2011
JusticePoint was incorporated
2013
Co-founders oversaw two non-profits (JusticePoint & Justice Initiatives Institute) & discovered inefficiencies:
Oversight of two legal entities with no legal connection
Duplication of efforts with two separate Boards of Directors
Difficulties with purchasing group healthcare
2014
The Difference Principle was founded
JusticePoint & Justice Initiatives Institute became subsidiaries of The Difference Principle
The Difference Principle developed a Board of Trustees
Bylaws of JP & JII amended to a membership structure; sole member is the Board of Trustees
JP & JII retained independent Board of Directors; all fiduciary responsibility lies with TDP Board of Trustees
Group health and other employee benefits purchased as one large group under TDP
All back-office functions such as Administration, Human Resources, Accounting, benefits negotiation, etc. became the responsibility of the TDP Executive Leadership team
2015
Starting Point, Inc. became a subsidiary of TDP
2019
COPE Services, Inc. merged into Starting Point, Inc.
2019
Board of Trustees & co-founders examined mission drift occurring under JusticePoint, Inc. & Starting Point, Inc.
JusticePoint, Inc. was providing behavioral health-related services to non-justice-involved clients
Starting Point, Inc. was providing justice-related services
TDP co-founders wanted to realign existing programs under a more appropriate mission & vision
2020
Starting Point, Inc. reimagined as Sirona Recovery, Inc.
Starting Point, Inc. and several JusticePoint, Inc. programs combined under the new brand Sirona Recovery, Inc.
2022
Executive Management began offering The Difference Principle’s administrative services to other non-profit organizations