Project Lift

Name

Project Lift

Legal name

Project LIFT, Inc.

Website

https://projectlift.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Vocational Training and Mental Health Services

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (6115), Apprenticeship Training (611513), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth-to-Adult Transition & Life Skills (Independent Living, Soft Skills) (EDAAAFAN), Working at Heights, Fall Protection & Scaffolding (EDABAEAH)

Keywords

• Youth vocational training
• Mental health counseling
• Mentorship programs
• Apprenticeship programs
• Youth development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Palm City

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, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly donations from individuals supporting the mission of helping at-risk teens. Monthly donor program called LIFT+ allows supporters to give recurring contributions.
2. Corporate and Foundation Grants: Funding from foundations and corporate sponsors including Jim Moran Foundation, Quantum Foundation, Impact 100 Martin, United Way of Martin County, United Way of Palm Beach County, and others.
3. Vehicle Donations: Donated vehicles are repaired by teens in the Auto Repair program and then donated back to needy families in the community, creating a circular giving model.
4. Event Fundraising: Annual events including Clambake and Ladies Night generate sponsorship revenue and ticket sales.
5. Custom Woodworking Orders: Participants handcraft Adirondack chairs, picnic tables, bird nesting boxes, and fire pits for community members who place orders, with proceeds supporting programming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Project LIFT provides free hands-on vocational training in welding, auto mechanics, carpentry, HVAC, electrical, and marine mechanics, integrated with licensed mental health therapy, for at-risk teens and young adults ages 14-24. Programming is delivered at three Florida locations (Hobe Sound, Fort Pierce, Belle Glade) and includes accredited high school diploma completion, apprenticeship pathways, mentorship, transportation, and family-style meals, all at no cost to participants.

Product overview

Project LIFT is a non-profit organization providing a portfolio of interconnected youth development programs combining mental health counseling with vocational skills training. The core offerings include the Career Rising Program for ages 17-24, Pathway Academy of Innovation for high school diploma completion, Boys and Girls Afterschool Programming, and a Registered Apprenticeship Program in electrical trades. Additional programs include the Male Mentorship Program and a custom woodworking order program. All programs are offered at no cost to participants and include transportation, meals, and mental health therapy services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Career Rising Program Workforce readiness and vocational training program for young adults ages 17-24 combining hands-on skilled trades training with mental health counseling, life skills development, interview preparation, and résumé building assistance; offered at no cost at Project LIFT's Florida locations.
• Pathway Academy of Innovation Alternative learning platform enabling students, including those who have dropped out of school, to earn an accredited high school diploma on-site at Project LIFT with one-on-one teacher assistance while learning a skilled trade through experiential learning.
• Boys and Girls Afterschool Programming No-cost afterschool programming for high school students offering skilled trades instruction (welding, carpentry, auto mechanics, HVAC, electrical, marine mechanics), mental health services, family-style meals, and transportation across Martin, St. Lucie, and Western Palm Beach Counties.
• Registered Apprenticeship Program Electrical apprenticeship program combining classroom learning with practical hands-on training, offering NCCER and OSHA-10 certifications with a starting wage of $15/hour and average starting salary of $60,000/year upon completion; graduates are eligible for Journeyman's license and connection to employer partners.
• Male Mentorship Program Fourteen-week mentorship program connecting young men with positive role models in workshop settings at Project LIFT locations to build resilience, confidence, and skilled trades skills; volunteer mentors commit 1-2 hours weekly.
• Custom Woodworking Orders Participants handcraft Adirondack chairs, picnic tables, bird nesting boxes, and fire pits for community members who place orders, with proceeds supporting Project LIFT's programming; serves as a fundraising and skill-building component.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Code Red RoofersminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClambake sponsor - roofing company providing event sponsorship.
• KAST ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClambake sponsor - construction company providing event sponsorship.
• Florida Power & Light (FPL)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerClambake sponsor - utility company providing event sponsorship.
• Lawrence Lee ConstructionminorGTM or Marketing PartnerClambake sponsor - construction company providing event sponsorship.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• YouthBuild USA: YouthBuild operates construction and skilled trades training programs for low-income young adults ages 16-24 across the U.S. It is highly comparable to Project LIFT in target population (out-of-school at-risk youth), trades focus (construction, electrical, carpentry), and apprenticeship pathway structure.
• Year Up: Year Up is a national nonprofit providing workforce training, mentorship, and career pathways for young adults ages 18-24 from under-resourced communities. It is the closest large-scale analog to Project LIFT's integrated youth-mentorship-plus-vocational-training model, though focused on tech and business roles rather than skilled trades.
• The Last Mile: The Last Mile provides technology and vocational training to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals. It parallels Project LIFT's justice-diversion orientation, free vocational model, and pathway-to-employment outcomes focus.
• STRIVE: STRIVE is a New York-based workforce development nonprofit serving individuals facing barriers to employment with intensive job-readiness training and placement. Comparable in mission, free-of-charge model, and employer partnerships.
• Homeboy Industries: Homeboy Industries is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit serving formerly gang-involved and previously incarcerated individuals with mental health services, education, and vocational training. It mirrors Project LIFT's combined mental-health-plus-vocational approach for high-barrier populations.
• Per Scholas: Per Scholas provides tuition-free technology workforce training and career support to adults from under-resourced communities. It shares Project LIFT's free-to-participant, employer-aligned, credentialing-heavy model, though focused on IT rather than trades.
• NPower: NPower is a national nonprofit providing free technology training and job placement to young adults and veterans from under-resourced communities. Comparable to Project LIFT in target demographic, free tuition model, and employer-driven apprenticeship/job placement pathways.

Regional players

• CareerSource Florida: CareerSource Florida is the state's workforce development board network administering WIOA-funded employment and training services across Florida. Comparable as a regional workforce development ecosystem that Project LIFT partners with and competes for similar funding pools.

Broad incumbents

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Big Brothers Big Sisters is the largest youth mentoring nonprofit in the U.S., pairing volunteer mentors with young people. Comparable to Project LIFT's Male Mentorship Program in volunteer-mentor-based model and target demographic, though not focused on vocational training.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Boys & Girls Clubs of America is a nationwide youth development nonprofit serving millions of young people with afterschool programming, mentoring, and college/career readiness. Comparable as a broader youth-development platform that overlaps with Project LIFT's afterschool programming and mentorship offerings, but at much greater scale and scope.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@project_lift
• Facebookfacebook.com/ProjectLIFT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/projectlift
• Instagraminstagram.com/projectlift.florida/?hl=en
• Xx.com/projectliftga

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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