Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries

What Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries does

Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries is a faith-based nonprofit organization formed in 2018 through the merger of Heart Reach, Inc. (founded 1988) and Neighborhood Ministries, Inc. (founded 1913), operating in the greater Youngstown, Ohio area. The organization delivers a portfolio of community-based programs targeting children (K-8), middle and high school teens, and low-income families, with a focus on residents of three public housing developments served through on-site community centers: Kirwan Homes Community Center in Campbell and Redondo and Rockford Village Community Centers in Youngstown. Core programs include the Super Kids after-school program, Super Kids Summer Day Camp, the Ready4Work teen leadership program, Bible study and mentoring, karate instruction, family assistance (food, clothing, school supplies, technology access), and the largest USDA Summer Food Service Program in greater Youngstown (13-30 distribution sites).

Name

Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries

Legal name

Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries

Website

https://heartreachneighborhoodministries.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries is a Youngstown, Ohio faith-based nonprofit operating three community centers in low-income housing developments, delivering after-school, summer camp, teen leadership, family assistance, and USDA summer food programs to children and families in the Mahoning Valley.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth and Family Community Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Food Services (624210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Community & Nonprofit Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAD), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Youth ministry services
• After-school programs
• Community outreach programs
• Family assistance services
• Summer food service

Headquarters

HQ city

Youngstown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Giving: Individual and corporate donations through online giving platform (Clover Give) and check/mail donations. The organization emphasizes that donations from individuals enable all programs and services.
2. Government Grants and Programs: Funding through Ohio Department of Education and USDA Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), which is the largest summer food program in the greater Youngstown area.
3. United Way Funding: Ongoing partnership with United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley providing both funding and program partnership support.
4. Vehicle Donations: Accepts vehicle donations (12 and 15 passenger vans, smaller vans, cars) as tax-deductible contributions to support transportation needs.
5. Golf Scramble Fundraising Event: Annual 34th Golf Scramble event with registration fees, sponsorship opportunities, and contest prizes generating revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries is a faith-based nonprofit that operates after-school programs (Super Kids), summer day camps, teen leadership and mentoring programs, and family assistance services for low-income children, teens, and families in the greater Youngstown, Ohio area. The ministry runs three community centers located in low-income housing developments and operates the largest Summer Food Service Program in the greater Youngstown area with 13-30 distribution sites.

Product overview

Heart Reach Neighborhood Ministries operates as a community-focused nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs serving children, teens, and families in the greater Youngstown area. The core offerings include the Super Kids after school program (K-8) and Super Kids Summer Day Camp for children; the Ready4Work/Teen Leadership Program with Bible Study, work experience, and mentoring components for teens; and the Family Assistance Program providing commodities, technology support, and referrals. The organization runs the Summer Food Service Program across multiple distribution sites and hosts annual events including Golf Scramble and Super Kids Summer Camp. These programs share a unified mission of sharing Christ's love while building relationships that create safe, supportive communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Super Kids: Weekly action-packed K-8 after school program teaching biblical lessons, music, games, and providing dinner and transportation. Also includes Super Kids Summer Day Camp.

Products and services

• Super Kids After School Program Weekly action-packed K-8 after school program teaching biblical lessons through music, games, videos, and prizes. Operates October through April with dinner, transportation, and access to events and summer camp. Provided at no cost to children from low-income families at the Kirwan Homes, Redondo, and Rockford Village community centers.
• Super Kids Summer Day Camp Summer day camp for children in grades K-6 visiting community centers three days weekly for games, field trips, STEM activities, reading programs, meals, and entrepreneurship activities. Registration fee is $10 per child with additional childcare assistance available through Job and Family Services.
• Karate Classes (MTC Hornets) Martial arts instruction program coaching young people in discipline, respect, and serving others through karate, with participants winning awards in competitions. Delivered by volunteer instructors at community centers.
• Ready4Work/Teen Leadership Program Year-round program for middle and high school students teaching leadership principles, identifying God-given gifts, skill building, college and career paths, mentoring, community service, prayer, and evangelism with summer stipends for participants.
• Teen Bible Study Youth program teaching teens about Jesus and God's plan for their lives through practical application of biblical character traits.
• Teen Work Experience Practical work experience component of the Ready4Work program where participants learn job finding and keeping skills and receive stipends for completing work assignments.
• Teen Mentoring Assigned staff mentors coaching teens to help them apply learning to real-world experiences including employment and relationships.
• Family Assistance Program Multi-component program including commodities distributions (food, diapers, clothing, school supplies), family events, technology support, and referrals to address emergency and systemic family needs of low-income families.
• Summer Food Service Program Largest Summer Food Service Program in the greater Youngstown area, providing fresh nutritious meals daily to children through 13-30 distribution sites via an Ohio Department of Education and USDA SFSP partnership.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70-100 children attend week-long residential camp each summer
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Baptist Churches USAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing relationship with American Baptist Churches through White Cross and Care and Share programs. Recipient of funding through America for Christ offering and One Great Hour of Sharing.
• American Baptist Churches of OhiocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through the Mahoning Valley Baptist Association providing volunteer hours and program support.
• Youngstown Warren Area Network Assembly of God ChurchescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong support and leadership from Assembly of God churches enabling growth and expansion. Churches collect hundreds of Christmas gift boxes annually and coordinate mentoring efforts.
• Pathways ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located partner at Redondo Community Center.
• Tiny Faces ChildcareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located partner at Redondo Community Center.
• Mercy Health Stepping Out ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located partner at Redondo Community Center providing health-related services.
• Exousia Rehabilitative ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-located partner at Redondo Community Center.
• MTC Hornets Karate ProgramminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVolunteer karate instruction program at Redondo Community Center. Mr. Kennedy has coached young people for decades.
• NOW YoungstowncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit dedicated to unity, hope, and rebuilding Youngstown through the Gospel. Partnership includes summer outreach, distributions, and Unity Services.
• Camp CarlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResidential church camp in Ravenna where 70-100 children attend week-long camp each summer.
• Koinonia Camp and Conference CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChristian camp in Geneva providing residential summer camp experience for children.
• Project MKCminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit serving children across Northeast Ohio providing diapers, wipes, car seats and baby items.
• Youngstown YMCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner where children learn to swim and participate in recreational activities.

Scale indicators5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Boys & Girls Club of Youngstown: Direct youth-development peer in the same Youngstown market, operating after-school, summer, and teen programs for low-income children — directly comparable service mix and target population.
• Youngstown YMCA: Existing program partner providing swim lessons and recreational activities to HRNM children. Operates youth development, family, and wellness programming for the same Youngstown-area demographics.
• Catholic Charities Regional Agency (Diocese of Youngstown): Faith-based social services peer delivering family assistance, food, housing, and youth support across the same Mahoning Valley geography with comparable faith-rooted mission.
• Salvation Army Youngstown Area Services: Faith-based nonprofit providing youth programs, family services, food assistance, and emergency relief in Youngstown — overlapping target population and service mix including summer food and after-school activities.

Broad incumbents

• United Way of Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley: Existing financial and program partner, but operates at a broader community-coordination scale as a funder and convener across dozens of agencies rather than as a direct service provider.
• Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank: Regional food-distribution incumbent in Northeast Ohio that operates or supports summer food and child-nutrition programs at scale comparable to HRNM's SFSP work in the Youngstown area.

Emerging players

• Goodwill Industries of the Mahoning Valley: Workforce-development and family-stability peer in the same region, providing job training and youth programs that partially overlap with HRNM's Ready4Work teen work-experience offering.
• Habitat for Humanity of the Mahoning Valley: Community-development peer operating in the same low-income neighborhoods, addressing family stability and housing-related needs for a similar client base through a different intervention model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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