Hoyleton

What Hoyleton does

Hoyleton Youth & Family Services is a 501(c)-equivalent private nonprofit, faith-based organization (affiliated with the United Church of Christ through CHHSM) headquartered in Fairview Heights, Illinois, with its original residential campus in Hoyleton, IL. Founded in 1895 as an orphanage during a cholera outbreak, the organization has evolved into a multi-service child welfare, behavioral health, and community support provider operating across 47 Southern Illinois counties with 51–100 employees and an annual reach of more than 6,000 clients. Its core service lines span therapeutic residential care (Schippel House for youth with developmental delays; Transitional Living Program at Lehre Haus and Hagar House), foster care placement and permanency services, the LifeSet program for youth aging out of foster care (ages 17.5–21), Wraparound intensive care coordination, outpatient counseling, 24/7 Mobile Crisis Response in St. Clair County, prevention services, and the bilingual Puentes de Esperanza program for Hispanic and immigrant communities.

The organization's underlying operating framework is the Cornell CARE Model — a trauma-informed, relationship-based approach developed by Cornell University's Residential Child Care Project, in which Hoyleton is certified — embedded across intake, placement, clinical, and residential workflows. Technology and clinical staff include LCPC-credentialed therapists, family/psychiatric nurse practitioners, a board-certified psychiatrist, and bilingual clinicians; services are delivered in homes, schools, offices, residential campuses, and via telepsychiatry. Distribution is overwhelmingly referral-driven: Illinois DCFS, HFS, IDHS, and IDPH route youth and families into Hoyleton's continuum of care, supplemented by direct intake, school-based counseling, and community crisis response.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through government contracts (DCFS per-diem and case-rate placements, Illinois state agency grants) and Medicaid reimbursement for mental health services, supplemented by charitable donations through the OneCause platform and fundraising events. Services are provided free to clients at the point of delivery for Medicaid-eligible or grant-qualified individuals. The organization expanded materially in the past decade — including a new residential campus opened December 2024 (groundbreaking July 2023), Mobile Crisis Response launched in 2022, the Forward Counseling Care mental health center designation in 2018, and Medicaid provider status gained in 2014 — while maintaining 130+ years of continuous operation as one of Southern Illinois's most established child welfare agencies.

Name

Hoyleton

Legal name

Hoyleton Youth & Family Services

Website

https://hoyleton.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1895

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hoyleton Youth & Family Services is a 130-year-old Illinois nonprofit providing therapeutic residential care, foster placement, behavioral health counseling, crisis response, and immigrant family services to over 6,000 youth and families annually across 47 Southern Illinois counties, primarily funded by Illinois state agencies and Medicaid.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health & Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Behavioral Health for Children & Adolescents (Youth Services) (HLAFACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

School-Based Mental & Behavioral Health Services (EDAJAIAB), School Counseling Services (Individual & Group) (EDAKAMAB), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Family Engagement & Caregiver Support Programs (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAK), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Mental health counseling
• Residential youth care
• Behavioral health services
• Community support programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairview Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Medicaid Reimbursement: Primary revenue stream from government-funded programs including DCFS placements, Medicaid reimbursement for mental health services, and state agency contracts. Clients with Medicaid or those qualifying through grant funding receive services at no direct cost.
2. Donations and Fundraising: Donations through OneCause platform and various fundraising initiatives support program operations and special projects. The organization holds events and accepts charitable contributions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Hoyleton Youth & Family Services is a private nonprofit social services organization that delivers trauma-informed mental and behavioral health counseling, foster care placement, therapeutic residential care, transitional living, and community-based prevention and family support services to youth, adults, and families across 47 counties in Southern Illinois. Its offerings are organized into a continuum-of-care model spanning community support, families and youth in care, therapeutic residential care, and foster parent recruitment and support, anchored by the CARE-certified model from Cornell University's Residential Child Care Project.

Product overview

Hoyleton Youth & Family Services is a social services organization offering a coordinated portfolio of programs organized into four service areas: Community Support services including Puentes de Esperanza (Hispanic community support), Prevention Services, Counseling, Pathways to Success, Mobile Crisis Response, and Parenting Support; Families & Youth in Care including Foster Care Placement, Lifeset, and Wraparound Services; Therapeutic Residential Care including the Transitional Living Program and Schippel House; and Foster Parent Recruitment & Support. These programs work together to provide comprehensive care for youth and families in Southern Illinois, from prevention and early intervention through residential care and transition to independence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Puentes de Esperanza
• Youth & Adult Counseling
• Foster Care Placement
• LifeSet
• Therapeutic Residential Care (Schippel House)
• Transitional Living Program
• Wraparound Services
• Pathways to Success
• Mobile Crisis Response
• Prevention Services
• Parenting Support
• Foster Parent Recruitment & Support

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of families report positive changes in youth receiving therapeutic residential care
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Project Safe NeighborhoodcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoyleton Youth and Family Services serves as the fiscal agency for Project Safe Neighborhood initiatives in Central and Southern Illinois. Works with federal, state, and local law enforcement and community partners to reduce gun and gang violence through strategic enforcement, prevention, and community engagement. A key component involves identifying and focusing on the most violent offenders.
• Illinois Welcoming CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Illinois Welcoming Center connects immigrants with case management and Hoyleton's full support network through Puentes de Esperanza. Projected to serve 2,100 individuals annually, providing a hub for immigrant services including healthcare, after-school programs, disability services, and more.
• Southern Illinois Child Death Investigation Task ForcecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoyleton provides administrative support to enhance response to child deaths or serious/life-threatening injuries in the Southern Region. Uses a multi-disciplinary team approach to guide investigations and prosecutions, collaborating with all disciplines involved in cases.
• Restore NetworkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganization that supports foster families to help children thrive. Listed as a community resource for foster families.
• 211 Resource FinderminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorComprehensive source of local resources and services in the country, referenced as a community resource for families.
• BEACON IllinoisminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConnects Illinois families with local mental health programs and support, referenced as a community resource.
• Equipping the CalledminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganization providing new and gently used clothing, underwear, diapers, and toiletries for foster families.
• United Church of Christ (UCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHoyleton operates as a faith-based organization founded on the social justice heritage of the UCC. Holds membership in the Council for Health and Human Service Ministries (CHHSM), strengthening alignment with UCC's inclusive, compassionate beliefs.
• MICA ProjectminorOthersLocal organization dedicated to protecting immigrant rights and supporting families, listed as a resource for allyship and support.
• Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (ICIRR)minorOthersStatewide coalition supporting immigrant rights, referenced as a resource for supporting immigrant communities.
• St. Francis Community Services Southside CenterminorOthersLocal community services organization serving immigrants, referenced as a resource for allyship.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KidsPeace: National nonprofit providing residential treatment, community-based behavioral health, and foster care services. Comparable residential and trauma-informed programming but serves multiple states beyond Illinois.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: Large national nonprofit operating residential treatment, behavioral health, and foster care programs across multiple states. Broader scale and geographic reach than Hoyleton but overlapping service categories.
• Catholic Charities of Illinois: Faith-based statewide network providing behavioral health, immigration/refugee services, foster care, and family support. Comparable faith-affiliated, multi-county Illinois service mix including immigrant services.

Direct peers

• Kids Above All: Illinois nonprofit providing child welfare, foster care, behavioral health, and youth residential services. Comparable funding sources (DCFS, Medicaid) and continuum-of-care approach.
• Brightpoint (formerly Children's Home & Aid): Illinois-based child welfare nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, behavioral health, and family support services. Comparable DCFS-contracted service portfolio across Illinois counties.
• Casa Central: Chicago Hispanic-focused nonprofit providing behavioral health, immigration, education, and family services. Strongly comparable to Hoyleton's Puentes de Esperanza in serving Spanish-speaking immigrant populations with bilingual services.
• UCAN (Uhlich Children's Advantage Network): Chicago nonprofit delivering youth residential, behavioral health, foster care, and trauma-informed services. Comparable mission, payer mix, and Illinois state agency referral model as Hoyleton.
• Lutheran Social Services of Illinois (LSSI): Faith-based statewide Illinois nonprofit offering foster care, behavioral health, residential, and senior services. Similar faith-affiliated, multi-county Illinois service footprint and DCFS referral model.
• Maryville Academy: Chicago-based nonprofit providing residential treatment, foster care, and behavioral health services for abused, neglected, and at-risk youth in Illinois. Most direct comparable given similar DCFS-funded residential and clinical service mix.

Regional players

• Trinity Services: Illinois-based nonprofit supporting individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral health needs through residential and community programs. Comparable Illinois geography and overlap on developmental disabilities residential care (Hoyleton's Schippel House).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hoyletonyouth
• Facebookfacebook.com/Hoyleton
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hoyleton
• Instagraminstagram.com/hoyleton/ram

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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