Depaul Community Resources

What Depaul Community Resources does

DePaul Community Resources is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) human services organization founded in 1977 and headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. It delivers a coordinated continuum of services — foster care, adoption, counseling, telepsychiatry, sponsored residential, agency-directed in-home care, OPTIONS day support, independent living, and kinship care — to children, families, and individuals with developmental and intellectual disabilities across Central and Southwest Virginia. The organization operates 12 office locations and supports more than 750 individuals and families annually through 170+ professional staff and a network of over 400 licensed care providers, foster and adoptive parents, and volunteers. Referral relationships with local Departments of Social Services and Community Services Boards are the primary intake channel.

The organization's core products are service lines rather than technology products; no proprietary platform or software stack is described. Telepsychiatry is delivered via video conferencing through partnerships with Centra Health Systems and Carilion Health Systems. Technology presence is limited to a WordPress-based website (depaulcr.org), a Stories of Hope blog, the Expressions newsletter, YouTube and Facebook/Instagram channels, and two podcasts (Unsettled, Opening Doors). No patents, proprietary AI/ML systems, or third-party software integrations are disclosed.

DePaul's revenue model is diversified across four streams: (1) government grants and contracts from VDSS, DBHDS, and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption; (2) Medicaid waiver reimbursement for developmental disability and agency-directed services (CCC+, DD waivers); (3) private insurance and self-pay for counseling and substance abuse services (intake $150, sessions $65); and (4) charitable donations plus special events. Most services are delivered at no cost to families thanks to grant funding. The go-to-market motion is community-led, relying on local recruiters, partnerships with government agencies, and direct outreach to recruit foster parents and care providers.

Name

Depaul Community Resources

Legal name

DePaul Community Resources

Website

https://depaulcr.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

DePaul Community Resources is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) human services organization founded in 1977 that delivers foster care, adoption, counseling, and developmental disability services to children, families, and individuals across Central and Southwest Virginia through 12 offices and a 400+ provider network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Human Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities (6232), Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities (623210)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090), Services-Home Health Care Services (8082)

akta.pro primary industry

Maternal, Child & Family Health Organizations (BPAGACAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Companion Care & Social Support (non-clinical) (HLADAGAB), Maternal, Women’s & Family Virtual Care Programs (Payer-Sponsored) (HLALACAJ)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Adoption services
• Developmental disabilities support
• Community-based counseling
• Human services nonprofit

Headquarters

HQ city

Roanoke

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Giving: DePaul accepts donations from individuals, families, corporate sponsors, foundations, and board/staff members. Multiple giving options include one-time gifts, monthly giving, multi-year pledges, stock gifts, IRA charitable distributions, and legacy/planned gifts.
2. Government Grants and Contracts: Funded by grants from Virginia Department of Social Services, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services, and the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption for adoption services.
3. Medicaid Waiver Services: Many services for individuals with developmental disabilities are funded through Medicaid waivers including CCC+ waiver for Agency-Directed Services and developmental disabilities waivers for Sponsored Residential and OPTIONS Day Support.
4. Insurance and Self-Pay: Mental health outpatient counseling and substance abuse services funded by Medicaid insurance and most private insurance plans. Self-pay options available for those without insurance (intake $150, sessions $65).
5. Special Events and Campaigns: Revenue generated through workplace campaigns, Facebook fundraisers, event sponsorships, and the Bridge to Hope Fund for immediate financial assistance needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Depaul Community Resources provides a continuum of human services across Central and Southwest Virginia, including foster care, adoption services, counseling (outpatient, home-based, crisis, and telepsychiatry), sponsored residential care, agency-directed in-home services, OPTIONS day support, independent living programs, and kinship care for children, families, and individuals with developmental disabilities. Services are delivered through 12 office locations and supported by a network of more than 400 care providers, foster and adoptive parents, and volunteers, serving over 750 individuals and families annually.

Product overview

DePaul Community Resources operates as a coordinated suite of human services spanning foster care, adoption, counseling, and developmental disabilities support across Central and Southwest Virginia. The core service portfolio includes Foster Care (temporary family placements), Adoption Services (pre/post-adoption through ATCP and Wendy's Wonderful Kids), Counseling Services (outpatient, home-based, crisis intervention, and telepsychiatry), Sponsored Residential (home-based disability care), Agency-Directed Services (Medicaid waiver in-home support), OPTIONS Day Support (adult disability day programs), Independent Living (youth transition services), and Kinship Care (relative placement support). These services are coordinated through 12 office locations and share common referral, enrollment, and outcomes tracking processes. The organization also produces storytelling content including documentaries and podcasts to raise awareness and engage the community.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OPTIONS Day Support: Opening People to Individual Opportunities in a Network of Support - day support services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Wendy's Wonderful Kids
• Regional Post-Adoption Consortium Services (RPACS)
• Agency-Directed Services
• Bridge to Hope Fund

Products and services

• Foster Care Temporary out-of-home placement services matching children and teens with nurturing foster families, including treatment foster care, sibling group placements, emergency placements, and pre-adoptive placements.
• Adoption Services Pre-adoption and post-adoption services helping children in foster care find permanent homes through the Adoption Through Collaborative Partnerships (ATCP) program and Wendy's Wonderful Kids recruitment.
• Counseling Services Community-based mental health and substance abuse counseling including outpatient counseling, intensive in-home services, family engagement, crisis intervention, and therapeutic mentoring.
• Telepsychiatry Services Remote psychiatric care via video conferencing provided through partnerships with Centra Health Systems and Carilion Health Systems, enabling children and adolescents to receive psychiatric care without travel barriers.
• Sponsored Residential Home-based residential care matching children and adults with developmental disabilities to compassionate sponsored residential providers who offer personalized support in family settings.
• Agency-Directed Services Medicaid waiver-funded in-home caregiving support enabling individuals with disabilities and aging populations to remain in their homes, with services including meal preparation, personal care, medication reminders, and transportation assistance.
• OPTIONS Day Support Day support services for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities offering social inclusion, skill-building, and community engagement through centers in Madison Heights and Fishersville.
• Independent Living Transition support services helping young adults aging out of foster care develop life skills, achieve self-sufficiency, and transition to adulthood through case management, life skills training, and apartment programs.
• Kinship Care Services finding foster placements within a young person's extended family, including home approval for relative caregivers, support services for LDSS-approved kinship caregivers, and search and engagement services.

Quantifiable outcome

• 190 children and teens received adoption support; 109 officially welcomed into forever homes
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Dave Thomas Foundation for AdoptioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Dave Thomas Foundation funds DePaul's Wendy’s Wonderful Kids program, which places child-focused adoption recruiters to serve children who have been in foster care the longest, including teenagers, children with special needs, and siblings. This evidence-based model has proven up to 3x more effective.
• Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS)coreOthersVDSS provides grant funding for DePaul’s adoption program and post-adoption consortium services covering Western and Piedmont regions of Virginia.
• Virginia Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Services (DBHDS)coreOthersDBHDS licenses DePaul’s sponsored residential homes and provides regulatory oversight for developmental disability services.
• Virginia Community Services Boards (CSBs)minorOthersCSBs serve as the point of entry into the publicly funded system of services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, referring individuals to DePaul services.
• Centra Health SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through individual provider relationships to deliver telepsychiatry services via video conferencing to DePaul clients.
• Carilion Health SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership through individual provider relationships to deliver telepsychiatry services via video conferencing to DePaul clients.
• Commonwealth Catholic CharitiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Regional Post-Adoption Consortium along with VDSS, operating quarterly meetings to advance adoption-related issues and build trauma-informed communities.
• Adoption Support Organizations (Northern/Central/Eastern Virginia)minorOthersReferral partnerships with adoption support agencies serving regions outside DePaul’s Western and Piedmont service areas.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Benchmark Human Services: National nonprofit providing residential, day, and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Comparable service bundle to DePaul's IDD programs with similar family-based care philosophy.
• Sevita Health: Large national provider of home and community-based services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Directly comparable to DePaul's sponsored residential and ADS programs but at vastly greater scale and with technology infrastructure.
• National Counseling Group: Multi-state behavioral health and foster care services provider operating across the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. Direct competitor for therapeutic foster care, counseling, and community-based mental health contracts.
• Intercept Health: Virginia-headquartered behavioral health and developmental disability services provider offering counseling, case management, and community-based services. Direct overlap with DePaul's counseling and community-based services portfolios.
• HopeTree Family Services: Virginia-based nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, independent living, and family services. Operates in similar Virginia geographies and competes for the same VDSS referrals and foster parent pools as DePaul.
• Commonwealth Catholic Charities: Virginia-based human services nonprofit offering adoption, foster care, and family support services. Already a Regional Post-Adoption Consortium partner with DePaul, with directly overlapping service lines and same geographic territory.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals: Large national disability services nonprofit providing residential, community, and therapeutic services across many states. Overlaps with DePaul's disability and family support portfolio but at national scale with broader programming.
• Bethany Christian Services: National nonprofit providing foster care, adoption, and family services across many U.S. states. Comparable scope and service model but at much larger national scale with broader geographic reach than DePaul's Virginia-only footprint.
• Lutheran Services in America: National network of Lutheran-affiliated human services organizations providing foster care, adoption, disability services, and behavioral health. Comparable mission-driven, faith-adjacent nonprofit model with broader geographic footprint.
• The MENTOR Network: National provider of home and community-based services for individuals with intellectual, developmental, and behavioral health needs. Comparable family-based residential and day support services to DePaul's sponsored residential model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xinstagram.com/depaulcommunityresources
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/depaulcr/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/DePaulCommunityResources
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/depaul-community-resources

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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