BULLYING RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER

What BULLYING RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER does

Bullying Recovery Resource Center (BRRC) is a Colorado-based non-profit organization founded in 2017 by Dru Ahlborg and her husband Tom after their son was severely bullied in middle school and diagnosed with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. Headquartered at 2175 South Jasmine St., Suite 203 in Denver, BRRC provides free advocacy, education, and community-outreach services to families of school-aged children affected by bullying across Colorado, with occasional out-of-state support.

The organization operates three core programs: (1) Advocacy — hands-on one-to-one support, legal guidance, education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR) filing assistance, and school-board intervention for families navigating bullying cases; (2) Education — free classes and seminars, principally the "Navigating Bullying Together: Parenting for Prevention" curriculum delivered in-person or online; and (3) Community Outreach — partnerships with organizations serving youth and families, including mental health, LGBTQ+, immigrant/refugee, and neurodivergent communities. A new pilot, Stand Together (2026), extends the model into systemic school-level intervention by training administrators, teachers, parents, and students.

BRRC is funded through individual monthly donations, corporate sponsorships, event fundraising (Fore Hope, Fore Recovery Golf Tournament and BELONG Gala), and Colorado Gives Day. There is no parent company, no institutional investors, and no disclosed headcount; only the Executive Director, Board Chairperson (Miles Shelffo), and one named Board Member (Lane Steiner) are publicly identified. BRRC holds a 2024 GuideStar Platinum Seal of Transparency and has built earned-media presence across 9News, Alice 105.9, and multiple podcasts. To date the organization reports supporting more than 600 families since inception.

Name

BULLYING RECOVERY RESOURCE CENTER

Legal name

Bullying Recovery Resource Center

Website

https://bullyingrecoveryresourcecenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bullying Recovery Resource Center is a Colorado-based non-profit providing free advocacy, education, and community-outreach services to families of school-aged children affected by bullying. Founded in 2017 by Dru Ahlborg, BRRC has supported more than 600 families cumulatively.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Anti-bullying advocacy and education services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ)

Keywords

• Bullying prevention services
• Family advocacy programs
• Anti-bullying nonprofit
• Parent education classes
• Youth recovery support

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Monthly donations from individual supporters. The organization actively campaigns for recurring monthly contributions to build capacity and reach more families.
2. Corporate Sponsorship: Corporate sponsors provide financial support in exchange for visibility at events like the annual golf tournament. Multiple corporate sponsors listed on the website.
3. Event Fundraising: Revenue generated from fundraising events including golf tournaments (Individual tickets $225, Foursome $900), BELONG Gala, and Topgolf events.
4. Colorado Gives Day: Annual giving campaign through Colorado Gives Foundation platform.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels12 records

Core offering

Bullying Recovery Resource Center (BRRC) is a Colorado-based nonprofit that delivers free, wraparound services to families affected by bullying. Its work spans three integrated programs: hands-on family advocacy (one-on-one support, legal guidance, Office for Civil Rights filings, and school-board intervention), caregiver education through classes such as Navigating Bullying Together: Parenting for Prevention, and community outreach partnerships with schools and youth-serving organizations.

Product overview

Bullying Recovery Resource Center (BRRC) is a Colorado-based non-profit organization offering advocacy, education, and community outreach services for bullying prevention and recovery. The organization operates three core programs: advocacy (hands-on support for families including 1-to-1 support, legal support, education, and filing with the Office of Civil Rights), education (training, seminars, and education to organizations and caregivers), and community outreach (partnering with companies and organizations serving Colorado youth and families). Key offerings include the Navigating Bullying Together: Parenting for Prevention class and the Stand Together pilot program for systemic school change.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Navigating Bullying Together: Parenting for Prevention A structured parent education class, delivered both in person and live online, that teaches caregivers how to recognize bullying behaviors, document incidents, and partner effectively with schools. Offered free of charge to caregivers of school-aged children in Colorado, including families of neurodivergent and LGBTQ+ youth.
• Stand Together A pilot program aimed at creating systemic change within schools, supporting Colorado K-12 schools with training and processes that improve how bullying is identified, reported, investigated, and resolved. Targeted at school administrators, counselors, and staff who interact with bullied students.
• Family Advocacy Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Supported over 600 families since 2017
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Organizations Serving Colorado Youth and FamiliesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025BRRC partners with companies and organizations who serve Colorado youth and families, providing education, materials and expertise to best serve families impacted by bullying.
• Colorado State RepresentativescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBRRC is actively working with Colorado State Representatives to create potential legislation to help all Colorado students address bullying.
• Mental Health OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partners including mental health professionals offering compassionate care to families impacted by bullying.
• Parent OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organizations seeking greater ways to care for their children and support families affected by bullying.
• Community OrganizationsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganizations working together to ensure every child is protected and supported, particularly in mental health, LGBTQ+, immigrant/refugee, and neurodivergent communities.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The BULLY Project: Nonprofit social action organization inspired by the documentary 'Bully,' providing school-based education, advocacy, and community mobilization against bullying — overlapping directly with BRRC's school and family advocacy work.
• Stomp Out Bullying: National nonprofit focused on bullying and cyberbullying prevention education for students, parents, and schools. Operates a Blue Shirt Day campaign and school programming analogous to BRRC's Stand Together pilot.
• PACER's National Bullying Prevention Center: Minnesota-based nonprofit that, like BRRC, provides bullying prevention education, parent resources, and advocacy for K-12 families, and runs a national awareness campaign. PACER is the most direct comparable in scope and mission.
• NoBullying.com: Online resource hub offering bullying prevention advice, parent guides, and content for schools and youth — a content-and-education peer to BRRC's parenting class and blog-driven model.

Broad incumbents

• GLSEN: National education organization working to create safe K-12 schools for LGBTQ+ students. Overlaps with BRRC's LGBTQ+ youth segment, though GLSEN's policy and research scope is substantially broader.
• Learning for Justice (Southern Poverty Law Center): Provides free K-12 classroom resources on bullying, bias, and civil rights. Comparable to BRRC's Stand Together-style school programming, though housed within a much larger institutional parent.
• PFLAG: Largest US family- and ally-based organization supporting LGBTQ+ people, including youth experiencing bullying. Shares BRRC's family-support and identity-based-bullying focus but at a much larger national scale.

Emerging players

• Born This Way Foundation: Be Kind 365 / youth mental health nonprofit addressing bullying, peer support, and youth well-being. Shares BRRC's youth-mental-health and identity-respect focus with broader cultural reach via Lady Gaga's brand.
• Cyberbullying Research Center: Research-driven organization producing data and resources on cyberbullying prevention. Comparable to BRRC in the K-12 and parent-education niche but differentiated by a research/output orientation rather than direct family advocacy.

Regional players

• BullyingUK (Family Lives): UK-based helpline and resource service supporting parents and children on bullying issues. Operates the same parent-and-child support model as BRRC but in the UK rather than the U.S.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bullyingrecoveryresourcecenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bullying-recovery-resource-center
• Instagraminstagram.com/defend_bulliedkids

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Profiles4 records

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