Community Works

Name

Community Works

Legal name

Community Works West, Inc.

Website

https://communityworkswest.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restorative Justice Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Corrections (Probation, Parole & Reentry) (BPAIAFAE), Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN), Juvenile Justice System (Courts & Detention) (BPAIAFAF), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Restorative justice programs
• Youth diversion services
• Reentry support programs
• Violence prevention education
• Family reunification services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Grants: Primary funding from government contracts with county sheriff's departments, district attorney offices, and state agencies including California Board of State and Community Corrections grants.
2. Individual and Corporate Donations: Tax-deductible donations from individuals and organizations through Network for Good platform, including employer matching gifts and payroll giving programs.
3. Foundation Grants: Funding from foundations including Zellerbach Family Foundation, East Bay Community Foundation (Remy Fund for Racial and Environmental Justice), and California Humanities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Community Works operates restorative justice programs that divert youth and adults from prosecution and incarceration, provide in-custody violence prevention and family services, and support successful reentry post-incarceration. Programs are delivered through partnerships with county sheriff and district attorney offices, in-custody facilities, and community-based locations including the Restorative Hub in San Francisco.

Product overview

Community Works operates as a restorative justice nonprofit organization offering an integrated portfolio of direct service programs and advocacy initiatives. The core programs include Youth Power (youth advocacy), Transformation (behavior change), Restorative Reentry (post-incarceration support), and Systems Change (policy advocacy), along with specialized programs such as Project WHAT! (children of incarcerated parents), One Family (family services in jail), RSVP (violence prevention), Rising Voices (theater arts for TAY women), Restorative Community Conferencing (diversion programs), and Women Rising (returning women support). The organization also operates the Restorative Hub, a 6,000-square-foot healing space in San Francisco, and runs the Welcome Home Project art exhibit. In 2021, they launched a Guaranteed Income pilot providing $500/month to reentering citizens.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Project WHAT!: Youth development and policy advocacy program for children with incarcerated parents, celebrating 20 years in 2026.
• Restorative Hub
• One Family
• Women Rising
• Rising Voices
• Restorative Community Conferencing (RCC)

Products and services

• Restorative Community Conferencing (RCC) Pre-charge and community-held diversion program allowing survivors to have voice in their healing while holding young people accountable for harm without pushing them into the criminal legal system. Operates in Alameda and San Francisco Counties.
• RSVP (Resolve To Stop the Violence Project) Anti-violence education program for violent offenders incarcerated in San Francisco County jail, providing victim restoration, offender accountability, and community involvement. The first program in the country to specifically address violent offenders in this manner.
• One Family Comprehensive family services programming within the county jail system providing parenting classes, therapeutic counseling, and in-person parent-child visits for incarcerated mothers and fathers.
• Project WHAT! Youth development and policy advocacy program (We're Here And Talking) for children with incarcerated parents ages 12-17, raising awareness about effects of parental incarceration and improving services and policies.
• Rising Voices

Quantifiable outcome

• 82% lower rearrests for violent crimes during first year after release
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• San Francisco District Attorney's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Partnership to replicate RCC model as 'Make it Right' program in San Francisco. Expanded in 2020 to include transitional age youth (TAY) ages 18-24 for the first time.
• Alameda County District Attorney's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2008Partnership to pilot Restorative Community Conferencing (RCC) program in 2008 to divert youth ages 17 and under from system involvement. One of the state's only pre-charge diversion programs for youth arrested on serious misdemeanors and felonies.
• San Francisco Sheriff's DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1997Partnership since 1997 to operate RSVP (Resolve To Stop the Violence Project) in San Francisco County jail, the first restorative justice program in a county jail setting.
• Urban InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to develop toolkit for replicating the One Family program in other jail facilities nationwide. Resulting report 'Model Practices for Parents in prisons or Jails: Reducing barriers to Family Connections' identifies best practices.
• San Francisco Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership (SFCIPP)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to create the One Family Program working to provide quality visits for CPS-mandated families.
• Drug Dependency CourtsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in One Family program providing services to justice-involved parents.
• No Violence AlliancesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in One Family program providing services to justice-involved parents.
• The Bridging GroupsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in One Family program providing services to justice-involved parents.
• California Institute of Integral StudiessupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in One Family program providing services to justice-involved parents.
• Ella Baker CentersupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner led Youth Media Training session for Community Works programs.
• Big Brothers Big SisterssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Project WHAT! for youth mentorship and advocacy programs.
• Network for GoodsupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDonation platform used for online fundraising and donor engagement.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Root & Rebound: California-based nonprofit providing legal and reentry support for formerly incarcerated and justice-involved people. Closely comparable to Community Works' reentry and advocacy programs, with overlapping Bay Area presence and similar pre-charge/post-release interventions.
• Anti-Recidivism Coalition: California-led advocacy and direct-service nonprofit for people impacted by incarceration. Shares Community Works' policy advocacy (Systems Change), reentry programs, and emphasis on lived-experience leadership.
• A New Way of Life Reentry Project: LA-based nonprofit providing housing, reentry support, and advocacy for women leaving incarceration. Directly comparable to Community Works' Women Rising and Rising Voices programs serving justice-involved women.
• Homeboy Industries: LA-based nonprofit offering diversion, reentry, and workforce services for formerly incarcerated and gang-affiliated individuals. Comparable to Community Works across diversion (RCC), reentry, and arts/employment program categories.
• Roca: Massachusetts-based nonprofit delivering violence interruption, cognitive behavioral therapy, and reentry services to high-risk young men. Comparable to Community Works' RSVP anti-violence work and TAY reentry programs.
• The Fortune Society: NYC nonprofit providing reentry, housing, education, and advocacy for formerly incarcerated people. Comparable in program breadth (alternative-to-incarceration, reentry, arts) and policy advocacy.
• Osborne Association: NYC nonprofit supporting justice-involved individuals and families through reentry, family services, and advocacy. Closely parallels Community Works' One Family and reentry programming model.

Emerging players

• Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO): National nonprofit providing immediate reentry employment services to people returning from incarceration. Adjacent to Community Works' reentry and workforce-readiness offerings under Restorative Reentry.
• Center for Restorative Justice: Restorative-justice training and consulting organization working with schools, criminal justice, and communities. Comparable to Community Works' restorative justice capacity-building and Restorative Community Conferencing methodology.

Broad incumbents

• National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD): National nonprofit focused on advancing justice policy and practice, including juvenile and adult justice reform. Comparable at the policy/systems-change level to Community Works' advocacy work and Urban Institute partnership.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/communityworksw
• Facebookfacebook.com/communityworkswest

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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