Alaska Youth & Family Network

What Alaska Youth & Family Network does

Alaska Youth & Family Network (AYFN) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, with a second office in Wasilla (Mat-Su Valley), serving families involved in the state's behavioral health, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems. The organization operates three interconnected service pillars: Advocacy (helping families voice needs and accompanying them to meetings and appointments with providers and policy makers), Education (parenting classes, recovery classes, abuse prevention classes, and family navigation grounded in Strengthening Families guidelines), and Behavioral Health (group and individual services plus age-stage support groups). Additional offerings include supervised visitations with parent coaching, resource and employment connection, and personalized navigation plans focused on wellness, recovery, and family stability. Service delivery is entirely human-led and in-person, with flexible scheduling including evenings and weekends; there is no proprietary technology platform or digital product. AYFN is funded by grants from three named institutional partners — Mat-Su Health Foundation, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, and the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services — and operates without fee-for-service revenue to families. Distribution is limited to two physical offices and direct community outreach in Alaska's two largest population centers, with marketing limited to a basic website (ayfn.org) and organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest).

Name

Alaska Youth & Family Network

Legal name

Alaska Youth & Family Network

Website

https://ayfn.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alaska Youth & Family Network is an Anchorage-based nonprofit providing peer-supported advocacy, education, and behavioral health services to Alaskan families navigating the child welfare, juvenile justice, and behavioral health systems, funded by foundation and state grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGAEAC

Family & Parenting Support Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYEDACALAC

Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs

Education/Early Childhood Education/Parent Education & Family Engagement Programs

SECONDARYEDACALAH

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services

Education/Early Childhood Education/Parent Education & Family Engagement Programs

SECONDARYEDACALAJ

Parent Mental Health, Stress Management & Wellness Programs

Education/Early Childhood Education/Parent Education & Family Engagement Programs

Keywords

• Family behavioral health
• Peer advocacy services
• Parenting education
• Supervised visitations
• Family wellness support

Headquarters

HQ city

Anchorage

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Government Grants: The organization is funded through grants from Mat-Su Health Foundation, Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority, and Alaska Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS). As a nonprofit, AYFN operates on grant funding rather than revenue from services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Alaska Youth & Family Network is an Alaska-based nonprofit that provides peer-supported advocacy, education, and behavioral health services to families navigating the behavioral health system. Its core offerings include supervised visitations, parenting classes, recovery classes, abuse prevention classes, and family navigation delivered by staff with lived experience in the behavioral health system.

Product overview

Alaska Youth & Family Network is a non-profit organization offering a coordinated suite of social services focused on cultivating wellness and stability for Alaskan families. The organization provides three interconnected service pillars: Advocacy (helping families voice needs and navigate systems), Education (parenting classes, recovery classes, abuse prevention, and family navigation), and Behavioral Health (group and individual services, support groups). Additional offerings include supervised visitations with parent coaching, connection to local resources, and employment supports. Services are delivered through family navigators who use both professional expertise and lived experience in the behavioral health system.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Advocacy Services
• Family Navigation Services
• Behavioral Health Education Services
• Supervised Visitation Services

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health: National nonprofit family-run organization focused on children's behavioral health and family-driven support systems. Comparable to AYFN in peer/family navigator model and child-welfare/juvenile-justice navigation focus, but operates at a national policy and network level rather than direct service.

Regional players

• Cook Inlet Tribal Council: Alaska-based nonprofit providing family, behavioral health, and community services to Alaska Native and other Alaska families. Comparable to AYFN in mission (family wellness), service mix (advocacy, education, behavioral health), and Alaska-specific footprint, though larger and tribal-affiliated.
• Alaska Family Services: Alaska-based nonprofit providing behavioral health, family counseling, and substance abuse services. Directly comparable to AYFN in behavioral health and family support service mix within the same Alaska geography.
• RurAL CAP: Alaska community action nonprofit serving rural and low-income families statewide with a wide portfolio of social services. Comparable to AYFN in family-support mission, Alaska geographic focus, and grant-funded nonprofit model.

Direct peers

• NAMI Alaska: Alaska affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, providing family support groups, education classes, and advocacy for families affected by mental illness. Directly comparable to AYFN in family peer support, mental health education, and Alaska geographic footprint.
• Parents Anonymous: National nonprofit operating parent support groups and mutual-help programs for families at risk, including child welfare involvement. Directly comparable to AYFN in parent-led peer support, parenting classes, and abuse prevention service mix.

Others

• Strengthening Families America: National organization promoting the Strengthening Families framework that AYFN explicitly adopts for parenting classes. Comparable as the upstream curriculum/framework provider AYFN uses; not a direct competitor but a closely aligned ecosystem partner.
• Alaska Behavioral Health Association: Alaska statewide association representing behavioral health providers and advocating for the behavioral health system of care. Comparable to AYFN as a peer organization operating in the same Alaska behavioral health ecosystem, though focused on advocacy and provider coordination rather than direct family service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AYFN
• Facebookfacebook.com/AYFN.org
• Pinterestpinterest.com/ayfn
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alaska-youth-and-family-network

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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