Crosswalk Ministries USA, Inc.

What Crosswalk Ministries USA, Inc. does

Crosswalk Ministries USA, Inc. is a Georgia-based 501(c)-style nonprofit founded in 1995 by co-founders Gina Moore and Bill Ward to reduce juvenile crime through preventive and aftercare programming. The organization serves two primary populations: at-risk middle and high school youth in Henry County, Georgia, and incarcerated juveniles across 25 Georgia youth detention facilities. It delivers services through a faith-based model integrating spiritual guidance, arts and sports instruction, family mealtimes, and structured mentoring.

The organization's core programs are organized under the REACH 180 umbrella, which comprises ARTreach 180 (arts-based after-school program launched as a 2010 pilot) and SPORTSreach 180 (sports-based after-school program launched in 2022). Both run three to five days per week during the Henry County school calendar from partner-church campuses (Cornerstone Bible Church in McDonough, Stockbridge United Methodist, and First Christian Church in Stockbridge), with transportation provided at no cost to families. Complementary programming includes a juvenile detention facility ministry (monthly birthday parties, Bible studies, church services, and holiday events at 25 Georgia facilities) and an annual summer tour featuring music, drama, and personal testimony along routes including historic Route 66 and the Pacific Northwest. Documented outcomes include a less-than-4% recidivism rate among more than 600 program completers versus an approximate 70% national average.

The revenue model is donation- and grant-based, with no product pricing. Funding sources include individual donations through the GiveButter platform, a diversified stack of private foundations (William R. and Sara Babb Smith, Heritage, Babb Smith, Katharine Andrews, Richard C. Munroe), corporate philanthropy (Speedway Children's Charities, Kiwanis, Walmart and Kroger community rewards programs), in-kind food donations from restaurant partners (Chick-fil-A, Pizza Hut, Mellow Mushroom, Papa John's), and government grant funding via the Henry County Community Development Block Grant. The organization operates with approximately 7 employees under Executive Director Sheryl Boddie, with governance provided by a Board of Directors chaired by Morrelle McCrary. Distribution is direct-service through church campuses and facility-based mobile outreach; the organization does not operate a technology platform, has no API surface, and reports no AI or proprietary software systems.

Name

Crosswalk Ministries USA, Inc.

Legal name

Crosswalk Ministries USA, Inc.

Website

https://crosswalkusa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Crosswalk Ministries USA is a McDonough, Georgia faith-based nonprofit founded in 1995 that delivers youth crime prevention and intervention programs — ARTreach 180, SPORTSreach 180, and juvenile facility ministry — serving at-risk youth in Henry County and 25 Georgia detention facilities through church campuses and grant-funded operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Crime Prevention and Juvenile Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813), Educational Services (611)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

After-School, Tutoring & Academic Enrichment Nonprofits (BPAGADAC), Court/Community School Programs (Diversion, Probation-Linked, Community Day Schools) (EDAJAEAI), Faith-Based Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAE)

Keywords

• Youth crime prevention
• After-school programs
• Juvenile rehabilitation
• Faith-based mentoring
• At-risk youth services

Headquarters

HQ city

McDonough

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute through the organization's website using GiveButter platform. Donations support program operations, meal provision, and general operational expenses.
2. Foundation Grants: The organization receives funding from private foundations including William R. and Sara Babb Smith Foundation, Heritage Foundation, Babb Smith Foundation, Katharine Andrews Foundation, Richard C. Munroe Foundation, and others to support specific programs such as ARTreach 180 expansion.
3. Corporate Philanthropy: Corporate donors including Speedway Children's Charities, Kiwanis, and restaurants (Chick-fil-A, Pizza Hut, Mellow, Papa John's) provide food donations and financial support for youth programs.
4. Government Grants: Henry County Community Development Block Grant funding supports the expansion of SPORTSreach 180 and ARTreach 180 programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Crosswalk Ministries USA operates evidence-informed after-school programs (ARTreach 180 arts-based and SPORTSreach 180 sports-based) for at-risk middle and high school youth in Henry County, Georgia, along with a juvenile detention facility ministry that delivers monthly birthday parties, Bible studies, church services, and holiday events at 25 secure youth detention facilities across Georgia. The organization also runs an annual Summer Tour featuring music, drama, and personal testimony at correctional facilities. Programs are funded entirely through donations, foundation grants, corporate philanthropy, and government grants.

Product overview

Crosswalk Ministries USA operates a portfolio of youth crime prevention and intervention programs. The core offerings include the REACH 180 umbrella programs—specifically ARTreach 180 (arts-based) and SPORTSreach 180 (sports-based) after-school programs—designed for high-risk middle and high school youth in Henry County, Georgia. These evidence-informed programs provide mentoring, instruction, family mealtime, and structured activities to build relational and coping skills. Complementing the prevention programs is an active Juvenile Detention Facility Ministry conducting monthly birthday parties, Bible studies, and church services at Georgia youth detention facilities. The organization also conducts an annual Summer Tour featuring music, drama, and testimony at facilities along historic routes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ARTreach 180: An evidence-informed arts-based after school program for high-risk youth, helping to build necessary relational and coping skills so that they can make positive life choices.
• SPORTSreach 180
• REACH 180 Programs

Products and services

• ARTreach 180 An evidence-informed arts-based after-school program for high-risk middle and high school youth that builds relational and coping skills through visual arts, drama, and creative expression so participants can make positive life choices. Operates at partner church campuses in McDonough and Stockbridge, Georgia.
• SPORTSreach 180 An evidence-informed sports-based after-school program for high-risk youth that builds relational and coping skills through athletic activities so participants can make positive life choices. Operates three days a week from 3:30 pm to 7:00 pm during the Henry County school calendar year, with meals and transportation provided.
• REACH 180 Programs Umbrella brand encompassing the ARTreach 180 and SPORTSreach 180 after-school programs for at-risk youth. Programs operate from church campuses in McDonough and Stockbridge, Georgia, with free transportation available from schools or homes in Henry County.
• Juvenile Detention Facility Ministry Ongoing in-facility ministry providing monthly birthday parties, special events, Bible studies, holiday celebrations, and church services at 25 secure juvenile detention facilities across Georgia (fifteen within a 2-hour drive of Henry County and nine within one hour).
• Summer Tour Annual touring program featuring music, drama, and personal testimony performances at juvenile correctional facilities along historic Route 66 and the Pacific Northwest, reaching troubled youth with messages of hope.
• REACH 180 Summer Camp Summer camp component of the REACH 180 programs offering continued engagement and activities for at-risk youth during the summer break period.

Quantifiable outcome

• Less than 4% recidivism rate for program completers (vs. 70% national average)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power (GCA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerState-level adolescent health organization partnering on youth development initiatives.
• Georgia State University (GSU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner conducting program assessment overview of ARTreach 180 to evaluate outcomes and program effectiveness.
• Cornerstone Bible ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost church providing campus space for ARTreach 180 South Campus in McDonough, Georgia. Congregations wrap around students and their families served by the program.
• Stockbridge United Methodist ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost church providing campus space for ARTreach 180 North Campus in Stockbridge, Georgia.
• First Christian Church (Stockbridge)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHost church providing campus space for SPORTSreach 180 in Stockbridge, Georgia.
• Chick-fil-A, Pizza Hut, Mellow Mushroom, Papa John'sminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal restaurant partners donating food for the Family Mealtime component of REACH 180 programs, helping address food insecurity among program participants.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• National Youth Advocate Program: National nonprofit providing community-based services to at-risk and juvenile-justice-involved youth, including prevention, mentoring, and aftercare. Comparable target population and outcomes-focused model; operates at significantly larger scale and contracts with government agencies.
• Kids Hope USA:
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National youth mentoring nonprofit pairing at-risk youth with adult mentors. Directly comparable in target population (at-risk middle/high school youth), referral-based enrollment from schools and courts, and outcome-driven programming, though secular.
• Young Life: Faith-based youth development nonprofit serving middle and high school students with mentoring, camps, and outreach to at-risk teens. Comparable in mission, faith-based approach, and volunteer-driven delivery model, with significantly broader geographic reach.
• Fellowship of Christian Athletes: Faith-based sports ministry organization that uses athletics to engage middle and high school students, including at-risk populations. Directly comparable to SPORTSreach 180's sports-plus-faith model and shares Crosswalk's Christian integration approach.
• Youth for Christ USA: Faith-based youth ministry organization reaching at-risk and juvenile-justice-involved youth through campus programs, juvenile facility ministry, and mentoring. Closest spiritual and operational analog to Crosswalk, including engagement inside juvenile correctional facilities and integration of Christian content into programming.
• Prison Fellowship: Faith-based organization serving incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals, including juveniles, with Christian programming inside correctional facilities. Closely mirrors Crosswalk's juvenile detention facility ministry (Bible studies, church services, holiday events) and shared faith-based engagement model.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: The largest U.S. youth development nonprofit operating after-school and out-of-school programming for at-risk youth. Directly comparable to Crosswalk's REACH 180 model of supervised after-school time, meals, mentoring, and coping-skill building for high-risk middle and high school youth, though secular and at vastly greater scale.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of the USA: Large national youth services organization providing after-school programming, mentoring, and youth development broadly. Overlaps with Crosswalk on after-school care and youth development for school-age children, but is a much broader portfolio organization (fitness, aquatics, camping) rather than a youth-justice specialist.
• 4-H: National youth development organization delivering out-of-school programming for K-12 youth through cooperative extension. Comparable in after-school engagement structure but emphasizes STEM, civic, and agricultural education rather than juvenile-justice prevention.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

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