Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change

Name

Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change

Legal name

Ex-Cons for Community and Social Change

Website

https://eccsc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (6117), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD), Crisis Response & Threat Assessment (Suicide Prevention, Violence Prevention) (EDAJAIAH), Threat Assessment, Violence Prevention & Behavioral Intervention Support (EDAEACAH), Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ)

Keywords

• Violence prevention services
• Reentry support programs
• Workforce readiness training
• Trauma informed care
• Community based services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, ECCSC's primary revenue stream is donations from individuals, organizations, and sponsors. The website prominently features a donation portal and the option to sponsor programs, classes, or individuals.
2. Program Sponsorship: ECCSC offers partnership opportunities for organizations to sponsor specific programs, classes, or individuals, creating a dedicated funding channel for targeted programmatic work.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ECCSC delivers a portfolio of evidence-based, trauma-informed community programs for ex-offenders, at-risk youth, and underserved urban populations. Core offerings include violence prevention (SPROUT), restorative justice (ASAP), workforce readiness and GED training (ABC/REUP), ex-offender support groups (Phoenix), mentorship (ICU/NEST), trauma-informed prevention (TIPP), financial literacy (CREAM), gender-based violence reduction (Project PAUSE), anti-bullying (Say Less), community engagement (We ALL Matter), and emergency response (CSER). Services are provided free of charge to participants and funded through donations and program sponsorships.

Product overview

ECCSC is a community services organization offering a portfolio of 13 distinct social programs organized around violence prevention, workforce development, re-entry support, and youth services. The core offerings include SPROUT (violence prevention), ASAP (restorative justice), ABC/REUP (workforce readiness and G.E.D.), TIPP (trauma-informed care), ICU/NEST (mentorship and safe spaces), CREAM (financial literacy), Phoenix (ex-offender support), Project PAUSE (gender-based violence reduction), We ALL Matter (community engagement), Say Less (anti-bullying), and CSER (emergency response). These programs operate as standalone service offerings rather than an integrated technology platform, with each addressing specific community needs through evidence-based, holistic approaches.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SPROUT: Seeds of Prevention, Reconciliation & Outreach for Urban Teens - Violence Prevention and Conflict Resolution program
• ASAP
• ABC
• Project PAUSE
• CREAM
• REUP
• Say Less
• TIPP
• Phoenix
• ICU
• NEST
• CSER
• We ALL Matter

Products and services

• SPROUT (Seeds of Prevention, Reconciliation & Outreach for Urban Teens) Violence prevention and conflict resolution program for underserved youth that builds social-emotional IQ, providing action plans focused on academic success, conflict resolution, violence prevention, pro-social skill development, service learning, and employability skills.
• We ALL Matter (Community Engagement Circle) Trauma-informed community engagement initiative that addresses cultural competence, diversity and inclusion, and policy development, promoting dialogue to eliminate racial disparities in employment, education, and the justice system.
• ASAP (Alternative Sentencing & Advocacy Program) Restorative justice program offering defendants alternatives to traditional sentencing through counseling and probation, proposing multi-tiered approaches to juvenile justice reform, sentencing reform, re-entry, drug treatment, and access to mental health care.
• ABC C.A.R.E.E.R.S. Program (A Better Chance) Workforce readiness training and G.E.D. program cultivating youth and adults for reality-based employment and education through wraparound employability services targeting underserved populations with difficulty entering or re-entering the workplace.
• Project PAUSE (Proactive Approach to Reducing Gender-Based Violence) Gender-based violence reduction and counseling program providing a proactive approach to addressing and reducing gender-based violence in the community.
• CREAM (Currency Regulates Everything Around Me) Financial literacy curriculum for youth teaching basic money management skills including checkbook balancing, budgeting, post-high school planning, interest calculation, business plan preparation, and understanding various forms of currency.
• REUP (Reinvesting. Reassessing. Retooling. Reengaging. Repositioning.) G.E.D. and re-entry program providing a holistic, trauma-informed approach to change mindsets about crime while offering wrap-around comprehensive services for ex-offenders and individuals repositioning themselves in the workforce and society.
• Say Less (Anti-Bullying Program) Social and emotional learning (SEL) anti-bullying program for teens that builds protective factors, teaches skills to redirect aggression and de-escalate potential conflict, and changes social environments.
• TIPP (Trauma-Informed Prevention Program) Trauma-informed prevention program recognizing and responding to signs, symptoms, and risks of trauma to support individuals who have experienced Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and toxic stress, based on principles of safety, choice, collaboration, trustworthiness, and empowerment.
• Phoenix (Ex-Offender Support Group) Self-help and support group for ex-offenders combining peer support with professional leadership to help participants overcome challenges of re-entry and recidivism through shared help, comfort, encouragement, and guidance.
• ICU (Individualized Coaching with Urgency) Mentorship and behavioral training program designed to help children, caregivers, mentors, and community members improve conflict management efficacy through social and coping skill development, positive anger management training, and non-violent conflict regulation skills.
• NEST (Nurturing Environments & Services for Teens) Outreach facility providing teens with nurturing environments housing all services, programs, and resources, offering seven critical components for positive youth development: trauma-informed programming, culturally competent curricula, safe environments, supportive relationships, awareness, opportunities, and recreation.
• CSER (Community Servants Emergency Response) Trained first responder team educated on violence de-escalation, community safety, violence prevention, and community mobilization that responds to emergency situations as resourceful volunteers in the aftermath of emergencies.

Quantifiable outcome

• 92% graduation rate among workforce readiness program participants (2021)
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature17 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of Illinois DanvillenotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerTyrone Muhammad co-founded the Education Justice Project (EJP) with the University of Illinois Danville while incarcerated in the Illinois Department of Corrections. Through this initiative, students were able to earn bachelor's degrees while in prison.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Year Up: National workforce development nonprofit serving young adults from underserved communities with training and corporate internships — comparable to ECCSC's ABC workforce readiness track but operating at significantly greater scale.

Direct peers

• Safer Foundation: Illinois-based nonprofit providing employment-focused re-entry services to people with criminal convictions, overlapping ECCSC's ABC C.A.R.E.E.R.S. and REUP programming in the same state.
• Roca: Massachusetts-based nonprofit focused on young people and young adults at the center of urban violence and the justice system, using high-intensity outreach and behavioral coaching parallel to ECCSC's ICU and SPROUT programs.
• A New Way of Life: Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing housing, re-entry support, and leadership development for formerly incarcerated women, with a relevant model for ECCSC's ex-offender and gender-based violence programs.
• Chicago CRED: Chicago-based nonprofit delivering street-level violence prevention and life-coaching to individuals at highest risk of being involved in shootings, with very similar geographic and population focus to ECCSC.
• Cure Violence (formerly CeaseFire): National organization that treats violence as a public health issue and deploys trained violence interrupters in high-risk neighborhoods — a directly comparable methodology to ECCSC's CSER and street-level servants.
• Homeboy Industries: Los Angeles-based nonprofit that supports formerly incarcerated and gang-involved individuals with re-entry services, workforce training, and therapeutic programs — the closest large-scale analog to ECCSC's Phoenix and REUP offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Heartland Alliance: Large Chicago-based human services organization addressing poverty, violence, and justice involvement at scale; operates overlapping social assistance programs relevant to ECCSC's portfolio though it is much larger and broader.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development organization providing safe physical spaces, mentorship, and after-school programming — directly comparable to ECCSC's NEST safe-space and youth-activity model but at vastly greater scale.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National youth mentoring organization with a similar mission of pairing at-risk youth with adult role models, comparable to ECCSC's ICU individualized coaching and mentorship services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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