MISSOURI YOUTH SERVICES INSTITUTE

What MISSOURI YOUTH SERVICES INSTITUTE does

Missouri Youth Services Institute (MYSI) is a not-for-profit consulting organization founded in 2008 and headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri, that exports the "Missouri Model" of juvenile justice reform to state and local government agencies. The firm is led by founder Mark D. Steward, who directed Missouri's Division of Youth Services (DYS) for 17 years and built the approach now being commercialized; nearly the entire team consists of former DYS senior staff, managers, and trainers with firsthand operating experience. Its service catalog centers on a six-module Leadership & Staff Development Training curriculum covering system foundation building, rehabilitative program models, group process, youth behavior, environmental change, and on-the-job coaching, supplemented by systems assessment, technical assistance, and on-site coaching engagements delivered on a structured 11-step process from pre-assessment through stabilization.

MYSI generates revenue through custom, quote-based, multi-year consulting engagements with state, county, and city juvenile justice departments (e.g., NYC, Washington D.C., Louisiana, multiple California counties, New Mexico, Virginia, Colorado, and the Cayman Islands). Pricing is not publicly disclosed; engagements begin with pre-assessment, include site visits, leadership overview sessions, system assessment, training implementation, and ongoing coaching. The organization has documented outcome claims associated with its approach, including less than 8% recidivism for re-committed youth, 7-8% adult-prison incarceration within five years, and 91% high school credit attainment versus a 46% national benchmark.

The firm is privately funded as a nonprofit with no institutional investment, no parent company, and a leadership structure that includes Founder/Director Mark Steward, COO Alice Steward, Director of Quality Assurance Bill Vaughn, Senior Consultant Charles H. Galbreath Jr., and a Board comprising Dale Doerhoff, Mark Steward, and Stacie Temple. Headcount is reported at approximately 8 employees, with a broader roster of about 15 staff and consultants. Distribution is sales-led and direct-to-government, supplemented by a website (mysiconsulting.org), a Facebook presence, an occasional newsletter, and earned media including a dedicated documentary (Like Any Other Kid) and coverage in outlets such as the New York Times and Denver Post.

Name

MISSOURI YOUTH SERVICES INSTITUTE

Legal name

Missouri Youth Services Institute

Website

https://mysiconsulting.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Missouri Youth Services Institute (MYSI) is a not-for-profit consulting firm that helps U.S. state and local juvenile justice agencies adopt the "Missouri Model," a rehabilitative, community-based approach to youth services, by providing assessment, training, and on-the-job coaching delivered by former Missouri Division of Youth Services leaders.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Juvenile Justice Consulting Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Professional and Management Development Training (61143), Child and Youth Services (62411), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Juvenile Justice System (Courts & Detention) (BPAIAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH), Juvenile Justice Education Programs (Detention & Correctional Education) (EDAJAEAB), Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ), Behavioral Support & Intervention Services (PBIS/Behavior Coaching) (EDAJALAH)

Keywords

• Juvenile justice consulting
• Youth rehabilitation services
• Justice system training
• Corrections reform consulting
• Staff development training

Headquarters

HQ city

Jefferson City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Training Services: MYSI generates revenue through providing consulting services, training programs, and technical assistance to juvenile justice systems. As a not-for-profit organization, they work with government jurisdictions to help reform their juvenile justice systems by applying the Missouri Model approach.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

MYSI is a not-for-profit consulting and training organization that helps state, county, and city juvenile justice systems reform from punitive correctional models to the rehabilitative Missouri Model. Services include systems assessments, leadership and staff training across six modules, technical assistance, strategic planning, and on-the-job coaching delivered on-site at client facilities by former Missouri Division of Youth Services top management.

Product overview

MISSOURI YOUTH SERVICES INSTITUTE (MYSI) offers a comprehensive suite of consulting and training services for juvenile justice system reform. The organization provides technical assistance, training modules, and implementation support to help jurisdictions transition from traditional correctional approaches to the rehabilitative Missouri model. MYSI's offerings are delivered through a structured 11-step process that includes pre-assessment, site visits, leadership overview, system assessment, planning, implementation, training, coaching, and stabilization. The core service is the Leadership & Staff Development Training Modules program, supplemented by on-the-job coaching and skill building services, all delivered by former Missouri DYS top management staff.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Leadership & Staff Development Training Modules

Quantifiable outcome

• Recidivism rate reduced to less than 8% annually for youth re-committed to custody
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Annie E. Casey FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2010The Annie E. Casey Foundation approached MYSI in 2010 when New York City Commissioners were developing the Close to Home Initiative. The foundation connected NYC with MYSI to help develop components of the Missouri Model for juvenile justice reform in New York City.
• Child Watch / Children's Defense FundminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMarian Wright Edelman, President of the Children's Defense Fund, wrote a column titled 'Juvenile Justice Reform: Making the Missouri Model an American Model' highlighting MYSI's work and the success of the Missouri approach.
• Like Any Other Kid DocumentaryminorGTM or Marketing PartnerDocumentary featuring the Missouri approach to juvenile justice created by MYSI. The documentary showcases the rehabilitative model and is used as an educational resource for explaining the MYSI approach.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Center for Children's Law and Policy: National nonprofit that provides technical assistance, training, and policy advocacy to juvenile justice systems to reduce reliance on detention and incarceration. Directly comparable to MYSI; CCLP authored the NYC Close to Home implementation report referenced in MYSI's case study materials.
• Robert F. Kennedy Community Alliance: Organization providing juvenile justice reform advocacy, technical assistance, and community-based alternatives to incarceration. Comparable to MYSI as both focus on transforming juvenile justice practice away from punitive models toward rehabilitation.
• National Council on Crime and Delinquency: Research and advocacy organization focused on juvenile and criminal justice reform, providing consultation to jurisdictions on policy and practice. Directly comparable to MYSI; notably, NCCD's president Barry Krisberg provided the prominent testimonial on MYSI's website, evidencing ecosystem overlap.
• Council of State Governments Justice Center: National nonprofit providing policy research, technical assistance, and training to state and local juvenile justice stakeholders. Highly comparable to MYSI's sales-led consulting model targeting state juvenile justice agencies for system reform and capacity building.
• Vera Institute of Justice: Pioneering criminal and juvenile justice reform nonprofit that provides technical assistance, research, and consulting to jurisdictions seeking to reduce incarceration and improve outcomes. Directly comparable to MYSI as both operate at the intersection of consulting, evidence-based methodology, and government juvenile justice system reform engagements.
• National Juvenile Defender Center: National organization supporting juvenile defense practice and systemic reform through training, technical assistance, and policy advocacy. Comparable to MYSI as a juvenile justice reform technical assistance provider, though focused specifically on defense-side rather than custodial-side reform.
• W. Haywood Burns Institute: National nonprofit providing technical assistance to juvenile justice jurisdictions to reduce racial and ethnic disparities and reform detention practices. Comparable to MYSI in offering consulting-based reform support to state and county juvenile justice agencies.

Broad incumbents

• Casey Family Programs: Major national foundation focused on child welfare and juvenile justice reform, funding and directly operating reform initiatives across states. Comparable as a juvenile justice reform ecosystem player, though operates at a much larger institutional scale than MYSI's consulting practice.
• Annie E. Casey Foundation: Large national foundation that funds and shapes juvenile justice reform through its 'Jailless Systems' agenda. Directly comparable as a juvenile justice reform stakeholder; AECF is MYSI's 2010 NYC referral partner, evidencing direct ecosystem collaboration rather than head-to-head competition.

Emerging players

• Justice Policy Institute: Research and policy organization advocating for juvenile and criminal justice reform through data-driven analysis. Comparable to MYSI as a juvenile justice reform stakeholder, though more research/advocacy-focused versus MYSI's direct technical assistance delivery model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/mysiUSA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/missouri-youth-services-institute

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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