SAFY Service Center

Name

SAFY Service Center

Legal name

Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth of America, Inc.

Website

https://safy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare and Foster Care Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Parenting Education for Special Needs & Developmental Differences (EDACALAK)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Family preservation services
• Behavioral health services
• Child welfare programs
• Kinship support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Delphos

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Grants: SAFY operates as a nonprofit receiving funding through government contracts with state child welfare agencies, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), and state Medicaid programs for behavioral health services.
2. Donations and Philanthropy: Individual donations, corporate giving, and philanthropic support from foundations to fund programs, Youth Drop-In Center operations, and family support services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SAFY (Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth) is a nonprofit child welfare organization providing foster care placement, family preservation, and behavioral health services across seven U.S. states. The organization recruits, trains, and licenses foster parents; delivers in-home therapeutic and case management services to families in crisis; runs community-based youth programs including drop-in centers; and operates specialized programs for kinship care, opioid-affected families, and parent reunification. Services are delivered through a network of 30 locations and funded by government contracts, Medicaid, and grants.

Product overview

SAFY (Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth) is a nonprofit organization providing child welfare and family services across seven states. Their service model integrates three core service lines: Foster Care Services, Family Supportive Services (Family Preservation), and Behavioral Health Services. These core offerings are supplemented by specialized programs including the Youth Drop-In Center (YDC), Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT), Empowering Families: Intensive Family Services, Parent Partners Program, and the Kinship Support Program. The organization operates through a network of 30 locations in Alabama, Colorado, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Ohio, and South Carolina, with their headquarters in Delphos, Ohio.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foster Care Services Comprehensive foster care services including recruitment, training, licensing, and ongoing support for foster families. Provides placement services for children who cannot remain with their biological families, including therapeutic, traditional, and respite foster care.
• Family Supportive Services (Family Preservation) Family preservation services designed to strengthen families, prevent out-of-home placements, and support reunification when children have been removed from the home.
• Behavioral Health Services Mental health and behavioral health services including therapy, counseling, trauma-informed care, and support for youth and families addressing emotional and psychological needs.
• Youth Drop-In Center (YDC) Safe, supervised space for youth ages 12-17 offering academic support, peer interactions, skill-building activities, support groups, meals, and independent living skills instruction. Open Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Intensive Home-Based Treatment (IHBT) Intensive therapeutic interventions delivered within the home environment, promoting family stability and improving outcomes for youth facing behavioral and emotional challenges. Includes comprehensive assessments, individualized treatment plans, and ongoing support from trained professionals.
• Empowering Families: Intensive Family Services In-home program providing evidence-based case management, therapy, therapeutic group services, parenting skill-building groups, after-hours crisis intervention support, and daily youth respite.
• Parent Partners Program Evidence-based program supporting parents with children in foster care to reunify with their children. Peer mentors with lived experience help others navigate the child welfare system.
• Empowering Families Opioid Intervention Program (Kinship Support Program) Services for youth and families affected by opioids or other substance use, supporting families through challenges such as transition, grief and loss, confusion, and emotional and social well-being.

Quantifiable outcome

• 12 families reunified through Parent Partners program since 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Lima/Allen County Chamber of CommercecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Partnership for Youth Drop-In Center 10-year anniversary ribbon cutting event. The Chamber collaborates with SAFY to commemorate community impact and support youth services in Lima, Ohio.
• Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties (MHRSB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 June 2023Partnership to launch Empowering Families: Intensive Family Services program. MHRSB collaborates with SAFY to address mental health needs including depression, anxiety, substance use, and suicide prevention for youth and caregivers in Allen County.
• National Quality Improvement Center on Family Centered Reunification (QIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerQIC supports SAFY's Parent Partners program which provides peer mentorship to parents with children in foster care to help them navigate the child welfare system and work toward reunification.
• Family Focused Treatment Association (FFTA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAFY is a member of FFTA, a nonprofit association advancing best practices in treatment foster care. SAFY CEO Will Matt was elected to FFTA's Board of Directors.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KVC Health Systems: Multi-state nonprofit delivering foster care, adoption, behavioral health, and in-home family services. Directly comparable in scope, funding model, and integrated child welfare service portfolio.
• Youth Villages: Large nonprofit providing child welfare, behavioral health, and family services across multiple states. Comparable as a direct peer offering therapeutic foster care, intensive in-home services, and family reunification programs.
• UMFS (United Methodist Family Services): Virginia-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and behavioral health services. Comparable in integrated child welfare service model and government contract-funded operations.
• Benchmark Human Services: Nonprofit offering foster care, behavioral health, and case management across multiple states. Comparable in integrated child welfare and behavioral health services, particularly in Ohio and surrounding states.
• National Youth Advocate Program (NYAP): Multi-state nonprofit providing foster care, in-home services, and behavioral health. Comparable as a multi-state child welfare nonprofit serving similar populations with intensive in-home treatment models.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: National nonprofit operating foster care, residential treatment, and behavioral health programs. Directly comparable as a multi-state child welfare and behavioral health provider serving similar populations.
• Boys Town: National nonprofit providing foster care, family services, and behavioral health across multiple states. Comparable as a long-established integrated child welfare provider with similar service mix and government-funded model.
• Pressley Ridge: Nonprofit offering foster care, residential treatment, and community-based services across multiple states. Comparable as a treatment foster care and family preservation provider with similar evidence-based practice orientation.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: Large national nonprofit providing disability services, behavioral health, and family support. Comparable as a broad incumbent in social services with overlapping capabilities in family support and behavioral health, though with a disability-focused lens.
• Casey Family Programs: Large national operating foundation focused on foster care and child welfare systems change. Operates as a broad incumbent in the same child welfare space with substantially greater resources and national reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SAFYofAmerica
• Facebookfacebook.com/SAFYofAmerica

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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