Center For Community Solutions (CCS)

Name

Center For Community Solutions (CCS)

Legal name

Center for Community Solutions

Website

https://ccssd.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Center for Community Solutions (CCS) is a San Diego County 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1969, providing trauma-informed crisis intervention, shelter, counseling, legal services, and prevention education to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Diego

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: General donations from individuals supporting survivors and prevention efforts. CCS operates as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with Tax ID 95-6379598.
2. Foundation Grants: Major foundation partners including Marriott Daughters Foundation, Walter J. & Betty C. Zable Foundation, Las Patronas, Alliance Healthcare Foundation, and others provide grant funding for programs and services.
3. Government Contracts: Federal funding from U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, California Office of Emergency Services, and local government (County of San Diego, City of San Diego, City of Escondido). The organization faced historic federal funding reductions in 2024 and 2025.
4. Special Events: Annual Tea & Tonic event is the largest source of unrestricted funding, raising $530,000 in 2025 and over $500,000 annually. Also includes events like Bridging Hearts holiday program and community fundraisers.
5. Planned Giving/Legacy Gifts: Legacy Circle planned giving program where donors include CCS in their estate planning. Donors become part of the Legacy Circle membership.
6. Workplace Giving & Matching Gifts: Corporate workplace giving campaigns and employer matching gift programs where companies match employee charitable contributions.
7. In-Kind Donations: New item donations including food, clothing, and daily essentials for survivors. CCS does not accept used items.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Center for Community Solutions (CCS) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers a comprehensive continuum of trauma-informed services to survivors of relationship and sexual violence in San Diego County. Its core offerings include a 24/7 confidential crisis hotline, individual/group/family/child counseling, no-cost legal services, emergency and long-term shelter, victim advocacy, and prevention education across three physical office locations.

Product overview

Center for Community Solutions (CCS) operates as a social services nonprofit organization offering a comprehensive suite of trauma-informed wrap-around services to survivors of relationship and sexual violence. The core service portfolio includes a 24/7 Crisis Hotline (the only county-wide toll-free hotline in San Diego), counseling services (individual, group, family, and child therapy), legal services (no-cost legal help for survivors), emergency and long-term shelter programs (Project Safehouse, Hidden Valley House, and Next Step housing), advocacy services, prevention education programs, and child services. Additional offerings include Crisis Intervention Training for professionals, volunteer programs, and annual fundraising events like Tea & Tonic and the Bridging Hearts holiday program. These services are provided in multiple languages with translation and ASL interpretation available, serving San Diego County residents at locations in Coastal, East County, and North County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24/7 Crisis Hotline
• Counseling Services
• Legal Services
• Emergency Shelter
• Next Step Long-Term Housing
• Advocacy Services
• Prevention Education
• Child Services
• Crisis Intervention Training
• Volunteer Programs
• Tea & Tonic Annual Fundraiser
• Bridging Hearts Holiday Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 16,911 individuals served in 2025
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Gabby Petito FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation founded by Gabby Petito's family provides training programs for multi-disciplined domestic violence response teams. CCS supports their collaborative whole-community approach to ensure unified understanding across nonprofits, schools, faith groups, and first responders. 2026 Tea & Tonic featured Gabby's family as guest speakers.
• High Tech High Charter SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCS partners with youth advocates at High Tech High schools to deliver in-depth prevention education curriculum addressing relationship and sexual violence. Over 400 students trained in consent, bystander intervention, and violence prevention at High Tech High Point Loma Village.
• Southwestern CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCS has an advocate outstationed at Southwestern College to provide sexual assault services to students. Part of CCS's presence on 8 local college campuses.
• Education COMPACTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCCS partnered with Education COMPACT on CDC-funded initiative bringing Escondido community together through 'Corazones Unidos' (United Hearts) group working on consent, teen dating, and healthy relationships education.
• Deaf Community ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner providing ASL interpretation services for CCS hotline and in-person services, enabling access for Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened, and DeafBlind individuals.
• Certified Languages InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationLanguage services partner connecting CCS hotline with interpreters for over 230 languages, enabling multilingual support for non-English speakers including Spanish, Arabic, and Kurdish speakers.
• UC San Diego HealthcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor healthcare system partner with representatives on CCS Board of Directors. Collaboration on serving survivors' healthcare needs and community health initiatives.
• Planned Parenthood of the Pacific SouthwestcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealthcare nonprofit partner with representative on CCS Board. Collaboration on reproductive health and violence prevention services.
• MintzcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaw firm partner with representatives on CCS Board and Advisory Board. Attorneys provide pro bono legal services and crisis counseling support.
• The Pride Law FirmcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLaw firm founded by CCS Board member Dante Pride, specializing in employment law, civil rights, and serious personal injury. Provides legal support for survivors.
• Law Offices of Amy RypinscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAttorney and CPA firm led by Advisory Board Co-Chair Amy Rypins, providing legal services for survivors.
• San Diego County Bar FoundationcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBar foundation providing support for legal services and access to justice programs for survivors.
• GoodwillminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral partner for used item donations countywide. CCS directs donors to Goodwill when unable to accept used items.
• McAlister InstituteminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral partner in East County for thrift store donations. Their social services clients benefit from affordable options on path to self-sufficiency.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• YWCA of San Diego County: San Diego-based nonprofit providing domestic violence shelter, counseling, and advocacy services to survivors. Operates Becky's House shelter and other wraparound programs overlapping directly with CCS's service portfolio in the same county.
• Community Resource Center: Encinitas-based social services nonprofit (serving North San Diego County) that operates domestic violence shelter and housing programs alongside food and family services. CCS's Chief Philanthropy Officer previously served as Director of PR and Development here, indicating close functional overlap.
• Social Advocates for Youth (SAY) San Diego: San Diego nonprofit serving vulnerable youth and families through counseling, housing, and prevention services. CCS's Chief Philanthropy Officer was previously VP of Resource Development at SAY, and the two organizations operate comparable wraparound service models in the same market.
• Jewish Family Service of San Diego: Large San Diego social services nonprofit offering counseling, case management, refugee services, and senior support. Comparable in scale (51-100+ employees), funding mix (grants + donations + government contracts), and breadth of social services offered.
• Alpha Project: San Diego-based nonprofit serving people experiencing homelessness, including domestic violence survivors. CCS's COO Amy Gonyeau previously served as COO of Alpha Project overseeing $25M in contracted programs, indicating operational and population overlap.

Regional players

• Peace Over Violence: Los Angeles-based nonprofit providing rape crisis, domestic violence, and stalking intervention services. Partnered with CCS in 2013 to launch the TRIUMPH trauma-informed training program, making it a direct functional peer in a different California geography.
• Casa de las Amigas: Pasadena-based nonprofit operating an emergency domestic violence shelter and providing counseling, legal advocacy, and prevention education - a service portfolio that closely mirrors CCS's, but geographically focused on the San Gabriel Valley rather than San Diego County.
• Laura's House: Orange County, California nonprofit providing emergency shelter, counseling, legal advocacy, and prevention education for domestic violence survivors. Operates a comparable continuum-of-care model in an adjacent Southern California county.

Broad incumbents

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest national anti-sexual violence organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline. Provides the macro-level hotline and public-awareness infrastructure against which CCS positions itself as a county-level specialist provider.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National 24/7 crisis hotline and resource hub for domestic violence survivors. Operates a broader national scope while CCS operates the only county-wide hotline in San Diego, making them complementary layers in the same service category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/CCS_SD
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYU8RsT5pepKWYoChCMMMvQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/CenterForCommunitySolutions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/center-for-community-solutions
• Instagraminstagram.com/ccs_sd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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