What SPARC Services & Programs does

SPARC Services & Programs, LLC is a privately held behavioral health services provider founded in 2015 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. The company delivers community-based, evidence-based programs — including Family Centered Treatment (FCT), MORES crisis response, Community Support Team (CST), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Peer Support Services, Tailored Care Management, and 2025 additions of FCT-Recovery, School-Based Mental Health, Medication Management, and Child and Youth Support Services — designed to keep individuals out of institutional care. Services are delivered directly in clients' homes and communities across 17 office locations spanning North Carolina (30 counties), Arkansas (7 counties), Virginia, and Ohio, with the core technology being an evidence-based clinical service delivery model rather than a software platform. Customer acquisition is referral-driven from Managed Care Organizations, Health and Human Services agencies, courts, schools, and health clinics, supported by an eNotes Cloud online referral portal.

The business model is almost entirely Medicaid-funded: SPARC contracts with multiple managed care payers under value-based arrangements, with service episodes typically running 6-8 months for FCT and 24/7/365 crisis availability for MORES (45-minute to 1-hour response). The company segments its population into children/youth/families (the primary segment, anchored by FCT) and adults with behavioral health and substance use needs (CST, ACT, PSS), with a specialized focus on crossover youth involved in both child welfare and juvenile justice systems. No pricing is publicly disclosed, and the company has no disclosed external funding, parent organization, or M&A activity.

The organization is founder/management-owned, with a senior leadership team consisting of specialized regional VPs (NC Mountain, NC Piedmont, Arkansas) and corporate SVP roles for Strategy & Development and Operations. Growth signals in 2025 — four product launches plus geographic expansion into Ohio — indicate active reinvestment and scaling. Key dependencies and risks are concentrated exposure to North Carolina Medicaid policy and FCT's ILOS designation, no disclosed revenue diversification beyond Medicaid, and an absence of disclosed AI/technology capabilities that could become a competitive gap as the behavioral health sector digitizes.

Name

SPARC Services & Programs

Legal name

SPARC Services & Programs, LLC

Website

https://sparcprograms.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SPARC Services & Programs is a Charlotte-based behavioral health provider delivering evidence-based, community-based services — including Family Centered Treatment, crisis response, and care management — to children, youth, families, and adults across North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia, and Ohio, funded primarily through Medicaid managed care contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Charlotte

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Medicaid Managed Care / Value-Based Contracts: SPARC provides community-based behavioral health services primarily funded through Medicaid managed care contracts. The company is engaged in Value Based contracting with multiple payers, providing a continuum of care for children, families, and adults with mental health and substance use needs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SPARC Services & Programs delivers community-based behavioral health services including evidence-based intensive in-home treatment (Family Centered Treatment), 24/7 crisis response (MORES), adult mental health programs (CST, ACT, PSS), care coordination (TCM), medication management, and school-based mental health services. Services are delivered directly in clients' homes, schools, and communities across North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia, and Ohio, and are primarily funded through Medicaid managed care and value-based contracts.

Product overview

SPARC Services & Programs is a behavioral health services company offering a portfolio of community-based programs designed to keep individuals out of institutional care. The core offerings include evidence-based practices such as Family Centered Treatment (FCT), Family Centered Treatment-Recovery (FCT-R), MORES crisis response, Community Support Team (CST), Assertive Community Treatment (ACT), Peer Support Services, Tailored Care Management, Medication Management, School-Based Mental Health Services, Child and Youth Support Services, and Behavioral Assistance. These programs are provided across multiple states (North Carolina, Arkansas, Virginia, Ohio) and operate as distinct service lines that can be accessed through a client portal, with a strategic focus on value-based contracting with multiple payers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Centered Treatment (FCT) An evidence-based trauma treatment model of intensive in-home services for at-risk children, adolescents, and their families, designed to prevent out-of-home placement, provide crisis response, and address multi-generational trauma.
• MORES Crisis Response Crisis-response service for children, youth, and their families experiencing escalating emotional or behavioral needs. Available 24/7/365 with a guaranteed 45-minute to 1-hour response time.
• Community Support Team (CST) Community-based therapeutic program for adults with complex behavioral health needs, providing direct treatment, restorative interventions, and case management.
• Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) Team-based approach using community-based medical, behavioral health, and rehabilitation professionals to meet the needs of adult clients with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Tailored Care Management (TCM) Care management service in which a Care Manager helps meet health goals by coordinating medical, social, and behavioral health services and assisting with access to resources such as transportation, healthy food, and safe housing.
• Peer Support Services (PSS) Evidence-based recovery services for adults with mental health or substance use disorders, directly provided by Certified Peer Support Specialists (CPSS) with lived experience, promoting recovery, self-determination, self-advocacy, and community living skills.
• Family Centered Treatment-Recovery (FCT-R) Intensive, home-based, trauma-informed treatment for families affected by substance use, integrating the FCT evidence-based model with substance use disorder best practices including SUD-specific family system interventions, integrated trauma treatment, Certified Peer Support Specialist services, contingency management, and random drug screens.
• Medication Management Psychiatric medication management involving careful assessment, prescription, and monitoring of medications used to treat mental health conditions.
• School Based Mental Health Services Mental health services provided directly within school environments, including counseling, crisis intervention, and family coordination for students facing emotional, behavioral, and psychological challenges.
• Child and Youth Support Services Clinical, time-limited services for principal caregivers designed to increase positive behaviors and cooperation in children across home and school settings.
• Behavioral Assistance Outcome-oriented intervention providing positive behavioral interventions and supports to foster sustainable behavioral changes in youth and families.
• Custom Programs Custom-designed community-based Case Management programs that enhance quality care coordination for partner organizations and payers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Outcomes reports available for 2017-2025 documenting program effectiveness
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RHA Health Services: Multi-state provider of behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disability, and substance use services headquartered in North Carolina. Direct competitor across multiple SPARC service lines including CST, ACT, peer support, and in-home family services in overlapping NC counties.
• KVC Health Systems: Multi-state nonprofit offering in-home family services, behavioral health, and child welfare programs - similar model to SPARC in serving Medicaid-funded at-risk youth populations across multiple states.
• Pressley Ridge: Multi-state nonprofit providing evidence-based in-home and community-based services for children, youth, and families with behavioral health and child welfare needs - closely parallels SPARC's FCT-style service approach.
• Merakey: National nonprofit operating community-based behavioral health, intellectual/developmental disability, and social services across multiple states - directly comparable in service mix (ACT, CST, peer support) and Medicaid-driven model.
• Easterseals PORT Health: North Carolina-based behavioral health and IDD services provider serving children, adults, and families - directly overlapping with SPARC's service mix and geography across multiple NC regions.
• Eckerd Connects: National nonprofit operating community-based programs for at-risk youth and families, including behavioral health and juvenile justice services - comparable service model and population focus to SPARC.
• Youth Villages: National nonprofit operating evidence-based in-home and family services (e.g., Intercept program) for at-risk youth, closely paralleling SPARC's FCT model across multiple states. Direct competitor for Medicaid-funded intensive in-home contracts and crossover youth populations.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Large national nonprofit providing community-based behavioral health services for children, adolescents, and adults across multiple states - direct peer for SPARC's broad continuum of care and population mix.

Broad incumbents

• BrightSpring Health Services: Large publicly traded diversified home and community-based services provider including behavioral health - much broader portfolio but overlapping provider-payer dynamic, scale, and Medicaid funding model relevant to valuing SPARC.
• Sevita Health: Large diversified national provider of home and community-based behavioral health and I/DD services - significantly larger and broader, but operates similar Medicaid-funded clinical models that benchmark SPARC's competitive set and reimbursement dynamics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/sparcservices
• Xx.com/sparcprograms
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-sparc-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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