Children Youth and Family Collaborative™

What Children Youth and Family Collaborative™ does

Children Youth and Family Collaborative™ (CYFC™) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, legally registered as Advancement through Opportunity and Knowledge, Inc., headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The organization delivers school-based academic support, mentoring, and college readiness services targeting foster and at-risk youth populations. CYFC places its services directly on the campuses of schools with high concentrations of foster and at-risk students, framing these schools as opportunities for excellence rather than as underperforming institutions. Its core service offering comprises three pillars: Academic Assistance Programs delivered on school campuses, Pre-Emancipation Planning to prepare foster youth for the transition out of care, and Post-Emancipation Support to maintain academic progress after students leave the foster system. The organization also operates the A.R.I.S.S.E Program Model, a proprietary methodology codified in a registered guidebook protected under copyright and trademark.

CYFC's go-to-market is community-led and ecosystem-based: rather than marketing to individual consumers, it engages large educational and child welfare systems to create collaborative partnerships at the school and district level. Supporting programs include Drive to Thrive and Walk to Fund, which are fundraising and community engagement initiatives. The organization is led by President & CEO Lydia Cincore-Templeton, Esq. No proprietary technology platform, software product, or AI/ML system is disclosed; the value proposition is rooted in human-coaching intensity, individualized mentoring, and the convening of institutional partners rather than technological differentiation.

The business model is that of a charitable nonprofit: revenue is generated through charitable contributions, grants, and fundraising events, and services are provided free of charge to recipients. Operating scale is small, with 11-50 employees, and the organization has been operating for over fifteen years. No funding rounds, M&A activity, pricing model, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Children Youth and Family Collaborative™

Legal name

Advancement through Opportunity and Knowledge, Inc.

Website

https://cyfcla.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Children Youth and Family Collaborative™ (CYFC™) is a Los Angeles-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers school-based academic assistance, mentoring, and pre- and post-emancipation planning services directly to foster and at-risk youth on partner school campuses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Education Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAJALAL

Student Mentoring & Peer Support Programs

Education/K–12 / Primary & Secondary Education/K–12 Educational Support Services (Tutoring & Counseling)

SECONDARYBPAGADAO

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

Keywords

• Youth academic support
• Foster care services
• College readiness programs
• Nonprofit education services
• Youth mentoring programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Nonprofit Charitable Services: CYFC™ operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization generating revenue through charitable contributions, grants, and fundraising programs (Drive to Thrive, Walk to Fund) to support academic assistance and emancipation planning services for foster and at-risk youth.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Children Youth and Family Collaborative™ provides intense academic assistance, Pre-Emancipation Planning, and Post-Emancipation Support to foster and at-risk youth by placing its services directly on school campuses with high populations of these students. The organization pairs individualized mentoring with college-readiness support aimed at helping participants graduate college and transition successfully out of the foster care system.

Product overview

Children Youth and Family Collaborative™ (CYFC™) is a nonprofit education services organization offering a portfolio of programs for foster and at-risk youth. The core offerings include academic assistance delivered directly on school campuses, Pre-Emancipation Planning to prepare students for leaving foster care, and Post-Emancipation Support for ongoing guidance. Supporting programs include Drive to Thrive and Walk to Fund community fundraising initiatives. The A.R.I.S.S.E Program Model represents the organization's proprietary approach to serving this population. Services are designed to transform life trajectories through intense academic support and systems change collaboration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Academic Assistance Programs Intense academic assistance services delivered directly on school campuses for foster and at-risk youth, designed to help students overcome complex barriers to academic success and prepare for college.
• Pre-Emancipation Planning Structured planning services preparing foster youth for the transition out of the foster care system, focusing on life skills, educational readiness, and future goal-setting.
• Post-Emancipation Support Ongoing support services provided to former foster youth after they leave the foster care system, aimed at ensuring continued academic progress and successful life transitions.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• First Place for Youth: California-based nonprofit providing housing, education, and employment support for current and former foster youth transitioning to adulthood. Direct peer in Pre/Post-Emancipation support, with similar programmatic structure and California footprint.
• Together We Rise: National 501(c)(3) serving current and former foster youth with education, advocacy, and direct service programs including college readiness. Direct peer serving the same beneficiary population, but with a broader national footprint and stronger volunteer-driven model.
• United Friends of the Children: LA-based nonprofit providing college readiness, housing, and lifelong support for current and former foster youth. Direct competitor in the same Los Angeles geography, serving the same foster youth population with overlapping academic and post-emancipation supports.
• School on Wheels: Southern California nonprofit providing academic tutoring and school supplies to children experiencing homelessness, many of whom overlap with the foster youth population. Direct peer delivering on-campus tutoring services in the same regional geography.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles: LA-based mentoring nonprofit placing adult mentors with youth, including those from foster care and at-risk backgrounds. Direct peer in the school-based mentoring niche, with a larger national brand and volunteer-driven delivery.
• iFoster: National nonprofit delivering resources, support, and a tech platform for foster youth transitioning out of care. Direct peer in post-emancipation support, differentiated by a stronger technology and resource-portal layer than CYFC.
• CASA of Los Angeles: Court Appointed Special Advocates program training volunteers to advocate for foster children in the LA court system. Direct peer serving the same foster youth population in Los Angeles, focused on advocacy rather than academic delivery.

Emerging players

• Foster Youth in Action (FYA): California-based nonprofit developing foster youth leaders through advocacy training. Partial peer: same beneficiary and California geography, but capacity-building/leadership focus rather than academic assistance or emancipation planning.
• California Youth Connection (CYC): California-based foster youth-led advocacy and leadership organization. Partial peer: overlapping foster youth beneficiary and California geography, but focused on policy advocacy rather than direct academic/emancipation service delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Advancement Project California: Los Angeles-based racial justice organization working on education equity and youth justice issues including foster youth policy. Broader incumbent serving overlapping youth populations but focused on policy and systems change rather than direct service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cyfc_la
• Facebookfacebook.com/cyfcla
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/children-youth-and-family-collaborative

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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