Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers

What Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers does

Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers (ONCAC), founded in 2002 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, is a private nonprofit statewide association composed of 37+ accredited and developing local Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) serving Ohio counties including Allen, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Hamilton, Lucas, Montgomery, Summit, and others. ONCAC coordinates Ohio's multidisciplinary response to child abuse — particularly child sexual abuse — by supporting member CACs that deliver one-time forensic interviewing, medical evaluations, mental health services, victim advocacy, case management, and prosecution support through Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDTs) that include law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, medical providers, mental health professionals, and victim advocates. In 2025, Ohio CACs served 11,919 children total (7,824 female; 4,095 male); about 55% of cases involved child sexual abuse.

The organization runs on a thin operational staff of 6 named professionals (CEO Danielle McCament Vandegriff, Senior Director of Programming, Programming Coordinator, Grant Management Coordinator, Administrative Assistant, and Accountant) and operates a Coalition Manager portal (oncac.coalitionmanager.org) — a third-party web-based platform for event management, resource management, membership/donation processing, and a public Ohio CAC county-by-county directory. ONCAC does not develop proprietary technology products and has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities. The technology surface area is limited to standard association tooling (website, newsletter, social media channels across Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and X), training event management, and the END-OHHT mobile app (iOS and Android) supporting human trafficking tip reporting routed to the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation.

ONCAC's business model is a nonprofit association revenue mix centered on biennial state government appropriations — Governor DeWine signed the FY 2026-2027 state budget allocating $6 million over the biennium to ONCAC to administer and distribute grants to member CACs — supplemented by individual memberships ($100/year), sponsor/partner organization memberships ($1,000/year), donations at any amount, and pass-through grant administration. The organization holds formal strategic partnerships with National Children's Alliance (accrediting body), Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center (regional resource center), the Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking Commission, and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation, and pursues community-led go-to-market through awareness campaigns, professional training events, and Child Abuse Prevention Month programming rather than commercial product sales.

Name

Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers

Legal name

Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers

Website

https://oncac.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers is a Columbus-based nonprofit association coordinating 37+ accredited local Children's Advocacy Centers across Ohio to investigate and treat child abuse through multidisciplinary teams, funded primarily by biennial state appropriations and grant administration.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. State Government Appropriations: ONCAC receives direct state budget appropriations from the Ohio state government. Governor DeWine signed FY 2026-2027 state budget allocating $6 million over the biennium to ONCAC for administering and distributing grants to Child Advocacy Centers to coordinate statewide access to investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child sexual abuse.
2. Membership Fees: Individual membership at $100 per year for any person/organization supporting the CAC/MDT model; Sponsor/Partner Organization membership at $1,000 per year for organizations with vested interest in Child Advocacy and active partnership with ONCAC.
3. Donations: ONCAC accepts donations at any amount from individuals not affiliated with a Child Advocacy Center. Donations support training, mission advancement, healing programs, and systemic change efforts.
4. Grant Administration: ONCAC administers and distributes grants to member Child Advocacy Centers statewide to coordinate investigation, prosecution, and treatment services. This represents pass-through funding rather than direct revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

ONCAC is a statewide nonprofit association that supports and coordinates a network of 37+ accredited and developing local Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) across Ohio counties. The organization provides multidisciplinary team coordination, training, grant administration, professional and parent resources, and public awareness campaigns to enable coordinated investigation, prosecution, and treatment of child sexual and physical abuse through the CAC model.

Product overview

The Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers (ONCAC) is a statewide association that supports accredited and developing local Children's Advocacy Centers (CACs) across Ohio. Rather than a single unified product, ONCAC offers a portfolio of coordinated services centered on the CAC model: multidisciplinary response services including forensic interviews, medical evaluations, mental health services, victim advocacy, and case coordination. Supporting services include a county-by-county CAC locator directory, professional and parent resource pages, training and events programming, grant administration for distributing state funding, annual Child Abuse Prevention Month initiatives, and a newsletter. The organization also provides access to the END-OHHT mobile application for human trafficking reporting. ONCAC functions as a membership-based association providing support, education, and networking to enhance Ohio's response to child abuse rather than operating as a technology product company.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) Services Coordination Coordinated multidisciplinary team services for child abuse investigations and treatment across law enforcement, CPS, prosecution, medical, and mental health providers; delivered through ONCAC's statewide network of CACs for child abuse victims and non-offending caregivers.
• Ohio CAC Locator Directory Public online directory that enables professionals and families to find Children's Advocacy Centers by Ohio county, providing contact information and referral pathways for each member center.
• Training and Events Program Professional development and training programs for CAC staff and multidisciplinary team members, covering minimal facts interviewing, forensic interviewing resources, human trafficking response, SANE exam protocols, and testimony training.
• Grant Administration Services

Quantifiable outcome

• $1,000 average savings in investigatory costs per child abuse case
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• National Children's Alliance (NCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCA is the national organization providing accreditation and standards for Children's Advocacy Centers. ONCAC operates as an accredited chapter of NCA. The partnership ensures Ohio CACs meet national standards and access national resources, training, and statistics.
• Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center (MRCAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMRCAC serves as the regional resource center for the Midwest, providing training, technical assistance, and support to state chapters including ONCAC. Partnership enables access to regional expertise and coordination across state CAC networks.
• Ohio Attorney General's Human Trafficking CommissionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerONCAC collaborates with the Ohio AG's Human Trafficking Commission Victim Services Committee to provide victim services directory access, coordinate trafficking response training, and promote the ENDOHHT reporting app and hotline (844-END-OHHT).
• Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation - Criminal Intelligence UnitmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerONCAC directs reporting of suspected human trafficking to the Ohio BCI Criminal Intelligence Unit via the non-emergency hotline 844-END-OHHT and text/online tip form. Partnership enables statewide human trafficking tip reporting infrastructure.
• Ohio Chamber of CommerceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerONCAC hosted Coffee for Kids networking event at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce location to kick off Child Abuse Prevention Month. Partnership provides venue and access to business community for awareness and fundraising.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerONCAC links to NCMEC NetSmartz resources for online safety education and Netsmartz resources for parents and families dealing with online exploitation and human trafficking concerns.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• National Children's Alliance State Chapters (general): The broader ecosystem of NCA-affiliated state CAC chapters (e.g., Georgia, Pennsylvania, Illinois) collectively serve as the most direct structural peer set for ONCAC, all performing statewide coordination of accredited CACs.

Direct peers

• Midwest Regional Children's Advocacy Center (MRCAC): The regional resource center providing training, technical assistance, and support to state CAC chapters including ONCAC across the Midwest. Operates at the same statewide-network coordination role as ONCAC but at a multi-state regional level.
• New York Children's Alliance: Statewide CAC network association for New York. Comparable member-services and training role to ONCAC, with similar emphasis on MDT coordination and statewide advocacy for child abuse response.
• National Children's Alliance: The national accrediting body and umbrella organization for Children's Advocacy Centers. ONCAC is an accredited state chapter of NCA, making NCA the most direct structural peer and the entity that defines the CAC standards ONCAC's members must meet.
• Florida Network of Children's Advocacy Centers: Florida's statewide network of Children's Advocacy Centers, analogous in structure and mission to ONCAC. Provides accreditation support, training, and legislative advocacy for member CACs in Florida.
• Texas Children's Advocacy Centers: Texas's statewide network of Children's Advocacy Centers, structurally analogous to ONCAC. Comparable mission, accreditation, member-center model, and state funding dynamic, but operating in a much larger geography.
• CACs of California: California's statewide association for Children's Advocacy Centers. Performs the same role as ONCAC in coordinating accredited CACs, training MDT professionals, and administering state funding in California.

Broad incumbents

• Darkness to Light: National organization focused on child sexual abuse prevention training and awareness. Comparable in addressing child abuse but emphasizes upstream prevention training rather than post-disclosure coordinated investigation.
• Prevent Child Abuse America: National nonprofit focused on child abuse prevention through public awareness, advocacy, and state chapter network. Operates in adjacent space (prevention vs. post-abuse response) but shares a similar member-network and awareness-driven model.

Regional players

• Ohio Domestic Violence Network: Ohio-focused statewide coalition addressing domestic violence with adjacent but distinct scope from ONCAC. Operates in Ohio with similar nonprofit-network structure and state funding, but serves adult survivors rather than child abuse cases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/OhioNetworkOfChildrensAdvocacyCenters
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ohio-network-of-children-s-advocacy-centers
• Instagraminstagram.com/ohionetworkcac

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

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