New Orleans Youth Alliance

What New Orleans Youth Alliance does

New Orleans Youth Alliance (NOYA) is a 501(c)-style nonprofit coalition founded in 2017 and headquartered in New Orleans, Louisiana, focused on youth development — particularly disconnected and opportunity youth in the New Orleans region. The organization positions itself as an intermediary that coordinates across the local youth-services ecosystem rather than as a primary direct-service provider in most cases, although it does operate the Reengagement Center as a direct touchpoint for re-engaging youth who have dropped out of education and employment. Its secondary stakeholder set is the network of youth-serving organizations and agencies in the region, which it convenes, supports via professional development, and represents in policy work.

Name

New Orleans Youth Alliance

Legal name

New Orleans Youth Alliance

Website

https://neworleansyouthalliance.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

New Orleans Youth Alliance is a 2017-founded nonprofit coordinating youth services in the New Orleans region. It operates the Reengagement Center for disconnected youth and a Youth Programs Directory connecting young people and families to local programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Development Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth & Young Adult Workforce Programs (Out-of-School Youth) (EDAAAOAD), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Youth development services
• Youth reengagement programs
• Youth programs directory
• Nonprofit coalition building
• Youth workforce pathways

Headquarters

HQ city

New Orleans

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

New Orleans Youth Alliance (NOYA) is a nonprofit coalition that prepares young people for the design, implementation, and evaluation phases of their work. It delivers this through two core offerings: the Reengagement Center, which helps disconnected youth re-engage with education, employment, and essential services, and the Youth Programs Directory, a searchable online directory of youth programs available in the New Orleans region.

Product overview

New Orleans Youth Alliance operates as a coalition and advocacy organization offering two primary digital products: the Reengagement Center and the Youth Programs Directory. These products work together to serve disconnected youth—connecting them with re-entry services through the Reengagement Center while the Directory provides a comprehensive listing of available youth programs across the region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Recent moves5 records

Direct peers

• YouthBuild USA: Federation of locally operated YouthBuild programs serving opportunity youth through education, job training, and leadership. Comparable to NOYA because both reengage out-of-school/disconnected youth with education and employment pathways in a regional delivery model.
• Year Up: Workforce development nonprofit serving opportunity youth aged 18–24 with training and corporate placement. Highly comparable to NOYA because both target disconnected/opportunity youth and focus on pathways from disengagement to education and employment outcomes.
• iMentor: Nonprofit that pairs low-income high school students with college-educated mentors to support postsecondary success. Comparable to NOYA's positive youth development focus and its role connecting young people with structured adult and program supports.
• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit that coordinates and integrates community resources inside schools to support at-risk students. Directly comparable to NOYA's coalition/coordination model that addresses fragmentation of youth services and connects young people to appropriate programs.
• National Youth Advocate Program: Nonprofit providing community-based services for youth and families, including foster care, behavioral health, and reengagement programming. Comparable to NOYA because both work with at-risk/disconnected youth and act as intermediaries connecting young people to needed services.

Broad incumbents

• KIPP Foundation: National network of public charter schools serving underserved K–12 students with an emphasis on college readiness. Comparable to NOYA in serving educationally disadvantaged youth and operating in New Orleans, but as a school operator rather than a youth-services coalition.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Nationwide federation of youth clubs providing out-of-school programming, mentoring, and academic support. A broad incumbent in youth development; comparable to NOYA in mission and target population (underserved youth) but operates at vastly larger scale with direct facility-based programming.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Largest U.S. youth mentoring nonprofit operating a national affiliate network. Comparable to NOYA because both are nonprofits focused on positive youth development and connecting disconnected youth with supportive adults and services, though BBBS operates at far greater scale and geographic breadth.

Others

• Jobs for the Future: National nonprofit that drives workforce and education transformation, particularly for low-income youth and adults. Thematically aligned with NOYA's workforce-reengagement mission and policy function, but operates as a research/intermediary rather than a direct-service provider.

Regional players

• Connected Nation: Nonprofit working to expand broadband access and digital inclusion, including programs targeting youth digital equity. Comparable to NOYA in operating a resource/directory model addressing access gaps for underserved populations, though focused on digital access rather than youth services broadly.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/neworleansyouth
• Facebookfacebook.com/NewOrleansYouthAlliance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/new-orleans-youth-alliance

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