Community Corrections Association

What Community Corrections Association does

Community Corrections Association (CCA) is a nonprofit agency founded in 1974 and headquartered in Youngstown, Ohio, that provides residential and nonresidential alternative sentencing and rehabilitation programs for individuals convicted of crime. The organization operates six facilities concentrated along Market Street in Youngstown, with a total residential capacity of approximately 217 beds across a 70-bed Community-Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) for county probationers, a 55-bed federal/state male halfway house (Unit 1), a 44-bed male state halfway house (Unit 2), and a 48-bed female halfway house (Unit 3) housing state, federal, and county residents. CCA also operates a Day Reporting Center with GPS-monitored house arrest for misdemeanor and felony clients, and an affiliated CCA Graphics Department that functions as both a workforce development program and a commercial printing service.

CCA's programming portfolio spans 20+ distinct interventions including IOP substance use disorder treatment, Thinking for a Change cognitive behavioral therapy, anger management, domestic violence education, parenting classes, sex offender education, adult basic education and GED preparation, vocational planning, job readiness, job retention, Bridges out of Poverty financial literacy, community service, pre-release preparation, aftercare, family reunification, and gender-responsive Moving On I & II programming for female residents. Core technology is limited to GPS electronic monitoring for house arrest and community supervision.

The business model is government-funded managed services and professional services, with 100% of revenue derived from contracts with Mahoning County Common Pleas Court, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Ohio Department of Medicaid, and Ohio Department of Behavioral Health. CCA holds the only continuous American Correctional Association accreditation of 40+ years at 100% compliance level in the country, combined with PREA certification, making it a credentialed and contractually entrenched provider within its Ohio market.

Name

Community Corrections Association

Legal name

Community Corrections Association

Website

https://ccaworks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Community Corrections Association is a Youngstown, Ohio nonprofit founded in 1974 that provides residential and nonresidential alternative sentencing and rehabilitation programs — including halfway houses, GPS-monitored house arrest, and cognitive/behavioral treatment — to court-referred and incarcerated individuals under contract with Ohio and federal corrections agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Corrections and Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Correctional Institutions (922140), Parole Offices and Probation Offices (922150)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Corrections (Probation, Parole & Reentry) (BPAIAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Adult Corrections (Prisons & Jails) (BPAIAFAD), State/Provincial Corrections, Probation & Parole Administration (BPAIABAF)

Keywords

• Community corrections services
• Alternative sentencing programs
• Residential correctional facilities
• Offender rehabilitation services
• Halfway house placements

Headquarters

HQ city

Youngstown

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Contracted Rehabilitation Services: Funded through contracts with county common pleas courts, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and Ohio Department of Medicaid for residential and nonresidential alternative sentencing programs.
2. Community Service Administration: Provides community service opportunities as part of offender rehabilitation, with thousands of hours performed annually in Mahoning County.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Community Corrections Association (CCA) is a nonprofit agency that provides residential and nonresidential alternative sentencing and rehabilitation programs for individuals convicted of crime. Services include halfway house placements, GPS-monitored house arrest, substance abuse treatment, cognitive behavioral programs, vocational training, education, and aftercare, all delivered through government contracts with county, state, and federal criminal justice agencies in the Youngstown/Mahoning County area of Ohio.

Product overview

Community Corrections Association (CCA) operates as a nonprofit agency offering alternative sentencing programs for individuals convicted of crime. The organization provides a comprehensive portfolio of residential and nonresidential rehabilitation services centered around core programs including Intensive Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment, Thinking for a Change cognitive restructuring, Anger Management, Domestic Violence education, Parenting skills, Sex Offender Education, Adult Basic Education/GED preparation, and vocational services (Vocational Planning, Job Readiness, Job Retention). Additional support services include Bridges out of Poverty financial literacy, Community Service, Pre-Release preparation, Aftercare monitoring, Family Reunification, and Moving On gender-responsive programming for women. The organization operates multiple residential facilities (Community-Based Correctional Facility with 70 beds, Unit 1 Federal Halfway House with 55 beds, Unit 2 State Halfway House with 44 beds, Unit 3 Female Halfway House with 48 beds) and a Day Reporting Center offering GPS-monitored house arrest. An affiliated Graphics Department provides workforce development through printing services. CCA's programs are designed to help clients avoid jail time and achieve rehabilitation for reintegration into the community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Alternative Sentencing Programs
• Intensive Out Patient (IOP) Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• Thinking for a Change
• Anger Management
• Domestic Violence Program
• Parenting Program
• Sex Offender Education
• Adult Basic Education / GED Preparation
• Vocational Planning
• Job Readiness
• Job Retention
• Bridges out of Poverty
• Community Service Program
• Pre-Release Group
• Aftercare
• Family Reunification
• Moving On I & II
• Peer Associations
• GPS-Monitored House Arrest
• Community-Based Correctional Facility (CBCF)
• Unit 1 - Federal Halfway House
• Unit 2 - State Halfway House
• Unit 3 - Female Halfway House
• Day Reporting Center
• CCA Graphics Department
• Relapse Prevention

Quantifiable outcome

• 40+ years of continuous American Correctional Association accreditation - only program in the country to maintain this distinction
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• American Correctional Association (ACA)coreOthersAccreditation body providing professional certification for correctional facilities. CCA maintains 100% compliance level accreditation and is the only program in the country to hold continuous ACA accreditation for over 40 years.
• Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and CorrectionscoreOthersState corrections agency that licenses CCA and refers state residents for halfway house placement, transitional control, treatment transfer, and post-release control programs.
• Federal Bureau of PrisonscoreOthersFederal corrections agency that refers Bureau of Prisons residents to CCA for prerelease programming at Unit 3 (female facility).
• Ohio Department of MedicaidsecondaryOthersState healthcare agency providing Medicaid funding for healthcare services to CCA residents.
• Ohio Department of Behavioral HealthsecondaryOthersState behavioral health agency providing certification and oversight for substance abuse and mental health treatment programs offered by CCA.
• Mahoning County CourtscoreOthersCounty common pleas courts that refer probationers to CCA for alternative sentencing programs including the Community-Based Correctional Facility (CBCF).
• Community Organizations and Local BusinessesOthersNonprofit organizations, churches, attorneys, healthcare centers, businesses, nursing homes, financial institutions, and municipal entities that utilize CCA Graphics printing services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Oriana House: Akron, Ohio-based nonprofit operating community-based correctional facilities, halfway houses, and reentry programming under contract with ODRC and county courts. Closely comparable in geographic footprint, mission, and program mix to CCA.
• Talbert House: Cincinnati/Ohio-based nonprofit providing adult and juvenile community corrections, substance use treatment, and behavioral health services under court and state agency contracts. Operates a comparable continuum of residential and non-residential correctional programs.
• Volunteers of America Ohio & Indiana: Regional nonprofit affiliate operating reentry, supportive housing, and behavioral health services across Ohio and Indiana, including justice-involved residential programs under state and county contracts.

Broad incumbents

• GEO Group: Large publicly-traded private corrections and reentry operator running community-based and residential reentry centers for the Federal Bureau of Prisons and state agencies — far broader scale than CCA but operates an overlapping service category.
• CoreCivic: Publicly-traded private corrections company operating secure facilities and community corrections/residential reentry programs for government partners across the U.S., broadly comparable on the community-based corrections service line.
• Gateway Foundation: National nonprofit providing substance use treatment, including corrections-focused residential and outpatient programs. Overlaps with CCA's intensive outpatient substance use disorder treatment and cognitive programming.
• Acadia Healthcare: Large publicly-traded behavioral health provider; its Community Education Centers subsidiary operates halfway houses, residential treatment, and community corrections programs, giving it a directly overlapping service footprint with CCA.

Emerging players

• Center for Employment Opportunities: National nonprofit providing transitional employment and reentry support for justice-involved individuals — partial overlap with CCA's job readiness and vocational planning programs, focused specifically on the employment pillar.

Regional players

• The Fortune Society: New York City-based nonprofit providing alternatives-to-incarceration, reentry, and supportive housing for justice-involved individuals. Operates a similar model but in a different geography, with comparable program pillars (housing, education, employment).
• Osborne Association: New York-based nonprofit providing community corrections, reentry, and family services to justice-involved adults and youth. Comparable mission and program mix, geographically distinct from CCA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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