Newtown Youth & Family Services

What Newtown Youth & Family Services does

Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit licensed mental health clinic and youth service bureau founded in 1984 and headquartered at 15 Berkshire Road in Sandy Hook, Connecticut. The organization delivers outpatient mental health and addiction counseling, psychiatric evaluations and medication management, student assistance counseling embedded in Newtown public schools, and a free Victims of Crime (Empower Together) program for crime survivors. Clinical modalities employed by staff include CBT, TF-CBT, CPT, DBT, Motivational Interviewing, and Play Therapy, delivered via individual, couple, family, and group formats in office, community, and home-based settings.

NYFS supplements its clinical services with a broad portfolio of youth and community programs including REC Club (social/recreational programming for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders), Life Skills, Sibshops, Safety Town (a kindergarten safety education camp launched in 2013), the Summer Youth Employment Program, FUSION, Homework Club, and a Youth Advisory Board. Designated giving channels include the Newtown Cares Fund (created in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy) and Caroline's Gift (for families facing a child's terminal or catastrophic illness). Program fees are nominal (e.g., $195 for Safety Town, $15 per Sibshops meeting, $50 for Life Skills) with financial assistance available, indicating revenue is primarily donation- and grant-driven rather than fee-driven.

The business model is a community-led, relationship-based nonprofit GTM: outreach runs through the NYFS website, a monthly newsletter, community events, and direct partnerships with the Newtown Board of Education (since 2007), Union Savings Bank Foundation, Northwest Regional Investment Board, M&T Bank Charitable Foundation, Meserve Memorial Foundation, and Walmart Spark Good Local Grants. NYFS holds Council on Accreditation (COA) accreditation, serves a narrow Greater Newtown, CT catchment, and operates with an 11-50 person staff. There are no disclosed revenue figures, no technology platform beyond a third-party TherapyPortal client portal and Jumbula registration tool, and no AI/ML or proprietary technology components.

Name

Newtown Youth & Family Services

Legal name

Newtown Youth & Family Services

Website

https://newtownyouthandfamilyservices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Newtown Youth & Family Services is a 501(c)(3) licensed nonprofit mental health clinic and youth service bureau in Sandy Hook, Connecticut, providing outpatient counseling, psychiatric services, school-based counseling, and youth development programs to children, adolescents, adults, and families in the Greater Newtown area.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Community mental health
• Youth counseling services
• Outpatient behavioral health
• Family therapy programs
• Positive youth development

Headquarters

HQ city

Newtown

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Contributions: The organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that relies on charitable donations through its Annual Support Campaign to support children and families and provide financial assistance for programs and counseling.
2. Designated Funds: Accepts designated donations to specific funds including the Newtown Cares Fund (established after Sandy Hook tragedy for behavioral health clients and community support) and Caroline's Gift (for families dealing with a child's terminal or catastrophic illness).
3. Program Fees: Revenue from various programs including Safety Town ($195), Sibshops ($15/meeting), and Life Skills ($50/session), with financial assistance available for those who cannot afford fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Newtown Youth & Family Services is a licensed non-profit mental health clinic and youth service bureau that provides outpatient mental health and addiction counseling, psychiatric evaluations and medication management, victims-of-crime services, and student assistance counseling to children, adolescents, adults, couples, families, and groups in the Greater Newtown, CT area. The organization also delivers positive youth development programs (REC Club, Life Skills, Sibshops, Safety Town, Summer Youth Employment Program, FUSION, Homework Club, Youth Advisory Board) across office, community, home, and school-based settings.

Product overview

Newtown Youth & Family Services (NYFS) is a licensed non-profit mental health clinic and youth service bureau serving the Greater Newtown, CT area for over 40 years. The organization provides a coordinated portfolio of behavioral health services and positive youth development programs. Core mental health offerings include outpatient mental health and addiction counseling, psychiatric services, and victim services (Empower Together Program). Youth programming includes social/recreational clubs (REC Club), life skills training, Sibshops for siblings of children with special needs, Safety Town safety education camp, and the Summer Youth Employment Program. Additional services include student assistance counseling in local schools, client portal access via TherapyPortal, and special community events such as the annual Holiday Festival and Operation Heart to Heart. The organization is a 501(c)(3) non-profit.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Outpatient Mental Health & Addiction Counseling

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Newtown Board of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership since 2007 providing Student Assistance Counseling at Newtown High School and Newtown Middle School with a Licensed Professional Counselor focused on substance use prevention.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Jewish Family Services of Greater Hartford: Regional Connecticut nonprofit providing mental health counseling, family support, and social services to individuals and families. Comparable model: licensed clinicians, donations and grants-based funding, community-embedded delivery.
• Clifford Beers Community Health Center: Connecticut-based nonprofit mental health provider serving children, youth, and families with integrated behavioral health, early childhood, and trauma services. Closely comparable to NYFS in target population and integrated clinical/youth development model.
• Connecticut Junior Republic: Connecticut nonprofit serving at-risk youth and families through behavioral health, juvenile justice, and youth development programs. Comparable in serving vulnerable youth populations with counseling and youth programming mix.

Others

• United Way of Western Connecticut: Regional funder and convener of health and human services in western Connecticut including Newtown. Comparable ecosystem participant and potential funding partner rather than direct service competitor.

Broad incumbents

• The Village for Families & Children: Hartford-based nonprofit providing mental health, child welfare, and family support services across Connecticut. Comparable in service mix (counseling, victim services, youth programs) but serves a larger, more urban footprint.
• Wheeler Clinic: Large Connecticut-based nonprofit providing behavioral health, mental health, and family services across the state. Comparable to NYFS in mission (community mental health and family support) but operates at much greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Mental Health Connecticut: Statewide Connecticut nonprofit advocacy and direct-service organization for mental health and recovery. Comparable mission focus on community mental health, with broader statewide advocacy remit.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development nonprofit providing afterschool programs, mentoring, and youth services. Overlaps with NYFS's REC Club, Homework Club, and FUSION programs in positive youth development mission.
• Wellmore Behavioral Health: Connecticut-based behavioral health and social services nonprofit serving children, adults, and families with outpatient mental health and addiction services. Directly comparable service portfolio to NYFS's clinical offerings.

Regional players

• Boys & Girls Club of Greater Danbury: Regional affiliate of Boys & Girls Clubs serving Connecticut communities near Greater Newtown. Comparable in youth development and family services in the same Connecticut region, but does not directly compete in Newtown itself.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NewtownYFS
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewtownYouthAndFamilyServices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/newtown-youth-and-family-services-inc.

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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