Sasha Center

What Sasha Center does

SASHA Center is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, founded in 2010 by Kalimah Johnson. It provides culturally specific sexual assault healing services designed for and centered on Black women and girls, operating primarily across Southeast Michigan. The organization's core programming includes peer-educational support groups, prevention education, and professional training, all anchored in proprietary analytical frameworks developed internally—specifically the Black Women's Triangulation of Rape Model and the LEDTree framework. These frameworks are reportedly being adopted by external institutions, including corporate consulting work with the NBA and a national trainer role with the advocacy organization A CALL TO MEN.

SASHA Center's service architecture is human-delivered and community-based rather than technology-mediated. Core "products" include direct support group facilitation, prevention curriculum delivery, the proprietary healing toolkit (with a printed edition launched in April 2025), and fee-based training and consulting services. The organization has built an ecosystem of partners spanning cultural institutions (Detroit Institute of Arts), academic institutions (Wayne State University), corporate clients (NBA), and national advocacy networks (A CALL TO MEN).

The business model is a hybrid nonprofit revenue structure. Funding sources include federal grants (notably U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women Grant No. 2017-KS-AX-0007), private donations, product sales of the healing toolkit (priced in the $50–75 range), and fee-for-service training and consulting. The customer base is diversified across direct service recipients, corporate training clients, institutional partners, and grant funders, with no single revenue stream appearing to dominate. Pricing signals (small-ticket toolkit, consulting engagements) and grant dependence indicate a constrained budget scale typical of grassroots community-based organizations.

Name

Sasha Center

Legal name

SASHA Center

Website

https://sashacenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

SASHA Center is a Detroit-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing culturally specific sexual assault healing services, peer-educational support groups, and prevention education centered on Black women and girls in Southeast Michigan.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Assault Support Services

NAICS

Human Rights Organizations (813311), Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Sexual Health & Relationship Wellness Education (EDAAAHAM)

Keywords

• Sexual assault support
• Trauma-informed services
• Peer support groups
• Culturally specific healing
• Community violence prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Detroit

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization accepts donations from individuals, artists, activists, and philanthropists to support programming. Donation options include one-time and monthly recurring contributions at various levels ($10, $25, $50, $100, or custom amounts).
2. Grants and Awards: SASHA Center is funded by grants including support from the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice (Grant No. 2017-KS-AX-0007). Programming is supported by various donors, grants, and awards.
3. Training Services: The organization provides in-person and virtual training sessions tailored to organizational needs. 2-8 hour customizable training sessions are available for advocates, professionals, and community members. CEU-eligible options are offered.
4. Toolkit Sales: Free PDF copy of the SASHA Center Toolkit is available. A detailed version is available for $50 including a video presentation. A printed edition is available for $75.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

SASHA Center is a Black woman-led, culturally specific sexual assault healing agency that provides free, confidential peer-educational support group services to self-identified experiencers of sexual assault, with primary focus on Black women and girls in Southeast Michigan. The organization delivers prevention education to schools, churches, corporations, and community groups; offers customizable 2-8 hour cultural training sessions with CEU eligibility for advocates and professionals; and sells a tiered African American-centered toolkit (free PDF, $50 detailed digital version, $75 printed book) documenting its proprietary frameworks including the Black Women's Triangulation of Rape Model and Lived Experience Decision Tree.

Product overview

SASHA Center is a Black woman-led, culturally specific sexual assault healing agency based in Detroit that operates as a service organization rather than a technology product company. The organization offers a portfolio of peer support groups, educational programs, and training services centered on the lived experiences of Black women and girls. Core offerings include peer educational support groups for experiencers of sexual assault, prevention and education workshops, male engagement programs, and gender non-conforming programming. The organization also provides the SASHA Center Toolkit (available as free PDF, detailed digital version for $50, and printed book for $75) and culturally specific training sessions. Unique frameworks developed by the organization include the Black Women's Triangulation of Rape Model and the Lived Experience Decision Tree (LEDTree). Programs include Detroit Mamas and Culture Cures | History Heals events. All support groups are free of charge and confidential.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Peer Educational Support Groups
• Prevention and Education Programs
• SASHA Center Toolkit
• Cultural Training Sessions
• Detroit Mamas
• Culture Cures | History Heals

Quantifiable outcome

• Culturally specific support services delivered to experiencers in the African American community
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Salvation ArmycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partnering organization empowering and healing in 2025 and beyond. Salvation Army provides complementary social services and community support.
• Turning Point MacombcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDomestic violence and sexual assault services organization in Macomb County. Listed as a partnering organization.
• Avalon Healing CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing sexual assault services. Hosted Friends & Family Funday event. Contact: 313-474-SAFE (7233).
• Haven-OaklandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDomestic violence and sexual assault services organization. Listed as a partnering organization.
• Detroit Institute of Arts (DIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCultural partner for Culture Cures | History Heals events. Partnership with SASHA facilitators, practitioners, and Jahra Michelle McKinney at the museum. Features cultural healing workshops and drum-making activities.
• First Step MIcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMichigan-based resource for domestic violence and sexual assault services. Listed as a partnering organization.
• SAY DetroitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDetroit-based nonprofit. Listed as a partnering organization in the 2025 partnerships section.
• Earthworks/CSK DetroitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity organization listed as a partnering organization.
• Pathways DetroitcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDetroit-based organization. Listed as a partnering organization.
• Alternatives for GirlscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization supporting girls and young women. Listed as a partnering organization with Voices4PurpleLogo.
• National Basketball Association (NBA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKalimah Johnson serves as a consultant to the NBA on matters of relationship safety and management. Content expert for the organization on gender-based violence prevention.
• Wayne State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLarmender Davis served as inaugural Director of the Office of Sexual Violence Prevention and Education. SASHA Center conducts training and events at the university including Be The Light program.
• A CALL TO MENcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization for prevention of gender-based violence. Kalimah Johnson serves as a national trainer for A CALL TO MEN, training on race and gender equity, domestic violence, and healthy relationships.
• Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual ViolencecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState coalition using the Black Women's Triangulation of Rape Model as a permanent teaching tool. Partners on training and advocacy efforts.
• Michigan State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMSU's MiVan trainings use the Black Women's Triangulation of Rape Model as a teaching tool.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Black Women's Blueprint: National Black-women-led organization addressing sexual violence, healing, and human rights with a culturally specific approach that parallels SASHA Center's mission; serves as a peer in the same cultural-specific niche at national scope.

Direct peers

• Avalon Healing Center: Sexual assault services organization listed as a SASHA Center partner; provides overlapping survivor services in the Detroit area with similar trauma-informed, community-based delivery model.
• Alternatives for Girls: Detroit-based nonprofit serving girls and young women experiencing homelessness, violence, and trafficking; listed as a SASHA Center partner with overlapping clientele and referral pipeline.
• A CALL TO MEN: National organization for prevention of gender-based violence for which SASHA's founder Kalimah Johnson serves as a national trainer; offers overlapping healthy manhood and prevention education that complements SASHA's male engagement programming.
• First Step MI: Michigan-wide resource for domestic violence and sexual assault services and listed SASHA partner; provides statewide hotline and referral infrastructure overlapping with SASHA's survivor services.
• Haven-Oakland: Oakland County-based domestic violence and sexual assault services provider listed as a SASHA partner; offers directly overlapping crisis and survivor support services in Southeast Michigan.
• Turning Point Macomb: Macomb County domestic violence and sexual assault services organization listed as a SASHA Center partner; operates with directly comparable mission and service portfolio in adjacent Michigan geography.

Broad incumbents

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest national anti-sexual-violence organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline (referenced on SASHA's contact page); provides broad survivor services and public education at national scale versus SASHA's culturally specific Detroit-anchored model.
• Salvation Army Eastern Michigan (Great Lakes Division): National social services organization listed as a core SASHA Center partner providing complementary social services and community support; large incumbent with overlapping anti-violence and survivor support programming.
• Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence: Statewide coalition that has adopted SASHA's Black Women's Triangulation of Rape Model as a permanent teaching tool; operates as a broader umbrella organization that SASHA both partners with and contributes intellectual content to.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SashaCenter1
• Facebookfacebook.com/sashacenter.org
• Instagraminstagram.com/sashacenter
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sasha-center-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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