LAUREL ADVOCACY AND REFERRAL SERVICES INC

Name

LAUREL ADVOCACY AND REFERRAL SERVICES INC

Legal name

Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services, Inc.

Website

https://laureladvocacy.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social and Community Support Services

NAICS

Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Community Food Services (624210), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK)

Keywords

• Homeless services
• Emergency food assistance
• Housing support programs
• Nonprofit social services
• Crisis intervention services

Headquarters

HQ city

Laurel

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services (LARS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers integrated crisis support to homeless and low-income residents of the Laurel, MD area. Its offerings include walk-in client services and case management, a food pantry for emergency food assistance, Permanent Supportive Housing, a Self-Sufficiency Program, and referrals to community resources.

Product overview

Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services (LARS) is a non-profit organization offering a coordinated set of community support programs. The core offerings include Integrated Services (crisis center and case management), Housing Services (Permanent Supportive Housing and Self-Sufficiency Program), a Food Pantry for emergency food assistance, and Volunteer Programs for community engagement. Special Programs include holiday assistance such as the Christmas Food Basket & Toy Distribution and the Laurel Lights Walk fundraiser. These programs work together to address homelessness, food insecurity, and community stability in the Laurel, MD area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Martha's Table: Washington, DC nonprofit providing food, clothing, education, and family support services to low-income residents. Operates an integrated service model very similar to LARS, with comparable program structure (food, family services, case management) and similar scale.
• Manna Food Center: Montgomery County, Maryland food bank providing food distribution and nutrition programs to low-income residents. Directly comparable to LARS as a Maryland-based food assistance nonprofit serving an overlapping client population in adjacent jurisdictions.
• Interfaith Works: Montgomery County-based nonprofit providing housing, shelter, and supportive services to individuals experiencing homelessness and poverty. Operates programs highly similar to LARS's Permanent Supportive Housing and case management in the same Maryland region.
• Nourish Now: Maryland-based food rescue and distribution nonprofit serving Montgomery County and surrounding areas. Directly comparable to LARS's food pantry operations, with overlapping geographic focus and similar client population.
• Bethesda Cares: Bethesda, Maryland nonprofit providing housing, food, and case management to homeless and low-income individuals. Directly comparable peer in the Maryland suburbs, with a near-identical integrated services model and similar small-staff, single-location footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Catholic Charities USA: National federation of Catholic Charities agencies providing food, housing, and social services to low-income populations. Operates the same integrated service categories as LARS (food pantry, housing, case management) but at national scale through faith-based affiliate networks.
• Salvation Army: International charitable organization operating emergency shelters, food programs, and case management services. Directly comparable service mix to LARS (crisis intervention, food, housing referrals), though operating at massive geographic and programmatic scale with faith-based funding.
• Feeding America: National food bank network operating food pantries and hunger-relief programs through affiliate food banks. LARS's food pantry is a direct service analog, though Feeding America operates at massive national scale with corporate and federal funding pipelines.
• Habitat for Humanity: National nonprofit focused on affordable housing and homeownership for low-income families. LARS's Permanent Supportive Housing program addresses a related but distinct need (rental housing for homeless), making Habitat a thematic peer in the affordable-housing space.

Regional players

• United Way of Central Maryland: Regional United Way serving central Maryland including the Laurel area. LARS is itself a United Way-affiliated agency (#8843), making United Way of Central Maryland both a funder and a regional peer for community-coordination and impact-measurement benchmarks.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/laureladvocacy

Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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