Arriba Juntos

What Arriba Juntos does

Arriba Juntos is a nonprofit workforce development organization headquartered at 1850 Mission Street in San Francisco's Mission District, founded in 1965 (originally as O.B.E.C.A., renamed Arriba Juntos in 1967). Its mission is to promote economic self-sufficiency for San Franciscans through occupational training, employment placement, and comprehensive wraparound services. The organization operates four core training programs — English as a Second Language (ESL), Health Careers (Certified Nursing Assistant, Home Health Aide, Homecare Provider, CPR), Technology/Automated Office Skills Training (AOST), and Youth programs for ages 14-25 — augmented by an extensive community services portfolio that includes an Open Access Computer Center serving 8,000+ annual users, twice-weekly Drop-in Job Orientations accessed by 9,700+ community members, Microsoft Office Specialist Certification testing, Covered California and Cal-Fresh application assistance, an AJ Boutique providing interview clothing, a weekend Flea Market, and a Clean Slate Walk-In Clinic hosted in partnership with the San Francisco Public Defender's Office.

The organization is structured as an independent California-based nonprofit governed by a Board of Directors (Chair Steve Lewey, Secretary Armida Calixto, Treasurer John Phillips, plus Board Members Daniel Kingsley and Alejandro Corona and Advisory Board Members Mario Diaz and Rita Alviar) and supported by a staff of 90+. Revenue is generated entirely through grants, charitable endowments (Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund, George Sandy Foundation), corporate food and in-kind donations (Chipotle, Starbucks, ExtraFood, Copia, Cole Hardware), city agency partnerships (DCYF), and individual donations processed via Zeffy; all programs and services are provided free of charge to clients.

Distribution and go-to-market are community-led and primarily in-person: clients access services by walking into the Mission District office, attending twice-weekly drop-in orientations, or arriving via referrals from social service organizations and government agencies. Marketing relies on word-of-mouth, community partnerships, and the organization's website rather than paid channels, and partnerships with educational and legal institutions (City College of San Francisco, SF Public Defender's Office) extend the service offering. The underlying technology footprint is conventional — a public-access computer center and a Microsoft Authorized Testing Center — with no proprietary software platform.

Name

Arriba Juntos

Legal name

Arriba Juntos

Website

https://arribajuntos.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Arriba Juntos is a San Francisco nonprofit founded in 1965 that delivers free occupational training, employment placement, and wraparound social services to community members, including ESL, healthcare careers, technology skills, and youth programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development and Community Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Occupational training programs
• English language instruction
• Healthcare career training
• Community support services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants and Donations: As a nonprofit organization, Arriba Juntos operates through grant funding and charitable donations from partners including Raymond James Charitable Endowment Fund, George Sandy Foundation, and community donations

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arriba Juntos delivers free occupational training and employment services to San Francisco residents, including ESL instruction, healthcare career training (CNA, HHA, Homecare Provider, CPR), automated office skills training with Microsoft Office Specialist Certification, and youth programs for ages 14-25. The organization also operates community services such as an Open Access Computer Center, drop-in job orientations, Covered California enrollment assistance, a Clean Slate Walk-In Clinic, Cal-Fresh application assistance, AJ Boutique, and the PG&E CARE Program.

Product overview

Arriba Juntos is a non-profit workforce development organization offering a portfolio of occupational training and employment programs. The core offerings include: English as a Second Language (ESL) for language immersion, Health Careers training (CNA, HHA, Homecare Provider, CPR), Technology training through the Automated Office Skills Training (AOST) program with Microsoft Office Specialist certification, and Youth programs for ages 14-25. These training programs are complemented by community services including an Open Access Computer Center, Drop-in Job Orientations, Covered California enrollment assistance, Clean Slate Walk-In Clinic for record clearing, Cal-Fresh application assistance, and the AJ Boutique providing professional clothing for interviews. The organization serves as a Microsoft Authorized Testing Center for MOS certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Cole HardwareminorOthersCommunity partner providing support to Arriba Juntos programs
• DCYF (Department of Children, Youth and Their Families)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity agency partner supporting youth programs and services
• City College of San Francisco (CCSF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner for workforce development and training programs
• Family Giving TreeminorOthersCommunity partner providing support services
• Changing PlacesminorOthersCommunity partner organization
• ExtraFoodminorOthersFood donation partner supporting lunch distribution program
• CopiaminorOthersFood rescue partner supporting community food programs
• Chipotle Mexican GrillminorOthersFood donations for lunch distribution program serving students
• StarbucksminorOthersDonations supporting weekly morning snacks for students
• San Francisco Public Defender's OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean Slate Walk-in Clinic partnership helping participants clear criminal records for employment

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Year Up: Year Up is a workforce development nonprofit focused on young adults ages 18–24, providing technical and professional skills training combined with corporate internships. It overlaps directly with Arriba Juntos's youth (14–25) workforce track while operating at larger national scale.
• Per Scholas: Per Scholas is a national nonprofit providing tuition-free technology training (IT, cybersecurity, software) to underserved adults. It is comparable to Arriba Juntos's Technology/AOST program and Microsoft Office Specialist training in targeting career-changers with digital skills instruction.

Regional players

• Compass Family Services: Compass Family Services is a San Francisco-based nonprofit providing family support, housing, and workforce services to low-income families. It overlaps with Arriba Juntos's wraparound community services orientation and SF geography, though with a stronger family-services focus.
• Larkin Street Youth Services: Larkin Street Youth Services is a San Francisco-based nonprofit providing education, employment, and housing services to young people experiencing homelessness. It overlaps directly with Arriba Juntos's youth workforce program (ages 14–25) and SF geography, but with a stronger housing/homelessness focus.
• Wu Yee Children's Services: Wu Yee Children's Services is a San Francisco-based nonprofit serving low-income children, youth, and families with child development, family support, and youth services. It is comparable to Arriba Juntos in serving SF's diverse low-income community via wraparound services, though with a child-development focus rather than adult workforce training.

Direct peers

• STRIVE: STRIVE is a national nonprofit providing workforce development, job-readiness training, and placement services to underserved populations. It is comparable in mission and program model (intensive case management, vocational training, placement) to Arriba Juntos, though at significantly greater geographic scale.
• Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) San Francisco: JVS San Francisco is a nonprofit providing workforce training, ESL, computer skills, and job placement to a diverse low-income population. It is directly comparable to Arriba Juntos in program mix (ESL, technology training, employment services) and target population.
• Mission Economic Development Agency (MEDA): MEDA is a San Francisco-based nonprofit focused on economic development for Latino and other low-income residents, with workforce, housing, and small business programs. It serves an overlapping Mission District community with comparable wraparound economic self-sufficiency services.
• Goodwill Industries of San Francisco / San Francisco Goodwill: San Francisco Goodwill is a nonprofit workforce development organization offering occupational training, job placement, and supportive services to low-income community members. It directly competes with Arriba Juntos for similar populations, employer partnerships, and city/county funding streams in the same geography.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of San Francisco: Catholic Charities of San Francisco is a large regional social services nonprofit operating immigration, workforce, refugee, and family services. It is comparable to Arriba Juntos in serving immigrant and low-income SF populations with multi-program wraparound services, but operates at significantly broader scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/287764611608907

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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