What Safe Passage Youth Foundation does

Safe Passage Youth Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2014 and headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California, serving K-12 youth and families in specific underserved apartment and condominium micro-communities of Ventura County. The organization operates a portfolio of 14 interconnected programs — including STEAMO education, the Puma Youth Mentoring Team (with Thousand Oaks Police Department), Youth Corps Training (CYCC, ages 15-18), Fit Futures, free swim lessons, infant and maternal care, weekly food distribution, free medical clinics, Operation Shear Promise haircuts, and Promotoras public health — all delivered free of charge, six days per week, year-round, directly inside clients' neighborhoods. The underlying technology is essentially non-existent as a software platform; service delivery is built on physical presence, volunteer coordination, and an institutional partnership network.

The organization is 99% volunteer-led with only one paid part-time bilingual outreach teacher on staff, and approximately 50–100+ active volunteers. Reported outcomes include a 52% reduction in local gang populations (organization-reported; 34.8% per a California Lutheran University study), 49% crime reduction, over 600,000 pounds of fresh food distributed since 2020, 262,000 diapers delivered to Conejo mothers since 2020, and 600+ children and families served. All services are free with no fees, applications, or processes; cost per child is approximately $1,250 per year, compared to a claimed $4.2–7.2M lifetime societal cost of unserved gang-involved youth.

The revenue model is donation-based: individual and corporate donations routed through PayPal Giving Fund (zero platform fees), recurring and in-kind donations, USDA and food bank partnerships, and a volunteer labor model that minimizes overhead. The organization claims 100% of donated dollars go directly to youth services with zero overhead. Its GTM is community-led, with referrals flowing through the City of Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks Police Department, CVUSD schools, Los Robles Hospital, healthcare providers, and community organizations.

Name

Safe Passage Youth Foundation

Legal name

Safe Passage Youth Foundation

Website

https://safepassageyouth.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth and Community Services

NAICS

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

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

Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO), Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK)

Keywords

• Youth services
• Community outreach
• Gang prevention
• Youth mentoring
• Nonprofit programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Thousand Oaks , California

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual and Corporate Donations: Primary funding source through PayPal Giving Fund (no fees charged), direct donations, and fundraising. The organization explicitly states 100% of donated dollars go directly to aid for children with zero overhead costs.
2. Food and Supply Donations: Partnerships with USDA, Food Share Ventura County, Food Forward, and local farms provide food distribution valued at over 600,000 pounds of fresh food since 2020. These in-kind donations form a significant portion of operational resources.
3. Volunteer Services: 99% volunteer-led organization with over 50 active volunteers providing daily services. This volunteer labor model significantly reduces operational costs and allows more funds to go directly to youth services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Safe Passage Youth Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides free youth development, education, mentorship, food security, healthcare, and family support services to K-12 youth and families living in underserved apartment and condominium micro-communities in Thousand Oaks and Newbury Park, California. All programs—including STEAMO (STEM + Arts + Medicine + Outdoors), Youth Corps Training, mentoring, food distribution, infant/mother care, swim lessons, and health clinics—are delivered at no cost, with no fees or applications, directly in the communities where children live.

Product overview

Safe Passage Youth Foundation operates as a unified non-profit service organization offering multiple interconnected youth development programs centered on gang prevention and educational advancement. The core programs include STEAMO (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Medicine, Outdoors), Youth Corps Training (CYCC), and Youth Centers providing daily tutoring and mentoring. Supporting programs include food distribution, health clinics, swim lessons, free haircuts, infant/mother care, and technology access. All services are provided free of charge to K-12 grade children and their families in underserved micro-communities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STEAMO: STEM program with Arts and Outdoors added - provides science, technology, engineering, arts, medicine, and outdoor education for children
• Operation Shear Promise
• Conejo Youth Conservation Corps (CYCC)
• Promotoras
• Fit Futures School Health Program
• Youth Corps

Products and services

• STEAMO Program
• Youth Corps Training (CYCC)
• Puma Youth Mentoring Team
• Fit Futures School Health Program
• All-Aboard Kinder to 5th Grade
• Youth Centers (Daily Tutoring & Mentoring)
• Food Distribution Program
• Promotoras Public Health Program
• Operation Shear Promise
• Free Swim Lessons
• Health & Wellness Clinics
• Infant and Mother Care
• Technology Access Program
• Micro-Grants Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Gang populations reduced by 52% (35-year record low)
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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Partnerships

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

• Food Share Ventura County (Feeding America)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Provides healthy food at Safe Passage Centers. Since 2020, provided over 600,000 pounds of fresh food. Monthly 10,000 lbs of nutritional relief to micro-community residents with food access insecurities.
• Conejo Community OutreachcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekly partnership for infant and maternal care program serving 90+ infants per week with diapers, formula, baby wipes, and support. Safe Passage is committed to fostering a future in micro-communities of color who generally are underserved.
• USDAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood distribution partner providing crucial component to monthly food relief. USDA Department of Agriculture is an equal opportunity provider.
• Conejo Recreation and Park District (CRPD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Fit Futures School Health Program, lunchtime sports, and 8 weeks of free summer camp. Also partners for swim lessons, outdoor activities, and STEAMO 'O' (Outdoors) component.
• Thousand Oaks Police Department (TOAKS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTOPD police officers partner with Safe Passage for Puma Youth Mentoring Team. Officers work daily in micro-communities identifying criminal influencers and isolating gang members. Officers join children for mini camps on school holidays.
• Conejo Valley Unified School District (CVUSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with school principals and high school counselors for identifying at-risk youth. Safe Passage enters Title-1 K-5th schools for fitness programs. Daily homework and CAD classes provided at community sites.
• Los Robles Health System / Los Robles HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoctors and nurses from Los Robles Hospital staff free medical clinics in underserved neighborhoods. Mobile clinic comes to patients. Los Robles is committed to mentoring youth and introducing them to medicine as a career through STEAMO 'M' (Medicine) component.
• Art TrekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational nonprofit partner teaching through innovative arts means. Children learn about fractions through Picasso and Dali. Provides performing and fine arts exposure important for future engineers.
• Food ForwardmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood donation partner contributing to weekly food distribution to families through volunteer networks.
• Ventura Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafe Passage chosen as one of only 15 community groups in 1200 square miles to operate a Public Health Promotora program. Community members trained by Public Health provide daily health, mental stability, medical, and diet education.
• Clinicas Camino Real ClinicmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner bringing wellness clinics to most underserved families including neighborhood vaccine clinics, mental health services, and preventative care.
• California Lutheran UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpper education host for Early Exposure to Higher Education program. Undergraduate students volunteer as mentors and tutors. Campus is destination for annual field study experiences. Published study showing 34.8% gang member reduction.
• Moorpark CollegemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerUpper education host for early exposure to college-level education. Children attend actual classes in science, arts, math, and literature.
• Ventura SheriffcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSheriff deputies work with Safe Passage as part of community policing approach. Gang enforcement activities and isolation of gang influencers within communities.
• AdelantemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner contributing to food relief efforts and volunteer networks for food acquisition from markets and farms.
• KiwanisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity service organization partner in food distribution efforts.
• St Vincent de PaulminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharitable organization partner in community food assistance programs.
• City of Thousand OaksmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner supporting community programs and initiatives.
• Conejo Youth Conservation Corps (CYCC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWeekend program for Safe Passage teens to provide community service. Job training program for teens aged 15-18 with paid stipends. Partners with CAL FIRE, State Parks, NPS, USFS, CRPD for training opportunities.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National federation providing after-school education, mentoring, sports, and gang-prevention programming to youth in underserved neighborhoods - overlapping in target population and program menu, but operating at much larger scale as a federated, multi-site organization.

Direct peers

• Police Athletic League (National PAL): National network of police-affiliated youth programs pairing officers with at-risk youth through sports, mentoring, and education - the closest structural analog to Safe Passage's Puma Youth Mentoring Team co-led with TOPD officers.
• MENTOR (National Mentoring Partnership): National organization advancing youth mentoring infrastructure and research; Safe Passage even links to MENTOR's mentoring-outcomes report on its own site. They share the formal mentoring framework and outcome-evidence orientation.
• After-School All-Stars: Nonprofit delivering free, comprehensive after-school programming (academic support, STEM, arts, sports, health) to at-risk youth in low-income communities - very close match to Safe Passage's STEAMO and Fit Futures programs.
• City Year: National nonprofit deploying young adult mentors into high-need schools to provide attendance support, mentoring, and after-school programming - comparable in targeting at-risk K-12 students in underserved micro-communities with a near-peer mentor model.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Direct, one-on-one mentoring for at-risk youth, very similar in mission framing (transforming 'at-risk' into 'at-promise') and in targeting K-12 children from under-resourced communities; comparable donor base and outcomes-evidence approach.
• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit that places site coordinators inside schools to deliver wraparound supports (mentoring, health, food, family engagement) to at-risk K-12 youth - the closest large-scale analog to Safe Passage's integrated youth + family service model anchored in daily presence.

Regional players

• Boys & Girls Club of Conejo Valley: Direct local peer running youth development, mentoring, and after-school programming in the same Thousand Oaks / Conejo Valley micro-communities Safe Passage serves, making them the most directly comparable hyperlocal competitor/collaborator.
• California Youth Connection (CYC): California-specific youth advocacy and leadership nonprofit focused on foster youth and youth currently or formerly in government systems - thematically comparable for at-risk youth programming in California, though more focused on systems advocacy than direct service.
• YMCA of Southeast Ventura County (Conejo Valley YMCA): Local YMCA branch operating youth programs (after-school, swim lessons, sports, mentoring) in the same geography - particularly comparable on the swim-lessons, Fit Futures, and youth-development program lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@safepassageyouth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/safe-passage-youth-org

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

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