Youth & Family Services

What Youth & Family Services does

Youth & Family Services, Inc. (YFSOK) is a 501(c)3 community-based non-profit headquartered in El Reno, Oklahoma, founded in 1974 to provide emergency shelter for children removed from their homes. The organization operates a continuum-of-care service model that integrates six core program lines: counseling (individual, family, outreach, drug and alcohol education, and first-time offender programs) for ages 3-21; foster care with traditional, respite, and emergency placements within a 40-mile radius; the 24/7 Donald W. Reynolds Caring Center emergency shelter serving approximately 100 children per year; independent living services (street outreach, transitional living up to 18 months, intergenerational programming) for ages 16-21; the Work Ready Yukon workforce-development program operated as a local franchise of the statewide Work Ready Oklahoma initiative; and the YFS DADS fatherhood workshop and mentoring program. YFS also runs the seasonal Y.E.S. Camp for 5th-9th graders. The proprietary 'Journey of Hope' trauma-informed curriculum and the integrated placement model linking shelter, counseling, foster care, and transitional living under a single agency constitute the core operational differentiators.

YFS serves Canadian, Blaine, Kingfisher, and Oklahoma counties plus surrounding areas, and is described as the largest social services non-profit in its community. The organization holds CARF International accreditation for the 2022-2025 cycle, is a designated Runaway Basic Center, and is a United Way partner agency and OAOYS member. Embedded school-based outreach counselors operate across three county school systems, providing direct crisis-intervention and counseling access to children in their educational environments.

Revenue is sourced from a diversified mix: tiered individual and corporate donations via the Friends of YFS program ($15-$1,000 suggested giving levels), foundation grants (most notably a Donald W. Reynolds Foundation grant that funded the Caring Center), federal and state contracts with the Oklahoma Department of Human Services and Office of Juvenile Affairs, and program-specific funding for Work Ready Oklahoma. Client-facing services are provided at no cost across all program lines. The organization is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors with operational leadership distributed across clinical (Clinical Director Cathy Latta), program (Work Ready Yukon Director Stefanie Wright, Foster Care Coordinator Rachel Goble, Independent Living Coordinator Ryan Wintjen), and administrative (HR Misty Huber, Finance Coordinator, Friends Coordinator Jan Foreman) functions. No equity ownership, cap-table, or institutional investor information is disclosed.

Name

Youth & Family Services

Legal name

Youth & Family Services, Inc.

Website

https://yfsok.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Youth & Family Services is a 501(c)3 non-profit headquartered in El Reno, Oklahoma, delivering counseling, foster care, emergency shelter, independent living, workforce development, and fatherhood programs across four Oklahoma counties since 1974.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth & Family Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ), Family/Parent-Focused SEL & Home Practice Programs (EDACAOAG)

Keywords

• Youth social services
• Foster care programs
• Community counseling services
• Workforce development programs
• Emergency youth shelter

Headquarters

HQ city

El Reno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable donations: 501(c)3 non-profit funded primarily through community donations from individuals and businesses. As stated: 'our services depend on community donations. These donations enable YFS to help thousands of children and families each year.'
2. Friends of YFS annual giving program: Recurring annual commitments from individuals and businesses (e.g., $100 annual donation benchmark) plus in-kind support such as wishlist drives, diaper drives, hygiene drives, and event sponsorship.
3. Government and foundation grants: Revenue from grants and funding sources (e.g., Donald W. Reynolds Foundation grant historically funded the Caring Center), federal/state program contracts with DHS/OJA, and restricted program funding tracked by the Finance Coordinator.
4. Workforce program fees (Work Ready Yukon): Free to participants; funded by Work Ready Oklahoma program with employer partnerships providing access to skilled workforce, reduced recruitment costs, and retention support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Youth & Family Services (YFS) is a 501(c)3 non-profit that delivers a continuum of community-based social services to at-risk children, youth, and families in central Oklahoma. Core offerings include counseling, foster care placement and support, 24/7 emergency shelter, independent/transitional living, workforce development via Work Ready Yukon, and fatherhood programming through YFS DADS, all provided at no cost to clients.

Product overview

Youth & Family Services, Inc. (YFS) operates a non-profit, community-based portfolio of human-services programs organized around a core platform of child, youth, and family support rather than a single unified software product. The portfolio consists of six core service programs — Counseling, Foster Care, Children's Emergency Shelter (the Caring Center), Independent Living, Work Ready Yukon (a Work Ready Oklahoma site), and YFS DADS — plus the seasonal Y.E.S. (Youth Experiencing Success) Camp. Counseling is itself delivered across multiple coordinated sub-programs: Individual, Family, Outreach (including the Journey of Hope trauma group), Drug and Alcohol Education, and the First-Time Offender Program. Foster Care operates traditional placements alongside Respite & Emergency Placements; Independent Living bundles Street Outreach, Transitional Living, and the Intergenerational at Intrada program. Together these programs form an integrated continuum of care serving Canadian, Blaine, Kingfisher, and surrounding Oklahoma counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• YFS DADS: Educational workshop and mentoring program for fathers, covering communication, conflict resolution, stress management, healthy discipline, and parenting/co-parenting strategies, with case management and access to YFS counselors.
• Work Ready Yukon
• Caring Center Emergency Shelter

Products and services

• Counseling Person-centered counseling and mentoring for children and adolescents ages 3–21, delivered at no cost across individual, family, outreach, drug and alcohol education, and first-time offender modalities. Focuses on trauma, attachment, crisis intervention, social skills, positive peer relationships, and family functioning. Includes the Journey of Hope strengths-based trauma group delivered in schools across Canadian, Blaine, and Kingfisher counties.
• Foster Care Foster care training and support for foster families living within 40 miles of the agency, integrated with the Caring Center Emergency Shelter, counseling team, and transitional living program to create healthy attachments. Supports traditional, respite, and emergency foster home designations, including sibling-group placements.
• Children's Emergency Shelter (Caring Center) 24/7 short-term, family-like emergency shelter for children ages 0–18 who are abused, homeless, or in DHS/OJA custody. Also operates as a designated Runaway Basic Center. On average supports approximately 100 children each year and integrates on-site counseling access.
• Independent Living Services for youth and young adults ages 16–21 (including pregnant and parenting youth) to transition successfully to adulthood. Bundles Street Outreach (drop-in basic resources), Transitional Living (up to 18 months of housing plus counseling, life-skills, education, and mentoring), and Intergenerational at Intrada programming. Served 25 young adults in long-term Transitional Living and 118 young adults in short-term support in the past year.
• Work Ready Yukon Job-readiness program delivered through Work Ready Oklahoma (WRO) that empowers low-income Oklahomans with skills, coaching, and employer connections to obtain and maintain quality employment. Free to participants, focused on unemployed, underemployed, veterans, and reentrants from incarceration.
• YFS DADS Educational workshop and mentoring program for fathers in all walks of life, delivered one night per week for 12 weeks. Covers effective communication, conflict resolution, stress management, coping strategies, healthy discipline, and parenting/co-parenting strategies, with case management, mentoring, life coaching, and access to YFS counselors.
• Y.E.S. Camp (Youth Experiencing Success) Free summer day camp for 5th–9th graders featuring activities focused on building connection and confidence in a safe, supportive environment, with lunch provided each day. Held at the YFS office at 7565 E Hwy 66, El Reno, OK.

Quantifiable outcome

• Caring Center Emergency Shelter supports approximately 100 children per year
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Oklahoma Association of Youth Services (OAOYS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level trade association for youth-serving organizations. YFS displays the OAOYS 2026 logo on the home page footer, indicating current membership and peer alignment with other Oklahoma youth services agencies.
• Central Oklahoma and Canadian County United WaycoreGTM or Marketing PartnerUnited Way partner agency relationship; YFS displays the Central Oklahoma and Canadian County United Way logo on the home page footer, supporting community fundraising and donor reach.
• Work Ready Oklahoma (WRO) — State ProgramflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerYFS operates Work Ready Yukon as the local franchise of the statewide Work Ready Oklahoma (WRO) workforce-development program aimed at empowering low-income Oklahomans, with employer partners, skill-building workshops, and ongoing coaching.
• Work Ready Yukon Partner EmployerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLocal and regional employers partner with the WRO program to access a skilled workforce, reduced recruitment costs, enhanced community relationships, and retention support — a structured B2B hiring channel.
• Oklahoma Department of Human Services (DHS) and Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA)flagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerYFS serves children in DHS and OJA custody through the Caring Center Emergency Shelter, foster care placements, and case coordination; foster care specialists serve as liaison to DHS for foster families.
• Canadian, Blaine and Kingfisher County School SystemscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSchool-based partnerships enable YFS outreach counselors to deliver crisis intervention, individual/group counseling, educational programs, and behavior management consultation directly in schools across the three counties.
• Intrada (Intergenerational program host)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStructured, intentional partnership hosting intergenerational programming at Intrada, connecting low-income seniors and other vulnerable adults with YFS youth for shared social, recreational, educational, and volunteer activities.
• CARF International (accreditor)coreOthersCARF International issued a three-year accreditation to YFS covering 2022–2025 (accreditation report published on the Reports & Agendas page). CARF logo is displayed in the home page footer.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oklahoma: Oklahoma statewide youth-mentoring non-profit serving at-risk youth. Comparable to YFS's youth-mentoring component within the Independent Living program and overlapping county service area.
• Center for Children and Families (CCFI): Norman, Oklahoma-based non-profit providing counseling, family services, and youth programs across central Oklahoma. Comparable to YFS's counseling and family-services programs in both mission and regional footprint.
• Family & Children's Services (FCS): Tulsa-based community mental-health and family-services non-profit offering outpatient counseling, residential, and crisis services. Comparable to YFS as an Oklahoma human-services agency with a multi-program continuum and state-contract funding.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of Oklahoma County: Oklahoma City-based youth-development non-profit offering after-school, summer, and teen programs. Comparable to YFS's Y.E.S. Camp and youth engagement programming, with overlap in donor base.
• Sunbeam Family Services: Oklahoma City-based 501(c)(3) non-profit delivering counseling, foster care, early childhood, and senior services across central Oklahoma. Directly comparable to YFS's continuum-of-care model in the same state and overlapping donor/funder ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities of Oklahoma City: Oklahoma City-based Catholic social-services agency offering counseling, emergency assistance, and family support. Comparable to YFS as a faith-rooted, multi-program community-services non-profit serving central Oklahoma. Broad-incumbent given larger portfolio.
• Boys Town: National youth-services non-profit providing residential care, foster services, and family support. Comparable to YFS's foster care and independent living programs in mission, though operating at vastly larger national scale.
• Salvation Army Central Oklahoma: Regional Salvation Army chapter operating emergency shelter, family services, and case-management programs in central Oklahoma. Comparable to YFS's emergency shelter and crisis-intervention services, with overlapping client base and donor pool.
• Bethany Christian Services: National 501(c)(3) providing foster care, adoption, and family-services across multiple states including Oklahoma. Comparable to YFS's Foster Care program and continuum model, but at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• NorthCare: Oklahoma City-based behavioral-health non-profit providing mental-health and substance-use services across central Oklahoma. Comparable to YFS's counseling and drug/alcohol education programs in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/yfsok
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/youth-family-services-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/yfsok
• Xx.com/yfsok

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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