CARECEN

Name

CARECEN

Legal name

Central American Resource Center

Website

https://carecendc.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration and Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Legal Education & Legal Aid Clinics (Law School–Run) (EDAHAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Access & Online Government Services for Immigrants (EDAAADAF), Dependent & Family Support Services (spouse/partner, children, family resources) (EDALANAH)

Keywords

• Immigration legal services
• Citizenship education
• Housing counseling
• Tenant rights advocacy
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Washington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters, including monthly giving program (Defensor Club), stock donations, IRA charitable gifts, legacy giving, and donor-advised fund contributions. EIN: 52-1271888.
2. Government Contracts: Funding from government agencies including Office of Victim Services, Department of Housing and Community Development, Mayor's Office of Latino Affairs, Department of Energy and Environment, Immigrant Justice Legal Services Fund, DC Health, DC CARES, and Office of the Attorney General.
3. Foundation and Corporate Grants: Support from foundations and corporations including DC Bar Foundation, Greater Washington Community Foundation, Kirkland and Ellis Foundation, Clark Construction Group LLC, WilmerHale LLP, and others.
4. Program Fees: Citizenship classes ($110) and initial legal consultations ($75) generate some revenue, with housing counseling provided free of charge.
5. Workplace Giving: United Way NCA Donor Agency (#8517) and employer workplace giving programs with matching gift opportunities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CARECEN delivers direct social and legal services to Latino immigrants and underserved communities in the Washington DC metropolitan area. Core offerings include immigration legal consultations and applications (TPS, DACA, asylum, family petitions, naturalization), housing counseling and tenant rights education, citizenship preparation classes, and Know Your Rights community education. Programs are delivered in person at DC and Maryland offices and via virtual channels, with services priced at $75 for initial legal consultations, $110 for citizenship classes, and free housing counseling.

Product overview

CARECEN (Central American Resource Center) is a nonprofit organization providing a comprehensive suite of integrated services to the Latino immigrant community in the Washington DC metropolitan area. The organization operates four core service programs: Legal Services offering immigration consultations, application assistance, and TPS settlement support; the Housing Program providing counseling, workshops, and tenant advocacy; Citizenship Classes delivering exam preparation with English and civics instruction; and Radio CARECEN DC, a bilingual podcast covering immigration topics and community stories. Additional offerings include Know Your Rights educational resources and workshops. The organization is affiliated with CARECEN branches in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and New York, and maintains partnerships with Alianza Americas and Unidos US.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immigration Legal Services
• Housing Program
• Citizenship Classes
• TPS Settlement Services
• Know Your Rights Education

Named customers3 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

Integration3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Alianza AmericascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlianza Americas promotes an agenda of justice, equity and increased quality of life for communities across the Americas. CARECEN is a proud member, and CARECEN's Executive Director serves as its Board Vice President.
• Unidos UScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnidos US serves Latinos in the areas of civic engagement, civil rights and immigration, education, workforce and the economy, health, and housing. CARECEN is a proud affiliate, and the Executive Director is an Affiliate Council Representative.
• United Way of the National Capital AreacoreGTM or Marketing PartnerCARECEN is a United Way NCA Donor Agency (#8517) helping underserved individuals in Washington DC and surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia. Donations can be directed through workplace giving campaigns.
• Spur Local / Catalogue for PhilanthropyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSpur Local is a locally-focused guide to giving and volunteering that has highlighted CARECEN's work and mission.
• SAMUcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CARECEN to coordinate humanitarian response for migrants arriving on buses, including purchasing bus, train, and plane tickets for migrants to reach their destinations.
• Catholic CharitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CARECEN to coordinate humanitarian response for migrants arriving on buses from Texas and Arizona.
• Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with CARECEN to coordinate humanitarian response and mutual aid for arriving migrants.
• Howard UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCARECEN partnered with Howard University and Novavax for COVID-19 Vaccine Phase 3 Clinical Trial as a member of Howard University's Community Advisory Board.
• Neighbors ConsejominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal DC organization providing mental health services and community support, featured on Radio CARECEN podcast to discuss mental health resources.
• Immigrant FoodminorGTM or Marketing PartnerD.C.'s first cause-casual restaurant recognized for leadership in fight against xenophobia. Received Saúl Solórzano Justice Award at CARECEN's 42nd Anniversary Celebration.
• The Episcopal Diocese of WashingtoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRecognized for leadership supporting immigrant integration, particularly welcoming immigrants bused by Texas and Arizona to DC with dignity. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde received recognition at 41st Anniversary.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CLINIC (Catholic Legal Immigration Network): National network of nonprofit immigration legal programs providing capacity-building, accreditation support, and training. While it does not run direct client services in DC at CARECEN's scale, it is a major federally recognized capacity backbone for accredited representatives working at organizations like CARECEN.
• Immigration Legal Resource Center (ILRC): National nonprofit focused on immigration law policy, training, and capacity-building for the immigrant legal services field. Comparable in mission but operates at a national advocacy level rather than direct service in DC, functioning as a backstop infrastructure provider rather than a direct service competitor.
• National Immigration Law Center (NILC): National legal advocacy organization dedicated to defending and advancing the rights of low-income immigrants. Operates at the policy and impact-litigation layer rather than as a direct DC service provider, but competes for the same national foundation and donor mindshare.

Emerging players

• Centro de los Derechos del Migrante: Mexico- and U.S.-based nonprofit focused on migrant worker rights along the migration corridor. Mission-adjacent to CARECEN's migrant humanitarian response work, with overlapping legal-aid philosophy but a distinct geographic and constituency focus.

Direct peers

• CARECEN Los Angeles: One of the four independent CARECEN organizations sharing the same founding lineage (1981 CARECEN DC). Provides the same combined immigration legal, housing, and citizenship services to the Latino community in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, making it the most direct operational peer.
• CARECEN San Francisco: Fellow independent CARECEN organization founded in 1986 by the same co-founder Joaquín Domínguez Parada. Offers immigration legal services, citizenship, and civic engagement to Bay Area Latino communities, serving an identical mission and programmatic mix as CARECEN DC.
• Ayuda: DC-metro nonprofit providing immigration legal services, language access, and social services to immigrants in the Washington DC area. Directly competes with CARECEN DC for the same low-income immigrant client base and the same limited pool of regional foundation and government funding.
• Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington: Regional faith-based social services organization explicitly partnering with CARECEN on migrant humanitarian response. Provides a broader portfolio (food, housing, family services) that overlaps with CARECEN's housing counseling and immigrant support lines in the same DC metro geography.
• CARECEN New York: One of the four independent CARECEN affiliates, established in 1983 as a collective and incorporated in 1984. Serves the NYC Latino community with the same combined immigration, education, and organizing model as CARECEN DC.
• CASA (Centro de los Derechos del Migrante / CASA Maryland): Maryland-based immigrant advocacy and services organization serving Latino and immigrant communities in the DC metro area, with overlapping programs in citizenship, legal services, and organizing. Operates in the same regional geography and competes for similar government contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CarecenDC
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/carecendc
• Facebookfacebook.com/CARECEN.DC
• Instagraminstagram.com/carecendc

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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