What Project 1.27 does

Project 1.27 is a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit bridge ministry founded in 2004 that recruits, trains, certifies, and supports foster, kinship, and adoptive families by connecting the local Christian church community to the state's child welfare system. The organization operates NTDC (National Training and Development Curriculum) pre-certification training with biblical integration for prospective foster and adoptive parents, supplemented by ongoing advanced training (TBRI, trauma-informed care), case manager support, peer mentorship through Foster Parent Mentors, the Neighbor Program for volunteer meal delivery, the Echoflex 8-week mental health toolkit, and structured programs for teens impacted by child welfare (Our Voices) and young adults aging out of foster care (New Ground).

Its underlying "technology" is primarily relational and curricular rather than software-based: a standardized training curriculum integrated with biblically-based instruction, a downloadable resource library for families and churches, a growing content catalog (including the Foster Alumni video series co-produced with Colorado Kids Belong and The Lion Project), and a network coordination layer for the 1.27 National Network — a coalition of 16 independent bridge ministries that Project 1.27 founded and supports with staff and resources. Direct service delivery occurs in Colorado across two regions (Front Range and Western Slope), with no public-facing API, no software product, and no digital platform sold to external customers.

The business model is donor-funded nonprofit operations: the majority of services are provided free to families, with revenue sourced from individual donors, the 127 Champions Circle giving program, church and business sponsorships of events, and nominal event fees (the annual Hope for the Journey Conference charges $20/person or $30/couple). Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven — churches serve as both a recruitment channel for foster families and a delivery channel for free trauma-informed training. Reported scale includes over 500 facilitated adoptions, hundreds of families trained, thousands of children served directly, and — at the 1.27 National Network level — more than 10,000 children served, 9,021 families served, and nearly 1,500 churches engaged across 16 member ministries in the past year.

Name

Project 1.27

Legal name

Project 1.27

Website

https://project127.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Project 1.27 is a Colorado-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit bridge ministry that recruits, trains, certifies, and supports foster, kinship, and adoptive families by connecting local Christian churches to the state's child welfare system, and that leads a national network of 16 affiliated bridge ministries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foster Care and Adoption Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Educational Support Services (611710), Religious Organizations (8131), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Mental Health, Counseling & Wellbeing (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAK), Faith-Based Education & Formation (Seminaries, Religious Schools, Catechesis) (BPAGAJAD), Youth Mentoring & Positive Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAD)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Adoption support training
• Kinship care ministry
• Trauma-informed care
• Church engagement programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Aurora

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donor Contributions and Charitable Giving: Project 1.27 is a nonprofit ministry (EIN 26-3341511) funded primarily through donations from individuals, churches, and supporters. The organization runs a 127 Champions Circle donor program and encourages monthly giving.
2. Church and Business Sponsorships: Churches and businesses provide sponsorship support for events such as the Hope for the Journey Conference, Topgolf Challenge, Family Picnic, and Comedy Night. The majority of costs are covered through donor and sponsor support to keep services affordable for families.
3. Event Revenue: The Hope for the Journey Conference generates modest ticket revenue at $20/person or $30/couple, with additional fees for childcare (Superhero Academy) and teen programs (Our Voices). Scholarships are available for those who cannot afford tickets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Project 1.27 recruits, trains, certifies, and supports foster, kinship, and adoptive families through biblically-integrated NTDC pre-certification training and a wraparound ecosystem of peer mentorship, church-based neighborhood support, and post-adoption community groups. It also mobilizes churches and replicates its model nationally through the 1.27 National Network and the annual Hope for the Journey Conference.

Product overview

Project 1.27 is a faith-based bridge ministry that connects the Christian community to Colorado's foster care system. The organization operates as a single integrated service platform offering multiple interconnected programs: pre-certification foster/adoption training using the NTDC curriculum with biblical perspective; peer mentoring through Foster Parent Mentors; the Neighbor Program for meal support; New Ground for youth aging out of care; Our Voices teen support groups; Echoflex mental health toolkit; and the Hope for the Journey annual conference. Additionally, the 1.27 National Network extends the ministry model nationally through affiliated bridge ministries. All programs are designed to recruit, train, resource, and support foster, kinship, and adoptive families while engaging churches in serving vulnerable children.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 1.27 National Network: Network of 16 independent bridge ministries working together to maximize impact in connecting local churches to foster care needs across the United States.

Products and services

• NTDC Pre-Certification Foster & Adoptive Parent Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 500 adoptions facilitated
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Colorado UpliftminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 July 2025Colorado Uplift, a nonprofit that mentors and teaches youth in Denver Public Schools, partnered with Project 1.27 after a staff member introduced the trauma-informed training. In July, 42 Colorado Uplift staff and volunteers were trained in trauma-informed care.
• 1.27 National NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 1.27 National Network is a coalition of 16 independent bridge ministries across the United States working together to maximize impact. Project 1.27 started the network and provides staff and resources to make it a reality. The network allows member ministries to share best practices, resources, and collective impact data, enabling church-based foster care ministries from coast to coast.
• ThriventminorGTM or Marketing PartnerThrivent partnered with Project 1.27 to host a Trauma-Informed Training Preview Breakfast at Wellspring Church in Englewood, CO. This event provided pastors and ministry leaders with a preview of Project 1.27's full trauma-informed training and practical ideas for serving children from hard places.
• Show HopecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject 1.27 partners with Show Hope to deliver the annual Hope for the Journey Conference (formerly Empowered to Connect Conference). Show Hope provides training videos and content as part of the conference curriculum, which focuses on attachment, emotional regulation, and trauma-informed care for foster and adoptive families.
• Finally HomeminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFinally Home's Superhero Academy provides trauma-informed programming for children ages 0-12 during the Hope for the Journey Conference. Children participate in crafts, games, music, snacks, and small group activities led by trained volunteers, allowing parents to attend conference sessions.
• Colorado Kids BelongcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerColorado Kids Belong partnered with Project 1.27 and The Lion Project to produce the Foster Alumni video series used in the Our Voices teen group program. The videos feature foster care alumni sharing their experiences to help current foster teens explore identity development.
• COS I Love YouminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCOS I Love You's City Serve Day partnered with Project 1.27's Neighbor Program for a meal prep event in Colorado Springs. 16 volunteers prepared 28 freezer meals for foster and kinship families.
• First Baptist Church (Colorado Springs)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFirst Baptist Church opened its kitchen facility for the COS I Love You City Serve Day meal prep event, enabling volunteers to prepare meals for foster and kinship families.
• Stratmoor Hills Methodist ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerStratmoor Hills Methodist Church partnered with Project 1.27's Neighbor Program to support a local kinship family with monthly meals, holiday meals (turkeys, ham, chickens), and Christmas gifts. A church volunteer team prepares and delivers meal packages monthly.
• Cobbled StreetsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerCobbled Streets is part of the Family Compass collaborative in Colorado Springs, helping kinship families access support. They assisted a kinship family with a dream trip to Florida, including plane tickets for three grandchildren to visit cousins and theme parks.
• Foster SourceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFoster Source provides emergency financial support to kinship and foster families. They assisted a kinship family with Walmart gift cards for food and clothing during a financial crisis.
• Raise The FutureminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRaise The Future offers free Family Support Services statewide in Colorado, including TBRI training, personalized in-home coaching, specialized web-based training, and resource coordination for adoptive, kinship, and foster families. Services are free and funded by a statewide grant.
• Preston Ranch MinistriesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPreston Ranch provides Christ-centered post-adoption grants including Medical Grants, Mental Health Grants, and Crisis Intervention Grants to families who have financial struggles due to the complex needs of children in their care.
• Wellspring Church (Englewood)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerWellspring Church hosted the Trauma-Informed Training Preview Breakfast co-hosted by Project 1.27 and Thrivent, providing a venue for introducing pastors and ministry leaders to Project 1.27's training programs.
• The Lion ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Lion Project partnered with Project 1.27 and Colorado Kids Belong to produce the Foster Alumni video series used in the Our Voices teen program for youth impacted by the child welfare system.
• RISEminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRISE provides structured support teams for foster and adoptive families, serving families through meals, coffee, home organization, and friendship. A RISE support team leader helped rally around a family during a child's injury by delivering dinner and cheesecake within hours.
• Mile High Calvary ChurchminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMile High Calvary Church serves as the metro location venue for the Hope for the Journey Conference on May 2, 2026, located at 181 W County Line Road, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.
• Foundations Church-WindsorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFoundations Church-Windsor serves as the Northern Colorado (NOCO) location venue for the Hope for the Journey Conference on May 2, 2026, located at 1159 Main Street, Windsor, CO 80550.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Gladney Center for Adoption: Gladney is a long-established adoption and post-adoption support organization offering training, counseling, and family services. While not explicitly faith-based in the same way, its post-adoption support and family preparation programming overlap directly with Project 1.27's offerings.
• Lifeline Children's Services: Lifeline is a Christ-centered foster care and adoption agency operating nationally with a similar church-engagement model. It recruits, trains, and supports foster and adoptive families through faith-based programming directly comparable to Project 1.27's approach.
• Show Hope: Show Hope co-produces Project 1.27's Hope for the Journey Conference and provides training content on attachment and trauma-informed care. It is a faith-based nonprofit with overlapping foster/adoptive family support programs serving the same donor and family segments.
• Empowered to Connect: Empowered to Connect is a faith-based parenting and training program for foster and adoptive families that Project 1.27's Hope for the Journey Conference grew out of. It offers overlapping trauma-informed training content for the same audience.

Regional players

• Raise The Future: Raise The Future provides free TBRI training, in-home coaching, and resource coordination statewide in Colorado to foster, kinship, and adoptive families. It directly overlaps with Project 1.27's service geography and programming, making it a Colorado-focused regional peer.
• ACFC (Advocates for Children & Families Colorado): Realities for Children is a Colorado-based nonprofit mobilizing churches and the community to support at-risk and foster children. Project 1.27 links to them and they share the same Colorado church-engagement model and target beneficiary population.

Broad incumbents

• Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO): CAFO is the umbrella movement that organizes Pure Religion Sunday, the awareness day Project 1.27 actively participates in. It serves a near-identical faith-based foster care and adoption mission at a national scale, making it the closest broad incumbent peer.
• Bethany Christian Services: Bethany is a large, established faith-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family support services across the U.S. It competes for the same faith-motivated foster/adoptive families and church partnerships that Project 1.27 serves, but at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Buckner International: Buckner is a faith-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family services with a church-engagement model similar to Project 1.27. It operates at much greater scale across multiple states but serves the same faith-motivated foster and adoptive family segment.

Others

• Cobbled Streets: Cobbled Streets is part of Project 1.27's Family Compass collaborative in Colorado Springs, helping kinship families access support. While not a direct competitor, it is an ecosystem peer operating in the same Colorado kinship/foster care support space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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