal system. NCYL engages with community-based organizations, state and national advocacy organizations, government agencies, and school districts. Operates at intersection of grassroots organizing, coalition building, and policy reform incorporating expertise of youth and families directly impacted by the youth legal system.
• Jubilee Roasting Co.minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCoffee partnership where FLY receives 50% of proceeds from each bag sold. Monthly events held first Thursday at Aurora cafe (1452 Kenton St, Aurora, CO 80010) between 1-3pm with percentage of sales donated to FLY.
• Bruce ButlerminorOthersTalented friend who collaborated with Dario to bring the FLY logo to life alongside Dario's transformed life story.
• Whittier CafeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCommunity partnership host for 5 Year Community Celebration event at 1710 E 25th Ave, Denver, CO 80205.
• XatruchominorGTM or Marketing PartnerFood vendor providing complimentary elevated taco bar at 5 Year Community Celebration event.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Colorado: Colorado affiliate of the largest youth mentoring nonprofit in the U.S. Operates school- and community-based mentoring programs serving at-risk youth in the same Denver Metro geography as FLY, with comparable institutional referral and volunteer-mentor models.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver: Provides after-school programming, mentorship, and case management for at-risk youth across Denver Metro. Directly comparable in serving system-involved and high-risk youth with school-based prevention and wraparound services.
• Urban Peak: Denver nonprofit serving homeless and at-risk youth (ages 15–24) through shelter, housing, case management, and restorative-justice-informed programming. Highly comparable in serving system-involved and justice-impacted youth in the same geography.
• Colorado Youth for a Change: Colorado nonprofit focused on youth mentoring, re-engagement, and pathways out of the justice system. Comparable mission targeting system-involved youth and dropout recovery via one-on-one mentoring relationships.
• Denver Children's Home: Denver-based nonprofit providing therapy, case management, and family services for at-risk children and adolescents, including residential treatment. Comparable in offering individual/family therapy, case management, and school-linked mental health services for high-acuity youth.
• Tennyson Center for Children: Colorado nonprofit providing residential treatment, therapeutic day school, and family services for abused, neglected, and trauma-impacted children. Comparable in trauma-informed therapeutic and case-management model for system-involved youth.
• National Center for Youth Law (NCYL): National legal and policy advocacy organization that partners with FLY on juvenile justice reform for Black and Brown youth. Comparable in mission focus on decreasing overrepresentation of youth of color in the legal system and in policy advocacy model.
• Attention Homes: Boulder/Denver nonprofit providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, and case management for youth experiencing homelessness and system involvement. Comparable in wraparound support model for at-risk adolescents in Colorado.

Emerging players

• MENTOR Colorado: State affiliate of MENTOR National that administers the NQMS designation FLY holds and convenes Colorado youth mentoring programs. A peer ecosystem convener rather than direct service competitor, but directly comparable in mentoring quality standards and funder relationships.

Regional players

• MILE High Youth Corps: Denver-based youth development organization offering workforce training, mentorship, and education pathways for opportunity youth. Comparable in serving system-involved and at-risk young people in the Denver Metro region, though focused on workforce rather than justice/mental health.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/FullyLiberatedYouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fully-liberated-youth

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

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