What Bethanna does

Bethanna is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit Christian social services organization founded in 1934 and incorporated in 1950, headquartered at 1844 Street Road, Southampton, Pennsylvania. The organization delivers a comprehensive continuum of child welfare and behavioral health services across Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, and Lancaster counties, serving children and families involved in the child welfare system, youth with emotional and behavioral challenges, biological parents working toward reunification, and community members facing food insecurity. Operational governance rests with a Board of Directors chaired by Carolyn Hood, with executive leadership under President & CEO Karen Hamilton-Derry, MSW, LCSW, supported by VPs of Behavioral Health, Community Services, and Program Interventions.

The organization's service portfolio is organized into two primary clinical divisions. Permanency Services comprise five foster care modalities (general, treatment, medical, kinship, and respite), adoption services delivered as a Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN) affiliate, plus parenting education (PECE), goal-directed family visitation, and aftercare support. Behavioral Health Services comprise child and adolescent outpatient clinics, 24-hour Children's Mobile Crisis Teams (CMCT), Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) delivered in home, school, and community settings, Clinical Transition and Stabilization Services (CTSS), Children's Mobile Intervention Services (CMIS), and Crisis Access Link Model (CALM) services — all delivered using evidence-based modalities including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), Parent-Child Interaction (PCIT), Ecosystemic Family Therapy (ESFT), Child Centered Plan Therapy (CCPT), and Attachment Based Family Therapy (ABFT). Bethanna also operates as a designated Community Umbrella Agency (CUA) under Philadelphia's Improving Outcomes for Children model, providing case management for CUA #8 (Center City and South Philadelphia) and CUA #10 (West Philadelphia), and runs the Jesus Focus Ministry Food Pantry at its Southampton campus.

Bethanna's business model is funded primarily through government contracts with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services and county Children and Youth agencies for foster care, adoption, CUA case management, and behavioral health services, supplemented by tax-deductible charitable contributions from individuals, companies, and organizations. Services are delivered at no direct cost to families. The organization operates from five physical locations across Southampton, Philadelphia (three sites), and Lancaster, with services also delivered in-home, in schools, and in community settings. Headcount is in the 101–250 employee range.

Name

Bethanna

Legal name

Bethanna

Website

https://bethanna.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1934

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Bethanna is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 1934, headquartered in Southampton, Pennsylvania, that delivers foster care, adoption, behavioral health, crisis intervention, and Community Umbrella Agency case management services to children and families across Philadelphia, Bucks, Montgomery, Delaware, and Lancaster counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare and Behavioral Health Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers (621420)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Foster care services
• Adoption services
• Behavioral health services
• Child welfare programs
• Family support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Southampton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Contracts and Grants: Bethanna operates as a nonprofit social service agency primarily funded through government contracts with Pennsylvania's Department of Human Services and County Children and Youth Agencies for foster care, adoption, and behavioral health services.
2. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Tax-deductible charitable contributions from individuals, companies, and organizations supporting the organization's mission and programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bethanna is a nonprofit organization that provides child welfare and behavioral health services, including five types of foster care (general, treatment, medical, kinship, respite), adoption services, family visitation and parenting education programs, outpatient behavioral health clinics, mobile crisis intervention, intensive behavioral health services, and crisis stabilization. It also operates as a Community Umbrella Agency (CUA) for designated Philadelphia regions and runs a food pantry program.

Product overview

Bethanna is a nonprofit Christian social services organization offering a comprehensive system of care for children and families. The organization operates across two primary service divisions: Permanency Services (foster care across five types—general, treatment, medical, kinship, and respite—plus adoption services, family visitation, parenting education, and aftercare support) and Behavioral Health Services (outpatient clinics, mobile crisis teams, intensive behavioral health services, and crisis stabilization programs). Bethanna also serves as a Community Umbrella Agency (CUA) in Philadelphia regions, providing case management and community-based support, alongside a food pantry program. Services are delivered through multiple Pennsylvania locations including Southampton (main office), Philadelphia, and Lancaster.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Foster Care Temporary foster care services providing nurturing environments for children's growth and development, including participation in medical and mental health services, with trained foster parents and supervised families.
• Treatment Foster Care (TFC) An alternative to group living or institutional care for children with intensive emotional and behavioral needs, featuring behavioral health interventions and structured treatment in a therapeutic family environment.
• Medical Foster Care (MFC) A family-centered, managed system of care supporting children entering foster care with special health care needs, providing coordinated training, support, and services to medical foster parents.
• Kinship Foster Care Services enabling extended families to care for children in their own neighborhoods, allowing children to remain in familiar environments while maintaining school and community connections.
• Respite Care Short-term care provided to foster children by relatives or friends, temporarily relieving foster parents of daily parental responsibilities to prevent burnout and placement disruption.
• Adoption Services Services seeking adoptive families for children who cannot return to biological families, including foster parent adoption, special needs adoption, matching services, child preparation, and post-permanency support; Bethanna is an affiliate of the Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN).
• Aftercare Program Program monitoring resources and services supporting successful transition of families and children being reunified or involved in permanent legal custodianship, including counseling connections and life skill development.
• PECE Parenting Education Program Practical parenting skills program using the Nurturing Parents and Nurturing Fathers curriculum, involving videotaped lessons, group discussions, and interactive sessions for parents in reunification, kinship care, and incarcerated fathers.
• Family Visitation Program Goal-directed, supported visitation for families in the child welfare system providing opportunities for parents to maintain and strengthen family bonding, develop caregiving skills, and heal fractured relationships through consistent visitation.
• Outpatient Clinic Services (OPC) Comprehensive behavioral health services including individual, family, and group counseling, psychiatric evaluations, and medication management for children and adolescents using evidence-based modalities such as TF-CBT, EMDR, PCIT, ESFT, CCPT, and ABFT.
• Children's Mobile Crisis Teams (CMCT) 24-hour mobile crisis services provided in partnership with the Philadelphia crisis system, offering crisis intervention, assessment, counseling, resolution, referral, safety planning, and follow-up in home, school, or community settings.
• Intensive Behavioral Health Services (IBHS) Individualized, community-based support for children and adolescents with emotional or behavioral challenges, delivered in home, school, or community settings including functional behavioral assessments, CBT, and school-based group therapy.
• Children's Mobile Intervention Services (CMIS) Face-to-face therapeutic response services following initial crisis intervention, including psychiatric consultation and urgent psychopharmacology intervention provided up to six weeks.
• Clinical Transition and Stabilization Services (CTSS) 90-day behavioral health program helping stabilize youth in their current home, school, or community setting with intensive clinical team support to prevent placement disruptions or ensure smooth transitions from higher levels of care.
• Crisis Access Link Model Services (CALM) Short-term mobile, on-site, face-to-face therapeutic response services to youth and their resource family during initial or subsequent child welfare placements, including assessment, engagement, intervention, stabilization, and referral services.
• Community Umbrella Agency (CUA) Community-based case management services responsible for provision of direct services to families in designated regions, developing neighborhood connections and recruiting foster and adoptive parents; Bethanna serves as CUA #8 (Center City and South Philadelphia) and CUA #10 (West Philadelphia).
• JFM Food Pantry Food pantry serving Bucks County communities with nearly 14,000 meals distributed annually, operated by Jesus Focus Ministry at Bethanna's Southampton campus.

Quantifiable outcome

• Distributed nearly 14,000 meals to community members in need
• +1 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Philadelphia Department of Human ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethanna operates as Community Umbrella Agency (CUA) under the Improving Outcomes for Children (IOC) model, a partnership with Philadelphia DHS to provide case management services, behavioral health, parenting education, and foster/adoption services in designated regions.
• Pennsylvania Statewide Adoption and Permanency Network (SWAN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethanna is an affiliate of SWAN, providing adoption services as part of Pennsylvania's statewide adoption and permanency network.
• CUA 8 Community Advisory Board MembersminorOthersCommunity advisory board including Kim Rollins (OxSun Hair Salon), Tanika Little (Ian-Yae's In Touch), Darlene Bates-Harper (Resource Pop Up Bus), Delores Mills (House of Able), and 20+ other community organizations providing guidance for CUA #8.
• LocktonminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEvent sponsor for Bethanna's 85th Anniversary Gala, with President Chris Keith participating in the event.
• Montgomery County Children and Youth AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethanna's Family Visitation Program supports families in Montgomery County through partnerships with county children and youth agencies.
• Bucks County Children and Youth AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethanna's Family Visitation Program supports families in Bucks County through partnerships with county children and youth agencies.
• Lancaster County Children and Youth AgencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBethanna's Family Visitation Program supports families in Lancaster County through partnerships with county children and youth agencies.
• NBC10 PhiladelphiaminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNBC10 Philadelphia covered Bethanna's 85th Anniversary Gala event and news anchor Vai Sikahema received the Kids Champion Award from Bethanna.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/BethannaCS
• Instagraminstagram.com/cua10_bethanna
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bethanna

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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