CHILDREN OF INMATES, INCORPORATED

What CHILDREN OF INMATES, INCORPORATED does

Children of Inmates, Incorporated (COI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2007 in Miami, Florida and headquartered in Hallandale Beach, FL. The organization operates as a wraparound service provider for children of incarcerated parents — a population it estimates at roughly 300,000 children in Florida. COI delivers five core programs: (1) Care Coordination Services providing wraparound case management, home visits, developmental milestone assessments, and referrals to social-service providers; (2) Bonding Visits — free quarterly transportation and supervised visits to 12+ Florida correctional institutions from hubs in Miami, Jacksonville, and Tampa; (3) Video-Conference Visitations — free 30-minute remote sessions between children and incarcerated parents from Care Coordination Centers; (4) Babies 'N Brains — early-childhood neuroscience-based parent training and developmental intervention; and (5) Hobby Time — year-round community recreational activities (skateboarding, gardening, painting, etc.).

The organization's revenue model relies on three streams: individual donations with structured tiers ($2 stocking stuffers through $25,000 Sponsor-a-Trip), government grants from the Florida Department of Corrections, Florida Department of Children & Families, and Palm Beach Youth Services, and partner-grant intermediaries such as the Children's Trust of Miami-Dade (primary funder and Provider-of-the-Year awarder) and Hope for Miami ($180,000 mentoring grant). COI bills no fees to families and reports outcome metrics including 2,500+ children served, 90% of children exhibiting stronger parental bonds, and 70%+ engaging in pro-social behaviors. The operating model is highly relational — incumbent on state-level corrections access and a thin staff of approximately 11 employees plus a 12-member AmeriCorps program.

Name

CHILDREN OF INMATES, INCORPORATED

Legal name

Children of Inmates, Inc.

Website

https://childrenofinmates.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Children of Inmates, Inc. is a Florida-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing wraparound care coordination, bonding visits, video visitations, and early-childhood intervention for children of incarcerated parents across Miami, Jacksonville, and Tampa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services for Children of Incarcerated Parents

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Services (611), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACAFAG

Developmental Therapy / Early Childhood Special Instruction

Education/Early Childhood Education/Early Intervention & Developmental Services (0–5)

SECONDARYEDACAOAB

Play-Based SEL & Executive Function Skill-Building Programs

Education/Early Childhood Education/Social and Emotional Learning Programs

SECONDARYEDAJAEAI

Court/Community School Programs (Diversion, Probation-Linked, Community Day Schools)

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/Alternative & At-Risk K–12 Education (Continuation, Recovery, Juvenile)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Family reunification programs
• Nonprofit social services
• Care coordination
• Early childhood intervention

Headquarters

HQ city

Hallandale Beach

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization accepting individual donations through website and check payments. Various donation tiers from $2 Stocking Stuffers to $2,500 Sponsor a Bus to $25,000 Sponsor a Trip
2. Government Grants: Secured funding from Children's Trust of Miami Dade, Florida Department of Corrections, and Florida Department of Children and Families
3. Partner Organization Grants: Partner organizations such as Hope for Miami secured grants ($180,000 for mentoring services) that benefit COI network

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Children of Inmates, Inc. (COI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers wraparound social services to children of incarcerated parents in Florida. Its offerings include the Babies 'N Brains early intervention program, supervised Bonding Visits to correctional institutions, video-conference visitations, community Hobby Time activities, and care coordination services. All programs are provided free to families and are designed to interrupt intergenerational incarceration.

Product overview

Children of Inmates is a non-profit organization offering a unified suite of social service programs for children of incarcerated parents. The core offerings include: Babies 'N Brains (early childhood intervention with parent training), Bonding Visits (transportation and supervised family visits to correctional facilities), Video-Conference Visitations (remote video sessions between children and incarcerated parents), Hobby Time (community recreational activities), and Care Coordination Services (wraparound case management). These programs work together to reconnect children with their incarcerated parents, create positive memories, facilitate family reunification, and prevent intergenerational incarceration through data-driven care coordination and advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Babies 'N Brains
• Bonding Visits
• Video-Conference Visitations
• Hobby Time
• Care Coordination Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of children experiencing stronger bonds with imprisoned parents and caregivers
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Florida Department of Corrections (FDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOI works with FDC to identify children with incarcerated parents and provide wraparound case management and family reunification services. FDC allows COI to conduct bonding visits at correctional institutions.
• Florida Department of Children & FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-wide contract for child welfare services supporting children of incarcerated parents
• Palm Beach Youth ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal contract for youth services
• Hope for MiamiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization that secured $180,000 grant for mentoring services and offered benefits to children in COI network
• Faith-Based and Professional Organizations NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of faith-based and professional organizations that reconnect children to incarcerated parents and facilitate rebuilding lasting bonds

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Youth Advocate Programs (YAP): National nonprofit providing community-based alternatives to incarceration and wraparound services for at-risk youth and families. Overlaps with COI's care-coordination and family-reunification model but spans a wider at-risk-youth mandate.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National youth-mentoring nonprofit serving at-risk youth including those affected by parental incarceration. Comparable target population and outcome-measurement approach but operates as a broad mentoring platform rather than an incarceration-specific specialist.

Emerging players

• Sesame Workshop (Sesame Street Incarceration Toolkit): Produced the 'Sesame Street: Incarceration' toolkit and Little Children, Big Challenges content addressing children of incarcerated parents. Not a service-delivery peer but a comparable brand in early-childhood intervention messaging for this population.

Direct peers

• Get On The Bus: California-based program that transports children to visit their incarcerated parents, closely mirroring COI's bonding-visit bus program. Operates at smaller scale and on the West Coast.
• Foreverfamily: Atlanta-based nonprofit providing direct services, mentoring, and support specifically for children with incarcerated parents. Closest functional peer to COI's wraparound case-management model and bonding-visit philosophy.
• Osborne Association: New York-based nonprofit serving children and families of the incarcerated, including prison visiting programs, family reunification, and reentry support. Comparable wraparound services but primarily serving the Northeast U.S.
• Aid to Children of Imprisoned Mothers (AIM): New Jersey-based nonprofit providing direct services to children of incarcerated mothers, including visitation support and case management. Niche peer focused on a similar intergenerational-incarceration-prevention thesis.
• Prison Fellowship / Angel Tree: National faith-based organization that runs the Angel Tree program delivering Christmas gifts and year-round mentoring to children of prisoners. Directly comparable mission, donor-driven funding model, and family-reunification focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kidsofinmates
• Facebookfacebook.com/ChildrenofInmates
• Instagraminstagram.com/childrenofinmates
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/children-of-inmates-incorporated

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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