What Success 4 Kids & Families does

Success 4 Kids & Families is a community-based social services program operating as an initiative under the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, founded in 2005 in Tampa, Florida. The organization delivers mental health treatment, case management, in-home therapy, parenting education, and crisis intervention to at-risk children and families, primarily within Hillsborough County. It operates ten distinct programs targeting specialized populations, including youth experiencing first-episode psychosis (Healthy Minds coordinated specialty care), youth involved in or at risk of juvenile justice involvement, children with severe behavioral issues, families affected by domestic violence, and parents needing structured early-childhood education support (Hillsborough HIPPY).

The service model combines in-home therapy, school-based mental health services, court-referred intervention, group-based parenting education, and 24/7 crisis response, with bilingual service delivery available. Services are provided free of charge to clients, and geographic coverage spans Hillsborough County including east and south county regions. There is no proprietary technology platform; operations rely on conventional case-management infrastructure rather than digital or AI-enabled products.

Revenue is generated through institutional funding rather than direct client fees. The Children's Board of Hillsborough County is identified as a primary institutional funder, with additional support from county government, public school district contracts, and foundation sources. The program employs between 51 and 100 staff and operates within the regulatory framework of a 501(c)(3) nonprofit under the parent Crisis Center of Tampa Bay.

Name

Success 4 Kids & Families

Legal name

Crisis Center of Tampa Bay

Website

https://s4kf.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Success 4 Kids & Families is a nonprofit social services program under the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay that delivers mental health treatment, in-home therapy, case management, and parenting support to at-risk children and families across Hillsborough County, Florida.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (62419)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

Keywords

• Community mental health services
• Family support programs
• Youth behavioral health
• Case management services
• Coordinated specialty care

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Government Grants: Funded by Children's Board of Hillsborough County and other institutional funders for specific programs including Successful Families and Hillsborough HIPPY Parent Involvement Project.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Success 4 Kids & Families provides free, confidential community mental health and family support services to children, youth, young adults, parents, and families in Hillsborough County, Florida. The organization delivers case management, therapy, counseling, peer support, coordinated specialty care for first-episode psychosis, multi-systemic therapy, and educational/vocational assistance through ten distinct programs. Services are accessed via phone (211/direct line), online request forms, and referrals from schools, courts, and community agencies.

Product overview

Success 4 Kids & Families is a portfolio of mental health and behavioral support programs operated by the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay, serving individuals and families in Hillsborough County. The organization offers a coordinated suite of 10 distinct programs targeting different populations and needs: child-focused services (Successful Kids), parental mental health support (Successful Parents), family-centered bilingual services (Successful Families), behavioral health navigation (Successful Connections), early psychosis intervention for young adults (Healthy Minds Program), youth transition support (Healthy Transitions), intensive family-based treatment (Multi-Systemic Therapy), school-based behavioral health (Successful Students), judicial system involved youth services (Youth Experiencing Success/YES), and early childhood development case management (Hillsborough HIPPY Parent Involvement Project). Programs serve children, youth, young adults, parents, and families through case management, therapy, counseling, peer support, education, and vocational assistance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Successful Kids: Mental health services and support through case management and therapy for children and families.
• Successful Parents
• Successful Families
• Successful Connections
• Healthy Minds Program
• Healthy Transitions
• Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST)
• Successful Students
• Youth Experiencing Success (YES)
• Hillsborough HIPPY Parent Involvement Project

Products and services

• Successful Kids
• Successful Parents
• Successful Families
• Successful Connections
• Healthy Minds Program
• Healthy Transitions
• Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST)
• Successful Students
• Youth Experiencing Success (YES)
• Hillsborough HIPPY Parent Involvement Project

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hillsborough County Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners with the Successful Students program to provide behavioral health services aimed at aiding educational success for students.
• 13th Judicial Circuit CourtcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral source for Youth Experiencing Success (YES) program providing family navigation and therapy services for youth involved in the judicial system.
• University of South Florida (USF) HIPPYminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral partner for Hillsborough HIPPY Parent Involvement Project providing case management services to families with children ages 2-5 enrolled in the Home Instruction for Preschool Youngsters program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Centerstone of Florida: Large national behavioral health nonprofit operating in Florida with mental health, substance use, and child/family services; comparable service portfolio at significantly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Children's Home Society of Florida: Large statewide nonprofit delivering child welfare, family preservation, and behavioral health services statewide, including Hillsborough County; overlaps with S4KF's family support and youth services but at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• BayCare Behavioral Health: Hospital-affiliated behavioral health system serving the Tampa Bay region with outpatient mental health, substance use, and crisis services; overlaps with S4KF service lines but as part of a much broader integrated delivery network.

Direct peers

• Gracepoint (formerly Mental Health Care Inc.): Tampa-based community mental health provider offering outpatient behavioral health, case management, and crisis services across Hillsborough County; directly overlaps with S4KF's behavioral health navigation, therapy, and case management offerings in the same geography.
• Directions for Living: Pinellas County community mental health and family services nonprofit offering counseling, case management, and child/family programs; closely comparable operating model and target population to S4KF in an adjacent Tampa Bay market.
• Camelot Community Care: Community-based nonprofit providing Multi-Systemic Therapy, counseling, and family preservation services in Florida; directly comparable therapeutic model and juvenile-justice-involved youth focus.
• Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County: Coalition funding and coordinating maternal/child health, home visiting, and family support services in Hillsborough County; directly comparable early childhood and family engagement mission.
• NAMI Hillsborough: Local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness providing family education, support groups, and peer services for families affected by mental illness; comparable target population and family-support mission in Hillsborough County.

Emerging players

• Nurturing Parenting Programs (NPP): Nationally disseminated, evidence-based parenting education program model that S4KF directly delivers via Successful Families; comparable as a parenting curriculum operator but more of a content/training provider than a direct service peer.

Regional players

• The Spring of Tampa Bay: Tampa-based nonprofit providing counseling, case management, and family services focused on domestic violence and family stability; overlaps with S4KF's family stability and parenting support services in the same Hillsborough geography.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/S4KF
• Facebookfacebook.com/Success4kidsandfamilies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/success-4-kids-and-families-inc.

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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