Faith in Action Community Education Services

What Faith in Action Community Education Services does

Faith in Action Community Education Services (F.A.C.E.S.) is a California-certified, Stockton-headquartered provider of behavioral health, educational, prevention, and community-based services established in 2016. The organization operates as a Nonpublic Agency (NPA) certified by the California Department of Education, delivering credentialed special education staffing (speech-language pathologists, special education teachers, behavior specialists) and Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) to school districts. It is also vendorized with California Regional Centers for behavioral intervention and developmental support services and provides counseling, mentoring, and substance use prevention programs to county agencies, probation departments, families, and community partners across multiple California counties including Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, San Diego, San Joaquin, and Santa Clara.

Its service portfolio is organized around a four-step care process (Connect, Assessment, Personalized Services, Ongoing Support) and is anchored by Rise Above Risk, a signature branded youth intervention program focused on resilience and decision-making. F.A.C.E.S. supplements its services revenue with a direct-to-consumer product line of clinician-designed journals and planners — Trauma Recovery Journal ($24), Anxiety Journal ($24), Mental Health Journal ($22), the Battle Within Collection bundle ($54), and a free Daily Self-Help Planner — sold through its own e-commerce checkout.

The business model is professional-services-led with a small consumer product adjunct. Revenue is generated through fee-for-service and contract arrangements with school districts (as an NPA), Regional Centers (as a vendor), county human services and probation departments, and direct family counseling. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales built on direct partnerships, referrals, and community outreach, supported by content marketing via the main facesedu.org site and the riseaboverisk.info microsite. The company articulates a statewide California expansion vision while remaining privately held with no disclosed funding, headcount, or financial figures.

Name

Faith in Action Community Education Services

Legal name

Faith in Action Community Education Services

Website

https://facesedu.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

F.A.C.E.S. is a California-certified Nonpublic Agency providing behavioral health, special education staffing, ERMHS, and community-based services to school districts, county agencies, regional centers, probation departments, and families across multiple California counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Behavioral Health and Educational Services

NAICS

Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420), Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) (621330), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Outpatient Mental Health Clinics & Counseling Centers (HLAFACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Programs & Supports (EDAJAIAC), Behavioral Health & Substance Use Public Health Programs (BPAIAJAK)

Keywords

• Behavioral health services
• Special education staffing
• Nonpublic agency services
• Youth intervention programs
• Clinician-designed CBT journals

Headquarters

HQ city

Stockton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Behavioral Health Services: Individual, group, and family counseling services delivered to families, schools, county agencies, and probation departments. Revenue generated through service contracts and fee-for-service arrangements.
2. Educational Staffing Services: Credentialed staffing solutions for school districts including speech-language pathologists, special education teachers, and behavior specialists. Provided as a California-certified Nonpublic Agency (NPA).
3. Product Sales: Sale of self-help planners and guided journals including Trauma Recovery Journal ($24), Mental Health Journal ($22), and Anxiety Journal. Also offers bundled collection for $54.
4. Regional Center Services: Vendorized behavioral interventions and developmental support services for Regional Center consumers including speech pathology and behavioral intervention programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

F.A.C.E.S. is a California-certified Nonpublic Agency that delivers behavioral health counseling, credentialed special education staffing, Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS), Regional Center vendor services, probation rehabilitation, youth mentoring, and substance use prevention to school districts, county agencies, regional centers, probation departments, families, and community partners across multiple California counties. It also markets clinician-designed CBT-based journals and planners (Trauma Recovery, Anxiety, Mental Health, Daily Self-Help, and the Battle Within Collection) through its own e-commerce checkout.

Product overview

F.A.C.E.S. (Faith in Action Community Education Services) is a California-certified provider of behavioral health, educational, prevention, and community-based services. The organization operates as a services provider rather than a traditional technology product company. Its core offerings include published journals (Trauma Recovery Journal, Anxiety Journal, Mental Health Journal, Daily Self-Help Planner, and a bundle called The Battle Within Collection) sold directly to consumers, alongside a portfolio of behavioral and educational services delivered to schools, county agencies, regional centers, probation departments, families, and community partners. The journals are clinician-designed CBT-based tools for self-guided mental health support. Services include behavioral health counseling, special education staffing, ERMHS, regional center support, probation programs, mentoring, and substance use prevention, with the Rise Above Risk program serving as their signature youth intervention initiative.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Rise Above Risk: Signature youth intervention program designed to build resilience, decision-making skills, and positive life paths.

Products and services

• Behavioral Health Services Individual, group, and family counseling services that support emotional well-being and build essential life skills, delivered to families, school districts, county agencies, probation departments, and regional centers.
• Special Education Staffing (NPA Services) Credentialed staffing solutions for school districts including speech-language pathologists, special education teachers, and behavior specialists, delivered as a California-certified Nonpublic Agency (NPA).
• Educationally Related Mental Health Services (ERMHS) Specialized mental health services directly tied to a student's IEP, focused on academic and social-emotional success.
• Regional Center Services Focused behavioral intervention and specialized adaptive support tailored for California Regional Center consumers with developmental disabilities, delivered under vendorized service arrangements.
• Probation Programs Dedicated rehabilitative support, case management, and mentorship programs for youth navigating the probation system, including court-aligned reporting.
• Youth Mentoring Connecting youth with caring, professional mentors to guide them through personal, academic, and social transitions.
• Substance Use Prevention Evidence-based prevention, counseling, education, and intervention services to promote healthy, drug-free lifestyles.
• Rise Above Risk Youth Intervention Program Signature youth intervention program designed to build resilience, decision-making skills, and positive life paths, featuring prevention workshops and early interventions.
• Trauma Recovery Journal Guided CBT workbook with gentle, clinician-designed prompts for rebuilding safety and self, sold at $24 per journal.
• Anxiety Journal CBT tools journal to help users name anxiety spirals and reclaim control over their thoughts and emotions.
• Mental Health Journal Daily companion for the whole person - mind, body, spirit, sold at $22 per journal.
• Daily Self-Help Planner Structured daily guide to build healthier habits and track mental wellbeing, available for free.
• The Battle Within Collection Bundle of all three journals (Trauma Recovery, Anxiety, Mental Health) offering savings of $16 off individual prices, priced at $54.

Quantifiable outcome

• Filled three critical speech-language pathologist vacancies within one week for a Northern California school district
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• San Joaquin County Office of EducationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrusted partner providing educational and behavioral health services to support student well-being and academic growth within San Joaquin County school districts.
• San Joaquin County Human Services AgencymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deliver structured services, care coordination, and critical resources that strengthen the local safety net in San Joaquin County.
• Hispanic FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership to expand outreach and build integrated support networks serving Hispanic communities across California.
• Santa Clara County ProbationmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to deliver specialized youth mentorship, rehabilitative support, and educational programs to help individuals successfully transition back to the community.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Daybreak Health: Daybreak Health provides youth-focused teletherapy and mental health services, frequently partnering with schools and health plans. It is an emerging player with meaningful overlap to F.A.C.E.S.' youth counseling and prevention offerings, though delivered primarily through telehealth rather than on-site.
• Bala: Bala is a clinician-designed mental health journaling and content brand producing guided journals and digital tools. It is an emerging player with direct overlap to F.A.C.E.S.' Trauma Recovery, Anxiety, and Mental Health journals product line.

Direct peers

• Easterseals: Easterseals is a national nonprofit providing behavioral health, disability, and educational services, including regional center-adjacent programming. It directly overlaps with F.A.C.E.S.' regional center and developmental disability services.
• Hazel Health: Hazel Health provides school-based and student-focused mental health services, including teletherapy and on-site counseling for K-12 students. It is a direct peer to F.A.C.E.S.' school-based behavioral health and ERMHS offerings, sharing the same school district buyer and IEP-aligned service model.
• 360 Behavioral Health: 360 Behavioral Health provides applied behavior analysis (ABA), behavioral intervention, and developmental services, including vendorized regional center work in California. It directly competes with F.A.C.E.S. for regional center consumers and behavioral intervention contracts.
• Cartwheel Care: Cartwheel Care delivers K-12 mental health services, partnering with school districts to provide counseling and behavioral support. It directly competes with F.A.C.E.S.' ERMHS and behavioral health programs for the same school district RFPs and IEP-linked contracts.
• EBS Healthcare: EBS Healthcare places speech-language pathologists, special educators, and related clinicians in school districts. It is a direct competitor to F.A.C.E.S.' credentialed educational staffing business, including the SLP placement capability highlighted in F.A.C.E.S.' customer testimonials.

Broad incumbents

• LifeStance Health: LifeStance Health is a large outpatient mental health platform operating clinics and telehealth services across many U.S. states. It is a broad incumbent comparable to F.A.C.E.S.' outpatient behavioral health services, serving similar conditions with a much larger geographic footprint.
• Maxim Healthcare Services: Maxim Healthcare Services is a large national provider of home health, behavioral, and educational staffing services. It is a broad incumbent competing with F.A.C.E.S. across school staffing, behavioral health, and regional center-adjacent services, with deeper geographic reach.

Regional players

• Pacific Child and Family Associates: Pacific Child and Family Associates is a California-based behavioral health provider serving regional center consumers, schools, and families. It is a regional peer with comparable service lines to F.A.C.E.S., including behavioral intervention and family counseling in California.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/facesedu
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/faith-in-action-community-education-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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