Daya Houston

What Daya Houston does

Daya Houston (legal entity: Daya, Inc.) is a Texas-incorporated 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 76-0513273), founded approximately in 1995 and headquartered in Houston, TX. The organization provides culturally specific services to South Asian survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the Houston metropolitan area, including crisis intervention, safety planning, counseling, case management, legal advocacy, and referrals to housing, employment, healthcare, and public benefits. Daya also runs hate-crime response support, community education, and volunteer-based prevention outreach under its 'Safety and Belonging' program, and maintains multilingual educational resources in Hindi and Urdu.

Its product surface is service-based rather than technology-based: confidential helpline (713-981-7645), office-based in-person services (Mon-Fri 9AM-5PM, 713-842-7222), mobile community outreach (accompaniment, interpretation, transportation), and free community trainings for faith-based organizations, healthcare professionals, educators, and social service providers. The underlying 'technology' is the organization's 30-year community trust network, bilingual/cultural competency of staff across English, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Farsi, and Dari, and integration into the Texas nonprofit advocacy ecosystem through a board seat at the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA).

Daya's business model is a nonprofit donation-and-grant model. All direct services to survivors are free of charge; community trainings are also free. Revenue is sourced from general donations, in-kind giving, and religious giving processed via the website and the QGiv donation platform, supplemented by likely government grants and organizational memberships routed through TAASA and similar coalitions. The organization is led by named co-founder Lakshmy Parameswaran (founder and board member) alongside co-founder Viji Raman, with operational leadership spanning a Managing Director of Services, Grants, & Compliance, an Advocacy Manager, and counselors, and a small 1-10 employee footprint.

Name

Daya Houston

Legal name

Daya, Inc.

Website

https://dayahouston.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Daya Houston is a Texas 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded ~1995, that delivers free, culturally specific crisis, counseling, advocacy, and case management services to South Asian survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the Houston metropolitan area, supported by donations, grants, and community trainings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Social Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Health Services (8000)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH)

Keywords

• Domestic violence services
• Sexual assault support
• Crisis intervention services
• Community education training
• Multilingual survivor resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Houston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Daya accepts general donations through its website, in-kind donations, and religious giving to fund operations and client services.
2. Government Grants and Membership Fees: As a member and board participant of the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA), Daya likely receives funding through government grants and organizational memberships to support service delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Daya Houston provides culturally specific, free-of-charge crisis intervention, safety planning, counseling, case management, and legal advocacy to South Asian survivors of domestic and sexual violence in the Houston metropolitan area. The organization complements direct client services with multilingual educational resources in Hindi and Urdu, free community trainings on domestic violence, sexual assault, and South Asian cultural dynamics, and volunteer engagement programs.

Product overview

Daya Houston is a nonprofit organization offering a suite of culturally specific services to South Asian survivors of domestic and sexual violence. The core offerings include direct client services (crisis intervention, safety planning, advocacy, and counseling), community education through trainings, volunteer programs, and multilingual resources in Hindi and Urdu. These services work together to provide comprehensive support from crisis response through long-term case management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Domestic Violence Services Culturally specific services to empower South Asian survivors of domestic violence, including crisis intervention, safety planning, advocacy, and case management. Provided free of charge to survivors in the Houston metropolitan area.
• Sexual Violence Services Support services for sexual assault survivors including safety planning, legal advocacy, counseling, and understanding of survivor rights. Delivered with cultural and linguistic sensitivity to South Asian communities in Houston.
• Community Trainings Free training presentations on domestic violence, sexual assault, cultural competency, and South Asian community dynamics delivered to community organizations, schools, faith-based groups, and healthcare/social service professionals.
• Volunteer Programs Volunteer opportunities across outreach, direct services, pro-bono professional services, and fundraising to support Daya clients and expand service capacity.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDaya is a member of TAASA and serves on its Board. This membership provides access to statewide resources, advocacy networks, and collaborative opportunities to advance sexual assault prevention and survivor support across Texas.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AWAKE (Asian Women's Awareness, Knowledge, Education): Chicago-based organization providing services and advocacy for Asian survivors of domestic violence, sharing the culturally specific service-delivery approach that Daya uses for the South Asian community.
• Manavi: New Jersey-based organization providing culturally specific services to South Asian survivors of domestic and sexual violence, with similar service mix and target population as Daya.
• Sakhi for South Asian Women: New York City-based nonprofit serving South Asian survivors of domestic and sexual violence with culturally specific services, including crisis intervention, counseling, and advocacy — directly parallel to Daya's Houston-based model.
• Asian Women's Shelter: San Francisco-based organization offering culturally responsive services to Asian survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking — comparable culturally specific DV/SA model in a different metro.
• Korean American Family Service Center: New York/New Jersey-based nonprofit providing culturally specific mental health, DV/SA, and family services to Korean American and broader Asian communities — parallel culturally specific service model.

Broad incumbents

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest national anti-sexual violence organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline; broad incumbent in the same sexual violence service category as Daya.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National 24/7 hotline and resource provider for DV survivors across the US; broader incumbent operating at national scale where Daya operates at community level.
• Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence: National resource center addressing gender-based violence in Asian and Pacific Islander communities; broader in scope than Daya but operates in the same culturally specific DV/SA space.

Regional players

• Houston Area Women's Center: Houston-based organization providing domestic violence, sexual assault, and shelter services to the broader population; geographic peer serving overlapping metro with general (non-culturally specific) services.

Others

• Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA): Statewide coalition of which Daya is a member and board participant — not a direct service competitor but a strategic ecosystem partner supporting Daya's funding and advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/dayahouston
• Facebookfacebook.com/daya.houston
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/daya-inc-
• Instagraminstagram.com/dayahouston

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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