New Haven Youth & Family Services

What New Haven Youth & Family Services does

New Haven Youth & Family Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1967 and headquartered in Vista, California, providing therapeutic education, residential treatment, and mental health services to at-risk and foster youth aged 12 and older in Southern California. The organization operates an integrated continuum of care that combines individualized special education (12:1 student-to-teacher ratio), clinical programs grounded in trauma-informed care and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, career technical education through student-run businesses (Woodcrafts Etc. and Catering4Youth Academy), a tuition-free charter high school (North County Trade Tech High School), Short Term Residential Treatment Program (STRTP) across 12 six-bed homes in Vista, Oceanside, and San Marcos, and community-based and therapeutic behavioral services delivered in San Diego and Riverside counties.

The operating model is multi-channel: clinical and residential services are billed primarily through Medi-Cal and licensed by the California Department of Social Services; educational services flow through contracts with 50+ Southern California school districts and the California Department of Education's Workability I grant program; supplemental revenue comes from charitable donations, foundation grants (San Diego Gas & Electric, Masco, Watkins Manufacturing), and corporate partnerships (Tri-City Medical Center). The technology layer is modest — computer-assisted curriculum for individualized instruction plus standard CRM/donation infrastructure — and is not a differentiator; the core competency is human-intensive clinical and educational service delivery protected by multi-layered regulatory accreditation (CARF Three-Year, state licensure, Medi-Cal certification, USDA-funded).

The organization is governed by a Board of Directors led by Chairperson Racquel Kolsrud and operates under long-tenured CEO Doreen Quinn (with the organization since 1987). With 51-100 employees and annual service to roughly 200 youth across residential, school, and outpatient channels, New Haven sits in the small-to-mid segment of California nonpublic schools and STRTP providers. Growth is funded programmatically through facility additions (most recently Meadow Lake in 2021) and charter school operations, with philanthropic campaigns such as the annual Restoring Hope Giving Campaign and the flagship Champions for Youth fundraiser tied to the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open anchoring donor engagement.

Name

New Haven Youth & Family Services

Legal name

New Haven Youth & Family Services, Inc.

Website

https://newhavenyfs.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

New Haven Youth & Family Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1967 in Vista, California, providing therapeutic education, residential treatment, mental health services, and career technical education to at-risk and foster youth aged 12+ across San Diego and Riverside counties, funded through Medi-Cal, school district contracts, grants, and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth and Family Services

NAICS

Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities (623220), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJABAI

Therapeutic/Behavioral & Residential Treatment K–12 Schools

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Private & Independent K–12 Schools

SECONDARYEDAKAAAC

Emotional & Behavioral Disorders (EBD) / Therapeutic Day Schools

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Special Education Schools & Programs

SECONDARYHLAFACAL

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

SECONDARYEDAKAMAD

School-Based Mental Health Therapy (Licensed Clinicians)

Education/Special Education & Learning Support Services/Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) & Mental Health Supports (School-Based)

Keywords

• Youth residential treatment
• Special education services
• Career technical education
• Mental health services
• Therapeutic behavioral services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vista

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Medi-Cal Reimbursement: New Haven is a Medi-Cal Certified Mental Health Provider and contracts with 50+ school districts throughout Southern California. Services are funded through government health insurance and educational contracts for special education and mental health services.
2. Department of Education Grants: For more than a decade, New Haven has been awarded Department of Education Workability I grants providing special education for high school students making the transition from school to work.
3. Donations and Charitable Contributions: 501(c)(3) charitable organization relying on tax-deductible contributions and in-kind donations from individuals, businesses and foundations. Major donors include The Century Club of San Diego ($175,000), Hal Tilbury, Issa Family Foundation, Lynda Kull, and others.
4. Grants: Funding from foundations and government sources including California Department of Education, Masco, San Diego Gas & Electric, Watkins Manufacturing, and Youth Friends Association, Inc.
5. Product Sales (Student-run Businesses): Revenue from student-run businesses including Woodcrafts Etc. (handmade pens, cutting boards, Adirondack chairs) and Catering4Youth Academy (catering services). Purchases support programs and provide work-experience credits.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

New Haven Youth & Family Services operates a comprehensive therapeutic education model for at-risk adolescent youth (ages 12+), combining individualized special education, clinical mental health services (trauma-informed care, CBT), residential treatment, and career technical education through student-run enterprises. Its portfolio spans Education Program, Clinical Programs, Community Based Services, Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS), the Short Term Residential Treatment Program (STRTP), and the Trade Tech High charter high school, delivered across San Diego and Riverside counties.

Product overview

New Haven Youth & Family Services operates as a multi-service nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive therapeutic education model for at-risk youth. The portfolio includes core educational programs (Education Program, Trade Tech High charter school), career technical education (Woodcrafts Etc., Catering4Youth Academy), clinical and mental health services (Clinical Programs, Therapeutic Behavioral Services, Community Based Services), and residential treatment (STRTP). Professional development training for staff and mobile outreach services complete the continuum of care.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Trade Tech High: A tuition-free charter high school focused on career technical education in the building trades, launched in 2008.

Products and services

• Education Program Individualized academic instruction for youth who have struggled in public schools due to behavioral, mental health, substance abuse, learning disabilities, or truancy issues; features 12-to-1 student-to-teacher ratio, computer-assisted curriculum, and California-aligned special education services.
• Woodcrafts, Etc. Student-run woodworking business that teaches advanced furniture and cabinetry craftsmanship, producing exotic hardwood pens, gift boxes, cutting boards, Adirondack chairs and other handcrafted items, providing real-world job skills and work-experience credits toward the high school diploma.
• Catering4Youth Academy Student-run catering service providing culinary career preparation with standards-based academic curriculum overlaid with culinary arts, creating pathways to entry-level hospitality employment.
• North County Trade Tech High School Tuition-free charter high school focused on career technical education in building trades, developed to provide career pathways in high-paying trades for promising young students falling through the cracks in public high schools.
• Clinical Programs Social, emotional, and behavioral intervention services for at-risk youth including trauma-informed care, cognitive behavioral therapy, skill streaming, positive peer development, and behavioral coaching.
• Community Based Services (CBS) Short-term intensive empowerment approach for families transitioning from residential treatment or at risk for placement, providing individual and family counseling, case management, behavioral coaching, and crisis intervention in the youth's home and school environment.
• Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS) Short-term in-home supplemental mental health program with trained TBS coaches providing one-to-one intervention to help youth manage and change troubling behaviors.
• Short Term Residential Treatment Program (STRTP) Intensive psychiatric care for older adolescent foster youth aged 17-19 in San Diego County, featuring trauma treatment, daily group therapy, substance abuse intervention, life skills development, and individualized educational programs.
• Mobile Youth Services Mobile unit services designed to bring mental health and youth development resources to rural communities, deploying vans to address service gaps in underserved areas.
• Professional Development Training State-approved Group Home Administrator training and ongoing professional development for staff, including Servant Leadership certification programs, marketed as a paid training offering for external youth-services professionals.

Quantifiable outcome

• 18,250+ youth and families positively impacted since 1967
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Tri-City Medical Center (COASTAL Commitment)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021Tri-City Medical Center supports New Haven's career technical education programs through their COASTAL Commitment partnership. They have supported the New Haven Woodcraft program teaching advanced furniture and cabinetry craftsmanship, and the Catering4Youth program creating job opportunities in hospitality. Both programs are student-run and part of the entrepreneurial leadership curriculum.
• The Century Club of San DiegoflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerMajor donor at $175,000 level and featured nonprofit in the annual Champions for Youth fundraiser tied to the PGA Tour Farmers Insurance Open. This partnership provides significant funding and public visibility for New Haven's programs.
• California Department of EducationcoreOthersProvides certification for New Haven's educational programs and awards grants including the Workability I grant for over a decade. New Haven is also subject to California Department of Education standards and School Accountability Report Card requirements.
• California Department of Social ServicescoreOthersLicenses New Haven's residential treatment facilities through Community Care Licensing Division. Sets standards for care that New Haven must meet for continued operation.
• CARF InternationalcoreOthersIndependent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services that awarded New Haven Three-Year Accreditation in 2020 for Behavioral Consultation and Residential Treatment programs. First accredited in 2016.
• KOCT TelevisionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured New Haven's CEO Doreen Quinn and Community Outreach Director Chris Kates on KOCT Television in February 2019, sharing New Haven's mission of caring, equipping and restoring hope.
• The Coast NewsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured New Haven's woodworking program in October 2019 article highlighting how the program provides creative outlet for students to build various skillsets.
• Rancho Santa Fe ReviewminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCovered CEO Doreen Quinn's presentation to Rancho Santa Fe Rotary in April 2017 on New Haven's vision for at-risk youth transformation.
• United Way of San Diego CountycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerAwarded New Haven's North County Mobile YouthBuild program the Zanville Helping Hands Award in 2007, selecting from among 288 entries as recognition of excellence in youth services.
• YouthBuild (National Program)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Haven hosts the North County YouthBuild program, recognized as a 'best practice' in youth work and violence prevention. Comprehensive job training, education, and leadership development program where youth work toward high school diploma and entry-level construction employment.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boys Republic: Chino Hills, CA nonprofit residential treatment and educational program for at-risk adolescent boys, including a charter school and CTE. Near-identical adolescent-boy therapeutic education model to New Haven.
• Hathaway-Sycamores Child and Family Services: Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing residential treatment, mental health, and foster care services for children and adolescents. Directly comparable STRTP, clinical, and school-based service mix in Southern California.
• Victor Treatment Centers: California-based residential and community-based behavioral health provider for at-risk youth using a trauma-informed, strength-based model. Strong comparability on residential treatment and behavioral coaching services.
• Stanford Sierra Youth & Families: Sacramento-area nonprofit providing STRTP residential, mental health, and educational services for youth in foster care and juvenile justice systems. Comparable therapeutic-education-residential model with Medi-Cal funding.
• Telos Youth Services (Riverside): Riverside, CA-based provider of STRTP placements, behavioral health, and community-based services for adolescents. Directly competes for Riverside County referrals and Medi-Cal-funded placements.
• Fred Finch Youth & Family Services: California nonprofit delivering residential treatment, wraparound services, and transitional housing for at-risk youth, including CARF-accredited programs and STRTP placements — closely mirrors New Haven's service stack.
• Maryvale Children & Family Services: Greater Los Angeles nonprofit providing residential treatment, mental health, and school-based mental health services for vulnerable children and adolescents. Comparable CARF-accredited continuum.

Regional players

• North County Lifeline: Vista, CA-based nonprofit providing youth and family counseling, substance abuse treatment, and juvenile diversion programming. Local competitor in the same North San Diego County catchment.
• San Diego Youth Services: San Diego-based nonprofit operating shelter, transitional housing, and mental health programs for at-risk and homeless youth. Comparable outreach, mental health, and youth services in shared geography.
• South Bay Community Services (Cambodian Association): San Diego-area community-based nonprofit offering residential, mental health, and youth development services. Operates in the same Southern California geography as New Haven with overlapping youth clientele.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/New-Haven-Youth-Family-Services-122481321142178
• Instagraminstagram.com/newhavenyfs
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-haven-youth-and-family-services-inc.

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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