BLOOM365

What BLOOM365 does

BLOOM365 is a Peoria, Arizona-based nonprofit founded in 2006 by Donna Bartos that delivers youth violence prevention, intervention, and survivor-support programming targeting individuals ages 11-24. The organization's core methodology is a three-pillar PREVENT-PROMOTE-PROTECT public-health framework, operationalized through the proprietary 7-Dose Curriculum (seven sequential 50-minute lessons on relationship health, root causes, consent, communication, bystander intervention, and the "10% tipping point") and the L.E.V.E.L. peer response framework (Listen, Empathize, Validate, Encourage, Link). Service delivery spans educational programming (Peer Advocate Academy, Peer Advocate Crew clubs, L.E.V.E.L. training), direct survivor services (Real Talk 12-week peer support groups, trauma counseling, safety planning, case management, mobile advocacy, animal-assisted therapy), perpetrator-intervention products (Root-It-Out, Peer Accountability Groups, CBT counseling), and national awareness campaigns (First Friday #GoOrange/#GoTeal/#GoPurple, Young Survivors Speakers Bureau, Silent Witness Exhibit). Access channels include phone/text helpline 1-888-606-HOPE, online chat, Instagram DMs, and in-person advocacy centers, with services offered free and confidentially and adapted for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

The business model is donation-funded nonprofit operations supplemented by limited merchandise sales, Fry's Food grocery referral donations (code TY262), Arizona Qualifying Charitable Organization tax-credit-eligible contributions (QCO 20762), and AHCCCS Medicaid-reimbursable clinical services in Maricopa County. The Peer Support Specialist program ($18/hour) and limited-use 7-Dose Curriculum licensing to schools outside Maricopa County represent emerging quasi-revenue lines. Key go-to-market motions are community-led (Peer Advocate Crew clubs, Lead Peer Advocate internships) and event-driven (annual Violence Prevention Summits, First Friday campaigns, Resource Fairs), with the Big Hairy Audacious Goal of training 10% of U.S. Gen Z youth (6.8 million individuals) by 2030 to "uproot abuse in a generation." Strategic partnerships include MIKID (Peer Support Specialist certification), AHCCCS (Medicaid billing), NOVA (national conference training), Fry's Food Stores (donor channel), and a network of victim-advocacy organizations and police departments for coordinated community response.

Name

BLOOM365

Legal name

BLOOM365

Website

https://bloom365.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BLOOM365 is a Peoria, Arizona-based nonprofit founded in 2006 that delivers youth violence prevention, intervention, and survivor-support programming for individuals ages 11-24 via its proprietary 7-Dose Curriculum, peer advocacy training, crisis helpline, and clinical services across Arizona and nationwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Violence Prevention Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Wellness & Prevention Programs (Substance Use, Sexual Health, Bullying) (EDAJAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Behavioral Intervention & PBIS Supports (Tiered, Gen Ed) (EDAJAGAL), Suicide Prevention, Self-Harm Prevention & Threat Assessment Programs (EDAKAMAI)

Keywords

• Youth violence prevention
• Healthy relationship education
• Peer advocacy training
• Trauma counseling services
• Dating abuse prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Peoria, Arizona

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Individual donations at various levels ($5 to $100,000+), corporate sponsorships, and Arizona state tax credit donations (up to $470 single/$938 married). BLOOM365 is a registered Arizona Qualifying Charitable Organization (QCO 20762).
2. Merchandise Sales: E-commerce sales of branded merchandise including t-shirts ($30), First Friday bundles ($90), helpline cards, and other advocacy materials through the online shop.
3. Fry's Community Rewards Program: At-checkout donations via Fry's Food stores using code TY262, where customers designate BLOOM365 as their charity of choice while shopping.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BLOOM365 is a nonprofit that provides free, confidential youth violence prevention education, peer advocacy training, and direct intervention services to young people ages 11-24 across schools, communities, and military installations. Its core offerings combine the proprietary 7-Dose Curriculum, Peer Advocate Academy, Real Talk peer support groups, trauma counseling, safety planning, and behavioral health interventions under a PREVENT-PROMOTE-PROTECT public health methodology.

Product overview

BLOOM365 is a nonprofit organization operating as a comprehensive youth violence prevention and intervention platform. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected services including educational programs (Peer Advocate Academy, 7-Dose Curriculum, L.E.V.E.L. Training), direct support services (Real Talk Peer Support Groups, Trauma Counseling, Safety Planning, Case Management), intervention programs (Root-It-Out Behavioral Health Interventions, Peer Accountability Groups), and community engagement initiatives (First Friday Campaigns, Young Survivors Speakers Bureau, Resource Fairs, Violence Prevention Summits). BLOOM365 targets youth ages 11-24 and operates primarily in Arizona with nationwide reach, combining peer-led advocacy with professional counseling and community education to uproot interpersonal violence in a generation by 2030.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Peer Advocate Academy: Interactive 4-day training for 13-18-year-old student leaders focusing on interpersonal violence prevention
• Lead Peer Advocate
• L.E.V.E.L.
• Real Talk Peer Support Groups
• 7-Dose Curriculum
• Root-It-Out
• Young Survivors Speakers Bureau
• First Friday Campaigns
• Elephant in the Room Conversations

Products and services

• Peer Advocate Academy An interactive, immersive 4-day training for 13-18 year-old student leaders covering interpersonal violence prevention, peer advocacy skills, and healthy relationship education; held three times annually (June in Maricopa County AZ, July at NOVA Conference, December virtual).
• Lead Peer Advocate Training Training program preparing students to become Lead Peer Advocates on high school and college campuses, educating peers on healthy vs. unhealthy relationships, providing advocacy, and activating awareness campaigns.
• Violence Prevention Summit Annual three-day summit where teens and trusted adults learn to prevent interpersonal violence, strengthen community engagement, and honor advocates through the Empathy Awards; held in Arizona with national reach.
• 7-Dose Curriculum Evidence-informed seven-lesson curriculum for youth ages 11-24 covering Red Flags vs. Green Flags, Getting & Giving Help, Root Causes, Consent vs. Coercion, Self-Esteem & Empathy, Communication & Coping, and Upstander Power & The 10% Tipping Point; available in-person or virtually and licensable outside Maricopa County, AZ.
• Real Talk Peer Support Groups 12-week drop-in peer support sessions for 11-24 year-old victims and survivors of intimate partner violence, offered in-person or via video chat in age-based groups (11-13, 14-17, 18-24) plus groups adapted for individuals with disabilities.
• Trauma Counseling Short-term counseling for youth who have experienced or witnessed domestic violence, sexual abuse, dating abuse, or other violence types, addressing PTSD, depression, anxiety, self-harm, and substance use.
• Safety Planning Personalized safety planning with advocates to help individuals remain safe in unhealthy or abusive relationships, including emergency exit strategies and resource connections.
• Case Management Comprehensive support including safety planning, order of protection assistance, court accompaniment, victims' rights information, family education, and resource connections.
• Mobile Advocacy Mobile outreach services delivering peer education and support to youth across various community settings.
• Animal Assisted Therapy Facility dog provides deep pressure therapy and gentle touches to alleviate anxiety and reduce stress for youth, including those with disabilities.
• Root-It-Out Behavioral Health Interventions Individual counseling and group interventions for people ages 11-24 at risk for perpetrating interpersonal violence; available virtual, in-person, and curbside.
• Peer Accountability Groups Group-based accountability and support for individuals who have used controlling, abusive, or violent behaviors in their relationships.
• Counseling/Treatment (CBT) Cognitive behavioral therapy-based counseling and treatment services for youth using harmful behaviors in relationships.
• First Friday Campaigns Quarterly national awareness campaigns: #GoOrange (February / Teen Dating Violence), #GoTeal (April / Sexual Assault), #GoPurple (October / Domestic Violence), and #GoRed (May / Heart Health); youth wear designated colors and recruit three friends per campaign.
• Young Survivors Speakers Bureau Program for survivors ages 16-24 to share their stories and participate in speaking engagements locally, nationally, and digitally to prevent abuse and inspire change.
• Resource Fairs Tabling events and outreach activities to share resources, support survivors, and accelerate prevention in schools and communities.
• Elephant in the Room Peer Conversations Quarterly two-hour focus group sessions led by trained Lead Peer Advocate facilitators that bring young people and community members together to discuss gaps in interpersonal violence prevention and develop action plans.
• L.E.V.E.L. Peer Response Training Methodology and training for peer response using Listen, Empathize, Validate, Encourage, and Link steps to support peers experiencing dating abuse, sexual violence, or domestic violence.
• Peer Advocate Crew Club Campus or community-based clubs led by trained peer advocates that activate and amplify youth voices to prevent interpersonal violence.
• Peer Support Specialist Program Certified peer support program for youth ages 16-24 providing peer education and support to youth experiencing interpersonal violence; paid at $18/hour with a 200-hour commitment over a 40-week program cycle, AHCCCS-eligible in Maricopa County.
• BLOOM365 Merchandise Branded merchandise including Consent, Equality, Respect, and Empathy T-shirts ($30 each), First Friday bundles ($90), helpline cards, and other advocacy materials sold via the BLOOM365 online shop.
• Silent Witness Exhibit National initiative honoring lives lost to relationship violence through exhibits and poster displays for schools and communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of teens would confide in a friend before going to an adult if experiencing victimization
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• MIKIDcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMIKID provides Peer Support Specialist training for BLOOM365 youth participants aged 16-24. Graduates receive certification that enables them to support other youth ages 11-24 with similar experiences of interpersonal violence victimization.
• AHCCCS (Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System)coreOthersAHCCCS provides certification for Peer Support Specialists trained through the MIKID program. BLOOM365 services are AHCCCS-eligible for Maricopa County youth, enabling Medicaid-reimbursable services.
• NOVA (National Organization for Victim Assistance)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNOVA hosts the Annual NOVA Conference where BLOOM365 holds its July Peer Advocate Academy training session. Strategic partnership for national conference-based training delivery and professional network access.
• Fry's Food StoresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFry's Food Stores community rewards program allows shoppers to designate BLOOM365 as their charity using code TY262. At-checkout donations support BLOOM365 programs.
• Victim-Advocacy OrganizationsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of victim-advocacy organizations that collaborate with BLOOM365 for coordinated community response and referral services. Part of the nationwide network including police departments and elected officials.
• Police DepartmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with law enforcement for coordinated community response to interpersonal violence. BLOOM365 connects survivors to police support while providing prevention education.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Love is Respect: National youth-focused initiative dedicated to educating young people about healthy relationships and engaging them as change agents to address dating abuse, with a 24/7 helpline analogous to BLOOM365's 888-606-HOPE service.
• Sandy Hook Promise: K-12 focused violence prevention nonprofit delivering school-based programs and youth-led awareness, comparable to BLOOM365's school curriculum licensing and Peer Advocate Academy delivery model.
• Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP Strategies): School-based violence prevention program using bystander intervention frameworks, closely paralleling BLOOM365's L.E.V.E.L. peer response training and Upstander Power curriculum Dose 7.
• One Love Foundation: Educates young people about unhealthy and healthy relationship behaviors using curriculum and peer-led workshops in schools and colleges, sharing BLOOM365's school-based prevention playbook and 10% tipping point-style social-change philosophy.
• SafeBAE: Student-led organization focused on preventing sexual violence among middle and high school students, mirroring BLOOM365's youth-driven Peer Advocate Crew model and K-12 deployment approach.
• Rachel's Challenge: School-based anti-bullying and violence prevention organization delivering K-12 programs, similar in audience and curriculum-driven GTM to BLOOM365's 7-Dose Curriculum deployments.

Broad incumbents

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest U.S. anti-sexual-violence organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline and education programs, with adjacency to BLOOM365's trauma counseling and sexual violence prevention programming.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: The federally funded 24/7 crisis line providing direct support to domestic violence survivors nationwide, overlapping with BLOOM365's helpline and safety planning services but operating at a much larger, national scale.
• PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center: Established K-12 bullying prevention initiative providing classroom resources and educator toolkits, an incumbent comparator on the school-based prevention content side of BLOOM365's portfolio.

Others

• Break the Cycle: Historical dating-violence prevention nonprofit that merged into Love is Respect; relevant as a reference architecture for what scaled youth dating violence prevention has looked like prior to consolidation.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/uprootabuse
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@UprootAbuse
• Facebookfacebook.com/UPROOTABUSE
• Instagraminstagram.com/bloom365
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bloom365

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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