Shalom, Inc.

What Shalom, Inc. does

Shalom, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based non-profit organization founded in 1973 by Sister Madeleine Boyd, SND de Namur, that delivers evidence-based prevention programming to K-12 students across the Greater Philadelphia area. Its portfolio spans elementary, middle, and high school programs covering substance use (underage drinking, tobacco/vaping, other drugs), bullying and violence prevention, dating abuse, and life skills. The organization licenses and adapts a stack of recognized curricula — Safe Dates, LifeSkills Training (middle and high school), CATCH My Breath, Girl's Circle, Too Good for Drugs, Too Good for Violence, and Positive Action — delivered in classrooms by Prevention Specialists using interactive formats such as role playing, puppet shows, group discussions, and mentoring.

Underlying delivery relies on people-led facilitation rather than a technology platform; programs are deployed through a network of 34 partner schools across more than 23 Philadelphia zip codes, reaching 4,278 students with 10 hours of programming per student per year (2020-2021 figures). Shalom also facilitates the state-wide Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) leadership initiative, extending its reach into peer-led mentoring.

Shalom's revenue model is a mix of City of Philadelphia grants (the founding-state funder since 1973 via the Coordinating Office for Drug and Alcohol Abuse Programs), state-level prevention grants, individual and corporate donations, and program service fees from partner schools. The organization is led by Executive Director Charlotte Centonze and Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Ellen C. Stokes, with a small staff of 11-50 employees. It carries NIDA National Model for Replication (1975, 1977) and HHS Outstanding Achievement (1986) designations, and its High School Prevention Program is currently celebrating 50 years of continuous operation.

Name

Shalom, Inc.

Legal name

Shalom, Inc.

Website

https://shalominc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Shalom, Inc. is a Philadelphia-based non-profit founded in 1973 that delivers evidence-based K-12 prevention programming on substance use, violence, bullying, and life skills to students across 34 partner schools in the Greater Philadelphia area, funded by city and state grants, donations, and program service fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth prevention services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Student Wellness & Prevention Programs (Substance Use, Sexual Health, Bullying) (EDAJAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB), Substance Use Prevention & Student Assistance Programs (School-Based) (EDAKAMAJ), Behavioral Support & Intervention Services (PBIS/Behavior Coaching) (EDAJALAH)

Keywords

• Youth prevention programs
• K-12 evidence-based curricula
• Substance abuse prevention
• School-based prevention services
• Violence and bullying prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Philadelphia

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: Primary funding from the City of Philadelphia and state grants supporting drug and alcohol prevention programming.
2. Donations: Individual and corporate donations from supporters who contribute to the organization's mission.
3. Program Service Fees: Prevention services provided to partner schools, potentially through contracted educational programming.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Shalom, Inc. delivers evidence-based prevention education directly to K-12 students in partner schools across the Greater Philadelphia area through trained Prevention Specialists who run age-appropriate curricula on substance use, violence, bullying, vaping, and life skills. The organization combines elementary, middle, and high school programs with the state-wide SADD student leadership initiative, and also provides counseling and recovery support to families. Services are funded through city/state grants, individual and corporate donations, and contracted program fees from partner schools.

Product overview

Shalom, Inc. is a non-profit organization offering a unified portfolio of K-12 evidence-based prevention programs for youth in Philadelphia. The organization operates a single integrated service model encompassing elementary, middle school, and high school prevention programs that include evidence-based curricula such as Safe Dates, LifeSkills Training, CATCH My Breath, Girl's Circle, Too Good for Drugs, Too Good for Violence, and Positive Action. Programs utilize student engagement methods including role playing, songs, puppets, movies, games, books, poster contests, and group discussions. The High School Prevention Program, celebrating 50 years of service, also facilitates the state-wide Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) leadership initiative. In 2021, the organization served 4,278 students across 34 schools in more than 23 zip codes across Philadelphia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Too Good for Drugs Series An engaging K-8 hands-on curriculum focusing on developing personal skills, interpersonal skills, and drug resistance through age-appropriate interactive activities, delivered by Shalom to K-12 students in partner schools.
• Too Good for Violence A curriculum extension for grades 1-8 that builds on Too Good for Drugs with deeper focus on anger management, self-respect, conflict resolution, and effective communication, delivered by Shalom to K-12 students in partner schools.
• LifeSkills Training A hands-on curriculum for grades 3-8 focusing on building and mastering important life skills including decision making, stress management, communication, friendship, assertiveness, and refusal skills, delivered by Shalom to K-12 students.
• Positive Action A philosophy-based program for grades 1-8 teaching that positive actions lead to feeling good about oneself, providing approaches to conflict resolution, anger management, and respect for self and others, delivered by Shalom to K-12 students.
• Safe Dates A ten-session dating abuse prevention program for high school students that raises awareness of healthy and abusive dating relationships, causes and consequences of dating abuse, and preventing sexual assault, delivered by Shalom High School Prevention Specialists.
• LifeSkills Training High School Program An integrated high school program that develops personal, interpersonal, and drug resistance skills for adolescents, delivered by Shalom High School Prevention Specialists.
• CATCH My Breath An evidence-based youth nicotine vaping prevention program that provides students with skills to resist peer pressure and media influences to try e-cigarettes, delivered by Shalom Prevention Specialists.
• Girl's Circle An evidence-based program for teen girls creating a safe structure that focuses on increasing positive social connections, building self-esteem, and developing resiliency through group discussions, team building, role playing, and creative writing, delivered by Shalom.
• Elementary Programs Hands-on activities including engaging puppet shows for elementary students focusing on self-esteem, peer pressure, drug and alcohol information, delivered by Shalom Prevention Specialists in partner schools.
• Middle School Programs Discussions, team building, and hands-on activities for middle school students to guide healthy decision making, life-skills, managing anger, and standing up against bullying, delivered by Shalom Prevention Specialists in partner schools.
• High School Prevention Programs Programs arming high school students with prevention tools to deal with underage drinking, drug use, risky and impaired driving, and other destructive decisions through positive action and character building, delivered by Shalom Prevention Specialists in partner schools. The High School Prevention Program was founded in 1973 and is celebrating 50 years of service.
• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) A state-wide leadership initiative facilitated by Shalom's Prevention Specialist where students develop creative activities challenging peers to address real-life issues and provide mentoring opportunities for elementary school-age youth.

Quantifiable outcome

• 4,278 students served and 34 schools impacted in 2020-2021 school year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Partner Schools (Philadelphia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorShalom partners with elementary, middle, and high schools across Philadelphia to deliver evidence-based prevention programming. Schools formally partner by completing a Program Request Form. The organization has served 34 schools and students in more than 23 zip codes.
• City of Philadelphia - Coordinating Office for Drug and Alcohol Abuse ProgramscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOriginal funder and founding partner that provided the initial grant in 1973 to establish Shalom as a high school-based drug and alcohol abuse prevention program. Continues to provide funding support.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Botvin LifeSkills Training: Developer of the LifeSkills Training curriculum that Shalom licenses and delivers. A comparable vendor of evidence-based substance-abuse prevention curricula for K-12 students, representing both a supplier and a structural peer in the same prevention category.
• CATCH Global Foundation: Developer of the CATCH My Breath vaping-prevention curriculum that Shalom delivers. Comparable evidence-based K-12 health prevention curriculum provider, also a supplier/peer in Shalom's content stack.
• Too Good Programs (Mendez Foundation): Provider of the Too Good for Drugs and Too Good for Violence curricula used by Shalom. Directly comparable as an evidence-based K-8 prevention curriculum vendor in the same content area.

Broad incumbents

• CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America): National nonprofit that builds and supports community drug-prevention coalitions across the U.S. Comparable to Shalom in mission (substance-use prevention) but operates at a national advocacy/capacity-building level rather than direct K-12 curriculum delivery.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: National nonprofit providing substance-use prevention education, treatment, and recovery support. Comparable mission overlap with Shalom in youth substance prevention, though broader scope including treatment services.
• Anti-Drug Abuse America / Foundation for a Drug-Free World: National organization producing drug-prevention educational materials and curricula for schools. Comparable to Shalom in producing/delivering school-based substance-use prevention content.
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD): Established national nonprofit focused on substance-use prevention, education, and advocacy. Overlaps with Shalom's mission in substance-use prevention education, but addresses a broader audience including adults.

Direct peers

• PRIDE (Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education): National nonprofit delivering school-based drug and alcohol prevention education programs. Comparable to Shalom in targeting K-12 students and families with prevention curricula, though operating at broader national scale.
• Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) National: National peer-led youth organization focused on preventing destructive decisions around drinking, driving, and substance use. Shalom facilitates the state-wide SADD initiative; directly comparable in mission and peer-led model.

Regional players

• Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Youth Division: Federal program producing the "DEA Red Ribbon" prevention materials and youth engagement programs nationally. Comparable mission in substance-use prevention education for K-12 audiences.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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