Center for Human Development/Innovative Care Partners

What Center for Human Development/Innovative Care Partners does

Center for Human Development (CHD) is a community-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1972 and headquartered in Concord, California, that delivers prevention, wellness, conflict resolution, and youth development services to at-risk youth, individuals, and families in Contra Costa County. The organization operates a Pittsburg branch office (East County) alongside its main Sunvalley Boulevard headquarters and runs four core program areas: Access to Services (Covered California enrollment, African American Wellness Program, Community Health Ambassador); Safe & Peaceful Communities (Conflict Resolution Program, community/elder/guardianship mediation, Beyond Violence intervention, Four Corners gang prevention); Lifelong Resilience (Empowerment Program for LGBTQ+ youth ages 12-20, Project SUCCESS substance use prevention, QscOUTs); and Community Change (Pittsburg-Bay Point Community Coalition, Community Leadership Network advocacy).

The organization's flagship proprietary methodology is the Tribes Group Process, developed internally in 1973 as a structured group facilitation approach for accelerating learning, problem-solving, and consensus-building through positive peer collaboration. Tribes underpins every prevention program delivered to children, teens, and adults and is also offered externally as a three-day Tribes Training program. Technology infrastructure is limited to commodity SaaS (PayPal for mediation payments, Google Forms for intake, Google Maps for directions); there are no disclosed AI/ML systems, patents, or proprietary software products.

Revenue is generated through a mix of government grants (Contra Costa County agencies and Covered California), healthcare system grants (Kaiser Permanente, John Muir Health), foundation grants (San Francisco Foundation), individual donations, annual fundraising galas, and fee-based mediation services priced at a fraction of legal costs. Most direct services are delivered free to beneficiaries and funded by grants and donations. Distribution is entirely direct-to-beneficiary through schools, community health centers (Brentwood, West County, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Martinez), and neighborhood sites, staffed by employees working alongside several hundred volunteers; the organization does not operate any commercial or digital distribution channels.

Name

Center for Human Development/Innovative Care Partners

Legal name

Center for Human Development

Website

https://chd-prevention.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Center for Human Development (CHD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1972 that delivers prevention, wellness, conflict resolution, and youth development services to at-risk youth, families, and communities across Contra Costa County, California, anchored by its proprietary Tribes Group Process methodology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPADAIAL

Community Health, Health Promotion & Behavior Change (SBCC)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Global Health & Population Programs

Keywords

• Community health services
• Conflict resolution mediation
• Youth empowerment programs
• Nonprofit prevention services
• Community wellness programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Concord

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 and Contributions: Direct donations from individual donors, car donations, and in-kind donations of essential items for after-school programs and community support groups.
2. Government Grants and Funding: Funding from Contra Costa County, Contra Costa Health Services, Contra Costa Behavioral Health Services, Contra Costa Mental Health Services, and Covered California enrollment program support.
3. Mediation Service Fees: Conflict resolution program services provided at a fraction of the cost of legal services, with fee-based mediation services for community, elder, and guardianship mediation.
4. Fundraising Events: Annual fundraising events including galas and community celebrations, with past events raising $6,076.88 at fall celebrations and $1,645 during online giving days.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Center for Human Development (CHD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Concord, California, founded in 1972 to promote healthy communities through prevention and wellness programs. It delivers community-based services across four core program areas: Access to Services (health coverage enrollment and community health navigation), Safe & Peaceful Communities (conflict resolution and mediation), Lifelong Resilience (youth empowerment and suicide prevention), and Community Change (policy advocacy and leadership development). It also offers Tribes Training, a separate professional training program using the proprietary Tribes Group Process methodology.

Product overview

Center for Human Development (CHD) is a nonprofit organization offering a spectrum of prevention and wellness programs for at-risk youth, individuals, families, and communities in Contra Costa County, California. The organization operates four core program areas: Access to Services (providing healthcare navigation, wellness programs, and insurance enrollment), Safe & Peaceful Communities (offering conflict resolution and violence prevention services), Lifelong Resilience (delivering youth empowerment and substance abuse prevention programs), and Community Change (advocating for policy and environmental improvements in underserved communities). CHD's flagship intervention methodology is the Tribes Group Process, developed in 1973, which underlies all prevention programs. The organization also provides mediation services including community, elder, and guardianship mediation, along with the Tribes Training program for external organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Access to Services A community health access program that helps individuals and families enroll in health coverage and connect with community health resources, including the African American Wellness Project (AAWP), Covered California enrollment support, and the Community Health Ambassador Program. Intended for low-income families and underserved populations in Contra Costa County.
• Safe & Peaceful Communities A conflict resolution and violence prevention program offering community mediation, elder mediation, guardianship mediation, the Beyond Violence program, and the Four Corners youth violence prevention initiative. Serves Contra Costa County residents in conflict and families at risk of violence, with a reported 90% resolution rate for mediation cases.
• Lifelong Resilience A youth resilience and empowerment program featuring the Empowerment Program for LGBTQ+ youth, Project SUCCESS for at-risk middle and high school youth, and QscOUTs peer-to-peer suicide prevention and bystander intervention. Designed for Contra Costa County youth, schools, and at-risk youth populations.
• Community Change A community policy and leadership development program that includes Policy Board Community Change (PBCC) advocacy and the Community Leadership Network. Focused on addressing systemic barriers and advancing health equity in Contra Costa County.
• Tribes Training A professional development program based on the Tribes Group Process methodology, offering low-cost training to educators, nonprofits, and community practitioners. Serves schools and organizations seeking trauma-informed, inclusive group facilitation training.

Quantifiable outcome

• 90% of mediation cases reach positive resolution at fraction of legal cost
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Lazarex Cancer FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to refer individuals and families to early detection and treatment options through the Cancer Wellness HUB at John Muir Health.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• La Clínica de La Raza: Bay Area community health nonprofit offering healthcare access, insurance enrollment, and wellness programs for low-income and underserved communities, directly parallel to CHD's Access to Services and AAWP programs.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters of America: Youth mentoring nonprofit providing one-on-one mentorship and youth resilience programming comparable to CHD's Beyond Violence and Empowerment Program youth-services model.
• National Conflict Resolution Center: Provides community, family, and workplace mediation services with trained mediators, comparable in service offering to CHD's Community/Elder/Guardianship Mediation Program. Operates a similar fee-based model with court and community referrals.
• Jewish Family & Community Services East Bay: East Bay nonprofit providing social services, elder mediation/care, mental health support, and community programming. Directly comparable to CHD's elder mediation, family services, and access-to-services offerings in the same geography.
• Center for Dispute Settlement: Community mediation center providing trained mediators for neighborhood, family, and small-claims disputes — a direct functional peer to CHD's Conflict Resolution Program and the only-such-center positioning in its region.
• Community Bridges: Bay Area nonprofit delivering family support, youth development, and community services in Santa Cruz County. Comparable wraparound social-services model with multiple program areas serving vulnerable populations.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA of the East Bay: Regional community wellness organization offering youth programs, family services, and health/wellness initiatives across the East Bay, overlapping with CHD's community-based wellness, youth empowerment, and prevention programming.
• HealthRIGHT 360: California-wide nonprofit integrating healthcare, behavioral health, and reentry services for vulnerable populations. Comparable in its wraparound community-health and substance-use prevention programming, though at much larger scale and geographic reach than CHD.
• Boys & Girls Clubs of America: National youth development organization providing prevention, mentorship, and after-school programming comparable to CHD's Lifelong Resilience and Four Corners programs. Operates at vastly greater scale across many geographies.

Regional players

• Pacific Center for Human Growth: Bay Area nonprofit providing LGBTQ+ youth support, counseling, and community programming comparable to CHD's Empowerment Program and QscOUTs sub-programs serving LGBTQ+ youth in East Contra Costa County.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CenterforHumanDevelopement
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/center-for-human-development

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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