Centre

What Centre does

Centre, Inc. is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit agency founded in 1976 and headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, that operates residential reentry, behavioral health, and rehabilitative services for justice-involved individuals and persons experiencing behavioral health crises. The organization runs five facilities with a combined 380 beds across Fargo (Male and Female Residential Reentry Centers, plus administration), Grand Forks (Male RRC, Substance Use Treatment, and Stabilization Center), Mandan (Male and Female RRC with Community Service and Misdemeanor Probation offices), and Williston (10-bed Stabilization Center opened January 2024). In 2024, Centre served approximately 1,644 residential clients, 92 home-confinement clients, and 679 non-residential clients, achieving a 72% program-completion rate and a 77% employment rate at exit among successful discharges.

Service delivery relies on an integrated third-party technology stack rather than proprietary software: SecurManage for resident management, BI Inc. for GPS monitoring of home-detention residents, Redwood Toxicology Laboratory for alcohol and drug screening, Azzly for behavioral health and addiction treatment records, and Relias Learning for staff training and accreditation. Evidence-based correctional practices are delivered through credentialed staff, including ten certified Core Correctional Practices facilitators trained via the University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute, and standardized curricula such as Thinking for a Change, Seeking Safety, and Responsive Risk Reduction for Women.

Centre's business model is a contract-funded, sales-led go-to-market in which government agencies purchase residential and supervision capacity through multi-year contracts. Primary revenue streams are contracts with the Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services, supplemented by resident program fees (including room and board), local grants (City of Williston, Williams County), and charitable donations through events such as Giving Hearts Day. Centre holds American Correctional Association accreditation and PREA compliance certifications, both of which are gating requirements for federal contracting. Governance is provided by a volunteer Board of Directors; no parent company or private-equity ownership exists.

Name

Centre

Legal name

Centre Inc.

Website

https://centreinc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Centre, Inc. is a Fargo-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating five residential reentry and behavioral health facilities (380 beds) across North Dakota, serving justice-involved and crisis-experiencing individuals under contracts with federal and state correctional and health agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Correctional and Rehabilitative Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (62322), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Nursing and Residential Care Facilities (623)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Residential Mental Health Treatment Centers (HLAFACAC), Long-Term Care Rehabilitation Centers (HLAFAFAD)

Keywords

• Residential reentry services
• Correctional rehabilitation programs
• Transitional housing services
• Substance use treatment
• Crisis stabilization services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fargo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: Primary revenue stream from contracts with Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States Probation and Pretrial Services, North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services
2. Resident/Client Program Fees: Fees collected from residents for program participation, including room and board charges
3. Grants and Donations: Grant funding from government entities (City of Williston, Williams County) and charitable donations including Giving Hearts Day fundraising

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Centre, Inc. operates residential reentry and rehabilitative services for justice-involved individuals across five facilities with 380 beds in North Dakota (Fargo, Grand Forks, Mandan, Williston). Core services include transitional housing, supervision, case management, mental health counseling, substance use treatment, crisis stabilization, GPS home detention monitoring, and community-based programs such as misdemeanor probation supervision and community service placement. The organization delivers services under contracts with federal and state correctional and behavioral health agencies.

Product overview

Centre operates as a residential reentry and rehabilitative services organization offering a unified portfolio of interconnected programs. The core offering consists of five Residential Reentry Centers across North Dakota providing transitional housing, supervision, and case management. Supporting modules include Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Stabilization Center (with Crisis Residential, Withdrawal Management, and Drop-In Center sub-features), Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services, GPS Home Detention Monitoring, Community Service Programs, and Misdemeanor Probation Services. Evidence-based therapeutic interventions including RRRW, Seeking Safety, and Thinking for a Change are integrated throughout. Free Through Recovery and Community Connect programs extend services into the community. All programs are designed to guide individuals toward successful community reintegration while maintaining public safety.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Reentry Centers Transitional housing facilities providing structured living environments for individuals referred by the justice system, offering supervision, case management, mental health support, substance use treatment, employment assistance, and crisis stabilization across locations in North Dakota.
• Substance Use Disorder Unit

Quantifiable outcome

• 72% of individuals in residential units successfully completed programming in 2024
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Community Agency Networking Association (CANA)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2024Membership in the Region IV homeless coalition working to end homelessness through community awareness, outreach, prevention, and civic engagement. Centre participates in monthly meetings and Point-in-Time Counts.
• University of Cincinnati Corrections Institute (UCCI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2022Training partner providing Core Correctional Practices certification program. Trained and certified four Centre staff members in June 2022 and an additional six staff in August 2025 as Lead Trainers.
• Federal Bureau of PrisonscoreOthersPrimary government contractor providing residential reentry services for federal inmates. BOP contracts represent a major funding source enabling Centre to operate transitional housing and supervision programs.
• North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (DOCR)coreOthersState agency partner providing contracts for correctional services including transitional facilities, parole supervision, and reentry programming across North Dakota.
• United States Probation and Pretrial ServicescoreOthersFederal supervision partner referring individuals for residential reentry and monitoring services as part of pretrial and post-conviction supervision.
• North Dakota Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)coreOthersState partner providing contracts for behavioral health services including substance abuse treatment and mental health support for individuals in the justice system.
• Northeast Behavioral Health CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional behavioral health partner operating the Stabilization Center in Grand Forks in partnership with Centre, providing crisis residential, withdrawal management, and drop-in services.
• Northwest Behavioral Health CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional partner for the Williston Stabilization Center, providing leadership and clinical oversight for the 10-bed crisis facility serving Williams and surrounding counties.
• ND Continuum of CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStatewide homeless services coordination body collaborating with CANA on Point-in-Time Counts and homeless data management through HMIS.
• Cass CountyminorOthersCounty partner for Community Service Supervision Program, taking over services from RESTORE in October 2024. Currently supervising 47 juvenile and adult participants.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves17 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• CoreCivic: Operates community corrections and residential reentry programs as part of its broader corrections portfolio, including contracted residential services for government agencies. Directly comparable business model to Centre's residential reentry and supervision offerings.
• Pioneer Human Services: Washington-state-based nonprofit providing residential reentry, behavioral health, and substance use treatment to justice-involved individuals. Closely mirrors Centre's nonprofit/government-contracted operating model, residential treatment focus, and reentry mission.
• The Salvation Army: Operates correctional services, transitional housing, and rehabilitation programs for justice-involved populations through a national nonprofit network. Comparable faith-based nonprofit model providing transitional housing and rehabilitation services.
• Sequel Youth and Family Services: Provides residential treatment, behavioral health, and community-based services for justice-involved youth and adults. Comparable evidence-based programming approach and government-contracted residential service delivery.
• Rite of Passage: National provider of residential, educational, and treatment programs for at-risk and justice-involved youth. Similar evidence-based correctional practices framework and residential treatment focus.
• Volunteers of America: National nonprofit operating residential reentry programs, behavioral health services, and supportive housing across multiple states with similar government contract-based revenue model. Comparable portfolio spanning correctional reentry, behavioral health, and community-based support.
• GEO Reentry Services: Subsidiary of The GEO Group providing community-based residential reentry and case management for federal and state justice-involved individuals. Direct overlap with Centre's BOP-contracted Residential Reentry Centers and community supervision services.

Emerging players

• Chrysalis: California-based nonprofit providing workforce development and reentry services for people with employment barriers including justice involvement. Partial overlap with Centre's vocational reintegration programming.
• Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO): Nonprofit providing employment-focused reentry services for people returning from incarceration. Adjacent to Centre's employment assistance component, which achieves a 77% employment-at-exit rate for successful discharges.

Broad incumbents

• Wellpath: Largest independent provider of medical and behavioral health services to correctional facilities nationwide. Adjacent to Centre's behavioral health and substance use treatment delivery, though operating in a broader correctional healthcare niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/IncCentre
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-inc.

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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