CTVIP

Name

CTVIP

Legal name

Connecticut Violence Intervention and Prevention Inc.

Website

https://ctintervention.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Violence Intervention Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Violence intervention services
• Youth mentoring programs
• Conflict mediation services
• Community violence prevention
• Juvenile diversion services

Headquarters

HQ city

New Haven

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: CTVIP receives contracts from local, state, and federal authorities to engage the highest-risk youth. The organization is contracted to work with youth ages 13-24 who are engaged in risky activity such as gang involvement, shooting, truancy, or disengagement.
2. Donations: The organization accepts donations through WhyDonate platform (whydonate.com/fundraising/ctvip) to sustain its mission of reducing violence in the Greater New Haven area.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CTVIP is a non-profit organization that deploys trained, certified credible messengers (Violence Prevention Professionals) to deliver violence interruption, conflict mediation, case management, mentorship, and reintegration services to high-risk youth ages 13-24 in Greater New Haven. The organization also runs specialized programs including the Hamden Juvenile Review Board diversion program, MakeHerSpace, MakeHisSpace, Workforce Readiness, Charde's Community Garden, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Skills of Socialization (SOS) programs inside correctional facilities.

Product overview

CTVIP (Connecticut Violence Intervention and Prevention) is a non-profit organization offering a portfolio of violence intervention and prevention programs centered on its Violence Prevention Professional (VPP) Program. The core offerings include Street Outreach Services and Reintegration Services, supported by specialized programs such as the Juvenile Review Board (Hamden Youth Diversion Project), MakeHerSpace, Workforce Readiness, and Charde's Community Garden. The organization also delivers Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Skills of Socialization (SOS) programs at correctional facilities. All programs follow a three-step methodology: Detect and Interrupt Potential Conflicts, Manage Existing Conflicts, and Change Community and Social Norms. The VPP Program serves as the primary mechanism for engaging high-risk youth through intensive mentoring and case management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Violence Prevention Professional (VPP) Program: Core program where trained credible messengers provide mentoring, violence interruption, case management, advocacy, mediation, and hospital responses to high-risk youth.
• Juvenile Review Board
• MakeHerSpace
• MakeHisSpace
• Workforce Readiness Program
• Charde's Community Garden

Products and services

• Violence Prevention Professional (VPP) Program A core program where trained, certified credible messengers mentor 15-20 high-risk youth per caseload, serve as alternatives to conflict, facilitate behavior changes, detect potential violent events, and assist in conflict mediation efforts for schools and service organizations.
• Street Outreach Services Violence Prevention Professionals (VPPs) support at-risk clients through case management, advocacy, mediation, hospital responses, group facilitation, mentoring, and job training to release clients from community violence in street and community settings.
• Reintegration Services Specialists with firsthand justice system experience provide case management and social skills groups to incarcerated, high-risk youth and adults to facilitate successful community reintegration.
• Hamden Youth Diversion Project (Juvenile Review Board) A community-based program diverting first-time juvenile offenders from the court system through intervention services, preventing further court involvement and promoting responsible behavior.
• MakeHerSpace Program A safe space for middle school girls created and stewarded by New Haven Public Schools, providing critical life skills development and self-expression support for at-risk young women.
• Workforce Readiness Program Prepares youth and young adults for career success by providing technical and soft skills training, professional behavior modeling, and job application support; CTVIP operates as a designated Youth at Work site.
• Charde's Community Garden Community garden built by clients, community members, and Yale School of Environment participants that teaches youth about healthy eating options in high-crime, low-income communities.
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Program Therapeutic program delivered at Manson Youth Institution and Cheshire Maximum Security Prison using Cognitive Behavioral Theory to teach youth skills for processing emotions and understanding connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors.
• Skills of Socialization (SOS) Program Social skills program run at correctional facilities including Manson Youth Institution and Cheshire Maximum Security Prison to facilitate positive behavioral changes in incarcerated youth and adults.

Quantifiable outcome

• 60% reduction in homicides in New Haven between 2016 and 2026 (YTD)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• New Haven Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTVIP's partnerships with the New Haven Police Department and other community-based groups has contributed to a reduction in violent crime among New Haven residents. VPPs work collaboratively with law enforcement to prevent violence and respond to incidents.
• Yale School of EnvironmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity members, clients, and members from the Yale School of Environment have built Charde's Community Garden that grows healthy food for youth, teaching them about healthy eating options in communities with limited access to fresh produce.
• New Haven Public SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMakeHerSpace and MakeHisSpace programs were created and stewarded by New Haven Public Schools to provide support for at-risk youth. The organization also operates workforce readiness programs in partnership with schools.
• Hamden SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHamden Schools refers youth exhibiting concerning behavior to the Hamden Juvenile Review Board (JRB) program. JRB is a community-based program diverting youth from the Juvenile Justice System.
• Clifford Beers Child Guidance ClinicsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Alice Forrester, Executive Director of Clifford Beers Child Guidance Clinic, serves on the Advisory Board, providing guidance on mental health and child welfare issues relevant to CTVIP's mission.
• Youth at Work (City of New Haven)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAs an extension of CTVIP's commitment to workforce readiness, the organization is a proud Youth at Work site, providing employment and job training opportunities for youth.
• Manson Youth InstitutioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTVIP enters Manson Youth Institution to run Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Skills of Socialization (SOS) programs for incarcerated youth, providing intervention services.
• Cheshire Maximum Security PrisoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCTVIP enters Cheshire Maximum Security Prison to run Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Skills of Socialization (SOS) programs for incarcerated adults, providing reintegration preparation.
• Quinnipiac UniversitysecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerCharles Collier, Assistant Dean, Health Careers Pathway at Quinnipiac University, serves on the Executive Board as Treasurer, contributing healthcare career pathway expertise.
• Hinkley Allen AssociatessecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerNobel Allen, Attorney at Hinkley Allen Associates, serves on the Advisory Board providing legal and strategic guidance.
• Ethan Miller Song FoundationsecondaryStrategic or Co-development PartnerKristin Song, Gun Safety Advocate and Founder of Ethan Miller Song Foundation, serves on the Board as a gun safety advocate bringing policy and advocacy expertise.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Cure Violence Global: Cure Violence is the original hospital- and street-based violence interrupter model, deploying trained workers to detect and mediate conflicts in high-risk communities. It is the closest direct comparable to CTVIP's VPP model and three-step intervention process.
• Roca: Roca operates high-intensity behavioral-change programming for young people involved in or at risk of violence and incarceration, including reentry services. Comparable to CTVIP's reintegration, CBT/SOS, and Workforce Readiness offerings for high-risk youth.
• Homeboy Industries: Homeboy Industries provides gang-involved and formerly incarcerated individuals with case management, mentoring, workforce training, and reentry support. Directly comparable to CTVIP's credible-messenger, reintegration, and Workforce Readiness programs.
• Advance Peace: Advance Peace runs the Peacemaker Fellowship, deploying credible messengers who work intensively with a small caseload of highest-risk individuals to reduce gun violence. Closely mirrors CTVIP's VPP caseload model and violence-interruption approach.
• READI Chicago: READI Chicago connects men most likely to be victims or perpetrators of gun violence with cognitive behavioral therapy, job training, and mentorship. Comparable to CTVIP's combination of CBT, workforce readiness, and credible-messenger mentoring.
• Boston TenPoint Coalition: The Boston TenPoint Coalition is a faith- and community-based violence interrupter network using street outreach and credible messengers to mediate conflicts. Directly comparable in mission and methodology to CTVIP's VPP program.
• Newark Community Street Team: Newark Community Street Team employs credible messengers to interrupt violence, mediate conflicts, and provide case management in Newark's highest-risk neighborhoods. Closely comparable to CTVIP's street-outreach and hospital-response model.

Others

• National Network for Safe Communities: NNSC is a policy and technical-assistance hub that supports group-violence-reduction and community-violence-intervention strategies at the city level. It is adjacent/enabling to CTVIP rather than a direct operator, but shapes the same field.
• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: OJJDP is a federal funder and policy body that channels significant grant dollars into juvenile diversion, mentoring, and reentry programs like CTVIP's Juvenile Review Board and reintegration work. Indirect peer as a key funder and ecosystem participant.

Emerging players

• Center for Court Innovation: The Center for Court Innovation runs community-based juvenile and adult diversion programs, problem-solving courts, and reentry initiatives across multiple cities. Comparable in the juvenile-justice-diversion and reentry portions of CTVIP's portfolio.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/connecticut-violence-intervention-prevention

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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