Partnership for Strong Families

Name

Partnership for Strong Families

Legal name

Partnership for Strong Families, Inc.

Website

https://pfsf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Foster care services
• Adoption services
• Kinship care support
• Community-based care

Headquarters

HQ city

Gainesville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contract Revenue: PSF operates as a community-based care lead agency contracted by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to deliver comprehensive child welfare services. Revenue is derived from government contracts to provide foster care, adoption, kinship care, and family support services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Partnership for Strong Families is a community-based care lead agency that delivers comprehensive child welfare services under contract with the Florida Department of Children and Families. Core services include foster care recruitment and support (Partner Families), adoption services, kinship care, an Independent Living Program for teens ages 13-18, and a network of Resource Centers providing family support, emergency assistance, and community resource navigation across 13 North Central Florida counties.

Product overview

Partnership for Strong Families operates as a community-based care lead agency providing a comprehensive suite of child welfare services. The core offerings include foster care placement (Partner Families), adoption services, kinship care support, and an Independent Living Program for transitioning youth. These are supported by a network of Resource Centers offering community-based assistance including emergency aid, resource navigation, and specialized programs like Help Me Grow. The organization also provides professional development training for child welfare professionals and operates grant-funded evaluation and expansion initiatives through the Children's Bureau Grant.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SWAG Family Resource Center: Family Resource Center serving local youth with tailored learning activities and academic support.
• Tri-County Community Resource Center
• NorthStar Family Resource Center
• Rural Emergency Assistance
• Community Resource Navigation Program

Products and services

• Foster Care (Partner Families) Recruitment, training, and support of licensed foster parents (Partner Families) who provide temporary homes for children removed from unsafe environments. Services include info sessions, application processing, ongoing training, and resource support.
• Adoption Services Services facilitating the adoption of children who cannot safely reunite with birth families, including adoptive family recruitment and assessment, matching, Heart Gallery support, and post-adoption services.
• Kinship Care Support services for kin caregivers who provide licensed kinship care for children, including resources, financial assistance navigation, and assistance for relative caregivers caring for children outside their parents' homes.
• Resource Centers

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves nearly 5,000 children annually across 13 counties
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF)coreOthersPSF is the lead community-based care agency contracted by the Florida Department of Children and Families to deliver comprehensive child welfare services for Florida Judicial Circuits 3 and 8. This is the primary government contract that funds PSF's operations.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ChildNet, Inc. Florida community-based care lead agency serving Broward and Palm Beach counties under DCF contract; directly comparable lead-agency structure and full child welfare service mix.
• Family Support Services of North Florida: Florida community-based care lead agency delivering foster care, adoption, and family support under contract with DCF; directly comparable CBC model operating in an adjacent North Florida region.
• Big Bend Community Based Care: Another Florida community-based care lead agency contracted by Florida DCF; operates the same model of child welfare lead-agency services in a different circuit, making it the most direct operational peer to PSF.
• Heartland for Children: Florida community-based care lead agency providing foster care, adoption, and family preservation under DCF contract; functionally equivalent operating model to PSF.
• Citrus Family Care Network: Florida CBC lead agency contracted by DCF to deliver child welfare services; operates the same foster care, adoption, and case-management model as PSF in a different region.
• Embrace Families: Central Florida community-based care lead agency contracted by DCF; same lead-agency operating model and child welfare service portfolio as PSF, but in a different circuit.
• Kids Central, Inc. Florida CBC lead agency providing child welfare case management, foster care, and adoption across multiple counties; comparable scope, contract structure, and service mix to PSF.

Broad incumbents

• National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP): National nonprofit delivering foster care, adoption, and family preservation services across multiple states; comparable service portfolio to PSF but operating across many jurisdictions and a wider geography.
• Boys Town: National nonprofit providing child and family services including foster care, residential care, and family support; broader portfolio and footprint than PSF but overlapping in core child welfare services.
• Casey Family Programs: Large national operating foundation providing child welfare services and consulting; comparable mission and service categories (foster care, kinship, prevention) though operating at significantly greater scale and geographic reach than PSF.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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