Community Partnerships

What Community Partnerships does

Community Partnerships, Inc. (CPI) is a North Carolina 501(c)-style nonprofit social services organization founded in 1984 and headquartered in Raleigh. It delivers direct, community-based human services to children and adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), adults with traumatic or acquired brain injuries, and adults with mental illness or substance use disorders. Its service mix is organized into six programs: Tailored Care Management (one-on-one case management for I/DD and brain injury populations), Brain Injury Support Services (cognitive rehabilitation through employment reintegration, described as one of the first programs of its kind in the country), Supported Employment (job placement using the Individual Placement and Support model licensed from Dartmouth University), Community Connections (short-term crisis intervention), Partners In Inclusion (training and on-site consulting for childcare providers), and Project SEARCH (a school-to-work transition program operating inside local employers). Services are delivered where clients live, work, and participate in community life rather than in clinical settings.

CPI operates from four regional offices across North Carolina (Raleigh, Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Greenville) and serves clients in Wake, Durham, Forsyth, Mecklenburg, and Pitt Counties. The organization reached approximately 1,400 individuals in fiscal year 2023-2024 across employment placement, childcare inclusion training, in-classroom support, resource navigation, and brain-injury rehabilitation. Core technology is essentially absent: there is no proprietary platform, no app, no API, and no AI/ML component. Delivery is staffed by an experienced clinical and program team including therapists, job coaches, case managers, and rehabilitation counselors.

The revenue model is a managed-services nonprofit structure. CPI is funded primarily through government contracts (Medicaid waivers including the TBI Waiver and Tailored Care Management, state disability services, and NC Division of Vocational Rehabilitation grants), supplemented by foundation grants (e.g., John Rex Endowment) and individual donations accepted via PayPal. Services such as Community Connections are explicitly free to eligible participants. The organization faces no direct client billing, so there is no published pricing or commercial GTM motion; growth is constrained by state funding allocations, county-level contracting, and eligibility determinations managed through partners like Alliance Behavioral Healthcare.

Name

Community Partnerships

Legal name

Community Partnerships, Inc.

Website

https://communitypartnerships.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Community Partnerships, Inc. (CPI) is a North Carolina nonprofit founded in 1984 that provides direct community-based services including supported employment, tailored care management, brain injury rehabilitation, and childcare inclusion training to individuals with developmental disabilities, brain injuries, and mental illness across five counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability and Human Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Down Syndrome & Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (IDD) Childcare (HSAAAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Therapy-Integrated Childcare Support (coordination with OT/PT/SLP/ABA) (HSAAAIAM), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Family-School Collaboration & Inclusion Planning Support (EDAKABAK)

Keywords

• Disability support services
• Supported employment programs
• Brain injury rehabilitation
• Developmental disability care
• Community case management

Headquarters

HQ city

Raleigh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracted Services: CPI receives government funding through Medicaid waivers, state disability services contracts, and vocational rehabilitation grants to provide tailored care management, supported employment, brain injury support services, and early childhood inclusion services to eligible individuals.
2. Foundation and Grant Funding: The organization receives funding from foundations and charitable grants to support program operations and special initiatives, as evidenced by references to the John Rex Endowment.
3. Donations: CPI accepts charitable donations through PayPal to support program services and operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Community Partnerships, Inc. (CPI) provides direct human services to children and adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities, adults with brain injuries, and adults with mental illness or substance use disorders. Its core offerings include Tailored Care Management (one-on-one case management), Brain Injury Support Services (cognitive rehabilitation and employment support), Supported Employment (job placement using the Dartmouth IPS model), Community Connections (short-term crisis assistance), Partners In Inclusion (childcare inclusion consulting), and Project SEARCH (school-to-work transition). Services are delivered in community settings across five North Carolina counties and are funded primarily through government contracts and grants.

Product overview

Community Partnerships, Inc. (CPI) is a social services organization, not a technology product company. It offers a portfolio of six interconnected human services programs designed to support people with disabilities, brain injuries, and mental illness. The core programs include: Supported Employment (helping people with disabilities find competitive-wage jobs), Brain Injury Support Services (comprehensive rehabilitation-to-employment services), Tailored Care Management (case management for I/DD and brain injury populations), Partners In Inclusion (childhood inclusion support services), Community Connections (short-term crisis assistance), and Project SEARCH (school-to-work transition). These programs work together to provide a continuum of support from early intervention through adulthood, with services delivered in community settings rather than clinical environments. CPI serves Wake, Durham, Forsyth, Mecklenburg, and Pitt Counties in North Carolina.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tailored Care Management

Quantifiable outcome

• 158 people with I/DD found or maintained competitive-wage jobs in Wake and Durham County in 2023-2024
• +5 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Embassy Suites Raleigh-DurhamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal business partner for the Cary/RDU Project SEARCH program. Embassy Suites hosts student interns at their facility, providing real-world workplace experience for students with intellectual/developmental disabilities.
• Wake County Public School SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner in the Project SEARCH program, providing students from extended content classrooms who participate in the school-to-work transition program.
• NC Division of Vocational RehabilitationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government partner in the Project SEARCH program, providing funding and coordination for vocational rehabilitation services for participants.
• Alliance Behavioral HealthcareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal management entity (LME) that manages Medicaid and I/DD services. CPI works with Alliance for individuals going through the I/DD eligibility review process.
• NCAPSE (North Carolina Association for Persons Supporting Employment First)minorOthersCPI's Manager of Supported Employment/Project SEARCH serves as Secretary for NCAPSE's Board of Directors. CPI staff have previously served as Vice-President, President, and Co-Conference Chair.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Sevita Health: National I/DD and brain injury services provider (formerly known as The MENTOR Network in some markets). Provides community-based supports, day programs, and employment services to overlapping populations.
• BrightSpring Health Services: Diversified home and community-based health services provider serving I/DD, behavioral health, and complex populations. Overlaps with CPI on I/DD case management and supported employment, but at national scale and with proprietary infrastructure.
• The MENTOR Network: Large national provider of I/DD and brain injury services including residential, day, and supported employment programs. Operates at a much larger scale than CPI but serves overlapping populations with similar service models.
• Bancroft: Regional nonprofit providing residential, day, and supported employment services for people with I/DD and brain injuries, primarily in the mid-Atlantic. Comparable brain injury rehabilitation program and supported employment model.

Direct peers

• Easterseals UCP North Carolina & Virginia: Regional affiliate of Easterseals serving I/DD, brain injury, and behavioral health populations in North Carolina with case management, supported employment, and community living services - overlapping directly with CPI's program set.
• RHA Health Services: North Carolina-headquartered nonprofit providing I/DD, mental health, and substance use services across multiple NC counties. Directly comparable population focus, funding mix (Medicaid waivers and state contracts), and service model.
• The Arc of North Carolina: State chapter of The Arc providing I/DD advocacy, case management, and community-based services in NC. Overlaps with CPI's Tailored Care Management and supported employment programs for the I/DD population.
• OE Enterprises: NC-based nonprofit providing employment services, community integration, and day programs for people with I/DD. Closely comparable to CPI's Supported Employment and Project SEARCH programs.
• Goodwill Industries of Eastern North Carolina: Regional Goodwill providing supported employment, vocational training, and disability services across eastern NC. Comparable GTM through employer partnerships and workforce-development funding streams.

Regional players

• Cardinal Innovations Healthcare: NC managed care organization that administers Medicaid behavioral health and I/DD waiver services and works with providers like CPI for eligibility review. Functions as both partner and adjacent player in the NC disability services ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/communitypartnershipsnc
• Instagraminstagram.com/communitypartnershipsnc
• Xx.com/communitypart10

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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