Community Services of Venango County

What Community Services of Venango County does

Community Services of Venango County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit human-services organization founded in 1967 and incorporated in 1973, headquartered in Venango County in rural northwest Pennsylvania and serving residents of Venango, Crawford, and Forest counties. The organization functions as a multi-program social safety-net provider, operating a portfolio that includes a food pantry, clothing room, senior centers, home-delivered meals, emergency aid, a car-seat loaner program, Parents as Teachers and Early Head Start home-visiting, a doula program, Parents as Teachers, and PA Workwear (work clothing for low-income job seekers). Approximately 70 staff and a network of volunteers deliver these services, with executive leadership under Executive Director Meghan Dunham.

The operating model is built on in-person, place-based service delivery rather than technology platforms. There is no proprietary software, no digital consumer product, and no online service channel described in available materials; client engagement occurs at fixed sites, via the mobile food pantry, and through home visits by case workers and home visitors. Programs are bundled through case management, meaning a single client household may be enrolled simultaneously in food assistance, early-childhood home visiting, and material aid.

Revenue is generated entirely through a mix of restricted and unrestricted funding streams typical of a community action nonprofit. Federal grants flow through Head Start and MIECHV (Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting) awards; additional revenue comes from state programs (notably aging services for senior centers and home-delivered meals), local United Way allocations, individual and corporate donations, and significant in-kind donations (food, clothing, equipment). There is no fee-for-service pricing model and no commercial revenue line; financial sustainability is therefore a function of grant renewals, fundraising performance, and in-kind supply chains.

Name

Community Services of Venango County

Legal name

Community Services of Venango County, Inc.

Website

https://communityservicespa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Community Services of Venango County is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, founded in 1967, that delivers food assistance, senior services, home visiting, and emergency aid to low-income households across Venango, Crawford, and Forest counties in rural northwest Pennsylvania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Social Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411), Community Food Services (624210), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Food Assistance & Safety Nets (In-Kind, Vouchers, Cash Transfers) (BPADAJAA)

Keywords

• Community social services
• Emergency food assistance
• Early childhood education
• Senior center services
• Nonprofit family support

Headquarters

HQ city

Oil City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Federal Funding: Early Head Start federal grants, MIECHV funding, and other government grants provide primary operational funding for programs serving pregnant women, families, and children.
2. Donations and Contributions: Monetary donations from community members through PayPal and other channels support general operations and specific programs.
3. In-Kind Donations: Clothing, food, and household item donations from the community are redistributed to families in need through clothing rooms and food pantries.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Community Services of Venango County is a private 501(c)(3) nonprofit that delivers emergency aid, food and clothing assistance, home-based early childhood education (Early Head Start and Parents as Teachers), prenatal and birth support (Doula program), senior services, and seasonal community events to residents of Venango, Crawford, and Forest counties in Pennsylvania. The organization operates fixed food pantries and clothing rooms, a mobile food pantry, home visitation programs, senior centers, and community events such as Spirit of Giving and Stamp Out Hunger. Core services are provided free of charge to eligible residents; the Car Seat Loaner Program uses a $20 refundable deposit.

Product overview

Community Services of Venango County is a private non-profit 501(c)(3) organization offering a comprehensive portfolio of community support programs rather than a unified software product. The core programs include Emergency Aid (Food Pantry, Clothing Room), Early Head Start home-based services, Parents as Teachers, Doula support, Car Seat Loaner Program, and Senior Centers. The organization operates food assistance through fixed and Mobile Food Pantries, provides holiday support via Spirit of Giving, and delivers nutrition education through Cooking Counts and Seed to Supper in partnership with Penn State Extension. Additional services include Welcome Every Child welcome baskets, PA Workwear employment assistance, and specialized programs for families affected by substance abuse (New Beginnings, Great Beginnings, Parents as Teachers: Enhanced). These programs serve children, adults, seniors, and families across Venango, Crawford, and Forest counties through multiple office locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Pantry

Quantifiable outcome

• 450 families and over 1,000 individuals served in one month through food pantry
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Penn State ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Penn State Extension to deliver Cooking Counts (nutrition education program) and Seed to Supper (beginning gardening program). Both programs provide participants with skills for healthy eating and growing food on a limited budget.
• The Derrick and Sanders MarketcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFriends for Food partnership offers turkeys and food vouchers to families in Venango and Forest County through a drive-up event at The Derrick and Sanders Market.
• Venango County businesses for Spirit of GivingminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLocal businesses including Core Goods, Farmers Daughters Country Market & Deli, Cross & Co. Boutique, Boho Daisy Boutique, Daffin's Candies, Cali Rae's Haute Spot, and TrAils To Ales Brewery host red Christmas trees for gift donations.
• ABC PregnancyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTook over the Car Seat Loaner program from ABC Pregnancy in 2018, continuing the service for Venango County families.
• DONA InternationalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDoula program follows Dona International guidelines while assisting families through pregnancy and birth experiences.
• Lizzy's BikesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Lizzy's Bikes program that provides new or next-to-new bikes to children of economically disadvantaged families. Started in 2017.
• National Association of Letter CarrierscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive partnership - the nation's largest one-day food drive collecting non-perishable food items from mailboxes on second Saturday in May.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PathStone Corporation: Multi-state nonprofit headquartered in Rochester, NY with significant rural Pennsylvania operations providing Head Start, housing, workforce development, and farmworker services. Comparable multi-program rural community action model across multiple counties.
• ACTION Housing: Pittsburgh-based nonprofit providing supportive housing, family services, and community development. Comparable in providing housing, early childhood, and family stabilization services in Pennsylvania with a mix of federal grants and earned income.
• Lehigh Valley Community Action: Lehigh Valley-based CAA delivering Head Start, food pantries, case management, and emergency assistance. Directly comparable multi-program community action nonprofit operating in a defined Pennsylvania service area.
• Central Pennsylvania Community Action: Clearfield County-based Community Action Agency serving central PA counties with food, housing, energy assistance, and Head Start programs. Directly comparable in mission, structure, and rural multi-county service footprint.
• Community Action, Inc. Johnstown, PA-based private nonprofit Community Action Agency operating a similar portfolio of Head Start, food assistance, housing, and emergency services across rural Pennsylvania counties. Closest functional analog to CSVC's multi-program community action model in western PA.
• Capital Area Community Action Agency: Harrisburg-area CAA providing Head Start, food, housing, and energy assistance across south-central Pennsylvania counties. Directly comparable in scale, federal-grant reliance, and multi-program service delivery.
• Community Progress Council: York, PA-based Community Action Agency delivering Head Start, WIC, food pantries, weatherization, and self-sufficiency programs across York County. Comparable as a county-anchored multi-program social services nonprofit funded by federal grants and donations.

Regional players

• Second Harvest Food Bank of Northwest Pennsylvania: Erie-based regional food bank serving the same northwest PA geography including Venango and Crawford counties. Comparable in addressing regional food insecurity through partner pantry networks, but specialized in food distribution rather than full multi-program social services.
• Northwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging: AAA serving the same NW PA region with senior meals, in-home care, transportation, and caregiver support. Overlaps with CSVC's senior centers, home meal delivery, and senior services but is government-administered and aging-focused rather than a community action nonprofit.

Broad incumbents

• Community Action Association of Pennsylvania: Statewide association representing Pennsylvania's 40+ Community Action Agencies, including CSVC. Not a direct competitor but a relevant industry/ecosystem peer that convenes federal funding, training, and policy advocacy for the same community-action nonprofit model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/csvenango
• Xx.com/1csvc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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