Roxbury Youthworks Inc.

Name

Roxbury Youthworks Inc.

Legal name

Roxbury Youthworks, Inc.

Website

https://roxburyyouthworks.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Juvenile Justice Education Programs (Detention & Correctional Education) (EDAJAEAB), Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding) (BPADAHAF)

Keywords

• Youth social services
• Community case management
• Juvenile justice support
• Anti-trafficking programs
• Workforce development training

Headquarters

HQ city

Roxbury Crossing

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: Contracts with Department of Youth Services (DYS), Department of Children and Families (DCF), and Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA). RYI is the only agency that has ever held DYS Day Reporting Program contracts.
2. Foundation Grants and Individual Donations: Funding from foundations including Cummings Foundation, FTBNL, The Boston Foundation, City of Boston, and individual donors. RYI manages donor relationships and flexible funds for families.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Roxbury Youthworks Inc. (RYI) delivers community-based non-residential social services to court-involved and at-risk youth (ages 11-22) and their families across the Boston area. Its portfolio of five programs provides trauma-informed case management, advocacy, life-skills coaching, gender-affirming support for survivors of commercial sexual exploitation, child welfare navigation, juvenile justice reentry support, and workforce training.

Product overview

Roxbury Youthworks Inc. (RYI) operates as a multi-program social services organization offering five distinct community-based programs to court-involved youth and young adults. The portfolio includes: The GIFT Program serving girls and gender-diverse youth affected by commercial sexual exploitation; The BUILD Program serving cisgender males, trans, and gender-diverse youth; the Jackson Square Lead Agency providing coordination for families involved with the Department of Children and Families; the Community Service Network supporting youth supervised by the Department of Youth Services; and The Skill Up Program delivering workforce training and employment services. RYI serves over 250 youths and families annually across seven locations in Roxbury, Dorchester, Roslindale, and Chelsea.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• The GIFT Program: Gaining Independence for Tomorrow - A program intervening on behalf of and supporting girls and gender diverse youth who are at risk or have experienced commercial sexual exploitation.
• The BUILD Program
• Jackson Square Lead Agency
• Community Service Network
• The Skill Up Program

Products and services

• The GIFT Program (Gaining Independence for Tomorrow)

Quantifiable outcome

• Serve over 250 youth and families each year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Support to End Exploitation Now (SEEN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2006Groundbreaking partnership uniting more than 35 public and private agencies providing coordinated, multi-disciplinary response to at-risk and sexually exploited youth. RYI is a founding member. SEEN aims to empower victims, ensure safety and access to resources, enforce offender accountability, and address larger social issues through policy and education.
• Commonwealth CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partner that invited RYI to participate in delivering Skill Up program services (Career, Technical and Workforce Training). RYI has 2 Career Navigators as part of this partnership, helping DYS youth plan career paths through systematic assessment, advising on career courses, resume development, interview preparation, and job placement.
• CommCorp (Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner listed on RYI website. CommCorp is a statewide nonprofit association of human service organizations.
• EMMA Coalition (Equality Model in MA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSurvivor-led, community effort working to dismantle systems of violence against prostituted people through the Equality Model (Nordic Model). RYI supports An Act to Strengthen Justice and Support for Sex Trade Survivors. Coalition works on policy advocacy and systemic change.
• World Without ExploitationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMovement born of conversations among exploitation and trafficking survivors, human rights advocates, artists, activists, and direct service providers. RYI participates in this broader movement united in ending exploitation by confronting root causes.
• WilmerHaleminorOthersLegal representation provided to RYI, shown on Board of Directors page.
• Department of Youth Services (DYS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMassachusetts juvenile justice agency providing primary funding and co-location of casework teams. RYI is the only agency that has ever held DYS Day Reporting Program contracts. Partnership includes Skill Up workforce development program.
• Department of Children and Families (DCF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMassachusetts child welfare agency contracting with RYI for Jackson Square Lead Agency services and other programming. RYI assists families involved with DCF navigate the child welfare system.
• National Human Trafficking Resource CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResource partner listed on RYI website. Provides hotline and resources for trafficking victims.
• ROCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity resource partner listed on RYI website serving youth in Boston.
• ABCDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity action agency partner listed on RYI website providing anti-poverty services in Boston.
• Fenway HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare partner listed on RYI website providing services to LGBTQ youth.
• GLASS at JRIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealth and housing services partner listed on RYI website serving Boston's LGBTQ youth.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Roca: Roca is a Chelsea, MA-based nonprofit serving court-involved and at-risk young people ages 11-24 through transformational relationships and workforce development. Shares RYI's target population (court-involved youth in greater Boston) and similar community-based, relational service model. Listed as a community resource partner of RYI.
• Bridge Over Troubled Waters: Bridge Over Troubled Waters is a Boston nonprofit serving homeless and at-risk youth with education, employment, healthcare, and housing services. Directly comparable to RYI's BUILD and GIFT programs serving CSE-impacted youth with significant housing insecurity.
• Home for Little Wanderers: The Home for Little Wanderers is one of Massachusetts' oldest child and family services nonprofits, providing residential, community-based, and adoption services to children, youth, and families. Highly comparable to RYI's case management work with DCF families, the Jackson Square Lead Agency, and Community Service Network models.
• Cutchins Programs for Children & Families: Cutchins Programs is a Northampton, MA-based nonprofit providing residential, therapeutic day school, and community-based programs for at-risk youth and families. Comparable to RYI's case management and day reporting models for court-involved and emotionally/behaviorally at-risk youth.
• United Teen Equality Center (UTEC): UTEC is a Lowell, MA-based nonprofit serving proven-risk young adults ages 16-24 across Massachusetts through workforce development, social enterprise, and community organizing. Comparable to RYI's Skill Up program and its focus on court-involved and exploited youth, with similar contract funding from state juvenile justice agencies.
• Children's Services of Roxbury (CSR): CSR is a Roxbury-based nonprofit providing culturally responsive behavioral health, foster care, and child welfare services for children and families in Boston. Directly comparable to RYI's Jackson Square Lead Agency DCF work and trauma-informed case management approach in the same neighborhood.

Broad incumbents

• Justice Resource Institute (JRI): JRI is a large Massachusetts-based human services organization providing residential treatment, special education, and behavioral health services, including GLASS (LGBTQ youth housing). Listed as a strategic community partner of RYI. Operates at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth across New England.
• Eliot Community Human Services: Eliot is one of Massachusetts' largest human services organizations operating across mental health, juvenile justice, and child welfare. Comparable as a broader incumbent providing juvenile justice community services with similar DCF/DYS contract funding across the same population.

Regional players

• The Dimock Center: The Dimock Center is a Boston-based community health and human services center serving Roxbury and surrounding neighborhoods. Comparable to RYI in geography and community-based wraparound service delivery, with overlapping multilingual population served.

Emerging players

• Mass Mentoring Partnership: Mass Mentoring Partnership supports over 300 youth mentoring programs statewide with a focus on at-risk youth, including those impacted by the juvenile justice system. Comparable as an emerging statewide coordinating body that funnels capacity-building resources to community-based programs like RYI.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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