Pretty Passionate Hands

What Pretty Passionate Hands does

Pretty Passionate Hands Inc. (PPH) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2015 in Indianapolis, Indiana, that delivers wraparound services to teen mothers, teen fathers, and their young families. The organization operates from two Indianapolis locations — a headquarters at 327 Northern Ave and a satellite at 3421 N. Park Ave — providing direct services Monday through Friday and weekend mentorship programming. Its portfolio comprises eight programs: Teen Mother & Father Mentorship, Outreach Center (with chapters including 1000+ Teen Dads Club and Chapters in Paradise), Wellness Clinic, Nurture & Nourish Pantry, Safe Sleep Course (in partnership with Cribs for Kids), Summer Days Program, Annual Christmas Program, and the annual Paths Of Teen Parents Panel fundraiser. Service delivery is carried out by credentialed professionals including doulas, lactation experts, CPR instructors, and nutrition experts, alongside volunteers and community partners.

The organization's business model is donation- and grant-funded rather than fee-based: services are provided to teen parents at no cost, and revenue is sourced from individual donations, corporate sponsorships, foundation grants (Elements Financial, Glick Philanthropies, Women's Fund, Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust), and community fundraising events. PPH partners operationally with Cribs for Kids (safe sleep education and crib distribution) and Gleaners Food Bank (food pantry), with additional corporate sponsorship from the Pacers Foundation and Whole Foods Market. The organization is led by Founder and Executive Director Paradise Bradford and a four-person leadership team (Deputy Director Kayode Kosemani, Executive Secretary Paisley McFarland, Event Chairman Sana Ahmad), with total headcount of 1-10 employees.

The go-to-market is community-led: PPH acquires beneficiaries through grassroots outreach, word-of-mouth, and neighborhood presence in Indianapolis, and acquires donors and volunteers through social media (Facebook, Instagram), the pphchildcare.org website, and public events. The organization has been recognized in the Indianapolis Recorder and through regional funder awards but discloses no financial statements, app, or technology platform. Technology footprint is limited to a Squarespace-hosted website and standard social media profiles; no proprietary software, no API, no AI/ML capability is evident in the data.

Name

Pretty Passionate Hands

Legal name

Pretty Passionate Hands Inc

Website

https://pphchildcare.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pretty Passionate Hands is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit in Indianapolis founded in 2015 that delivers wraparound services — mentorship, wellness, food assistance, and safe-sleep education — to teen mothers, teen fathers, and their young families through community-based programs and partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services for Teen Parents and Young Families

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (62419), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Family & Parenting Education (Family Literacy, Parenting Skills) (EDAAAFAF)

Keywords

• Teen parent support
• Youth mentorship services
• Community nonprofit programs
• Wraparound family services
• Basic needs assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Indianapolis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: Pretty Passionate Hands operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Revenue is generated through charitable donations from individuals and corporations, grant funding from foundations and philanthropic organizations, and community fundraising events such as the annual Paths Of Teen Parents Panel fundraiser.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Pretty Passionate Hands delivers free, wraparound support services to teen mothers, teen fathers, and their families in Indianapolis, including mentorship, education, childcare access, basic needs (food pantry, housing/utilities assistance), financial literacy, GED support, safe sleep education, and workforce development. Services are funded through charitable donations, foundation grants, and community fundraising events.

Product overview

Pretty Passionate Hands is a community-based nonprofit organization offering wraparound services for teen parents and young families. The organization provides multiple interconnected programs including the Teen Mother & Father Mentorship Program, Outreach Center, Wellness Clinic, Nurture & Nourish Pantry, Safe Sleep Course (partnered with Cribs for Kids), Summer Days Program, and Annual Christmas Program. Services address barriers teen parents face including childcare access, basic needs, financial literacy, workforce development, and emotional support. The organization also hosts the annual Paths Of Teen Parents Panel fundraiser. These programs work together to provide a continuum of support for young parents building strong foundations for themselves and their children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Teen Mother & Father Mentorship Program A mentorship program providing guidance, advice, and support to teen mothers and fathers through workshops, educational programs, and essential life skills development. Designed for teen parents navigating parenthood with limited guidance.
• Outreach Center A community outreach center offering resources and support services including dedicated chapters for teen fathers (1000+ Teen Dads Club) and teen mothers (Chapters in Paradise). Designed for teen parents seeking community connection and peer support.
• Wellness Clinic Health and wellness services providing support for teen mothers and their families, including certified professional educational programs led by doulas, lactation experts, CPR instructors, and nutrition experts. Designed for pregnant and parenting teens and their children.
• Nurture & Nourish Pantry A food pantry providing essential nutrition resources and food assistance to teen families experiencing basic needs insecurity, operated with support from Gleaners Food Bank. Designed for teen parents and their children facing food insecurity.
• Safe Sleep Course An educational program teaching safe sleep practices for infants, delivered in partnership with Cribs for Kids. Qualifying families receive a Cribette portable crib. Designed for parents and caregivers of infants to reduce sudden unexpected infant deaths.
• Summer Days Program A summer program providing field trips, family bonding activities, life skills workshops, and back-to-school preparation. Designed for teen parents and their families.
• Annual Christmas Program

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Cribs for KidscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPH is a proud partner of Cribs for Kids, providing safe sleep education to parents and caregivers. Qualifying families receive Cribette portable cribs. Partnership addresses sudden unexpected infant deaths through education on safe sleeping environments.
• Gleaners Food BankcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization supporting PPH's Nurture & Nourish Pantry program, helping provide food assistance to teen families.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Marymead CatholicCare: Australia-based nonprofit delivering family and youth support services including early intervention and parenting programs. Comparable by service category (wraparound family support, parenting education) though geographic mandate differs from PPH's Indianapolis-only footprint.

Direct peers

• Healthy Families America: Prevent Child Abuse America program delivering voluntary home visiting and family support to new and expectant parents, including teens, facing adversity. Comparable to PPH because of overlapping parent education, home-visit-style mentoring, and basic-needs coordination for vulnerable young families.
• Nurse-Family Partnership: National nonprofit providing evidence-based nurse home-visiting support to first-time, often young, mothers from pregnancy through child age two. Directly comparable to PPH because it addresses the same population (teen/young first-time parents) with a wraparound, mentorship-led model that includes health, parenting, and life-skills support.
• Parents as Teachers: National evidence-based nonprofit providing parent education and family support from prenatal through kindergarten, with explicit focus on teen parents and high-need families. Directly relevant because it offers home visits, parent coaching, and child-development support mirroring PPH's mentorship and parenting-education pillars.
• Maternity Care Coalition: Philadelphia-based nonprofit supporting teen and at-risk mothers and their families through home visiting, doula support, and family-centered services. Directly comparable in target population and wraparound delivery model to PPH.
• Florence Crittenton Services: Multi-state nonprofit delivering wraparound residential and community-based services to teen mothers and their children, including parenting education and life-skills training. Closely mirrors PPH's mission of supporting young/teen parents toward stability and self-sufficiency.
• Children's Bureau (Indianapolis): Indiana-headquartered nonprofit serving at-risk children and families through prevention, early intervention, and home-visiting programs. Directly comparable local peer that targets similar vulnerable families in Indianapolis with wraparound, family-strengthening services.

Broad incumbents

• National Crittenton Foundation: National umbrella network of agencies historically serving teen mothers and at-risk girls through education, advocacy, and direct services. Comparable at the mission layer to PPH, though it operates at the network/advisory level rather than direct frontline wraparound delivery.
• Indiana Youth Services Association: Indiana statewide nonprofit membership network supporting youth-serving agencies. While not a direct service peer, it is the natural back-office, training, and advocacy partner for a small Indianapolis teen-services organization like PPH.
• Healthy Start (NASP) Coalitions: Federally funded coalitions addressing infant mortality with wraparound services for pregnant and parenting women, including teens, in high-need communities. Comparable to PPH in mission and population; the relevant Indianapolis-area Healthy Start coalition would be a closer geographic peer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/prettypassionatehandscare
• Instagraminstagram.com/pretty_passionate_hands

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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