Youth and Family Resource Center

What Youth and Family Resource Center does

Youth and Family Resource Center of Shawnee, Inc. (legal entity Youth & Family Resource Center, Inc., EIN 73-0795028) is a private nonprofit social services organization headquartered at 326 W 11th, Shawnee, Oklahoma. It provides community-based youth and family support services across the Shawnee region of central Oklahoma, with a particular emphasis on rural and tribal communities. Core service lines include general youth and family programs, mental health assessment and treatment, and The Hope House, a 24/7 emergency shelter for youth and families in crisis. Two recent grant-funded initiatives have extended the organization's scope: a December 2025 program for rural students and families ($50,000 grant) and a June 2026 Tribal Youth & Family Strengthening Initiative ($151,000 OJJDP grant).

The operational model is direct service delivery: clients are onboarded through a structured intake process (with fillable Request for Services, Intake Packet, and Treatment Plan PDFs), and ongoing care is coordinated through partnerships with Oklahoma state agencies — Oklahoma Office of Juvenile Affairs, Oklahoma Department of Human Services, and the Oklahoma Mental Health Agency — as well as foundation and corporate sponsors (OSMA Foundation, Telligen, Love Meyer). Technology footprint is minimal: a WordPress-based website with downloadable forms, a Givebutter donation page, and a PrintYourCause merchandise store; there are no mobile apps, no public APIs, no disclosed AI capabilities, and no disclosed proprietary technology platform.

The revenue model is grant-and-donation based rather than commercial. Funding is sourced from federal pass-through grants (OJJDP via OKOJA), Oklahoma state agencies, private foundations, and individual donations. Pricing for services is not publicly disclosed and is not the primary revenue mechanism; instead, public and philanthropic funding underwrites free or subsidized care for the youth and family client base. The organization operates with a 501(c)-style nonprofit governance structure (Board of Directors plus staff) and serves primarily youth, adolescents, and families in need of counseling, mental health services, and crisis intervention.

Name

Youth and Family Resource Center

Legal name

Youth & Family Resource Center, Inc.

Website

https://yfrcshawnee.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Youth and Family Resource Center of Shawnee is a private nonprofit social services organization providing youth and family counseling, mental health services, and 24/7 emergency shelter through The Hope House to children, adolescents, and families in central Oklahoma, including rural and tribal communities.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth and Family Social Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Family Engagement & Caregiver Support Programs (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAK), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK)

Keywords

• Youth support services
• Family counseling
• Mental health services
• Emergency youth shelter
• Community social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Youth and Family Resource Center is a nonprofit social services organization based in Shawnee, Oklahoma that provides youth and family support services. The organization offers mental health services, counseling, and operates The Hope House, an emergency shelter for youth in crisis.

Product overview

Youth and Family Resource Center is a non-profit social services organization providing community-based support programs. The center operates a unified service model offering youth and family support programs, mental health services, and 24/7 Hope House emergency shelter. Specialized initiatives include the Tribal Youth & Family Strengthening Initiative and Rural Students and Families Support Program, supported by grant funding from OJJDP and other sources. Services are delivered through direct client intake processes, treatment planning, and referral coordination.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Youth and Family Counseling

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Oklahoma Office of Juvenile AffairscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState government agency partnership for youth services. YFRC received $151,000 OJJDP grant through OKOJA to launch Tribal Youth & Family Strengthening Initiative. OKOJA logo appears on sponsors page indicating ongoing partnership.
• Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency partnership for human services delivery. OKDHS logo appears on sponsors page indicating ongoing collaborative relationship for service delivery.
• Oklahoma Mental Health AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState mental health agency partnership. Logo appears on sponsors page indicating collaborative relationship for mental health services delivery.
• TelligenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare quality improvement organization. Logo appears on sponsors page indicating financial or programmatic support.
• Love MeyerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSponsor partner. Logo appears on sponsors page indicating financial or programmatic support.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of the USA: National nonprofit delivering youth, family, and community support services including emergency shelter and counseling-adjacent programs. Comparable as a multi-service community nonprofit serving families.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Large national nonprofit operating youth development programs with local-club affiliates. Comparable as a youth-services nonprofit, though substantially larger and broader in scope than YFRC.
• Volunteers of America: Large national nonprofit providing social services including youth, family, housing, and behavioral health programs. Comparable as a multi-service nonprofit, but substantially broader in scope and scale.

Emerging players

• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit embedding support coordinators in schools to deliver youth and family services. Comparable in serving education-linked youth and family support populations through referral partnerships.

Direct peers

• National Youth Advocate Program: Nonprofit providing community-based youth and family services including counseling, foster care, and juvenile justice programming. Closely aligned with YFRC's wraparound youth services model.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National nonprofit providing youth mentoring and positive youth development services. Directly comparable as a community-based nonprofit delivering youth-development outcomes through referral and partnership-driven service models.

Regional players

• Family & Children's Services (Tulsa): Oklahoma-based nonprofit providing counseling, mental health, and family support services. Comparable as a regional Oklahoma nonprofit delivering the same mix of mental-health and family-strengthening services.
• Oklahoma Children's Services: Oklahoma-based nonprofit serving at-risk youth and families through community programs. Comparable as a regional peer competing for similar Oklahoma state-agency contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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