Women’s Services

What Women’s Services does

Women's Services, Inc. is a private non-profit organization founded in 1977 and headquartered at 204 Spring Street in Meadville, Pennsylvania, with a secondary office in Titusville. It provides a coordinated suite of free, confidential services — emergency shelter, Protection From Abuse legal advocacy, trafficking support via a Human Trafficking Task Force, individual and group counseling, victim advocacy and accompaniment, and community education — to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking across Crawford County and surrounding areas in northwestern Pennsylvania. Intake is delivered through two 24-hour crisis hotlines, walk-in offices, and a referral network anchored by healthcare providers, law enforcement, schools, courts, and social services.

The organization's underlying platform is human- and community-based rather than technological: 11 to 50 staff and a volunteer corps deliver services through physical shelter locations, hotline operations, and outreach programming. Core technology disclosures are absent, and no proprietary systems, integrations, or AI capabilities are referenced; the foundation of the service is trained advocates, counselors, and case managers working within Pennsylvania's state and federal domestic-violence funding frameworks.

Women's Services is funded entirely through donations (monetary contributions plus in-kind goods such as hygiene supplies, paper products, and medical supplies), grant funding, and community fundraising initiatives including the Everyday Allies Giving Program. In 2023 the organization was recognized as one of 361 community-led non-profits designated an "essential agent of change" by MacKenzie Scott and Yield Giving. The organization explicitly serves all survivors regardless of gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, age, abilities, religion, or language.

Name

Women’s Services

Legal name

Women's Services, Inc.

Website

https://womensservicesinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Women's Services, Inc. is a non-profit founded in 1977 that provides free emergency shelter, counseling, advocacy, and trafficking support to survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Crawford County, Pennsylvania, funded by donations and grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Temporary Shelters (624221), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Housing Assistance & Homeless Services (BPAGAEAB), Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

Keywords

• Domestic violence shelter
• Sexual assault support
• Crisis counseling services
• Victim advocacy programs
• Human trafficking support

Headquarters

HQ city

Meadville

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Women's Services relies on charitable donations from the community, including monetary contributions and in-kind donations of supplies such as laundry detergent, cleaning supplies, toiletries, feminine hygiene products, paper products, pillows, phone cards, and medical supplies.
2. Grant Funding: The organization receives grant funding and has been recognized by major funders such as MacKenzie Scott and Yield Giving as one of 361 community-led non-profits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Women's Services, Inc. is a community-based non-profit that provides emergency shelter, counseling, advocacy, and education programs to survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking in Crawford County, Pennsylvania. Services are delivered free of charge via 24-hour crisis hotlines, physical shelter and office locations in Meadville and Titusville, and community outreach programs. The organization has operated continuously since 1977 and serves all survivors without discrimination based on gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, age, abilities, or religion.

Product overview

Women's Services is a non-profit social services organization offering a coordinated set of crisis and support services for domestic and sexual violence survivors. The core service portfolio includes emergency shelter, legal advocacy (Protection From Abuse), human trafficking support, and confidential counseling. These are complemented by community education, outreach programs, and 24-hour crisis hotlines. All services are provided free of charge and are accessible to anyone regardless of gender, sexual identity, race, ethnicity, or other characteristics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Shelter Services Emergency and transitional shelter providing safe housing for individuals and families affected by domestic violence, operated from the Meadville, PA location at 204 Spring Street.
• Protection From Abuse (PFA) Legal Advocacy Legal advocacy and support services to help survivors of domestic violence obtain Protection From Abuse orders and navigate the legal system.
• Human Trafficking Support Specialized support services for human trafficking survivors, including case management and referral services delivered through the Human Trafficking Task Force program.
• Counseling & Therapy Confidential individual and group counseling services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
• Advocacy and Accompaniment Victim advocacy services providing emotional support and accompaniment to medical, legal, and social service appointments for survivors.
• Education & Training Community education and professional training programs on violence prevention and response, delivered to schools, employers, and community groups.
• Community Outreach Public awareness campaigns and community engagement initiatives to spread information about available services and violence prevention resources.
• 24-Hour Crisis Hotline Services Round-the-clock crisis hotline providing immediate support, safety planning, and referrals, available at 814-333-9766 and 888-881-0189.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

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App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): National sexual assault survivor services organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline. Highly comparable to Women's Services' sexual assault survivor segment, offering crisis counseling, forensic exam support, and legal advocacy at scale.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National 24/7 crisis line and resource hub for domestic violence survivors, offering the same hotline-based crisis intervention and referral services that Women's Services delivers at the local Crawford County level. Operates as a complementary rather than competing resource in many survivor pathways.
• Polaris Project: National anti-trafficking organization operating the National Human Trafficking Hotline. Directly comparable to Women's Services' Human Trafficking Task Force program, serving a survivor population that Women's Services explicitly supports.
• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV): Statewide umbrella organization coordinating Pennsylvania's network of domestic violence service providers, including Women's Services. Operates the same shelter, counseling, and advocacy model across the state and serves as the primary convener and funder for local providers like Women's Services.
• Family Violence Prevention Services (San Antonio): Community-based non-profit providing emergency shelter, counseling, and advocacy for domestic violence survivors. Comparable in operating model and service breadth to Women's Services but serving a different regional market.

Broad incumbents

• YWCA USA: National non-profit network whose local affiliates (including YWCA locations in Pennsylvania) provide domestic violence shelter, sexual assault services, and advocacy. Operates a broader mission but overlaps significantly with Women's Services in DV service delivery.
• Safe Horizon: Large New York-based victim services non-profit offering domestic violence shelter, hotlines, counseling, and advocacy. Comparable service mix to Women's Services but at metropolitan scale and with broader programming.

Regional players

• A Woman's Place (Bucks County, PA): Community-based domestic violence non-profit serving Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Operates the same model of shelter, counseling, legal advocacy, and community education, but in a different PA geography than Women's Services.
• Blackburn Center (Westmoreland County, PA): Community-based non-profit serving Westmoreland County, PA, offering domestic violence and sexual assault shelter, counseling, advocacy, and education programs. Comparable in size and rural/small-metro service footprint to Women's Services.
• Women Against Abuse (Philadelphia): Pennsylvania's largest domestic violence non-profit, serving Philadelphia with emergency shelter, legal advocacy, and counseling. Provides a useful scale-comparable peer for Women's Services within the same state network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@womensservicesinc
• Xx.com/womensservices

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Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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