Power Inside

What Power Inside does

Power Inside is a Baltimore-based 501(c)-style nonprofit organization founded in 2001 that provides holistic harm reduction services to women impacted by incarceration and violence. Its programs are organized into six pillars: Family Programs (holiday and enrichment activities with case management support for mothers and children), Outreach (advocates stationed in healthcare and residential settings), Counseling (walk-in and scheduled support plus case management), Job Development (soft skills training for women reentering the workforce), Group Counseling (strength-based support groups and workshops), and Referrals (connections to gender-specific healthcare, rehabilitation, housing, and education). The organization serves over 300 women and families per year through a community-led delivery model that combines walk-in access, embedded outreach, and reciprocal referrals with peer organizations such as Healthcare for the Homeless, My Sister's Place, House of Ruth, Turn Around, and Baltimore Crisis Response.

The organization's revenue model is nonprofit-style and not transaction-based: services are provided free of charge to clients, and operating support is drawn from a diversified mix of foundation grants, government grants, individual tax-deductible donations, and in-kind volunteer services (research, grant writing, data management, event hosting, and direct client support). Its go-to-market is community-led rather than sales-led: clients are reached through walk-in hours, word-of-mouth, and referrals from partner organizations. Power Inside also engages in policy advocacy, including co-signing a 2014 Statement of Opposition to Shackling Pregnant Women in Correctional Facilities in Maryland alongside the ACLU, Women's Law Center of Maryland, National Advocates for Pregnant Women, and YWCA Greater Baltimore — work that aligns with the passage of the Health Births for Incarcerated Women Act in the same year.

Power Inside is incorporated as Power Inside, Inc. under Maryland jurisdiction, headquartered in Baltimore, and operates as an independent nonprofit with no parent company, subsidiaries, or disclosed institutional investors. The organization uses a standard WordPress website (daretobepowerful.org) for content, donations, and volunteer engagement, with no proprietary technology platform, mobile application, or AI components. Management team composition and audited financials are not disclosed in the available source material, and revenue figures are not publicly reported.

Name

Power Inside

Legal name

Power Inside, Inc.

Website

https://daretobepowerful.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Power Inside is a Baltimore-based nonprofit founded in 2001 that delivers holistic harm reduction, counseling, outreach, job development, and advocacy programs to over 300 women and families per year affected by incarceration and violence.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Housing Services (62422), Human Rights Organizations (813311)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

Keywords

• Harm reduction services
• Women's support programs
• Community counseling services
• Violence recovery services
• Social service nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltimore

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

Revenue model

1. Foundations and Grants: Support from foundations and government grants for harm reduction programs, case management, counseling services, and advocacy work.
2. Individual Donations: Tax-deductible contributions from individual donors to support operations and direct client services.
3. Volunteer Services: Volunteers contribute skills including research, grant writing, data management, event hosting, and direct client services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Power Inside is a nonprofit harm reduction organization that provides free, in-person social services to women in Baltimore who have been impacted by violence, incarceration, and trauma. Its offerings include family programs with holiday and enrichment activities, community outreach in healthcare and residential settings, individual counseling and case management, group counseling and workshops, soft-skills job development for workforce reentry, and referrals to gender-specific healthcare, rehabilitation, housing, and education providers.

Product overview

Power Inside is a holistic harm reduction organization offering social services rather than a commercial technology product. The organization provides an integrated suite of support programs for women in Baltimore, including Family Programs, Outreach, Counseling, Job Development, Group Counseling, and Referrals. These programs collectively address the needs of women experiencing violence, housing instability, healthcare access barriers, and workforce reentry challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Programs

Quantifiable outcome

• Serves over 300 women and families per year

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Healthcare for the HomelessminorOthersReferral partner providing resources and support for women experiencing homelessness. Listed as a resource on Power Inside's website.
• My Sister's PlaceminorOthersWomen's center operated by Catholic Charities. Listed as a resource for women in need of additional support services.
• House of RuthminorOthersDomestic violence services provider. Listed as a resource partner for women experiencing domestic violence.
• Turn AroundminorOthersPartner organization providing services to domestic violence survivors. Listed as a resource for women in need.
• Baltimore Crisis ResponseminorOthersCrisis response organization in Baltimore. Listed as a resource for women experiencing mental health or crisis situations.
• American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)minorOthersEndorsing organization for the Statement of Opposition to Shackling Pregnant Women in Correctional Facilities in Maryland.
• Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.minorOthersEndorsing organization for the Statement of Opposition to Shackling Pregnant Women in Correctional Facilities in Maryland.
• National Advocates for Pregnant WomenminorOthersEndorsing organization for the Statement of Opposition to Shackling Pregnant Women in Correctional Facilities in Maryland.
• YWCA Greater BaltimoreminorOthersEndorsing organization for the Statement of Opposition to Shackling Pregnant Women in Correctional Facilities in Maryland.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Dress for Success: National nonprofit supporting women's workforce reentry — comparable to Power Inside's Job Development program providing soft skills training for women reentering work after incarceration or displacement.

Direct peers

• My Sister's Place (Catholic Charities): Women's center operated by Catholic Charities and listed as a Power Inside referral partner. Provides comparable counseling, case management, and referral services to women in the same Baltimore catchment.
• The Fortune Society: New York-based reentry organization providing counseling, housing navigation, and workforce services to formerly incarcerated people — directly comparable to Power Inside's reentry and job development offerings for women.
• Sanctuary for Families: NYC-based harm reduction organization serving survivors of domestic violence, sex trafficking, and related trauma with counseling, case management, and advocacy — mirroring Power Inside's holistic, strength-based women's services model.
• Restore NYC: Anti-trafficking nonprofit providing holistic services to foreign-born survivors including counseling, case management, and advocacy — comparable to Power Inside's harm reduction, counseling, and referrals for women affected by violence.
• Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS): National organization supporting commercially sexually exploited and trafficked girls and young women with counseling, case management, and advocacy — comparable to Power Inside's violence- and exploitation-impacted women's programs.
• Turn Around: Baltimore-area organization serving domestic violence survivors, listed as a Power Inside resource partner. Directly comparable on DV service delivery, geographic focus, and referral-driven client model.
• Center for Community Alternatives: Nonprofit supporting justice-involved individuals with wraparound services including workforce reentry — overlapping with Power Inside's counseling, case management, and job development programs for women impacted by incarceration.
• House of Ruth Maryland: Baltimore-based domestic violence services provider listed as a Power Inside resource partner. Operates shelter and counseling programs for women experiencing DV — closely matching Power Inside's core service population and Baltimore geography.

Broad incumbents

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National DV resource providing 24/7 crisis intervention and referrals — broadly incumbent in the DV support space that Power Inside operates in, and a common referral destination referenced by local women's harm reduction providers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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