HomeBridge Ventures

What HomeBridge Ventures does

HomeBridge Ventures is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2019 and headquartered in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It serves justice-involved individuals — people reentering the community after incarceration — through a model that combines trauma-informed healing, structured case management, and transitional employment. The core service is an immersive 18-month program that pairs clinical and social support with paid work in social enterprises, designed to reduce recidivism and stabilize participants economically. Services are delivered to participants free of charge.

The organization's operational product set includes The Hub community center (opened November 2022 as a physical anchor for programming and referrals), the Second Chance Employment initiative, the 18-month immersive social-enterprise program, and the Second Chance Employer Support Program, which engages local employers in hiring formerly incarcerated individuals. There is no proprietary technology platform; delivery is staff- and partner-led. The organization operates with 1-10 employees and relies on a referral network that includes the City of Bridgeport, the Bridgeport ReEntry Collaborative, the Mayor's Initiative for Reentry Affairs (MIRA), the Bridgeport Reentry Welcome Center, Fairfield University, and the Global Homeboy Network.

Revenue is generated through individual donations (one-time and recurring monthly), in-kind stock donations processed through National Financial Services LLC, foundation grants (notably The Tow Foundation and United Way of Coastal Fairfield County), and stipends from transitional-employment social-enterprise placements. The organization discloses no financial figures, and its growth trajectory is best characterized as early-stage with active partnership and program expansion.

Name

HomeBridge Ventures

Legal name

HomeBridge Ventures Incorporated

Website

https://homebridgeventures.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HomeBridge Ventures is a Bridgeport, Connecticut-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2019 that supports justice-involved individuals through trauma-informed healing, an 18-month immersive program, and second-chance employment partnerships with local employers and social enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services / Reentry and Workforce Development

NAICS

Vocational Rehabilitation Services (6243)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Reentry & Justice-Involved Support Services (BPAGAEAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH), Workforce Reentry Programs (Justice-Involved) (EDAAAOAG)

Keywords

• Reentry services
• Trauma-informed care
• Workforce development
• Nonprofit social services
• Second chance employment

Headquarters

HQ city

Bridgeport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and monthly recurring donations from individual supporters; donations are tax-deductible
2. Stock Donations: Accepts publicly traded stock, mutual funds, and charitable IRA rollovers; facilitated through National Financial Services LLC
3. Foundation Grants: Funding from foundations including The Tow Foundation and United Way of Coastal Fairfield County
4. Social Enterprise Revenue: Members receive stipends while in transitional employment, working 3 days per week with the organization and 2 days focused on personal development

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

HomeBridge Ventures provides free trauma-informed reentry support to justice-involved adults in the Bridgeport area through an 18-month immersive program that combines mental health services, peer mentoring, housing assistance, and career planning. Members participate in transitional employment via HBV's social enterprises (working three days per week) while spending two days on personal development, with the goal of placement in full-time jobs, further training, education, or entrepreneurship. The organization also places case managers and social workers on-site at businesses that hire second-chance employees, training supervisors and staff to support retention.

Product overview

HomeBridge Ventures is a nonprofit organization operating as a single, unified social services platform focused on reentry support for justice-involved individuals. The core offerings consist of The Hub (a community center providing trauma-informed care, peer support, and resources), Second Chance Employment (job placement and employer support services), an Immersive 18-Month Program with Social Enterprises (transitional employment with wrap-around services), and a Second Chance Employer Support Program (on-site case management for businesses). These services are interconnected, with The Hub serving as the central headquarters from which all programs operate, supporting the organization's mission of healing, hiring, and hope.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of incarcerated people return to their communities, and over half return to prison in the first few years after release
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, major and minor.

• Bridgeport ReEntry CollaborativecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoordinating body for reentry services in Bridgeport with 20-30 member organizations. HomeBridge has been part of the Collaborative for over two years, participating in monthly meetings to foster sharing of services and opportunities.
• Mayor's Initiative for Reentry Affairs (MIRA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBridgeport's Mayor's Initiative for Reentry Affairs. HomeBridge serves on the advisory board under Director Earl Bloodworth's vision to assist returning citizens. Identified as a key partner in the city's reentry efforts.
• Bridgeport Reentry Welcome CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNew Welcome Center for formerly incarcerated individuals. HomeBridge is a partner organization receiving referrals for justice-involved individuals in need of trauma-informed care and support services.
• Global Homeboy NetworkflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerHomeBridge is a proud member of the Global Homeboy Network, connecting with Homeboy Industries in Los Angeles (the largest and most successful reentry and gang intervention program in the world) for best practices and shared learning.
• City of BridgeportmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCity government partner that supported the grand opening and recognizes HomeBridge as a key resource in the community for reducing recidivism through employment.
• Fairfield UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHosted Father Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries for a community talk at Fairfield University's QuickCenter for the Arts, centering dignity, hope, and opportunity.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Regional players

• Root & Rebound: Root & Rebound supports people reentering communities from incarceration with reentry planning, employment, benefits, and legal navigation. It is a regional peer because it serves a similar reentry population but with a different service mix and geography.

Direct peers

• Prison Entrepreneurship Program: The Prison Entrepreneurship Program provides business education, mentoring, and entrepreneurial launch support to incarcerated and returning citizens. It is a direct peer for the entrepreneurship and vocational dimensions of HomeBridge's 18-month program.
• Defy Ventures: Defy Ventures provides entrepreneurship, career, and leadership training to people with criminal histories and helps them build businesses or find work. It overlaps with HomeBridge's employment, mentoring, and entrepreneurship pathways.
• Homeboy Industries: Homeboy Industries is a Los Angeles reentry and gang-intervention nonprofit that combines healing, education, social enterprises, and employment pathways for formerly incarcerated people. Its integrated reentry platform and second-chance employer focus closely match HomeBridge's model.
• Center for Employment Opportunities: The Center for Employment Opportunities provides employment readiness, transitional work, and post-release placement and support to people with criminal convictions. It is a direct operating peer because it combines workforce services with reentry-specific case management.
• Getting Out and Staying Out: Getting Out and Staying Out provides employment, education, and supportive services to justice-involved young adults in New York. Its focus on post-release workforce attachment and long-term stability is closely comparable to HomeBridge's reentry and employment model.
• The Fortune Society: The Fortune Society provides reentry services, employment, education, housing, and behavioral-health support in New York. It is comparable as a multi-service reentry nonprofit with a strong employment and reintegration component.
• STRIVE: STRIVE is a workforce-development nonprofit serving people with employment barriers, including justice-involved individuals, through training and employer connections. It compares with HomeBridge on job readiness, wraparound support, and second-chance employment.
• The Last Mile: The Last Mile delivers technology and vocational training inside prisons and employment connections after release. It compares with HomeBridge on workforce development for justice-involved populations, although its training delivery is more technology-oriented.

Broad incumbents

• The Osborne Association: The Osborne Association is an established nonprofit serving people affected by the criminal justice system through reentry, employment, health, housing, and family-support programs. It is a broad incumbent comparator for HomeBridge's integrated, wraparound approach to reentry.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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