What Hope For Youth Inc does

Hope For Youth Inc is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1969 and headquartered in Amityville, New York, providing a comprehensive continuum of child welfare, juvenile justice, behavioral health, and family services to children from birth through age 21 across Nassau and Suffolk Counties on Long Island. Its service portfolio spans six residential facilities (including a 12-bed Non-Secure Detention center, a 12-bed Adolescent Diagnostic & Respite Group Home, a 7-bed Runaway & Homeless Youth Shelter, Therapeutic Group Homes, and a 9-bed Sibling Reunification home), 35 licensed foster homes, foster care and adoption services (including the Dave Thomas Foundation's Wendy's Wonderful Kids program), outpatient substance abuse treatment, multi-dimensional family therapy, child-parent psychotherapy, juvenile treatment court services, intensive and supportive case management (ISCM) programs in both counties, runaway and homeless youth services, transitional housing for ages 18-24, and community-based prevention programming. The organization is licensed by the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), the Office of Mental Health (OMH), and the Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), and operates with 165 staff across six Long Island locations.

The underlying operational technology is rooted in a portfolio of evidence-based therapeutic and case-management methodologies — Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Trauma-Focused CBT, Multidimensional Family Therapy, Child-Parent Psychotherapy, the Seven Challenges adolescent substance abuse program, and the Casey Life Skills Assessment — combined with proprietary service architectures such as the ISCM program (ICM and SCM tracks) and the Child-Focused Recruitment Model for adoption. The organization does not develop software or technology products; its "technology" is the codified clinical and operational know-how required to deliver licensed, contract-funded human services at scale.

Revenue is generated through a mix of government contracts (Nassau and Suffolk County Departments of Social Services, county Probation Departments, NYS OCFS/OMH/OASAS, Family and Youth Services Bureau), Medicaid and Health Home billing through the Collaborative for Children and Families (CCF) network, foundation grants (Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption, federal Family and Youth Services Bureau grants), corporate sponsorships, and individual donations. The go-to-market is relationship-driven: referrals and placements flow from county caseworkers, Family Court judges, Probation, and OASAS-certified pathways, with foster-parent recruitment handled through community outreach and orientations. Services are not consumer-priced; funding flows from third-party payers.

Name

Hope For Youth Inc

Legal name

Hope For Youth Inc

Website

https://hfyny.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hope For Youth is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing foster care, residential, outpatient, and preventive services to children, youth, and families across Long Island through 6 residential facilities, 35 foster homes, and 165 staff.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Foster care programs
• Residential youth services
• Juvenile justice diversion
• Mental health treatment

Headquarters

HQ city

Amityville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: Contracted services with Suffolk County Department of Social Services, Nassau County Department of Social Services, Suffolk County Probation Department, Nassau County Probation, and various New York State offices (OCFS, OMH, OASAS). Services include foster care, residential programs, case management, mental health services, and substance abuse treatment.
2. Foundation and Grant Funding: Funding from foundations including Mother Cabrini Health Foundation, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption (Wendy's Wonderful Kids), federal grants through Family and Youth Services Bureau, and other charitable foundations.
3. Donations and Philanthropy: Individual donations, corporate sponsorships, monthly giving program, and in-kind donations. Annual events including Run For Hope 5K, holiday toy drives, and fundraising partnerships with businesses.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Hope For Youth is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social services agency delivering a comprehensive continuum of care for children, youth, and families on Long Island, including foster care placement (regular, therapeutic, emergency, and adoption), residential group homes, non-secure detention, runaway and homeless youth shelter, transitional housing for ages 18-24, outpatient substance abuse treatment, mental health services, and community-based prevention programs. Services are funded through government contracts with Nassau and Suffolk Counties, NYS agencies (OCFS, OMH, OASAS), foundation grants, and private donations, and are accessed primarily through government referrals, court orders, and direct family or foster parent inquiries.

Product overview

Hope For Youth Inc is a non-profit social services organization providing a comprehensive continuum of care for children, youth, and families on Long Island. Rather than a single product or platform, the organization offers an integrated portfolio of residential, foster care, preventive, and outpatient programs including: Foster Care services (regular, therapeutic, emergency), Health Homes care management, HEART preventive services, Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy (MDFT), Youth ACT mental health services, Out-Patient Substance Use Clinic (OASAS licensed), Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP), Adjustment Services, PINS Diversion, Suffolk County ISCM, Town of Babylon Prevention and Community Outreach programs, Transitional Housing for homeless youth ages 18-24, Therapeutic Group Homes, Non-Secure Detention, Adolescent Diagnostic and Respite Group Home (12 beds), Runaway and Homeless Youth Crisis Shelter (RHYS), and Wendys Wonderful Kids adoption program. The organization operates six residential facilities, manages 35 foster homes, and serves children from birth through age 21 across Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Wendy's Wonderful Kids: A signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption that provides grants to adoption agencies to hire and train adoption recruiters implementing evidence-based Child-Focused Recruitment Model for children waiting to be adopted from foster care.
• HEART Program
• ISCM Program
• RHYS

Products and services

• Foster Care Provides safe, supportive temporary homes for children and youth working toward reunification, permanent placement through adoption, or self-sufficiency. Includes regular foster care, therapeutic foster care, and emergency foster care for children from birth through 21.
• Health Homes
• HEART Program (Help Enhance Attachments and Remain Together) Intensive preventive services program funded by Nassau County DSS providing home-based, family-oriented supportive and rehabilitative child welfare services to avert foster care placement and enable family reunification.
• Nassau Probation Juvenile Justice Services Alternative to placement and detention for juvenile justice-involved youth in Nassau County, providing case management and clinical services through Nassau County Probation Department referrals.
• Multi-Dimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) In-home clinical services provided by MDFT-certified therapists to develop positive communication and healthy relationships toward family stability, originally a NYS OASAS Adolescent Pilot Project.
• Youth ACT (Assertive Community Treatment) Assertive Community Treatment program licensed by NYS Office of Mental Health for children ages 10-21 at risk of entering or returning from high-intensity services, using a multi-disciplinary team approach.
• Education and STE(A)M Program Individualized curricula designed to meet unique educational, social, and emotional needs of youth in Hope For Youth's residential programs, including hands-on STE(A)M activities.
• Out-Patient Substance Use Clinic OASAS-licensed outpatient program specializing in treating children and adolescents with primary substance use disorders or those impacted by family members' use, including the Seven Challenges Program.
• Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) Intervention for children from birth through age 5 who have experienced traumatic events, supporting and strengthening the relationship between child and parent or caregiver.
• Suffolk County Juvenile Treatment Court Program providing Multidimensional Family Therapy (MDFT) for youth in Suffolk County Juvenile Treatment Court with co-occurring mental health challenges and substance abuse issues.
• Child Mental Health Rehabilitation Services (CMHRS) Program specializing in treating children and adolescents ages 0-21 with mental and behavioral health disorders, covered by Medicaid.
• Adjustment Services 60-day program to reduce juvenile arrests and incarceration by allowing offending youth to have court cases adjusted through restorative conferences and case management, with referrals from Suffolk County Department of Probation.
• PINS Diversion Program Program designed to divert youth at risk from PINS (Person In Need of Supervision) petitions requiring court involvement through short-term intensive in-home, family-centered interventions.
• Suffolk County ISCM (Intensive and Supportive Case Management) Intensive and Supportive Case Management program providing children and families with support and treatment to stabilize youth's immediate living situation and prevent placement into foster care, with ICM and SCM tracks achieving a 75%-80% success rate.
• Town of Babylon Prevention Program Substance use prevention and character building program providing evidence-based curricula including Too Good For Drugs, Incredible Years, Teen Intervene, and Positive Parenting Program in schools and community settings.
• Town of Babylon Community Outreach Community presentations on topics including vaping, alcohol, addiction, bullying, healthy relationships, social media, and suicide prevention for youth aged 12 and older.
• Transitional Housing State-licensed program for homeless youth ages 18-24 in Nassau and Suffolk County, providing low-barrier housing options with case management and counseling services, including a Rapid Re-housing component.
• Therapeutic Group Home Residential services focusing on independent living skills, mental health, substance abuse treatment, and development of healthy relationships with extended family, with multiple group homes across Long Island.
• Non-Secure Detention 12-bed facility licensed by NYS Office of Children and Family Services providing temporary short-term services in a stabilizing setting for JD youth pursuant to NY State Family Court Act.
• Adolescent Diagnostic and Respite Group Home 12-bed co-ed supervised residence providing 24-hour intake, diagnostic, emergency and respite services for stabilization, evaluation, and treatment planning for youth ages 12-20.
• Runaway and Homeless Youth Crisis Shelter (RHYS) 7-bed co-ed Basic Center Program providing safe shelter, case management, counseling, family mediation, transportation, food, clothing, and educational assistance for youth under 18 in crisis.
• Wendy's Wonderful Kids Adoption Program Signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption providing adoption recruiters who implement the evidence-based Child-Focused Recruitment Model to find adoptive families for children in foster care.
• Family Ties / Sibling Reunification Group Home Program operating a 9-bed co-ed group home that keeps large sibling groups together and decreases the number of siblings requiring separation at removal from their biological home, with the Sibling Reunification Program beginning in 2015.

Quantifiable outcome

• 75%-80% success rate in ICM program preventing foster care placement
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dave Thomas Foundation for AdoptioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope For Youth implements the Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program, a signature program of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption. The foundation provides grants to hire and train adoption recruiters who implement the Foundation’s evidence-based Child-Focused Recruitment Model, shown to be up to 3x more effective at serving children who have been in foster care the longest.
• Collaborative for Children and Families (CCF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope For Youth is a member of CCF, a Health Home network of medical and behavioral health providers specializing in services for children and families. HFY provides care management services through this network for children ages 0-20 with active Medicaid coverage.
• Touro Law Center - William Randolph Hearst Public Advocacy CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Touro Law Center’s Public Advocacy Center provides furnished offices to Hope For Youth in exchange for use of law students for advocacy services, research work, and client relations. HFY participates in restorative conferencing through this partnership.
• Nassau County Department of Social ServicescoreOthersPrimary funder and referral source for foster care services, HEART prevention program, and Nassau County juvenile justice services. Contracted relationship for child welfare services.
• Suffolk County Department of Social ServicescoreOthersPrimary funder and referral source for foster care services, ISCM program, and residential programs. ISCM program has been funded since 2003.
• Nassau County Probation DepartmentcoreOthersReferral source for Nassau Probation Juvenile Justice Services program providing alternatives to placement and detention.
• Suffolk County Probation DepartmentcoreOthersReferral source for Non-Secure Detention program serving probation youth in crisis remanded by Suffolk Family Court.
• Suffolk County Youth BureauminorOthersCollaborative partner providing additional funding for Runaway and Homeless Youth Services.
• Dave & Buster'sminorGTM or Marketing PartnerHost venue for Hope For Youth’s annual Youth Holiday Party.
• NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)coreOthersState licensing and regulatory authority for Hope For Youth’s residential programs and Non-Secure Detention.
• NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS)coreOthersState licensing authority for Hope For Youth’s Outpatient Substance Use Clinic.
• CSPOA (Committee for the Advancement of Persons in Recovery)coreOthersRequired referral pathway for Suffolk Youth ACT program.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KVC Health Systems: National child welfare and behavioral health nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, residential, and family preservation. Comparable in the full continuum from prevention to residential and in evidence-based practice adoption.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Large national behavioral health provider operating residential, community-based, and foster care programs for children and adolescents. Overlaps with HFY on the behavioral-health and residential-care portions of the portfolio.
• Boys Town: National nonprofit providing residential, in-home family services, behavioral health, and child welfare programs. Comparable in mission and program mix, especially on the residential and in-home family-preservation verticals.

Direct peers

• MercyFirst: Long Island-based nonprofit offering residential, foster care, mental health, and adoption services to children and families. Overlaps with HFY on foster care, residential group homes, and adolescent mental health/substance use treatment.
• Children's Aid Society: NYC-based child welfare nonprofit offering foster care, adoption, mental health, juvenile justice, and community-based prevention. Comparable in the breadth of services and the residential + community mix, though larger and more NYC-concentrated.
• Berkshire Farm Center & Services for Youth: NY State child welfare nonprofit operating residential group homes, foster care, and community-based prevention. Strongly comparable on residential, foster care, and juvenile justice programming for at-risk youth.
• Rising Ground: NYC/regional nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, residential, and youth justice services. Comparable operating model — government-contracted child welfare continuum with similar evidence-based programs and youth ACT offerings.
• EAC Network: Long Island-based human services nonprofit providing juvenile justice, prevention, and family support. Direct overlap on Nassau/Suffolk juvenile justice diversion, PINS, and community-based prevention programs.
• SCO Family of Services: Long Island and NYC-based nonprofit providing foster care, group homes, juvenile justice, and family services. Most directly comparable to HFY in geography, service mix, and contracting relationships with NY counties and state agencies.
• National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP): National nonprofit providing foster care, residential, juvenile justice, and behavioral health services. Comparable on the multi-state contracted child welfare model and the evidence-based therapeutic approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=zZ_njP0Knfw
• Facebookfacebook.com/HFYNY
• Instagraminstagram.com/hfyprevention
• Xx.com/Hope_For_Youth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hope-for-youth-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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