The Treehouse Vancouver Child and Youth Advocacy Centre

What The Treehouse Vancouver Child and Youth Advocacy Centre does

The Treehouse Vancouver Child and Youth Advocacy Centre is a registered Canadian charity (legal name: Treehouse Advocacy Centre Society Vancouver; charity registration number 80930 9842 RR0001) that coordinates a multi-disciplinary team response to child abuse in Vancouver, British Columbia. The organization brings together VPD Police Detectives from the Special Investigations Section, social workers from the Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD) and the Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS), and victim support workers from Family Services of Greater Vancouver into a single, child-friendly facility on Vancouver's Westside. The facility houses a child/youth playroom, a private meeting room, and a forensic interview room designed to minimize re-traumatization during investigative and intervention processes. Founded in 2014 and operating with 1-10 employees, Treehouse is the only Child and Youth Advocacy Centre in Vancouver and serves children and youth who have experienced abuse together with their non-offending family members, with referrals flowing from VPD, MCFD, VACFSS, Family Services of Greater Vancouver, child welfare workers, law enforcement, healthcare providers, and the broader community.

The organization's core services comprise Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) coordination, forensic interviewing, victim support and advocacy, professional training and education for child abuse professionals, and community education and outreach on child abuse prevention. It also operates as a referral hub into downstream healthcare and crisis resources including BC Children's Hospital, BC Women's Hospital and Health Centre, Crisis Centre BC, Kids Help Phone, Victim Link BC, CyberTip Canada, and VPD Victim Services. There is no proprietary technology platform; the digital footprint consists of a WordPress-hosted public website and a Keela-powered online donation page.

Treehouse's economic model is charitable giving. Services are provided at no cost to beneficiaries, and operating funding is sourced from public donations processed through the Keela donation platform, with a single recorded grant from Bell Let's Talk in 2022. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed. The entity is governed by an 8-member volunteer Board of Directors chaired by Janet Wiegand, with Leah Zille serving as Executive Director (non-voting). There is no equity ownership, no funding rounds in the venture/PE sense, and no subsidiaries. Geographic scope is limited to the City of Vancouver.

Name

The Treehouse Vancouver Child and Youth Advocacy Centre

Legal name

Treehouse Advocacy Centre Society Vancouver

Website

https://treehousevancouver.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Treehouse Vancouver Child and Youth Advocacy Centre is a Vancouver-based registered charity that coordinates a multi-disciplinary team of police, social workers, and victim support workers in a single child-friendly facility to investigate and respond to child abuse cases, serving children, youth, and non-offending family members at no cost.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Advocacy Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG), Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Legal Aid) (BPADADAH), Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System) (BPAIAFAJ)

Keywords

• Child advocacy services
• Abuse intervention support
• Victim support services
• Multi-disciplinary response
• Community social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Vancouver

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Charitable Donations: The organization operates as a registered charity (number 80930 9842 RR0001) and relies on donations from the public to fund operations. Donations are directed to supporting children who have experienced abuse with safe, welcoming environment and services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Treehouse coordinates a multi-disciplinary response to child abuse by co-locating VPD police detectives, MCFD and VACFSS social workers, and Family Services of Greater Vancouver victim support workers in a child-friendly facility on Vancouver's Westside. Services include forensic interviews, victim support and advocacy, family support, and referrals to ongoing services for children and youth who have experienced abuse and their non-offending family members, delivered at no cost to families.

Product overview

The Treehouse Vancouver Child and Youth Advocacy Centre is a single-purpose nonprofit organization offering a coordinated multi-disciplinary response to child abuse. Rather than a technology product platform, it provides direct advocacy services through its MDT Coordination Services, Child/Youth-Friendly Facility, Forensic Interview Services, Victim Support and Advocacy, Professional Training and Education, and Community Education and Outreach programs. The organization operates from a child-friendly facility in Vancouver's Westside and accepts donations through a third-party platform (Keela).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) Coordination Services Coordinated multi-disciplinary response bringing together VPD Police Detectives (Special Investigations Section), Ministry of Children and Family Development social workers, Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society social workers, and Family Services of Greater Vancouver victim support workers to investigate and respond to child abuse cases in Vancouver.
• Forensic Interview Services Conducting child and caretaker interviews in a legally sound manner within the facility's dedicated forensic interview room, as part of abuse investigations.
• Victim Support and Advocacy Victim support and advocacy services that provide a consistent and comprehensive network of support for children and their families, aimed at reducing trauma and improving outcomes.
• Professional Training and Education Training, education, case review, and case tracking structures provided to child abuse professionals to support best practices in investigation and intervention.
• Community Education and Outreach Education and outreach delivered to the Vancouver community regarding child abuse, child abuse prevention, and intervention resources.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and support.

• VPD Police Detectives (Special Investigations Section)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVPD Police Detectives from the Special Investigations Section are part of the multi-disciplinary team at The Treehouse. They provide specialized investigative expertise in child abuse cases and work alongside social workers and victim support workers to coordinate responses.
• Ministry of Children and Family Development (MCFD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Workers from MCFD are integrated into The Treehouse team, providing child protection expertise and services. MCFD is a government ministry responsible for child welfare in British Columbia.
• Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Workers from VACFSS are part of the multi-disciplinary team, providing culturally appropriate services to Aboriginal children and families in the Greater Vancouver area.
• Family Services of Greater VancouvercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVictim Support Workers from Family Services of Greater Vancouver provide victim support and advocacy services at The Treehouse, ensuring consistent and comprehensive support for children and families.
• BC Children's HospitalsupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a resource partner on The Treehouse website. BC Children's Hospital provides healthcare services and is available as a referral resource for children served by The Treehouse.
• BC Women's Hospital and Health CentresupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a resource partner on The Treehouse website. Provides healthcare services and is available as a referral resource for families served by The Treehouse.
• Crisis Centre BCsupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner organization providing 24/7 crisis support services available in 140 languages. Listed as a resource for families and youth in distress.
• CyberTip CanadasupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational tip line for reporting online child sexual exploitation. Listed as a resource for reporting concerns about child safety.
• Kids Help PhonesupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerFree, confidential, anonymous counseling available 24/7 for youth ages 20 and under. Listed as a resource for children and youth served by The Treehouse.
• Vancouver Police Department Victim ServicessupportStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides professional, supportive and timely assistance to crime victims, witnesses and their family members. Listed as a resource partner.
• Victim Link BCsupportStrategic or Co-development Partner24/7 multilingual telephone service providing information and referral services to all victims of crime. Listed as a resource for families served.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Canadian Centre for Child Protection: National Canadian nonprofit dedicated to child safety and protection (operates CyberTip.ca, MissingKids.ca, and Kids in the Know). Comparable child-protection mission but operates at national/policy scope rather than a single-jurisdiction service delivery model like The Treehouse.
• Kids Help Phone: Canada-wide 24/7 e-mental health service for youth. Overlaps with The Treehouse in serving children/youth in distress and is listed as a referral partner, but operates at much broader national scale via phone/online rather than in-person MDT investigations.

Direct peers

• Zebra Child & Youth Advocacy Centre: Edmonton-based CYAC delivering multi-disciplinary child abuse investigation, forensic interviewing, and victim support services. Same coordinated police + social worker + victim services model as The Treehouse.
• National Children's Advocacy Center: US-based nonprofit that pioneered the Child Advocacy Centre/MDT model now replicated worldwide, including in Canada. Operationally analogous (forensic interviews, MDT coordination, victim advocacy) and serves as the global reference implementation for the model The Treehouse applies at the city level.
• Boost Child & Youth Advocacy Centre: Toronto-based Child and Youth Advocacy Centre providing coordinated MDT response to child abuse investigations, forensic interviews, and victim support. Closely comparable operating model and mission to The Treehouse.
• Sheldon Kennedy Child Advocacy Centre: Calgary-based Child Advocacy Centre operating the same multi-disciplinary team model (police, child welfare, victim services, medical) under one roof to investigate and support child abuse cases. Directly comparable service delivery model and target population (abused children and their families).

Others

• Family Services of Greater Vancouver: Regional social services agency that secondes victim support workers into The Treehouse's MDT. Same client population and region, but a broader portfolio of family/social services rather than a dedicated child advocacy centre.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/treehousevancouver
• Xx.com/TreehouseCYAC
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/treehouse-child-and-youth-advocacy-centre

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Investments

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