LIFE ANEW RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

What LIFE ANEW RESTORATIVE JUSTICE does

Life Anew Restorative Justice is a 501c3 nonprofit founded in 2009 and headquartered in Austin, Texas, that delivers restorative justice programs, training, and consulting to schools, families, government agencies, and community organizations, primarily in Travis County. Its core practice is a community-centered methodology that integrates restorative justice, social-emotional learning (SEL), trauma-informed care, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to resolve conflict, repair harm, and reduce punitive disciplinary and criminal justice exposure. The program portfolio includes ATX Peace (community violence intervention with Trusted Messengers, crisis response, and a Mobile Therapy Unit), Youth Anew® (K-12 restorative practices embedded in Austin ISD campuses), Community First! Village support, Freedom Place (prison re-entry under the Prison to Prosperity Pipeline™ trademark), Anti-Displacement services for homeowners in the Project Connect corridor, Swim to Code (youth water safety + coding), and statewide School-Based Law Enforcement/Educator training. The organization also produces a documentary ('Chasing Smoke') and a published book ('Restorative Discipline Practices') that codify and market its methodology.

The business model is a hybrid nonprofit operating structure. Revenue is generated through donations (Givebutter, Amplify Austin), fee-for-service contracts and consulting with K-12 districts, law enforcement, universities, and healthcare organizations, and government grants and partnerships — most notably with Austin Public Health and the Travis County Office of Violence Prevention. Go-to-market is primarily direct institutional sales and community-led outreach via Trusted Messengers with lived experience, supplemented by an annual Cultivate Conference (Oct 1–2, 2026), digital content marketing, and an ecosystem of partner organizations (JailToJobs, Community First! Village, Swim to Code). The organization is led by Executive Directors Sherwynn and Kim Patton, with an executive team including a CEO, Executive Director, Program Directors, Director of Contract Procurement & Finance, IT Manager, and Clinical Therapist, and is governed by a board that includes Eustace P. Isidore, Alonzo Bradley, Deonette Goodspeed, and Billy Dennie. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; services are delivered on contract, grant, and donation-supported terms, and the organization reports a national footprint ambition through a replicable 'Restorative Ecosystem' framework.

Name

LIFE ANEW RESTORATIVE JUSTICE

Legal name

Life Anew, Inc.

Website

https://elifeanew.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Life Anew Restorative Justice is a 501c3 nonprofit in Austin, Texas that delivers restorative justice programs, training, and consulting to K-12 schools, government agencies, and community organizations across Travis County, spanning community violence intervention, youth development, prison re-entry, and anti-displacement services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Restorative Justice Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431), Child and Youth Services (62411), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Alternative Dispute Resolution & Restorative Justice Programs (BPAIAFAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN), Restorative Practices, Conflict Resolution & Discipline Alternatives (EDAKAMAG), Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH), Court/Community School Programs (Diversion, Probation-Linked, Community Day Schools) (EDAJAEAI), Wraparound Student Support & Case Management Services (At-Risk K–12) (EDAJAEAJ), Workforce Reentry Programs (Justice-Involved) (EDAAAOAG)

Keywords

• Restorative justice services
• Community violence intervention
• Social emotional learning
• Youth mentorship programs
• Prison reentry services

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations & Charitable Contributions: Life Anew relies on donations from individuals, businesses, community leaders, churches, and organizations to fund operational costs and program delivery. The organization accepts donations through platforms like Givebutter and Amplify Austin.
2. Contract & Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting, training, workshops, and curriculum development delivered to K-12 schools, law enforcement agencies, government entities, healthcare organizations, and businesses. Revenue is generated through contractual agreements with institutional clients.
3. Government Grants & Partnerships: Funded through partnerships with government entities including the Office of Violence Prevention and local non-profits, supporting community violence intervention programs such as ATX Peace.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Life Anew Restorative Justice delivers restorative justice programs, training, and consulting services focused on conflict resolution, harm repair, and relationship-building. Core offerings include community violence intervention (ATX Peace), K-12 school-based restorative practices (Youth Anew), prison re-entry support, anti-displacement homeowner services, and professional training for law enforcement, educators, and healthcare organizations.

Product overview

Life Anew Restorative Justice is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of community-focused programs and professional services centered on restorative justice practices. The core programs include ATX Peace (community violence intervention), Youth Anew (K-12 school support), Anti-Displacement services, Community First! Village support, Freedom Place (prison re-entry), and Swim To Code (youth development). Professional services include consulting, training workshops, conferences, and curriculum development for law enforcement, K-12 education, and higher education institutions. The organization also produces media products including the documentary 'Chasing Smoke' and the book 'Restorative Discipline Practices.' The ecosystem approach enables educators, families, service providers, and judicial systems to collaborate in building a culture of healing and transformation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ATX Peace
• Youth Anew
• Anti-Displacement Program
• Community First! Village Support Services
• Freedom Place
• Swim To Code
• SBLE/Educator Training
• Redeeming Project
• Consulting Services
• Training & Workshops
• Restorative Conferences
• Curriculum Development
• Restorative Practices for Higher Education
• Chasing Smoke (Documentary)
• Restorative Discipline Practices (Book)

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction in gun violence and retaliation within Travis County
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Austin Public HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustin Public Health is a key partner in the ATX Peace community violence intervention initiative. The organization provided the Creating a Restorative Work Environment Framework to Austin Public Health's MIOP (Mental Health Intervention Optimization) group, which serves as an ongoing reference for team mission, accountability, and work environment assessment.
• JailToJobscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJailToJobs is featured as an ATX Peace partner, collaborating on community violence intervention efforts. The partnership supports re-entry programs and job training services for at-risk returning residents as part of the broader community safety ecosystem.
• Office of Violence Prevention (Travis County)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2022, Life Anew partnered with local non-profits and the Office of Violence Prevention to establish ATX Peace, a Community, School Safety violence intervention program. This joint venture has been impactful in reducing gun violence and retaliation within Travis County and surrounding areas.
• Community First! VillagecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLife Anew provides services at Community First! Village, a micro-community for formerly unhoused individuals. Services include social-emotional learning, conflict resolution, and mediation to support residents in recovery and transition to stable housing.
• Swim to CodeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLife Anew partners with Swim to Code to deliver an innovative program equipping youth with swimming/water safety skills and coding/digital literacy. The partnership addresses both drowning prevention and the digital divide for youth in underrepresented communities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cure Violence Global: National CVI organization using violence interrupters and trusted messengers to reduce gun violence in U.S. and international cities — directly comparable methodology to ATX Peace and a key competitor for the same municipal and philanthropic funding pools.
• Communities In Schools: National nonprofit providing wraparound student support and case management in K-12 schools to keep students engaged and reduce dropout — directly comparable to Life Anew's Youth Anew wraparound and case-management model for at-risk K-12 students.
• Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsibility: NYC-based nonprofit delivering restorative practices, social-emotional learning, and conflict resolution programs in K-12 schools — directly comparable to Youth Anew's school-based restorative practices and SEL curriculum.
• International Institute for Restorative Practices (IIRP): Provides restorative practices training, professional certification, and consulting for schools, justice systems, and communities — directly comparable to Life Anew's training, curriculum, and consulting offerings, with a more developed national/international footprint.
• Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY): Oakland-based nonprofit that pioneered restorative justice in K-12 schools to disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline — directly comparable to Life Anew's Youth Anew and School To Prosperity™ programs, with a longer track record in a single school district.
• Roca: Massachusetts-based nonprofit delivering community violence intervention, cognitive behavioral therapy-based mentorship, and reentry services for high-risk individuals — directly comparable to Life Anew's ATX Peace CVI and Prison to Prosperity Pipeline programs.

Broad incumbents

• Impact Justice: Larger Oakland-based nonprofit focused on criminal justice reform, reentry, and reducing racial disparities in youth justice — operates more broadly than Life Anew but overlaps on re-entry and justice-involved youth programming.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development organization delivering mentoring, SEL, and violence prevention programming in schools and clubs — operates at vastly larger scale than Life Anew and overlaps on youth violence prevention and SEL programming.
• The Advancement Project: National racial justice nonprofit working on school-to-prison pipeline, community violence intervention, and restorative justice policy — broader scope than Life Anew but operates in adjacent program areas and competes for similar philanthropic funding.

Others

• National Association of Community and Restorative Justice (NACRJ): Professional membership association for the restorative justice field — not a direct service competitor but an ecosystem partner/convening body that shapes funding, policy, and best-practice standards relevant to Life Anew's work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCnjuvfudqJFBYN26uli_bcA
• Facebookfacebook.com/lifeanewrestorativejustice
• Instagraminstagram.com/iamlifeanew
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/life-anew-restorative-justice

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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