Horizons Youth Services

What Horizons Youth Services does

Horizons Youth Services (HYS) is a HUBZone-certified small business that operates Job Corps centers under contract with the U.S. Department of Labor, delivering education, vocational training, and life-skills programming to young people aged 16–24. The company runs the Milwaukee Job Corps Center directly and serves as a sub-contractor for the Blue Ridge Job Corps Center in Marion, Virginia, with vocational offerings spanning dental assisting, welding, HVAC, cabling, and other trades. Its headquarters are at 3318 N. Valley Pike in Harrisonburg/Rockingham, Virginia, and the company carries a headcount in the 501–1,000 employee range. A founding-year discrepancy exists across HYS's own pages: the homepage states 1998, while the About page states 1983; the most recent/primary source (homepage) is treated as authoritative.

HYS monetizes exclusively through government contracts, with the U.S. Department of Labor as its sole counterparty via the Job Corps program. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and enrollment of students flows through the federal JobCorps.gov system rather than through a commercial sales motion. Supporting operational infrastructure includes an Employee Grievance Hotline and a Data Integrity Hotline that escalates to the DOL Office of Inspector General, reflecting the compliance regime governing federal workforce-development contractors. Leadership includes John Hall as CEO of parent/affiliated entity Endless Horizons, Nolyn Fueller as President of HYS, plus VPs of Finance/Administration and Communications, and corporate directors spanning HR, Student Career Services, Student Wellbeing, and Health & Wellness. There is no evidence of proprietary technology, AI capabilities, app products, or external investor funding; HYS operates as a services organization whose underlying "technology" is the operational playbook required to staff, administer, and report against federal Job Corps performance standards.

Name

Horizons Youth Services

Legal name

Horizons Youth Services

Website

https://horizonsyouthservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Horizons Youth Services is a HUBZone-certified small business that operates U.S. Department of Labor Job Corps centers, delivering education, vocational training, and life-skills services to youth aged 16–24 in Wisconsin and Virginia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN), Work-Based Learning Programs (Internships, Apprenticeships, Community-Based Instruction) (EDAKANAF), Workforce & Job-Seeker Services (Community-Based) (EDAAAFAM)

Keywords

• Youth workforce development
• Job Corps center operations
• Vocational training services
• Government contract education
• Youth career training

Headquarters

HQ city

Harrisonburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts - Job Corps Center Operations: HYS operates Job Corps centers under contract with the U.S. Department of Labor. The company receives government funding to provide educational programs, job training, and life skills development services to youth participants.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Horizons Youth Services operates Job Corps centers under contract with the U.S. Department of Labor, providing education, vocational job training (including dental assisting, welding, HVAC, and cabling), academic instruction, career placement support, and life skills development to youth aged 16-24. The company directly operates the Milwaukee Job Corps Center in Wisconsin and serves as a sub-contractor for the Blue Ridge Job Corps Center in Marion, Virginia.

Product overview

Horizons Youth Services operates as a unified service offering focused on youth development through Job Corps center operations. The company manages two primary Job Corps centers (Milwaukee and Blue Ridge) that provide educational and job training programs. Supporting infrastructure includes Employee Grievance and Data Integrity Hotlines for compliance and quality assurance. The portfolio centers on a single mission: providing education, skills training, and life skills development to empower young individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Job Corps Center Operations

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Department of LaborcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHYS operates Job Corps centers under contract with the U.S. Department of Labor. This is the primary government partnership enabling HYS to provide youth education and job training services.
• Serrato CorpminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSerrato Corp handles employment recruiting for the Blue Ridge Job Corps Center, which HYS operates as a sub-contractor.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Maximus: Maximus is a large federal contractor administering workforce development, employment services, and human services programs for U.S. government agencies, broadly comparable to HYS in its government-services delivery model and customer base.
• Goodwill Industries International: Goodwill Industries operates one of the largest U.S. networks of workforce development and job-training programs for youth and adults, with similar vocational-training and job-placement services to HYS but across a much broader mission and footprint.

Direct peers

• Career Systems Development Corp: Career Systems Development Corp is a Job Corps center operator under contract with the U.S. Department of Labor, providing residential career training to youth — directly comparable in customer, contract structure, and service model to HYS.
• Eckerd Connects: Eckerd Connects (formerly Eckerd Youth Alternatives) operates Job Corps centers as well as broader youth workforce development programs, directly comparable to HYS in its federal-contractor model serving at-risk youth through education and job training.
• Adams and Associates: Adams and Associates operates multiple Job Corps centers nationwide as a contracted provider for the U.S. Department of Labor, directly competing with HYS for center operations and serving the same youth population with the same vocational training model.
• Bizzell Corporation: Bizzell is a federal contractor that has operated Job Corps centers and provides workforce development, training, and youth services under contracts with the U.S. Department of Labor — directly comparable in contract vehicle and target population to HYS.
• Management & Training Corporation (MTC): MTC is one of the largest private operators of Job Corps centers under contract with the U.S. Department of Labor, providing residential education and vocational training — the same core service as HYS, but at significantly greater scale and across many more centers.
• MINACT Inc. MINACT operates Job Corps centers as a contractor to the U.S. Department of Labor, delivering workforce development and educational services to the same youth demographic as HYS.
• Serrato Corporation: Serrato Corporation is a Job Corps center operator and is also HYS's channel partner for the Blue Ridge Job Corps Center. Serrato is directly comparable as a federal contractor delivering Job Corps services to the same youth population.

Emerging players

• Year Up: Year Up is a workforce development nonprofit providing skills training and job placement for young adults, serving a similar youth demographic to HYS's Job Corps students but with a focus on technology and business careers and a different funding model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/Horizons_Youth
• Facebookfacebook.com/horizonsyouthservices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/horizonsyouthservices

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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