Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services

What Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services does

Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit social-services organization headquartered in LaGrange, Georgia, with campuses in Columbus (GA), Macon (GA), and Opelika (AL). It operates a continuum of programs for abused, neglected, and at-risk children, youth, and families, including residential group homes (Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home for females, Bradfield Center and Georgia Industrial Children's Home for males, plus the Connections step-down program), three Child Advocacy Centers (Children's Tree House, CAC of Troup County, Twin Cedars CAC of East Alabama), two CASA volunteer programs (Chattahoochee CASA, Lee County CASA), Therapeutic Foster Care, and a portfolio of prevention and family-support programs (Partners in Prevention Project, Darkness to Light, Safe Families for Children, Troup County Prevention Coalition, Circle of Care, Keeping Family Connections). Services are delivered directly by paid staff and trained volunteers; on-campus accredited schooling is provided through Ault Academy (Cognia-accredited) and Mary Jane Underwood Academy.

The organization traces its roots to 1845 and took its current form through a 1993 merger of the Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home and the West Georgia Youth Council, with subsequent combinations including Georgia Industrial Children's Home (2009), and additions of CASA and Child Advocacy Center programs in 2008, 2011, and 2013. It holds accreditations from the Council on Accreditation (COA), National Children's Alliance (NCA), Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia (CACGA), Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers (ANCAC), Cognia, and ACCT. It is led by Executive Director Sheri Cody (since January 2017, prior 13 years as Deputy Director) and employs 251–500 staff.

The business model is hybrid. The primary revenue stream is government contracts: state social-service agencies (Georgia DFCS, Department of Juvenile Justice) and the Multi-Agency Alliance for Children fund residential placements, foster care, and advocacy services through Rates Based on Outcomes (RBWO) and similar arrangements. A secondary stream consists of individual donations (one-time, recurring "Friends of Twin Cedars," planned giving, in-kind), corporate sponsorships, and a calendar of signature fundraising events (Pull for a Purpose, FORE THE KIDS Golf Scramble, Red Shoe Party, among others). United Way partnerships and foundation grants (notably from the Callaway Foundation) provide additional support. All services are provided at no cost to clients.

Name

Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services

Legal name

Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, Inc.

Website

https://twincedars.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating residential group homes, child advocacy centers, CASA volunteer programs, therapeutic foster care, and prevention services for abused and at-risk children across Georgia and Alabama.

Ownership category

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Product category

Child Welfare and Youth Residential Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Child welfare services
• Residential treatment programs
• Therapeutic foster care
• Child advocacy centers
• Youth and family prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagrange

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts: Twin Cedars receives funding through contracts with state social service agencies including the Department of Family and Children Services (DFCS), Department of Juvenile Justice, and Multi-Agency Alliance for Children (MAAC). Services are paid through government-funded foster care reimbursements (RBWO), DFCS contracts, and juvenile justice placements.
2. Individual and Corporate Donations: The organization accepts one-time gifts, recurring donations through the Friends of Twin Cedars program, in-kind donations, planned giving (bequests, retirement plans, life insurance, stocks), and corporate sponsorships. The organization holds a Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid.
3. Fundraising Events: Twin Cedars hosts multiple signature fundraising events throughout the year including Pull for a Purpose (clay shooting), Serving Hope Pickleball Tournament, Kickoff for a Cause, FORE THE KIDS Golf Scramble, Pancakes and Pajamas, Behind the Mask, Bites Brews and Blues, and Red Shoe Party. Events are hosted in Macon, Columbus, Opelika and LaGrange.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services, Inc. is a nonprofit social services organization that provides a continuum of programs for abused and neglected children, youth in state custody, foster families, and at-risk families across west/central Georgia and east Alabama. Its offerings include CASA volunteer advocacy, child advocacy centers providing forensic interviews and trauma-focused therapy, therapeutic foster care, residential treatment homes, prevention education, on-campus schooling, and team-building services—all delivered free to clients and funded primarily through state agency contracts and philanthropic support.

Product overview

Twin Cedars Youth and Family Services is a non-profit organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of programs for children, youth, and families. The organization operates across Georgia and Alabama through multiple interconnected service lines: Child Advocacy Centers (Chattahoochee CASA, Lee County CASA, Twin Cedars Child Advocacy Center, Children's Advocacy Center of Troup County, Children's Tree House) that provide forensic interviews, counseling, and victim advocacy; Residential Programs (Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home for females, Bradfield Center for males, Connections step-down program, Georgia Industrial Children's Home) offering 24-hour care and treatment; Prevention Programs (Partners in Prevention Project, Darkness to Light, Safe Families for Children, Troup County Prevention Coalition, Circle of Care) focused on prevention and family support; Therapeutic Foster Care connecting children to foster homes; and ancillary services including Ault Academy (on-campus accredited school) and Team Building programs. Together, these programs serve vulnerable children and families through advocacy, residential care, foster care, prevention education, and community support services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Twin Cedars Youth Services, Inc. Previous legal name used from 1993 to 2013
• TCYFS

Products and services

• Chattahoochee CASA Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program that recruits, trains, and supports volunteers who are appointed by juvenile court judges to advocate for abused and neglected children in dependency proceedings within the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit.
• Lee County CASA CASA volunteer program serving abused and neglected children from birth to age 19 in Lee County, Alabama, with court-appointed volunteer advocates.
• Twin Cedars Child Advocacy Center, Inc. (East Alabama) Child Advocacy Center providing forensic interviews, free counseling, and victim advocacy for sexually and severely physically abused children in Lee and Macon counties, Alabama.
• Children's Advocacy Center of Troup County Children's advocacy center offering a coordinated, multidisciplinary approach to serving child abuse victims within the Coweta Judicial Circuit, including forensic interviews, trauma-focused therapy, and victim advocacy.
• Children's Tree House Children's Advocacy Center serving child victims of sexual, emotional, and physical abuse, sex trafficking, exploitation, neglect, and witnesses to homicide and violent crimes in the Chattahoochee Judicial Circuit, with forensic interviews via the Georgia Partnership for Telehealth Network.
• Therapeutic Foster Care Foster care program recruiting, training, and supporting therapeutic foster families who provide care for children from birth to 21 years old placed through DFCS and MAAC, with 24-hour agency support and resources.
• Partners in Prevention Project (PIPP) Substance abuse prevention education program funded through the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (SAMSHA Strategic Prevention Framework), offering evidence-based programs such as Parents Who Host Lose the Most and Too Good for Drugs in Troup and Meriwether Counties.
• Keeping Family Connections Supervised visitation program providing regularly scheduled visits between non-custodial parents and their children with trained monitors in Lee County, Alabama.
• Darkness to Light Evidence-based child sexual abuse prevention program offering the Stewards of Children training curriculum to educate adults to prevent, recognize, and react responsibly to child sexual abuse.
• Safe Families for Children Family preservation movement that equips and utilizes churches to recruit host families, family friends, resource friends, and family coaches as alternatives to foster care, with the goal of preventing child abuse and reducing unnecessary foster care entries.
• Troup County Prevention Coalition Community coalition working to reduce and prevent alcohol, drug, and tobacco use among Troup County youth through collaborative efforts, community activities, and receipt of a federal Drug-Free Communities grant.
• Circle of Care Teen parent and young adult empowerment program providing home and center-based parent education, family assessments, life skills training, and community linkage for adolescents ages 10-23 in Troup County, using Parents as Teachers (PAT) Foundational curriculum.
• Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home Residential treatment program for females ages 12-17 who have experienced sexual trauma, providing 24-hour care, mental health services, and on-campus schooling on a 15-acre, three-cottage campus in Columbus, Georgia.
• Connections Step-down residential program for males ages 14-21 who have completed intensive treatment for sexually aggressive or traumatic behaviors, supporting transition to community, family, and resources for long-term success in LaGrange, Georgia.
• Bradfield Center Residential treatment program serving up to 45 males ages 9-17 who have experienced trauma related to sexual abuse and exhibit behavioral challenges, providing mental health services and on-campus schooling in LaGrange, Georgia.
• Ault Academy / Mary Jane Underwood Academy Cognia-accredited on-campus school serving residential youth at Bradfield Center and Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home, delivering standards-aligned education.
• Georgia Industrial Children's Home Residential program on a 200-acre campus in Macon, Georgia serving males ages 11-18 who have experienced trauma, with five cottages, educational support, independent living services, and a team-building program.
• Team Building ACCT-accredited low and high ropes course team-building programs for organizations, companies, schools, and groups, delivered at the Columbus, LaGrange, and Macon campuses or as mobile team building.

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Children's Healthcare of AtlantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for telemedicine equipment and pediatric forensic pathology supervision. Through this partnership, SANEs (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners) at Children's Tree House receive supervision from a Pediatric Forensic Pathologist and Child Abuse Specialists using telemedicine equipment.
• Georgia Partnership for Telehealth NetworksupportingTechnology or IntegrationChildren's Tree House is part of the Georgia Partnership for Telehealth Network, one of the leading and most comprehensive telemedicine networks in the nation, through partnership with Children's Healthcare of Atlanta.
• Habitat for Humanity and Jimmy Carter Work ProjectcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerIn 2003, through a unique partnership with Habitat for Humanity and The Jimmy Carter Work Project, the Magnolias Campus was constructed in LaGrange, Georgia.
• Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerPIPP (Partners in Prevention Project) is funded through the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities using SAMSHA's Strategic Prevention Framework. DBHDD extended prevention efforts to include substances beyond tobacco in 2017.
• Callaway FoundationsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerCallaway Foundation granted TCYFS use of the Coleman Center for $1/year lease and funded $1,450,000 in renovations. Also provided grant for Darkness to Light program launch in 2013.
• Troup Family Connections Authority, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Troup Family Connections Authority and Georgia Center for Child Advocacy to launch Darkness to Light in Troup County in 2013. Also partnered for construction of Magnolias Campus.
• Georgia Center for Child AdvocacysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Troup Family Connections Authority to launch Darkness to Light (D2L) in July 2013, a Georgia Stewards for Children Initiative.
• National Children's Alliance (NCA)coreOthersCAC of Troup County is fully accredited through NCA. Accreditation ensures evidence-based best practices are being met.
• Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia, Inc. (CACGA)coreOthersCAC of Troup County is accredited through CACGA. Chattahoochee CASA is a member of Georgia CASA Association.
• National CASA/GAL AssociationcoreOthersMember in good standing with National CASA Association and Alabama CASA Association. Chattahoochee CASA is a member of National CASA/GAL Association in Georgia CASA Association.
• Council on Accreditation (COA)coreOthersTwin Cedars and all its programs are accredited by the Council on Accreditation (COA). This accreditation ensures quality services in an environment of minimal risk.
• Alabama Network of Children's Advocacy Centers (ANCAC)coreOthersTwin Cedars Child Advocacy Center is fully accredited through ANCAC, ensuring evidence-based best practices.
• National Parents as Teachers (PAT)supportingOthersCircle of Care staff is certified through National Parents as Teachers (PAT) Foundational to teach their curriculum.
• CogniacoreOthersAult Academy is accredited by Cognia (formerly AdvancED, SACS). The school is also approved by the Georgia Department of Education.
• The Association for Challenge Course Technology (ACCT)supportingOthersTwin Cedars holds accreditation from ACCT for their team building ropes courses.
• United Way of the Chattahoochee ValleysupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerChattahoochee CASA is a community partner of United Way of the Chattahoochee Valley. Lee County CASA also has United Way partnership.
• Troup County School SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircle of Care operates in partnership with Troup County DFCS and District Four Health Services. Also partnered for development of Magnolias Campus.
• Muscogee County School SystemsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAt Anne Elizabeth Shepherd Home, Ault Academy operates under agreement with Muscogee County School System, with teachers provided by the Board of Education.
• Mercer University, Wesleyan College, Middle Georgia State CollegesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerThese universities provide volunteers and interns who enhance the Georgia Industrial Children's Home program.
• Local Running and Biking ClubssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with local running and biking clubs to maintain over seven miles of cultivated trails on GICH campus. Partners with local schools for cross country meets.
• ChurchescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSafe Families works to utilize and equip churches to recruit host families who will serve as alternatives to foster care. Three church levels: Participating Church, Lead Church, and Community Lead Church.
• Troup County School SystemcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAult Academy operates under agreement with Troup County School System. Teachers work with Twin Cedars staff and Troup County School system liaisons.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Boys Town: National nonprofit operating residential group homes, in-home family services, and community programs for at-risk youth. Highly comparable comprehensive continuum model, federally and state-funded, with similar mission and operating scale.
• KidsPeace: National nonprofit providing residential treatment, community-based programs, and foster care for children and adolescents in crisis. Comparable model combining residential treatment with community mental health and prevention services.
• Palmer Home for Children: Mississippi-based nonprofit providing residential care, family services, and Christ-centered support for children in need. Closely comparable residential and family services model serving southeastern U.S. youth.
• Olive Crest: California and western U.S.-focused nonprofit providing residential, foster care, adoption, and prevention services for at-risk children. Comparable comprehensive wraparound service model with multiple program lines.
• Arrow Child & Family Ministries: Texas-based nonprofit providing residential treatment, foster care, and family preservation services for abused and neglected children. Similar faith-informed, multi-program operating model.
• Maryville Academy: Chicago-area nonprofit offering residential treatment, foster care, behavioral health, and youth services. Directly comparable in combining residential, foster care, and community programs under a single nonprofit.
• Children's Home & Aid: Illinois-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, residential, and family support services. Similar broad child welfare portfolio and state-contract dependent operating model.

Regional players

• Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina: Regional nonprofit operating residential campuses, family services, and foster care across the southeastern U.S. Comparable residential and family services model with similar faith-based heritage.
• Children's Home Society of California: California-focused nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family services to children and youth. Similar mission and program mix, operating in a different state geography.

Others

• National Children's Alliance: National accreditation and standards body for Children's Advocacy Centers. Twin Cedars' CACs (Children's Tree House, Troup County, East Alabama) are accredited through NCA, making NCA a key ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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