Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

What Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth does

Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY) is a community-based nonprofit organization founded in 2005 and headquartered at 1733 Broadway in Oakland, California. It delivers trauma-informed restorative justice programs — including more than ten ongoing facilitated healing circles (Black Male, Black Women's, Fly Girl, QTPOC, Freedom, Sisters RISE, IPV, Mother's, New Beginnings Youth Re-Entry, and others), licensed clinical mental health services through Ubuntu Mental Health, a paid youth internship program (Ubusha), professional RJ trainings, and the annual Reimagining Black Mental Health Conference — to BIPOC youth, formerly incarcerated individuals, domestic violence survivors, mothers impacted by the justice system, QTPOC communities, and California school districts. Its core methodology centers African and Indigenous roots of restorative justice, using structured circle processes with talking pieces and center pieces representing air, water, earth, and fire, delivered in-person at its Oakland headquarters, virtually via Zoom, and at the Ubuntu Healing Center, a 10-acre retreat facility near Jackson, California.

RJOY operates on a nonprofit funding model: all community programs and healing circles are delivered free of charge, with revenue sourced from grants and donations. Major financial backers include The California Endowment (which sponsors the RJ in Schools Learning Community) and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (which supports the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Initiative); donations are accepted through Donorbox and Flipcause. The organization expanded materially between 2020 and 2021, absorbing Coming To The Table as an affiliated program, establishing the Ubuntu Healing Center retreat facility, launching the RJ in Schools Learning Community, and initiating the "RJOY is Global" cultural exchange program with African nations. It also runs a Truth Telling, Racial Healing and Reparations initiative and publishes an interactive map of organizations working toward racial healing.

The business is led by Executive Director Teiahsha Bankhead, Ph.D., LCSW, supported by a clinical team of licensed therapists and a stable of dedicated circle facilitators. RJOY does not disclose revenue, headcount, or audited financials in the available source material, though its 11-50 employee range, single-state service footprint (California) with international cultural exchange activity, and multi-program portfolio place it among small-to-mid-sized community nonprofits operating on a low-single-digit million dollar budget band.

Name

Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Legal name

Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth

Website

https://rjoyoakland.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth is a 2005-founded Oakland, California nonprofit that delivers trauma-informed, Afrocentric restorative justice programming — including 10+ healing circles, clinical mental health services, youth internships, and school district training — free of charge to BIPOC communities, funded through grants and donations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Mental Health and Restorative Justice Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Dispute Resolution & Restorative Justice Programs (BPAIAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Racial & Ethnic Justice Organizations (BPAGAFAC), Transitional Justice, Accountability & Reparations (BPADAGAL), Workforce Reentry Programs (Justice-Involved) (EDAAAOAG)

Keywords

• Restorative justice programs
• Community healing circles
• Trauma-informed therapy
• Youth mentorship services
• Culturally responsive mental health

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: RJOY operates as a nonprofit community-based organization funded primarily through grants and donations. The organization accepts donations through Donorbox.
2. Program Services: Free community programs including healing circles, clinical therapy services, youth internships, and training programs offered at no cost to participants.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RJOY delivers community-based restorative justice programs to BIPOC communities in Oakland and beyond, offering facilitated healing circles, clinical mental health therapy, youth internships, restorative justice training for schools, and global cultural exchange. All services are provided free of charge to participants and operated as a nonprofit funded by grants and donations. The organization integrates trauma-informed therapeutic practices with peer-led circle facilitation rooted in African and Indigenous restorative justice traditions.

Product overview

RJOY (Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth) is a community-based organization offering a diverse portfolio of restorative justice programs and services. The organization operates multiple facilitated Restorative Circles (including Black Male Circle, Black Women's Circle, Fly Girl Healing Circle, QTPOC Circle, Freedom Circle, New Beginnings Youth Re-Entry Circle, and others), mental health services through Ubuntu Mental Health, clinical training practicums for graduate students, the annual Reimagining Black Mental Health Conference, and the Ubusha Youth Program for youth internships. Additional offerings include the 10-acre Ubuntu Healing Center retreat facility, RJ in Schools training for California school districts, global cultural exchange programs, Truth Telling/Racial Healing initiatives, and an Interactive Map resource. The organization provides both in-person gatherings at their Oakland location and virtual/hybrid circle options, serving BIPOC communities with trauma-informed, culturally responsive restorative justice practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Ubuntu Healing Center: A 10-acre retreat center in Jackson, CA foothills featuring accommodations for ~20 people, full kitchen, game room, vegetable garden, and 50 fruit tree orchard
• Ubuntu Mental Health
• Ubusha Youth Program
• Coming To The Table
• Safe Space Studios

Products and services

• Restorative Circles
• Ubuntu Mental Health
• Ubusha Youth Internship Program
• RJ in Schools
• Ubuntu Healing Center
• Reimagining Black Mental Health Conference
• Clinical Training Practicum
• RJ Trainings

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Coming To The TablecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 July 2020Coming To The Table (CTTT) has officially joined RJOY, bringing their approach derived from Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience (STAR) program. The partnership focuses on truth-telling around slavery and racial healing through relationship-building between descendants of enslaved people and slave owners.
• Equal Justice InitiativeminorOthersReferenced as an example of U.S. Truth-Telling, Racial Healing, and Reparations Initiatives alongside RJOY's own work. EJI operates the Lynching and Slavery Museum and Memorialization Projects.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Center for Court Innovation: National nonprofit that designs and operates problem-solving courts and justice programs, including significant restorative justice work. Comparable in practitioner training, demonstration-program focus, and justice-system reform orientation.
• National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ): The leading national membership organization for the restorative justice field, with practitioner training, conferences and standards. RJOY's RJ in Schools and RJ Trainings products compete with NACRJ's training and certification offerings.

Direct peers

• Impact Justice: Oakland-based national nonprofit advancing restorative justice, youth justice reform, and alternatives to incarceration. Directly comparable to RJOY in mission, geography, and BIPOC-centered advocacy, with overlapping programs in reentry and community-based RJ.
• Roca, Inc. Massachusetts-based nonprofit delivering violence intervention, reentry, and young-adult programming using high-intensity relational practice. Operates a similar community-embedded service model with grant and contract revenue streams.
• Osborne Association: New York-based nonprofit serving justice-involved individuals and families through reentry, advocacy, and family services. Overlaps with RJOY's New Beginnings Youth Re-Entry Circle and Mothers Healing Circle on family-centered reentry support.
• The Fortune Society: New York-based nonprofit providing reentry support, alternatives to incarceration, and community-based services for justice-involved people. Comparable in mission (reentry + community healing), earned-revenue mix (social enterprise), and grant-funded service model.

Others

• The California Endowment: A major California health foundation that funds RJOY's RJ in Schools initiative. Included as a peer because it is a key funder, channel partner, and co-sponsor of the statewide RJ practitioner network RJOY relies on.

Emerging players

• National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform (NICJR): Oakland-based nonprofit providing technical assistance, training, and policy advocacy on youth justice and restorative justice. Comparable in geographic focus and training/practitioner-support work, especially with school districts.
• Anti-Recidivism Coalition (ARC): California-based nonprofit supporting formerly incarcerated individuals through leadership development, advocacy, and healing-centered programming. Comparable in BIPOC- and reentry-focused mission and California state footprint.
• A Long Walk Home: Chicago-based nonprofit using art, trauma-informed practice, and restorative justice to end violence against girls and women of color. Comparable trauma-informed, culturally responsive healing model for Black girls and women.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RJOYOak
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/restorative-justice-for-oakland-youth-rjoy-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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