New Friends New Life

What New Friends New Life does

New Friends New Life is a faith-based, Dallas-Fort Worth nonprofit founded in 1998 that restores and empowers trafficked and sexually exploited women, teen girls, and their children through a four-phase program model spanning case management, individual and group counseling (including art therapy), economic empowerment, educational support (GED preparation, college enrollment, CareerWorks job readiness), legal aid, childcare, and housing referrals. Core service products include the Women's Program, the Youth Resource Center, the Legal Clinic, the Alumni Circle for program graduates, and the NFNL Members program. Supporting initiatives include the manKINDness Project™ (a trademarked male-engagement prevention curriculum), the Liberty Street Garden urban farm and farmers market (a social enterprise), Circle of Friends and Men's Advocacy Group volunteer boards, the Young Professionals Group, and the Corporate/No Harm Network.

The organization operates a direct-service delivery model through its Dallas-Fort Worth facilities, including the Liberty Street Garden program site, with no proprietary technology platform; the Resource Center provides computer access, job search tools, and digital skills training to beneficiaries using consumer-grade software. There is no AI, API, or software product surface — the technology footprint is limited to a Squarespace-hosted website, Instagram social presence, and a weekly Trafficking Tuesdays blog used for awareness and donor cultivation.

Revenue mechanics are entirely philanthropic: tax-deductible individual donations, corporate grants (Santander Consumer USA Foundation, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas, Toyota North America, Baker Botts, Deloitte, Southwest Airlines), foundation grants (Dallas Foundation, Jensen Project GrantTank, Texas Women's Foundation, American Hotel & Lodging Educational Foundation), and fundraising events (WINGS Luncheon, Men's Advocacy Group Breakfast, Wine Tasting, Virtual Races). All services to beneficiaries are provided free of charge. Geographic scope is concentrated in the Dallas-Fort Worth metro, with Texas-state-level participation in grant coalitions and a 2026 FIFA World Cup human-rights training partnership tied to the Dallas host city.

Name

New Friends New Life

Legal name

New Friends New Life

Website

https://newfriendsnewlife.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

New Friends New Life is a Dallas-based, faith-based nonprofit founded in 1998 that provides free case management, counseling, legal aid, education, and economic empowerment services to trafficked and sexually exploited women, teen girls, and their children in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Anti-Trafficking Survivor Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Human trafficking services
• Survivor case management
• Economic empowerment programs
• Youth trafficking prevention
• Legal aid services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dallas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals supporting the anti-trafficking mission.
2. Corporate Grants: Funding from corporations such as Santander Consumer USA ($1.7 million in grants to 11 organizations in 2024), and foundation grants.
3. Fundraising Events: Revenue from annual events including WINGS Luncheon, Men's Advocacy Group Breakfast, Wine Tasting events, and Virtual Races.
4. Anti-Trafficking Program Grants: Grants for anti-trafficking programs such as Jensen Project's GrantTank funding initiative totaling over $2.3 million across 15 states.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

New Friends New Life is a faith-based nonprofit that provides free, comprehensive wraparound services to trafficked and sexually exploited women, teen girls, and their children in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. Its offerings span case management, trauma-informed counseling, economic empowerment, educational support (GED and college), job readiness training (CareerWorks), legal aid, childcare, and housing referrals across a four-phase program model culminating in an Alumni Circle for sustained graduate support.

Product overview

New Friends New Life is a faith-based nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive suite of services for trafficked and sexually exploited women, teens, and their children in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The organization operates a unified service model comprising core programs including the Women's Program for adult survivors, the Youth and Children Program with its Youth Resource Center, a Legal Clinic, and the Alumni Circle for ongoing graduate support. Supporting these direct service programs are volunteer initiatives like the Circle of Friends and Men's Advocacy Group, social enterprises such as Liberty Street Garden, and education/prevention efforts including The manKINDness Project, the Bus Tour program, and Community Outreach. The organization also conducts major annual fundraising events, publishes the Trafficking Tuesdays blog, and operates a merchandise shop. All programs are designed to restore and empower survivors through case management, counseling, economic empowerment, and educational support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NFNL: Abbreviated form of the organization name used in internal branding and communications.
• Youth Resource Center (YRC)
• The manKINDness Project™
• Liberty Street Garden

Products and services

• Women's Program Comprehensive wraparound support program for adult women who have been trafficked or sexually exploited, offering case management, individual and group counseling, economic empowerment, educational support, childcare, and housing referrals across the organization's four-phase model. Services are provided free of charge.
• Youth and Children Program (Youth Resource Center) Services for children of women in the program and for trafficked or exploited youth, including the Youth Resource Center offering educational support, life skills, and age-appropriate intervention. Provided free of charge.
• Resource Center Resource Center providing computer access, GED preparation, college enrollment assistance, career development, job search tools, apartment search capabilities, budgeting assistance, and computer skills training for women in the sex industry or those trying to exit. Services are free.
• Legal Clinic Legal advocacy and services for trafficked and exploited individuals, providing assistance with legal matters related to their circumstances. Delivered in partnership with Baker Botts and Toyota North America. Free to beneficiaries.
• Alumni Circle Ongoing support network and community for program graduates, providing continued connection and resources for women maintaining their recovery after program completion. Free to participants.
• Employment Partnership Job placement and employment support services connecting program participants with career opportunities through partner employers, supporting economic stability after exiting the sex industry.
• The manKINDness Project The trademarked manKINDness Project is a male-focused education and awareness initiative teaching boys and men about healthy relationships and prevention of exploitation, delivered through schools, community organizations, and corporate partners.
• Liberty Street Garden Urban garden and community space providing job training, therapeutic programming, and community engagement opportunities for survivors, including a farmers market with partnerships involving local chefs and food festivals.
• NFNL Online Shop Online merchandise store selling branded items including scarves and apparel, with proceeds supporting NFNL's programs and services for trafficking survivors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 312,000 estimated trafficking victims in Texas; $99 million+ economic impact; 100,000+ children at risk
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Toyota North AmericacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToyota and Baker Botts partnered to provide legal aid services to exploited victims through NFNL's Legal Clinic, bringing both legal expertise and laughter to support survivors.
• Baker BottscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLaw firm providing legal aid services to NFNL program participants in collaboration with Toyota for the Legal Clinic initiative.
• DeloitteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCorporate volunteer partner participating in Impact Day volunteer activities supporting NFNL programs and operations.
• Southwest AirlinesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRally Day corporate volunteer partner engaging employees in volunteer activities and community support for NFNL.
• Liberty Street Garden (Butterfly Partnership)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUrban farming and community garden initiative providing therapeutic programming, fresh produce, and community engagement opportunities for survivors. Farmers market partnerships with local chefs and food festivals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• A21: Faith-based anti-trafficking nonprofit delivering prevention, survivor care, and aftercare services. Direct peer to NFNL on mission, faith-rooted identity, and integrated service model across rescue, restoration, and prevention.
• Restore NYC: Faith-based nonprofit serving foreign-born survivors of sex trafficking in New York City through counseling, case management, and economic empowerment. Direct peer to NFNL on faith-rooted mission, survivor-centered model, and economic empowerment programming.
• FAIR Girls: Nonprofit serving survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation, with emphasis on youth, girls, and young women. Comparable to NFNL on youth-focused trafficking services and survivor empowerment approach.
• GEMS (Girls Educational and Mentoring Services): Nonprofit serving commercially sexually exploited and trafficked girls and young women, offering case management, education, and survivor leadership programs. Closely comparable to NFNL's Women and Youth programs in target population and wraparound service approach.
• Sanctuary for Families: New York-based nonprofit providing clinical, legal, and economic empowerment services to survivors of gender-based violence and trafficking. Highly comparable on wraparound service model and target population.

Broad incumbents

• Polaris: National leader in the anti-trafficking space, operating the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline. Comparable to NFNL as a social-services nonprofit serving trafficking survivors, but at a far larger national scale with broader advocacy and policy mandates.
• International Rescue Committee (IRC): Major international humanitarian nonprofit with U.S. anti-trafficking and refugee survivor services. Comparable on survivor case management and economic empowerment, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Catholic Charities of Dallas: Large regional faith-based social services provider in the same Dallas market as NFNL. Comparable on faith-based service delivery, but operates across a much broader service portfolio (housing, food, immigration) rather than trafficking-specific focus.

Regional players

• CAST (Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking): Los Angeles-based anti-trafficking nonprofit providing case management, legal aid, and shelter to trafficking survivors. Comparable service portfolio to NFNL but operating in a different U.S. metro.

Emerging players

• Thistle Farms: Nashville-based nonprofit social enterprise employing women survivors of trafficking, prostitution, and addiction. Comparable to NFNL on survivor economic empowerment, with a stronger earned-income/employment model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/newfriendsnewlife
• Xx.com/nfnlnews
• Facebookfacebook.com/newfriendsnewlife
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-friends-new-life

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds7 records

Investors5 records

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M&A

Investments

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