What TEENS, Inc. does

TEENS, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered at 302 South Loudon Street, Winchester, Virginia, that prepares justice-involved youth and youth with disabilities to enter and retain gainful employment. Founded in 2012 by Johnny Craig, an owner-operator of Fresh Cut Lawn Care and behavioral therapist with Intensive Supervision and Counseling Services, the organization serves a primary client base across the City of Winchester and Frederick, Clarke, and Warren counties in Virginia. Service recipients include youth involved with the juvenile justice system, school-avoidant and truant youth, and differently-abled youth, with a secondary beneficiary group of parents and caregivers.

The organization's core program is a 12-week workforce training course structured as 24 two-hour classes combining classroom instruction with hands-on greenhouse production, landscape installation, lawn maintenance, and equipment handling. Graduates receive a certificate of completion, three professional references, and a documented skills list. Complementing the core curriculum are a 1:1 mentoring program using the Credible Messenger Movement model, the Timbrook Achievement Center (TAC) operating as an after-school detention alternative (4PM-8PM Monday-Thursday with a summer 10AM-2PM schedule), and VR2R (Virtual Reality to Reality), a virtual reality system that exposes clients to over 53 occupations. In 2026, the organization expanded with Operation: Back to the Farm, a three-acre agricultural training site at Hog Farm in Frederick County donated by Old Town Auction, featuring a greenhouse, planting rows, and 45 chickens, with produce sold at Farmers Market and donated to local food pantries. Ancillary services include anger management, case management, Casey Life Skills, crisis management, educational transition, GPS monitoring, restorative justice, supervised visitation, and transportation.

TEENS, Inc. operates as a nonprofit revenue model combining donations (processed via Stripe/Shopify on its website), fee-for-service government contracts (formalized via a 2026-2027 Service Fee Schedule), and grants. The organization employs approximately 15 staff plus 8+ mentors, is governed by a Board of Directors led by President Chad Lesman, and maintains referral partnerships with the Northern Regional Juvenile Detention Center (NRJDC), Grafton Integrated Health Network, and a network of community volunteer sites. The organization reports active operations as of 2026 with no disclosed investors, no parent company, and a single-state domestic footprint.

Name

TEENS, Inc.

Legal name

TEENS, Inc.

Website

https://teensincva.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TEENS, Inc. is a Virginia-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers vocational agriculture training, mentoring, and after-school programming to prepare justice-involved youth and youth with disabilities for workforce entry and retention across the Winchester region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Vocational Training & Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Educational Services (61), Educational Support Services (611710), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Workforce Readiness, Career Pathways & Youth Employment Nonprofits (BPAGADAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Transition Programs (Reentry, Workforce Readiness & Life Skills for At-Risk Youth) (EDAJAEAF), Juvenile Justice Education Programs (Detention & Correctional Education) (EDAJAEAB), Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Youth workforce training
• Vocational agriculture training
• Juvenile justice mentoring
• Disability employment services
• At-risk youth programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Winchester

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, TEENS, Inc. generates revenue primarily through donations from individuals, businesses, and foundations. The website features a donation page with Stripe payment processing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

TEENS, Inc. provides vocational agriculture training and workforce preparation for justice-involved youth and youth with disabilities in Virginia. Its core offerings include a 12-week hands-on workforce training course covering job readiness, greenhouse production, landscaping, and lawn maintenance, complemented by 1:1 mentoring through the Credible Messenger Movement approach, after-school detention-alternative programming via the Timbrook Achievement Center (TAC), and a virtual reality career exploration system (VR2R) covering 53+ occupations.

Product overview

TEENS, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing workforce preparation services for justice-involved youth and individuals with disabilities in Virginia. The organization offers a portfolio of integrated programs centered on its 12-Week Workforce Training Course, which combines classroom instruction with hands-on training in greenhouse production, landscaping, and lawn maintenance. The core programs include the Mentoring Program (1:1 client and parent/caregiver mentoring using the Credible Messenger Movement approach), the Timbrook Achievement Center (TAC) after-school detention alternative, and VR2R (Virtual Reality to Reality) for career exploration. Additional services include anger management, case management, GPS monitoring, restorative justice, and supervised visitation. In 2026, the organization reactivated its agricultural roots through Operation: Back to The Farm at Hog Farm, providing hands-on farming experience. All programs provide Executive Applications training (job applications and interview preparation) and graduates receive certificates and professional references.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Timbrook Achievement Center (TAC): A transformative intervention program designed to divert youth away from the juvenile justice system, held 4PM to 8PM Monday-Thursday as a detention alternative for juveniles struggling with truancy, delinquency, and behavioral challenges.
• VR2R: Virtual Reality to Reality
• Operation: Back To The Farm

Products and services

• 12-Week Workforce Training Course

Quantifiable outcome

• Graduates receive certificate, professional references, and skills list providing tangible advantage over other entry-level applicants
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Old Town AuctioncoreOthers · 1 January 2026In 2026, Old Town Auction donated a three-acre parcel at Hog Farm in Frederick County to TEENS, Inc. The donation included a greenhouse, planting rows, and a chicken coop, enabling expanded agricultural training capabilities.
• NRJDC (Northern Regional Juvenile Detention Center)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNRJDC (Northern Regional Juvenile Detention Center) is a referral partner that sends residents to participate in TEENS programming. The superintendent Erin Maloney has stated that TEENS provides job skills training imperative for residents to gain and maintain employment, applying skills through community service projects.
• Highland Food PantryminorOthersTEENS clients volunteer at Highland Food Pantry as part of the community service component. Additionally, produce grown at the Back to the Farm operation is donated to local food pantries.
• Kids Club of the Northern Shenandoah ValleyminorOthersTEENS clients volunteer at Kids Club as part of community service programming, teaching youth about giving back to the community.
• Winchester Rescue MissionminorOthersTEENS clients volunteer at Winchester Rescue Mission as part of the community service component of the program.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Roca: Massachusetts-based nonprofit delivering intensive intervention and workforce development for highest-risk young men, including those involved in the justice system. Closely comparable to TEENS in its focus on young adult reentry, employment outcomes, and high-intensity mentoring model.
• Year Up: Workforce development nonprofit serving young adults (18-24) from low-income communities with technical and professional skills training plus corporate internships. Comparable in serving opportunity youth with employer-driven training, though focused on tech/business careers versus TEENS' agricultural/landscaving vocational track.
• Boys Town: National nonprofit providing residential and community-based services for at-risk youth including behavioral health, mentoring, and workforce preparation. Directly comparable to TEENS in mission, target population (justice-involved and struggling youth), and integrated service model, though operating at much larger scale.
• National 4-H Council: National youth development organization with a strong agricultural education and career-readiness focus delivered through Cooperative Extension. Comparable to TEENS' agricultural training emphasis (Operation: Back to the Farm) and youth career exploration model, though operates through volunteer-led club model rather than direct vocational credentialing.
• Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO): National nonprofit providing employment services specifically for people returning from incarceration. Directly comparable to TEENS' justice-involved youth focus and workforce preparation model, with a similar combination of skills training, job placement, and post-placement support.
• Homeboy Industries: Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing reentry services, mental health support, and workforce training (including social enterprises) for formerly incarcerated individuals. Comparable to TEENS in its combination of justice-involved population support, vocational training, and earned-income social enterprise model.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: National youth mentoring nonprofit pairing at-risk youth with adult volunteer mentors. Comparable to TEENS' mentoring program and Credible Messenger approach, though BBBS focuses on the mentoring relationship as the primary intervention rather than vocational training delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Junior Achievement: National nonprofit delivering work-readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy education to K-12 students. Comparable to TEENS' workforce preparation and job-readiness curriculum, though JA focuses on in-school programming and simulations rather than hands-on vocational training.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: Largest national youth development nonprofit providing after-school programming, mentoring, and career readiness across 5,000+ club locations. Broadly comparable to TEENS' TAC after-school programming and youth development mission, but operates a much wider portfolio of activities (sports, arts, academics) rather than vocational specialization.

Emerging players

• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit placing site coordinators inside schools to connect at-risk students to mentoring, basic needs, and career preparation. Comparable to TEENS' at-risk youth focus and case management approach, though delivers services through school partnership rather than dedicated vocational facilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/teens_inc
• Facebookfacebook.com/TEENSINCVA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/teens-inc-

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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