Hope Recovery

What Hope Recovery does

Hope Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2013 in Indiana, specializing in virtual support for adult survivors of abuse and sexual trauma. The organization delivers all services through Zoom, providing free support groups, workshops, and classes to any non-offending survivor regardless of geography, while restricting fee-based telemental health counseling to residents of Indiana, Florida, South Carolina, and Texas. Programming is organized around sub-segments including Spanish-speaking survivors, male survivors, Christian survivors, and supportive friends/family, with a faith-based (though non-evangelizing) orientation. The organization is led by a founder who is herself a trauma survivor, supported by a six-member Board of Directors and a small staff of 1-10 employees supplemented by volunteer facilitators and interns.

The core service portfolio comprises free support groups (e.g., Trauma Recovery, Men's Survivor, Women's Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence Recovery), educational workshops and multi-week classes, a Counseling Program with individual ($60/session) and group ($25/session) pricing plus sliding-fee intern-assisted sessions ($10), an Intensive Support Program ($20/week over 8-12 weeks), a Spanish-language program, a Supportive Friends & Family program, and a Trauma & Batterer Intervention program. The technology stack is intentionally minimal: Zoom for synchronous delivery, a WordPress website for information and registration, Sender.net for email newsletters, and Stripe for the recently launched $5 Journal Prompts for Healing digital product. Content assets include the Bridge of Hope quarterly newsletter, Nourishing Hearts publication, and a library of downloadable resource guides covering topics from PTSD coping to faith struggles.

Revenue is sourced primarily from individual donations, supplemented by fee-based counseling, intensive program fees, grants (notably from the Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, Inc.), and nominal digital product sales. The organization does not accept insurance. Go-to-market is community-led: distribution is driven by word-of-mouth, Facebook, email newsletter, and content marketing through free publications. Geographic reach is global for non-clinical programming but state-restricted for licensed clinical services.

Name

Hope Recovery

Legal name

Hope Recovery

Website

https://www.hope4-recovery.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hope Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2013 that delivers free virtual support groups, workshops, counseling, and intensive programs via Zoom to adult survivors of abuse and sexual trauma, supported primarily by donations and supplemented by fees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Clinton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Individual donations form the primary revenue stream, with monthly financial sponsors encouraged at various levels. The organization operates primarily on donations to keep support services free for survivors.
2. Counseling Services: Fee-for-service counseling sessions including individual ($60/session), group ($25/session), and intern-assisted sessions ($10/session). Court appearances billed at $80/hour.
3. Intensive Support Programs: Fee-based Trauma Recovery Intensive Support Program at $20/week with sliding fee scale available.
4. Products and Publications: Sale of Journal Prompts for Healing digital product at $5. Free publications (Bridge of Hope newsletter, Nourishing Hearts) distributed to survivors.
5. Grants and Sponsorships: Funding from organizations including Greek Orthodox Ladies Philoptochos Society, Inc. for programs and operations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Hope Recovery is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers virtual trauma recovery services to adult survivors of abuse and sexual trauma. Core offerings include free support groups, workshops, and classes, supplemented by fee-based telemental health counseling and 8-12 week Intensive Support Programs (ISP), all delivered via Zoom. The organization also publishes free newsletters (Bridge of Hope, Nourishing Hearts) and resource guides, and sells a $5 digital Journal Prompts for Healing workbook.

Product overview

Hope Recovery is a nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive virtual support ecosystem for adult survivors of abuse and sexual trauma. The core offerings include free support groups, workshops, and classes supplemented by fee-based counseling and Intensive Support Programs (ISP). The organization provides Spanish-language programming, a Supportive Friends & Family Program, and trauma/batterer intervention services. Accompanying resources include two publications (Bridge of Hope and Nourishing Hearts newsletters), downloadable resource guides on various trauma topics, and audio/video trauma resources. A small paid product, Journal Prompts for Healing, is also available. All services are delivered virtually via Zoom except counseling which is limited to residents of Indiana, Florida, South Carolina, and Texas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bridge of Hope: Quarterly trauma and dissociation publication available as a free PDF download for survivors of abuse and sexual trauma.
• Nourishing Hearts
• Trauma Recovery Intensive Support Program (TRISP)

Products and services

• Free Support Groups
• Workshops
• Classes
• Counseling Program
• Intensive Support Programs (ISP / TRISP)
• Programa de Apoyo – Español
• Supportive Friends & Family Program

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): RAINN operates the largest national sexual assault hotline and survivor support network in the US. Directly comparable mission (supporting survivors of sexual violence) though at vastly larger scale and with crisis-line focus rather than ongoing virtual groups.
• The National Domestic Violence Hotline: National 24/7 hotline and resource hub for domestic violence survivors. Overlaps with Hope Recovery's domestic violence recovery group but at national scale with crisis-intervention focus rather than ongoing virtual therapeutic community.

Direct peers

• BetterHelp: Leading online counseling platform providing telemental health services to individuals including trauma survivors. Most direct commercial competitor in virtual counseling delivery, though serving a broader population without Hope Recovery's trauma-specialization or faith-based niche.
• Talkspace: Public online therapy platform offering individual and group counseling via video/text. Comparable virtual counseling model targeting similar end users (adults seeking mental health support), but generalist rather than trauma-survivor specialty.
• 7 Cups: Online emotional support platform offering free peer support chat plus paid therapy. Closely comparable hybrid model combining free community support with paid professional services, though broader in scope than trauma-specific.
• Pandora's Project: Nonprofit providing online peer support groups specifically for survivors of sexual trauma. Most direct niche peer—a similar small nonprofit running virtual support groups for sexual trauma survivors.
• Joyful Heart Foundation: Nonprofit addressing sexual assault, domestic violence, and child abuse through survivor support, education, and advocacy. Comparable mission focus on adult survivors with virtual program offerings, though with greater celebrity-founder-led public profile.
• NSVRC (National Sexual Violence Resource Center): Nonprofit resource center supporting sexual violence survivors and prevention professionals. Comparable nonprofit in the sexual-trauma recovery space, though more focused on resource distribution and provider training than direct survivor counseling.

Emerging players

• Crisis Text Line: Nonprofit providing 24/7 crisis support via text. Adjacent in mission and nonprofit digital mental health model; serves overlapping survivor populations but focuses on acute crisis rather than ongoing recovery groups.

Others

• Wounded Warrior Project: Large nonprofit providing virtual and in-person mental health support programs to trauma-affected adults. Comparable nonprofit model for delivering trauma recovery programs at scale, though serving a different survivor population (veterans).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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