The Children's Home Society of NJ

What The Children's Home Society of NJ does

The Children's Home Society of New Jersey (CHSofNJ, dba CHSNJ) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1894 and headquartered at 635 South Clinton Avenue, Trenton, NJ. The organization delivers a continuum of child welfare, family support, and early-childhood services to at-risk infants, children, youth, and families across New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. Its program portfolio is organized into seven core areas: Adoption & Birth Parent Services (including domestic adoption, foster care, and post-adoption search/reunion); Kinship Services (Navigator, Wraparound, Legal Guardianship across seven NJ counties); Counseling Services (trauma-informed clinical care, FACES, separation/loss counseling); School-Based Services (TEDI dance program, 21st Century Community Learning Centers, Kidsbridge); Ocean County CCR&R Childcare Resources and Referral; Maternal Child Health & Family Success Centers (WIC, prenatal programs, three Family Success Centers, Community Doulas); and Head Start/Early Head Start (center-based and home-based). Services are delivered in English, Polish, Spanish, and Kreyòl from 12 locations.

The organization's revenue model is a hybrid of government funding and private philanthropy. Federal grants flow through WIC, Head Start/Early Head Start, and 21st Century Community Learning Centers; state contracts are primarily with the NJ Department of Children & Families for child welfare and the NJ Kinship Navigator program; additional income comes from individual and corporate donations, planned giving/endowments, and adoption service fees (which are not publicly disclosed). Distribution is direct-to-family via physical sites plus home-based and school/community-based delivery; the GTM motion is community-led and referral-driven through state agencies, schools, and healthcare partners. In FY 2023-2024, CHSofNJ reported touching 73,278 lives, with its largest program by volume being Community Family & Support (59,051 individuals), followed by Maternal Child Health (10,504), School-Based Youth Development (1,242), and Child Welfare (1,610). The organization is led by President & CEO Julie Dees (MBA, LPC) with a Board of Trustees chaired by Micah Parker, and reports 300 paid staff and 900 volunteers.

Name

The Children's Home Society of NJ

Legal name

The Children's Home Society of New Jersey

Website

https://chsofnj.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1894

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Children's Home Society of New Jersey is a 131-year-old Trenton-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit delivering adoption, foster care, kinship support, trauma-informed counseling, Head Start, WIC, and family success services to at-risk children and families across 12 locations in New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare and Family Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ), Family & Parenting Education (Family Literacy, Parenting Skills) (EDAAAFAF)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Adoption and foster care
• Early childhood education
• Kinship caregiver support
• Family counseling services

Headquarters

HQ city

Trenton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Federal Government Grants: Federally funded programs including WIC (Women, Infants, and Children), 21st Century Community Learning Centers, and Head Start/Early Head Start programs
2. State Contracts: State-funded child welfare and family support services contracted through New Jersey Department of Children & Families
3. Individual and Corporate Donations: Monetary contributions from individuals and corporations supporting the organization's mission
4. Planned Giving and Endowments: Legacy gifts, bequests, life insurance, and memorial gifts

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

The Children's Home Society of New Jersey is a nonprofit social services organization delivering a comprehensive continuum of child welfare, family support, adoption, early childhood education, and clinical counseling services to at-risk infants, children, youth, and families across New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. Core offerings span licensed adoption and foster care, kinship caregiver support, Head Start/Early Head Start early childhood education, WIC maternal child health services, trauma-informed counseling, and school-based youth development programs, all delivered directly through 12 service locations.

Product overview

The Children's Home Society of New Jersey offers a comprehensive suite of social services organized into seven core program areas: Adoption & Birth Parent Services, Kinship Services, Counseling Services, School Based Services, Ocean County CCR&R/Childcare Subsidy & Early Childhood Education, Maternal Child Health & Family Success Centers, and Head Start & Early Head Start. The organization operates as a nonprofit social services agency rather than a technology product company. The main service portfolio includes licensed adoption services with counseling and foster care, kinship navigator and wraparound programs for relative caregivers, trauma-informed clinical counseling, school-based enrichment including the TEDI dance program, early childhood education through Head Start, and maternal/child health services including WIC and family success centers. Services are delivered statewide from 12 locations throughout New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Adoption & Birth Parent Services
• Kinship Services
• Counseling Services
• School Based Services
• Ocean County CCR&R, Childcare Subsidy & Early Childhood Education
• Head Start & Early Head Start
• Maternal Child Health & Family Success Centers
• Post-Adoption Background & Search
• CHSofNJ Foster Care
• Domestic Adoption
• FACES (Families and Children Enhancing Emotional Success)
• Mercer SHIP/Medicare

Quantifiable outcome

• 73,278 lives touched in FY 2023-2024
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• NJ Department of Children & FamiliescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary state government partner funding and overseeing child welfare, kinship navigator, and family support services. CHSofNJ delivers NJ Kinship Navigator services in seven counties (Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, Hunterdon, Somerset, Ocean, and Union).
• Capital HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHealthcare system partner providing healthcare access connections for CHSofNJ families.
• GOTrenton!minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTransportation partnership providing FREE rides for WIC participants to the Ewing WIC clinic through the GOTrenton app and kiosks located throughout Trenton.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boys Town: Nationally recognized nonprofit providing child welfare, family services, behavioral health, and education programs across multiple states. Overlaps with CHSofNJ on adoption, family preservation, clinical counseling, and school-based services.
• Children's Home Society of California: Sister organization in the Children's Home Society network, providing adoption, foster care, counseling, and child welfare services across California with a similar multi-program, state-contracted nonprofit model. Closest structural analogue to CHSofNJ.
• Children's Aid Society (NYC): One of the oldest and largest child welfare and family services nonprofits in the U.S., providing adoption, foster care, counseling, early childhood, and community-based family services in NYC. Direct model and scope parallel to CHSofNJ across essentially the same service continuum.
• Children's Home Society of Washington: Another state-level Children's Home Society affiliate delivering adoption, family support, counseling, and early childhood services in Washington state. Comparable organizational form and revenue mix (government contracts + donations + fees).

Broad incumbents

• KVC Health Systems: National child welfare and behavioral health nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, family preservation, and residential services across multiple states. Broader geographic footprint and more residential-care-heavy model, but directly comparable on family services and government contracting.
• Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health: National nonprofit operating residential and community-based behavioral health and child welfare programs across multiple states. Larger and more clinically focused than CHSofNJ, but overlaps on trauma-informed counseling, foster care, and family services.

Emerging players

• Prevent Child Abuse-New Jersey: Statewide NJ nonprofit focused on child abuse prevention, parent education, and family support advocacy. Smaller and more advocacy-oriented than CHSofNJ, but operates in the same NJ prevention space and overlaps on home visiting and family strengthening services.

Regional players

• Family Connections (Newark, NJ): New Jersey-based nonprofit providing adoption, counseling, early childhood, and family support services in the Newark area. Competes with CHSofNJ for NJ DCF contracts and serves overlapping at-risk family populations in NJ.
• Jewish Family & Children's Service of Greater Philadelphia: Multi-service nonprofit serving the Eastern PA region (where CHSofNJ's Morrisville adoption office operates) with counseling, adoption, foster care, and family support services. Direct geographic and programmatic overlap with CHSofNJ's PA operations.
• Catholic Charities of New Jersey: Faith-based nonprofit providing adoption, foster care, counseling, immigration, and family services across NJ. Operates in the same geography and competes for the same state contracts and DCF relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/chsofnj
• Facebookfacebook.com/CHSofNJ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-childrens-home-society-of-nj
• Instagraminstagram.com/chsofnj
• Xx.com/chsofnj_bpc

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors2 records

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Investments

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