MISSEY, Inc.

What MISSEY, Inc. does

MISSEY, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Oakland, California, that prevents the sexual exploitation of youth and provides direct support, safe spaces, healing programs, and prevention education. The organization was founded in 2007 (with the earliest available Form 990 dated 2012) and serves girls and gender-expansive youth ages 12–25, primarily in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, with a participant base that is predominantly Black girls and includes youth involved in foster care, schools, social services, and the justice system. MISSSEY is Black femme and survivor-led, and its wraparound model is built on lived experience, healing-centered and trauma-informed practice, and youth voice and agency.

The organization delivers five core service lines: Transformation Coaching (one-on-one trauma-informed coaching with a coach assigned within 24 hours of referral), the STaR (Sisters Transforming and Rising) Center (a daily drop-in space in Oakland offering life-skills workshops, meals, hygiene items, computer access, and peer support), the Housing Program (temporary and emergency housing plus rental assistance in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties), the Thrive Initiative (an eight-week career readiness and leadership program), and the Training Institute (survivor-informed training that has reached more than 10,000 adults, youth, and professionals across the Bay Area). It does not operate a software or technology product; its core capabilities are its programs, its 60+ partner network across healthcare, legal aid, education, housing, and government, and its copyrighted training and housing curricula.

MISSSEY does not charge for services. It is funded through a diversified mix of foundation grants (NoVo, James Irvine, California Wellness, California Endowment, Akonadi, Kenneth Rainin), corporate philanthropy (Ben & Jerry's, Kaiser Permanente, Wells Fargo, Morgan Stanley), and federal, state, county, and city government sources (OVC, OTIP, Cal OES, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, Oakland Fund for Children and Youth, Oakland Unite). In 2024, Friends of MISSSEY acquired an East Oakland property that will expand housing, event, and community hub capacity, and the organization holds a 2023 Candid GuideStar Gold Seal of Transparency.

Name

MISSEY, Inc.

Legal name

MISSSEY, Inc.

Website

https://misssey.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MISSEY, Inc. is a Black femme and survivor-led Oakland nonprofit that provides trauma-informed direct services, safe spaces, housing, career readiness, and prevention education to girls and gender-expansive youth ages 12–25 impacted by sexual exploitation across Alameda and Contra Costa Counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Youth Survivor Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM), Refugee, Crisis & Humanitarian Education Partnerships (EiE) (EDADALAG)

Keywords

• Youth survivor support
• Human trafficking prevention
• Trauma-informed services
• Sexual exploitation intervention
• Community-based youth services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oakland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation and Corporate Grants: MISSSEY receives funding from foundations including Akonadi Foundation, James Irvine Foundation, California Wellness Foundation, Kenneth Rainin Foundation, NoVo Foundation, The California Endowment, and many others listed on their Partners & Supporters page. These grants support operational costs, programs, and expansion efforts.
2. Government Funding: Funding from government entities including Alameda County, Contra Costa County, California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), Oakland Fund for Children and Youth, Oakland Unite, and Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) and Office on Trafficking in Persons (OTIP).
3. Individual Donations: The organization accepts individual donations through its website, with messaging emphasizing that every dollar helps young people move from survival to stability.
4. Corporate and Nonprofit Sponsorships: Support from corporations including Ben & Jerry's, Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit, Wells Fargo Foundation, Morgan Stanley Foundation, and others.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

MISSSEY is a Black femme and survivor-led nonprofit organization delivering trauma-informed, healing-centered direct services to girls and gender-expansive youth (ages 12-25) impacted by sexual exploitation and trafficking in the Oakland/Bay Area. Its core offerings include one-on-one Transformation Coaching, a daily drop-in STaR Center, temporary and emergency Housing, the Thrive Initiative career-readiness program, and a Training Institute that delivers survivor-informed workshops to external organizations and professionals.

Product overview

MISSSEY is a survivor-led nonprofit organization offering a suite of trauma-informed, healing-centered services for girls and gender-expansive youth impacted by sexual violence and exploitation. Its program portfolio consists of five integrated service lines: Transformation Coaching (one-on-one advocacy and case management), the STaR Center (a daily drop-in safe space), Housing (temporary and emergency housing with rental assistance), the Thrive Initiative (career readiness programming), and the Training Institute (professional training for external organizations). These services work together within a wraparound model to support youth from crisis intervention through long-term stability and independence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Transformation Coaching

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 10,000 adults, youth, and professionals trained through Training Institute

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alliance For GirlscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlliance For Girls is a partner organization focused on supporting girls and gender-expansive youth. MISSSEY collaborates with Alliance For Girls on shared mission to protect and empower young people.
• Alameda CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlameda County is a key government partner providing funding and collaborative support. MISSSEY's housing program operates across Alameda County.
• The Center for Art EsteemminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Center for Art Esteem partners with MISSSEY to provide creative and artistic programming for youth participants.
• Dream Youth CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDream Youth Clinic provides healthcare services to MISSSEY youth participants, addressing medical and wellness needs.
• Family Violence Law CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFamily Violence Law Center provides legal support and advocacy services for youth experiencing violence and exploitation.
• Restorative Justice for Oakland YouthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRJOY partners with MISSSEY to provide restorative justice practices and trauma-informed support for Oakland youth.
• Oakland Unified School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOUSD is a key education partner working with MISSSEY to identify and support at-risk students and provide prevention programming in schools.
• Oakland Housing AuthoritycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOakland Housing Authority collaborates with MISSSEY on housing solutions for youth vulnerable to exploitation.
• Benioff Children's HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBenioff Children's Hospital in Oakland provides healthcare partnerships for MISSSEY youth participants.
• Contra Costa CountycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerContra Costa County is a government partner providing funding and collaborative support. MISSSEY's housing program extends to Contra Costa County.
• Westcoast Children's CliniccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWestcoast Children's Clinic specializes in serving children who have experienced trauma and exploitation, aligning with MISSSEY's mission.
• New DoorminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Door provides workforce development and employment opportunities for youth served by MISSSEY.
• Bay Area Legal AidcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBay Area Legal Aid provides free legal services to youth participants who need legal support and advocacy.
• Roots Community HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoots Community Health provides culturally responsive healthcare services for youth in the Oakland community.
• Not For SaleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNot For Sale is an anti-trafficking organization that aligns with MISSSEY's mission to end exploitation.
• Black Cultural ZonecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlack Cultural Zone is a key community partner in East Oakland supporting MISSSEY's work with Black youth and families.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Covenant House: Large national nonprofit providing housing, shelter, and wraparound services for youth experiencing homelessness and trafficking. Comparable housing-plus-coaching wraparound model for exploited youth, with overlapping federal/corporate funders and broader geographic footprint.
• Polaris Project: National anti-trafficking organization operating the U.S. National Human Trafficking Hotline and major federal grant programs. Comparable in mission scope (CSEC, trafficking) and policy influence, but at national scale versus MISSSEY's regional focus; both compete for federal anti-trafficking funds.
• Youth Villages: National nonprofit delivering residential, in-home, and mentoring services for at-risk youth and families. Comparable in wraparound youth-services model and government contracting posture, though broader in scope than MISSSEY's CSEC focus.

Regional players

• Safe & Sound (formerly San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center): Bay Area nonprofit focused on child abuse prevention, family strengthening, and trauma-informed support for vulnerable children. Comparable in child-protection mission and trauma-informed service delivery, but headquartered in San Francisco rather than Oakland, making it a regional peer rather than direct competitor.

Direct peers

• Love146: International anti-trafficking nonprofit focused on survivor care, prevention education, and professional training for those working with exploited youth. Closely comparable in CSEC survivor support, training institute operations, and prevention-education curriculum, with overlapping federal and foundation funders.
• Not For Sale: Anti-trafficking nonprofit working to end modern slavery through survivor reintegration, prevention, and advocacy. Directly comparable to MISSSEY in mission (anti-trafficking, survivor support) and listed as a Minor partner; both serve exploited populations with wraparound and prevention approaches.
• Family Violence Law Center: Alameda County-based nonprofit providing legal advocacy and survivor support for those impacted by domestic and sexual violence. Directly comparable because both serve the same East Bay survivor community, collaborate formally, and combine legal/advocacy with social services for gender-based violence survivors.
• Westcoast Children's Clinic: Bay Area mental health and trauma services organization specializing in children impacted by exploitation and abuse. Directly comparable to MISSSEY because both serve commercially sexually exploited and trauma-exposed youth in the East Bay with survivor- and trauma-informed care models, and the two are already formal partners.
• Restorative Justice for Oakland Youth (RJOY): Oakland-based nonprofit providing restorative justice practices for youth involved in the justice system. Comparable as a Bay Area youth-justice organization already partnered with MISSSEY; both work with justice-involved youth and share Black-led, community-rooted models.
• My Life My Choice (JRI): Justice Resource Institute program providing survivor-mentor and prevention-education services for commercially sexually exploited youth in Massachusetts. Highly comparable CSEC service model — survivor mentors, group education, and training for providers — and competes for similar federal OVC/OTIP funding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/misssey_org
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC_29xuLpQT6XloxDSrVLy6g
• Facebookfacebook.com/MISSSEYIncorporated
• Instagraminstagram.com/misssey
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/misssey-inc-

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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