Huckleberry Youth Programs

Name

Huckleberry Youth Programs

Legal name

Huckleberry Youth Programs

Website

https://huckleberryyouth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Huckleberry Youth Programs is a San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit founded in the 1970s that delivers integrated youth services — crisis shelter, adolescent health clinics, counseling, juvenile justice diversion, and college/career access — to at-risk teens and young adults ages 11–24 across San Francisco and Marin counties, funded primarily by government contracts and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth and Adolescent Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Youth social services
• Adolescent healthcare
• Crisis intervention
• Juvenile justice diversion
• Mental health counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization raises funds through an annual fundraiser (Hearts in Harmony Benefit), which in 2026 raised nearly $240,000, as well as individual donations and corporate sponsorships.
2. Government Contracts: As a nonprofit serving youth, Huckleberry receives government funding through contracts with city and county departments, including operations for programs like CARC (Community Assessment & Referral Center) for San Francisco's juvenile justice system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Founded in 1967 by the San Francisco Junior League and in continuous service since 1974, Huckleberry Youth Programs is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that directly delivers free or low-cost crisis intervention, residential shelter, primary and reproductive healthcare, mental health counseling, juvenile justice diversion, and college-access programs to at-risk youth and young adults (ages 11–24) across San Francisco and Marin counties. Its core offerings are organized around an integrated continuum that combines a 24/7 crisis shelter, two adolescent health clinics, probation-based diversion, and school-based college preparation rather than any single discrete product.

Product overview

Huckleberry Youth Programs operates as a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of integrated youth services rather than a single product. The core offerings include health services (Cole Street Youth Clinic, Marin Teen Health Program with Teen Tuesday Clinic), crisis intervention (Huckleberry House Crisis Shelter with 24/7 hotline), counseling and mental health services, juvenile justice diversion programs (CARC and Seeds of Change), youth advocacy (HART for exploited youth), college and career access (ACE Academy), and youth engagement programs (Create to Activate). These programs work together to provide comprehensive support for Bay Area teens and families facing adversity, with services spanning healthcare, mental health, crisis response, education, and social justice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Huckleberry ACE Academy: College and career access program in Marin County for first-generation college students.
• Huckleberry Counseling Services
• HART (Huckleberry Advocacy & Response Team)
• Huckleberry House Crisis Shelter
• Huckleberry Youth Health Center (Cole Street Clinic)
• Huckleberry Teen Health Program (Marin)
• CARC (Community Assessment & Referral Center)
• Seeds of Change
• Create to Activate (C2A)
• Parents' Turn

Products and services

• Huckleberry House Crisis Shelter 24/7 residential crisis shelter that provides immediate safety, food, clothing, and short-term housing to runaway, homeless, and exploited youth (ages 11–17) in San Francisco, with case management and family reunification support.
• Cole Street Youth Clinic San Francisco-based adolescent primary care clinic offering confidential primary care, sexual and reproductive health services, STI testing and treatment, HIV prevention (including PrEP), and health education to youth up to age 25.
• Huckleberry Teen Health Program (Marin) Marin County clinic program providing confidential reproductive health, primary care, and prevention services for adolescents in local schools and community sites.
• Huckleberry Counseling Services Mental health counseling and therapy services for youth and families, including individual, group, and family counseling, delivered through clinics and community-based sites.
• Community Assessment & Referral Center (CARC) Probation-based intake and assessment program that screens youth referred by San Francisco Juvenile Probation and routes appropriate cases into community-based diversion services in lieu of formal court processing.
• Huckleberry Advocacy & Response Team (HART) Community-based juvenile justice diversion program providing assessment, case management, mentoring, and linkage to services for youth at risk of or involved in the juvenile justice system, designed to reduce unnecessary detention.
• Seeds of Change Juvenile justice diversion initiative that pairs youth with restorative, educational, and leadership experiences as an alternative to formal court involvement, supporting behavior change and community reconnection.
• Huckleberry ACE (Access to College Equity) Academy School-based college-access program for first-generation and underrepresented students, delivered through the Foundry School, that supports college preparation, application, financial aid, and persistence through postsecondary enrollment.
• Parents' Turn Support Group Peer-based support group for parents and caregivers of adolescents that provides facilitated discussion, psychoeducation, and connection to family-centered resources.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 50 youth served annually through HART program with intensive case management
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• San Francisco Department of Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical partner for the Cole Street Youth Clinic. The clinic is a collaborative effort involving Huckleberry Youth Programs, the San Francisco Department of Public Health, and UCSF's Division of Adolescent Medicine.
• University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Division of Adolescent MedicinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic medical partner collaborating on the Cole Street Youth Clinic, recognized as a national model of adolescent health services.
• Marin Community ClinicscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical partner for the Marin County Huckleberry Teen Health Program, providing healthcare to youth at San Rafael's Montecito Plaza.
• SF Financial Justice ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the AFTER program providing community-based programming for young people with financial restitution obligations.
• SF District Attorney's OfficeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in AFTER program and Make it Right restorative justice initiatives for youth in the juvenile justice system.
• Community Works WestminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead agency for Make it Right restorative justice program. CARC partners with Community Works West to provide case management services.
• Bay Area Community Resources (BACR)minorOthersReferral partner providing additional services to youth assessed through CARC's juvenile justice diversion programs.
• Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ)minorOthersReferral partner in CARC's network for connecting arrested youth to community-based services.
• Mission Neighborhood Centers (MNC)minorOthersReferral partner in CARC's service linkage network for youth and families.
• Sunset Youth Services (SYS)minorOthersReferral partner in CARC's network for connecting youth to services.
• Young Community Developers (YCD)minorOthersReferral partner in CARC's network for youth services linkage.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Larkin Street Youth Services: San Francisco-based nonprofit serving transition-age youth experiencing homelessness with a similarly integrated portfolio of housing, health, education, and employment services. Operates in the same catchment and serves overlapping youth populations, making it the closest functional peer.
• Fred Finch Youth & Family Services: Oakland-based nonprofit offering mental health, residential, and transition-age youth services across the Bay Area. Direct overlap in counseling, residential, and transition-age youth programming.
• First Place for Youth: Bay Area-based nonprofit focused on transition-age youth (ages 16–24) exiting foster care, offering housing, education, and employment support. Highly comparable mission and client base, particularly to Huckleberry's HART and ACE Academy programs.
• Edgewood Center for Children and Families: San Francisco-based nonprofit providing mental health, residential, and educational services for children and youth facing adversity. Comparable integrated clinical and social-service model serving Bay Area youth with complex needs.
• Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice (CJCJ): San Francisco-based nonprofit working on juvenile justice reform and providing direct youth services, including a referral partnership with Huckleberry's CARC. Strong mission and program overlap in juvenile diversion.
• Community Works West: Bay Area nonprofit operating restorative justice programs (including Make it Right) in partnership with Huckleberry's CARC. Direct overlap in juvenile justice diversion and case management.
• LYRIC (Lavender Youth Recreation and Information Center): San Francisco-based nonprofit serving LGBTQ+ youth with housing, health, and leadership programs. Direct overlap in youth-centered health services and community-based programming, including clinic-adjacent services.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of San Francisco: Regional YMCA serving Bay Area youth with health, wellness, after-school, and crisis-related programs. Less specialized in clinical and juvenile justice services, but competes for the same youth, volunteers, and corporate donors.
• Seneca Family of Agencies: Larger Bay Area nonprofit providing intensive mental health, education, and wraparound services for children and youth. Broader geographic and program footprint, but overlapping service model and target population.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of San Francisco: Long-established San Francisco youth development organization offering a broader portfolio of after-school, athletic, and educational programming. Less specialized in crisis and clinical services, but competes for the same youth and funder attention.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/40475757212
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/huckleberry-youth-programs
• Instagraminstagram.com/hypteenhealth
• Xx.com/huckleberrysf

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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