Domus Kids

Name

Domus Kids

Legal name

Domus Kids, Inc.

Website

https://domuskids.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710)

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

Volunteerism, Service-Learning & Community Service (EDALAHAG), Court/Community School Programs (Diversion, Probation-Linked, Community Day Schools) (EDAJAEAI)

Keywords

• Youth development services
• Workforce development programs
• Trauma-informed care
• School engagement programs
• Community re-entry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Stamford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Public Grants: Government funding from federal, state, and local sources including juvenile justice programs, education initiatives, and workforce development contracts.
2. Philanthropic Donations: Contributions from individual donors, foundations, and corporate partners. Includes major donors like Dalio Education and corporate sponsors for events.
3. Social Enterprise (DomusWorks): Workforce development social enterprise providing paid work experience through facility cleaning and maintenance services. Revenue generated from contracts with universities, municipalities, and organizations.
4. Program Service Fees: Contract revenue from partnerships with Stamford Public Schools and municipal governments for specific program delivery.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Domus Kids is a nonprofit youth services organization that delivers a constellation of individualized, trauma-responsive programs designed to re-engage and reconnect disconnected and disengaged youth (ages 12–26) to education and employment. Core offerings include school engagement programs (Domus Knights at Stamford High School and Domus Vikings at Westhill High School), the DomusWorks workforce development social enterprise for young adults aged 17–26, the Invictus community re-entry program for formerly incarcerated youth, the Project New Hope street outreach program, the Juvenile Review Board diversion program, after-school and middle school family advocacy services, residential educational programming, and the Holiday Help family assistance program.

Product overview

Domus Kids is a nonprofit youth services organization offering a constellation of individualized support programs designed to re-engage and reconnect disconnected youth (ages 12-26) to education and employment. The core programs include: School Engagement (Domus Vikings and Domus Knights) providing intensive four-year support at Stamford high schools; DomusWorks workforce development program offering job skills training and employment placement; Invictus community re-entry program for formerly incarcerated youth; and various enrichment and diversionary programs including after-school activities, youth violence prevention (Project New Hope), and holiday assistance. These programs work together to help youth overcome obstacles and achieve self-sufficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DomusWorks: Workforce development program providing job readiness training and employment opportunities for youth aged 17-26.
• Domus Knights
• Domus Vikings
• Invictus
• Project New Hope

Products and services

• Domus Vikings School engagement program at Westhill High School providing intensive, interpersonal relationships to help disengaged youth acquire social and emotional skills needed to graduate high school and pursue post-secondary education.
• Domus Knights School engagement program at Stamford High School providing intensive support to help disengaged youth acquire social and emotional skills needed to graduate high school and engage in post-secondary opportunities.
• DomusWorks Workforce development program for young people aged 17–26, providing approximately one year of support including three to six months of skills development and employment in the organization's social enterprise, followed by six months of unsubsidized employment with ongoing coaching.
• Invictus Community re-entry program providing young men with one-on-one support before release from incarceration and for more than a year afterward to facilitate their transition back to the community and help them find stable employment.
• Project New Hope Street outreach program that engages young people aged 12–26 currently involved with or at high risk of engaging with gangs, crime, and/or drugs, seeking to prevent youth crime by building connections and linking them to jobs, training, school, and community resources.
• Middle School Family Advocates Program providing on-site support for Stamford middle school students at Rippowam, Turn of River, Dolan, and Cloonan schools to help navigate social and emotional obstacles to learning.
• Juvenile Review Board Restorative court diversion program that helps youth who have committed low-level misdemeanor crimes stay out of the criminal justice system by providing supportive adults who connect them to needed services.
• Elementary & Middle School After-School Programs After-school programs at Turn of River, Toquam, and KT Murphy schools providing skills-building activities in a pro-social environment for Stamford students.
• Work & Learn After-School Program Ten-week after-school enrichment program for Stamford high school youth aged 15–18 teaching both hard and soft skills needed for successful employment.
• Bridgeport Residential Center Summer School Enrichment Program Summer academic enrichment programming for incarcerated youth aged 12–18.
• Hartford Residential Center Year-Round School Full-year educational services for incarcerated youth aged 12–18 supporting their future re-entry into community and high school.
• Holiday Help Program Annual holiday assistance program including Holiday Mall (gift shopping for families), Angel Families (adoption of struggling families), and Food Drives for Thanksgiving and Christmas serving over 400 families.

Quantifiable outcome

• 83% of 2024 school engagement graduates are on path to self-sufficiency 12 months later
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Connecticut Conference of Municipalities (CCM)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2024Statewide coalition co-leading the 119K Commission on At-Risk and Disconnected Youth. Josh Brown, Domus co-chair of the commission representing the organization in statewide policy initiatives.
• Stamford Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary educational partner for school engagement programs including Domus Knights and Domus Vikings at high schools, plus middle school family advocacy and after-school programs.
• City of StamfordcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Youth Service Corps providing subsidized employment opportunities for disconnected youth through city services. Also partner for parks beautification and downtown street outreach programs.
• UConn StamfordminorOthersContract client for DomusWorks crew services providing campus facility cleaning and maintenance.
• Western Connecticut State UniversityminorOthersContract client for DomusWorks crew services providing campus facility cleaning and maintenance.
• Fairfield County Catholic CemeteriesminorOthersContract client for DomusWorks crew services for facility maintenance.
• Hartford HealthCareminorOthersJoanne Milord serves on Domus advisory board representing Hartford HealthCare.
• Stamford Youth Mental Health AllianceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDomus actively participates in alliance promoting mental wellness for youth and families in Stamford community.
• Stamford Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership for youth development and street outreach. Chief Tim Shaw noted Domus instrumental in helping young people while police keep community safe.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National nonprofit providing youth development programs, after-school services, and workforce readiness to at-risk youth across hundreds of clubs. Comparable to Domus Kids in target population (disengaged youth ages 6-18+) and school-engagement and workforce program offerings, but operates at vastly greater scale and as a federation rather than a single community-embedded organization.
• YMCA of the USA: National nonprofit delivering youth development, after-school programming, residential and re-entry-adjacent services, and workforce programs through local Y branches. Overlaps with Domus Kids on after-school programming (KT Murphy, Toquam, Turn of River), youth workforce development, and teen services, but at much broader national scale.
• Goodwill Industries International: National nonprofit combining workforce training, social enterprises (staffing and facility services), and re-entry support for people facing barriers to employment. Directly comparable to DomusWorks social-enterprise contract model (facility cleaning and maintenance crews for institutional clients) and to Domus's re-entry mission for justice-involved youth.
• Children's Aid Society: NYC-based nonprofit providing youth development, after-school programming, college access, and family support services to disadvantaged youth and families. Comparable to Domus Kids' constellation of school engagement (Vikings/Knights), after-school, and family advocacy programs, but at significantly larger organizational scale and multi-site footprint.

Direct peers

• Year Up: National nonprofit providing year-long workforce development programs for low-income young adults ages 18-24, combining skills training, corporate internships, and wraparound supports. Directly comparable to DomusWorks in target segment (unemployed/underemployed young adults), program duration (~1 year), and earned-revenue social-enterprise elements.
• Roca: Massachusetts-based nonprofit delivering street outreach, workforce development, and re-entry programming to high-risk young adults and justice-involved individuals. Closely comparable to Domus Kids' Invictus re-entry and Project New Hope street-outreach programs in target population (justice-involved youth and young adults), intensive-relationship model, and outcome-driven workforce pathways.
• Good Shepherd Services: Brooklyn-based nonprofit providing youth development, juvenile justice, education, and workforce services to at-risk youth and families. Highly comparable to Domus Kids in program mix (residential, school engagement, re-entry), trauma-responsive methodology, and target population; notably, Domus ED Michael Duggan worked there for nine years before joining Domus.
• Covenant House: National nonprofit providing residential services, shelter, and workforce development to youth and young adults experiencing homelessness and trafficking. Comparable to Domus Kids' founding mission (group home for boys removed from families), current residential programs, transitional living program, and re-entry services, with similar relational care model.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National nonprofit providing one-to-one mentoring relationships for youth facing adversity. Comparable to Domus Kids' relationship-intensive, long-tenure adult-youth mentoring approach across school engagement and re-entry programs, though focused on volunteer mentoring rather than full wraparound case management.
• KIPP Foundation: National charter school network serving primarily low-income students of color with a focus on college preparation and persistence through alumni support. Comparable to Domus Kids' school engagement programs at Stamford and Westhill High Schools (Vikings and Knights), charter-school heritage (Stamford Academy and Trailblazers Academy as past subsidiaries), and long-horizon youth support model extending into post-secondary.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles16 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

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M&A

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