Boys & Girls Aid

What Boys & Girls Aid does

Boys & Girls Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit child welfare agency (EIN 93-0386791) founded in 1885 and headquartered at 9320 SW Barbur Blvd. #200, Portland, Oregon. It is Oregon's oldest child welfare organization, operating with 101–250 employees and serving approximately 1,000 children and adults annually across Oregon and southwest Washington. The organization runs a coordinated portfolio of programs including foster care, foster care adoption, domestic infant adoption, Safe Place emergency shelter, housing services, pregnancy and all-options counseling, adoption training, and permanency services. Specialized offerings include The Neighborhood (a day program for youth ages 12–18 in therapeutic foster care) and The Nest (a safe landing space for at-risk foster children ages 0–9). Mentorship, counseling, and clinical support are delivered by on-staff clinicians and a co-located Kinship House counselor.

The business model is a hybrid of program fees, government grants, and charitable donations. Fee-for-service adoption programs include $3,000 home studies, a $12,000 family-pool entry for full-service infant adoption, $500 post-placement reports, and $150–$200 adoption training. Revenue also flows from a $250,000 Oregon Department of Human Services grant (funding on-site mental health services through the Kinship House partnership), individual and event-based donations (Give Thanks Challenge, Hops 'n' Scotch, Foster Love Gala), and material/planned giving. The go-to-market mix is sales-led and event-driven: prospective families are reached through online and in-person information sessions, healthcare-provider referrals (e.g., Providence Express Urgent Care), DHS referral networks, and community storytelling. No proprietary technology platform underpins delivery; operations rely on standard website, email newsletter, social media, and event infrastructure.

Name

Boys & Girls Aid

Legal name

Boys & Girls Aid

Website

https://boysandgirlsaid.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1885

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Boys & Girls Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1885 in Portland, Oregon, providing foster care, adoption, shelter, housing, and pregnancy counseling services to more than 1,000 children, youth, and adults annually across Oregon and southwest Washington.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare and Adoption Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Home Visiting & Parent Coaching Programs (EDACALAC)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Adoption services
• Child welfare nonprofit
• Youth housing services
• Pregnancy counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Adoption Services Fees: Fee-for-service adoption programs including home studies ($3,000), family pool entry ($12,000), and post-placement reports ($500 each). These program fees cover adoption matching, birth parent support, and post-adoption services.
2. Donations and Charitable Giving: Tax-deductible donations from individual donors supporting children and families served by the organization. All gifts are 100% tax deductible.
3. Government Grants and Contracts: Funding from Oregon's Department of Human Services including a $250,000 grant to fund onsite mental health counseling services through the Kinship House partnership.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Boys & Girls Aid provides foster care, foster care adoption, domestic infant adoption, Safe Place emergency shelter, housing services, and free pregnancy counseling to children, youth, and families in Oregon and southwest Washington. The organization also runs therapeutic programs (The Neighborhood and The Nest) for youth with higher trauma needs, and supports families through home studies, post-placement services, and adoption training.

Product overview

Boys & Girls Aid is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit child welfare organization providing a coordinated portfolio of foster care, adoption, shelter, housing, and counseling services. The core offerings span foster care (temporary placements for children unable to remain with biological families), foster care adoption (for children already in the system), infant adoption (domestic adoption with home studies and birth parent matching covering Oregon and southwest Washington), and Safe Place shelter/housing services for homeless youth. The organization also operates specialized therapeutic programs including The Neighborhood (day program for ages 12–18 in therapeutic foster care) and The Nest (safe landing space for at-risk children ages 0–9). Supporting services include pregnancy counseling (all-options), adoption trainings, and permanency services. The portfolio works together to ensure children and youth achieve lifelong family connections.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Supportive Adoption: A website providing pregnancy counseling and all-options counseling services for birth parents in Oregon and Washington.

Products and services

• Foster Care Temporary out-of-home care for children who cannot remain with their biological families due to abuse, neglect, or unsafe living conditions, with the goal of reunification or permanent placement. Provided to children in Oregon's child welfare system.
• Foster Care Adoption Adoption services for children already in the foster care system, connecting waiting youth with permanent, loving families. Includes support for prospective adoptive families.
• Infant Adoption Domestic infant adoption services including home studies, birth parent matching, counseling, post-placement services, and a full-service adoption program covering Oregon and southwest Washington.
• Safe Place Shelter Emergency shelter services for youth who are homeless or have run away from unsafe environments, providing immediate safety and referrals.
• Housing Services Housing support services for youth and young adults in transition, addressing homelessness and stability needs.
• Pregnancy Counseling Free, all-options counseling for birth parents in Oregon and Washington, providing information on parenting, adoption, and other pregnancy options.
• Adoption Trainings Comprehensive training programs including quarterly Foundations Trainings and attachment-focused sessions to prepare prospective adoptive and foster families. State-mandated adoption training costs between $150-$200 with 10 hours of online training.
• Therapeutic Foster Care Specialized foster care for youth ages 10-18 with higher mental, physical, and emotional needs due to prior abuse and neglect, offered through the day program at the Southwest Portland headquarters.
• The Neighborhood Day program serving youth ages 12-18 in Therapeutic Foster Care who have experienced high-levels of trauma and need ongoing support and guidance.
• The Nest A safe landing space for at-risk youth in Oregon's foster care system, designed for children who were formerly being kept in hotels, serving children ages 0-9.
• Permanency Services Services focused on achieving permanent, lifelong connections for children in foster care, including legal permanency and post-adoption support.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 1,000 children and adults served annually through foster care, adoption, and shelter services
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FosterPluscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFosterPlus is listed as a Proud Partner of Boys & Girls Aid, indicating a collaborative relationship in supporting children in foster care in Oregon.
• Kinship HousecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKinship House partners with Boys & Girls Aid to provide onsite mental health services to children in Oregon's foster care system. A Kinship House counselor is hosted at Boys & Girls Aid's headquarters to reduce wait times for mental health counseling. The partnership is designed to improve access to mental health services while supporting permanency outcomes. Services were funded through a $250,000 grant from Oregon's Department of Human Services.
• Providence Express Urgent CareminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHealthcare provider referral pathway where pregnant women are connected to Boys & Girls Aid for pregnancy counseling and adoption services.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Boys Town: National child and family services nonprofit headquartered in Nebraska, providing residential care, foster family services, and family-based interventions. Operates at significantly larger scale but shares Boys & Girls Aid's integrated foster care + permanency model and faith/values-based heritage.
• KidsPeace: National nonprofit operating residential treatment, community-based mental health, and foster care/adoption services. Comparable to Boys & Girls Aid's combined shelter, therapeutic foster care, and counseling portfolio, but at much larger multi-state scale.
• Lutheran Services in America: National network of 300+ Lutheran social service organizations providing foster care, adoption, and family services across dozens of states. Comparable faith-affiliated child welfare operator with similar adoption + foster care service mix.

Direct peers

• Children's Home & Aid: Illinois-based regional child welfare nonprofit delivering foster care, adoption, early childhood, and family support services. Comparable integrated portfolio to Boys & Girls Aid, operating as a long-established multi-program statewide agency.
• Treehouse: Washington-state nonprofit focused exclusively on foster youth, providing educational support, graduation coaching, and housing/transition services. Closest regional peer to Boys & Girls Aid in terms of foster youth outcomes focus and Pacific Northwest geography.
• Catholic Community Services of Western Washington: Regional faith-affiliated nonprofit providing refugee services, foster care, adoption, and housing across Western Washington. Direct regional peer to Boys & Girls Aid with overlapping service lines in adoption, foster care, and housing for vulnerable youth.
• Holt International Children's Services: Oregon-headquartered nonprofit specializing in both domestic and international adoption plus post-adoption support. Comparable to Boys & Girls Aid's infant adoption and lifetime post-adoption support model, and the closest Oregon-based direct peer.
• Children's Home Society of California: One of the oldest and largest statewide child welfare nonprofits in California, delivering adoption, foster care, and family preservation services — a near-analog regional peer to Boys & Girls Aid's Oregon footprint.

Others

• National Council for Adoption: National advocacy and education organization focused on adoption policy, ethics, and practice. Not a direct service provider but operates in the same adoption ecosystem Boys & Girls Aid serves and influences the regulatory and funding environment.
• AdoptUSKids: Federally funded national adoption exchange operated by the Children's Bureau. Functions as a complementary adoption matching infrastructure rather than direct competitor, but operates in the same foster-care-adoption ecosystem that Boys & Girls Aid accesses.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/boysandgirlsaid

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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