LIAFS

What LIAFS does

Long Island Adolescent and Family Services, Inc. (LIAFS) is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit human services agency founded in 1988 in Stony Brook, New York, that provides residential and ancillary services to youth and families across four community-based sites in Suffolk County, with a maximum capacity of 42 children at a time and approximately 400 youth and families served annually. The organization operates eight programming divisions spanning residential care, mental health, social work, family services (including the Family First sibling-preservation program), independent living skills/education, medical/dental services, admissions/quality assurance, and the Suffolk Works Employment Program (SWEP) workforce training initiative for unemployed county residents. Its core technology is an Electronic Health Records system developed in partnership with the New York e-Health Collaborative and Stony Brook University Hospital.

LIAFS's business model is a government-funded nonprofit: all residential referrals must originate from county and state entities, and the agency is contracted with both the Suffolk County and Nassau County Departments of Social Services, licensed by NYS Office of Children and Family Services, approved by NYS Office of Mental Health for Respite Services, and approved by NYS Department of Health for medical services. Revenue is supplemented by Workforce Investment Act funding (via the SWEP partnership with Suffolk County Department of Labor), foundation grants (Newsday Charities/Tribune Foundation), and tax-deductible donations from individuals, corporate partners such as TARGET Stores and Long Island Cares, and online giving platforms (Goodsearch/Goodshop). The agency is governed by a community-based Board of Directors and is not a candidate for equity investment in the conventional sense.

Name

LIAFS

Legal name

Long Island Adolescent and Family Services, Inc.

Website

https://liafs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LIAFS is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit human services agency operating four community-based residential sites in Suffolk County, New York, providing 24/7 residential care, mental health counseling, family reunification, and workforce training to approximately 400 youth, families, and unemployed residents annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stony Brook

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: LIAFS is contracted with Suffolk County and Nassau County Department of Social Services for providing residential and ancillary services to youth. Services are provided under government-funded programs.
2. Program Grants: LIAFS receives grant funding from organizations such as Newsday Charities/Tribune Foundation and participates in workforce programs funded by the Workforce Investment Act.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) organization, LIAFS receives tax-deductible donations from individuals, corporate partners (TARGET Stores, Long Island Cares), and through Goodsearch/Goodshop programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

LIAFS is a not-for-profit social service agency that provides residential and ancillary services to male and female youth across four community-based sites in Suffolk County, Long Island. Services span casework and mental health counseling, medical and dental care, independent living skills training, education and recreation, family reunification (Family First Program), and workforce development (Suffolk Works Employment Program). All placements are referred through county and state social services entities, with admissions accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Product overview

LIAFS is a not-for-profit Social Service agency that provides residential and ancillary services to male and female youth. The organization operates a unified service model combining multiple programming divisions including: Residential Services Division (24-hour on-site care), Mental Health Division (psychiatric/psychological evaluations and counseling), Social Work Division (permanency planning), Family Services Division and Family First Program (sibling preservation and family reunification), Independent Living Skills/Education Division, and the Suffolk Works Employment Program. Services are delivered across four community-based residences (Centereach for males, Stony Brook for females, Ridge for males, and Port Jefferson Station for the Family First Program), with additional services including medical/dental care approved by NYS DOH, Electronic Health Records system, and professional staff training. The organization serves approximately 400 youth and families annually with a maximum capacity of 42 children at one time.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Residential Services Division

Quantifiable outcome

• Since January 2015, LIAFS has serviced over 150 children, youth and families.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• Suffolk County Department of LaborcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010LIAFS partnered with Suffolk County Department of Labor to start the Suffolk Works Employment Program (SWEP) for unemployed county residents in need of job training and employability assistance.
• NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIAFS is licensed by NYS OCFS. In 2005, LIAFS was approved by OCFS to begin a new program offering intensified, specialized services to youth and children in Stony Brook and Centereach Residences.
• NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIAFS is approved to provide Respite Services by NYS OMH. In 2007, in partnership with NYS OCFS and DOH, LIAFS was approved to begin a Supportive/Mental Health Counseling Program.
• NYS Department of Health (DOH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIAFS is approved by NYS DOH for providing all medical services. Partnership enabled the Supportive/Mental Health Counseling Program in 2007.
• New York e-Health CollaborativestrategicTechnology or IntegrationLIAFS was chosen to develop and implement the federal and state initiative for Electronic Health Records (EHR), partnering with Stony Brook University Hospital and area Medical Providers.
• Stony Brook University HospitalstrategicTechnology or IntegrationPartnership for EHR implementation project - developing and implementing Electronic Health Records system for client medical information.
• TARGET StoresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerTARGET Stores provides on-going assistance to Suffolk County families through partnership with LIAFS, supporting the community commitment of the organization.
• Long Island CaresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership for on-going donations for youth and families served by LIAFS.
• Google AdWordsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerGoogle AdWords provides continued support for LIAFS programs through advertising credits and support.
• Suffolk County Department of LaborcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLIAFS has contracted with Suffolk County Department of Labor for the Suffolk Workforce Experience and Youth Program, funded by the Workforce Investment Act.
• Goodsearch/GoodshopminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOnline donation mechanism where users can support LIAFS when searching the internet or shopping online through the Goodsearch platform.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New York Foundling: Large New York City-based child welfare nonprofit providing foster care, residential, behavioral health, and workforce programs—a directly comparable full-continuum service model.
• Rising Ground: New York City-based nonprofit providing residential, foster care, mental health, and workforce programs for youth and families—a directly comparable service model to LIAFS across the child welfare continuum.
• Catholic Guardian Services: New York City-based nonprofit providing foster care, residential, and family services to at-risk youth, with comparable OCFS licensing and a similar multi-division integrated service model.
• MercyFirst: Long Island-based nonprofit (formerly Catholic Guardian Services – Long Island) operating OCFS-licensed residential programs, mental health services, and family preservation—directly overlapping with LIAFS's service portfolio and geography.
• SCO Family of Services: A large Long Island/New York City-based nonprofit providing foster care, residential, and family services to youth—directly comparable to LIAFS in mission, geography, and service mix including OCFS-licensed programs.
• St. Christopher's Inc. Long Island/New York City-based nonprofit providing residential, foster care, and family services for youth, with overlapping OCFS-licensed programs and county DSS contracts comparable to LIAFS.
• Children's Village: New York-based nonprofit operating residential treatment, foster care, and family services for at-risk youth, with comparable NYS OCFS licensing and county DSS contracting model.
• HeartShare St. Vincent's Services: Brooklyn-based nonprofit operating residential, day services, and family support programs for youth and individuals with developmental disabilities, with comparable OCFS/OMH regulatory footprint.
• Jewish Child Care Association (JCCA): New York/New Jersey-based nonprofit operating residential treatment, special education, and mental health services for youth, with comparable OCFS licensing, mental health approvals, and family services model.

Emerging players

• Concern for Independent Living: Long Island-based nonprofit providing housing and supportive services for homeless youth, veterans, and individuals with disabilities—comparable in Long Island geography and in offering transitional/independent living programming similar to LIAFS's Independent Living Skills division.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/LIAFS_Inc
• Facebookfacebook.com/207429412617195
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/liafs---long-island-adolescent-and-family-services

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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