Concern For Children

What Concern For Children does

Concern for Children is a 501c3 nonprofit organization headquartered in Streetsboro, Ohio, focused on supporting families and individuals touched by Latin American international adoption. Founded in 1977 by five Northeast Ohio families, the organization provides adoption guidance, peer community, cultural connection programs, and humanitarian assistance to orphanage children in El Salvador and Colombia. Its core programs include Mi Pueblo Culture Camp, an annual week-long Latin American cultural camp held in Cleveland since 1993; the Opening Doors sponsorship program that funds vocational training for teenage girls in El Salvador orphanages; direct material aid (clothing, school supplies, medical supplies) to orphanages; CFA Blend, an international adult adoptee support group; and medical missions to evaluate and treat children in orphanages. The organization is governed by an all-volunteer board of directors with no paid employees, with leadership having transitioned from the original founding families to adult adoptees as they have aged into leadership roles.

The organization operates an event-driven, community-led go-to-market model, with Mi Pueblo Culture Camp serving as its primary community engagement and fundraising vehicle. Revenue is generated entirely through individual donations, AmazonSmile referral contributions, and annual membership dues collected via mailed forms and checks. Distribution is carried out through direct community outreach in Northeast Ohio, partnerships with on-the-ground organizations such as Fundacion Los Pisingos in Bogota and Rico Tours, and a WordPress-based website with donation and membership portals. Concern for Children has placed more than 550 children with adoptive families over its 40+ year history and maintains partnership relationships with HOLA Ohio, the Ohio Colombian Foundation, and the Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center, positioning it within the broader Cleveland-area Latino cultural ecosystem.

Technically, Concern for Children is not a technology organization. Its core operating infrastructure is a website (concernforchildren.org), a dedicated culture camp site (mipueblocamp.org), Facebook pages including the CFA Blend community, email newsletters, and PayPal/AmazonSmile donation links. There is no proprietary technology product, no AI/ML capability, no mobile application, and no API. The organization explicitly positions itself as a volunteer-driven charity where 100% of donations flow directly to programs and services, with no overhead or paid staff.

Name

Concern For Children

Legal name

Concern for Children, Inc.

Website

https://concernforchildren.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Concern for Children is a 501c3 nonprofit in Northeast Ohio that supports families touched by Latin American international adoption through community programs, an annual culture camp, and orphanage assistance in El Salvador and Colombia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Adoption Support Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG), Parenting Skills & Child Development Education (EDACALAA), Child Rights & Protection (BPADAGAG)

Keywords

• Adoption support services
• International adoption assistance
• Nonprofit child welfare
• Adoption education programs
• Orphanage humanitarian aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Streetsboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Individual Donations: Direct monetary donations from individuals supporting adoption assistance programs and orphanage support in Latin America.
2. AmazonSmile Program: AmazonSmile charitable donations where a portion of eligible purchases is directed to Concern for Children (EIN 34-1204066).
3. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees collected via mailed forms and checks payable to Concern for Children, Inc.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Concern for Children is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that supports families formed through Latin American international adoption. It provides adoption guidance and education, operates the annual Mi Pueblo Culture Camp for Latino adoptees and their families, runs the Opening Doors sponsorship program for teenage girls in El Salvador, and delivers humanitarian aid (clothing, school supplies, medical supplies, gifts) to orphanages in El Salvador and Colombia.

Product overview

Concern for Children is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of adoption support and child welfare programs. The core offerings include Mi Pueblo Culture Camp (an annual week-long Latin American cultural camp since 1993), Opening Doors sponsorship for teenage girls in El Salvador, El Salvador and Colombia orphanage support programs (clothing, medical supplies, school supplies), CFA Blend adult adoptee support group, and Medical Missions to evaluate and treat children in orphanages. All programs are delivered by volunteers with donations going directly to services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mi Pueblo Culture Camp A week-long annual Latin American Culture Camp for Latino children, their siblings, and families, with special outreach to Latino adoptees and children of Latino adoptees. Includes arts, culture, dance, music, family activities, and friendship-building. Held every June since 1993.
• Opening Doors (El Salvador)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 550 children placed with families through international adoption
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Ohio Colombian FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2018Non-profit organization founded in July 2018 for educational and charitable purposes to keep present and alive Colombian values and cultural traditions. Working to establish the first Latino Cultural Garden among Cleveland's Cultural Gardens.
• HOLA OhiominorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1999501c3 nonprofit Latino organization based in Painesville, Ohio with mission to empower the Latino community through education, outreach, leadership development and economic advancement. Formed in 1999 to serve farm workers and their families.
• Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCenter transforms lives by preserving, educating, and promoting Latino heritage through teaching and practice of history, culture, visual, performing, and literary arts. Located at 2800 Archwood Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44109.
• Fundacion Los PisingoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity programs for children in Bogota, Colombia. CFC provides funds and support for this foundation serving orphanage children.
• Rico ToursminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorColombian tour guide service partnered with CFC for adoption homeland tours and service projects to Colombia.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Creating a Family: Adoption and infertility education nonprofit providing resources, training, and support for adoptive families. Comparable to CFC in serving the post-adoption education and family-support need, though operates as an educational/resource organization rather than a community/camp-driven one.

Direct peers

• Holt International Children's Services: One of the largest US-based international adoption and post-adoption support organizations, with programs in Latin America and elsewhere. Directly comparable to CFC in mission (international adoption + family support) and in operating post-adoption heritage and aid programs across multiple countries.
• Center for Adoption Support and Education (C.A.S.E.): Nonprofit providing post-adoption support, counseling, and education for adoptive families and adoptees, with explicit focus on adoption-competent mental health and identity. Closely comparable to CFC's post-adoption family and adoptee-support mission.
• Families with Children from China: US support network for families formed through international adoption, focused on cultural identity and heritage programming for adoptees. Highly comparable to CFC's Mi Pueblo Culture Camp and CFA BLEND model, though CFC serves Latin American rather than Chinese adoptees.

Broad incumbents

• Gladney Center for Adoption: Long-standing US adoption agency with a heritage travel and post-adoption support tradition for families adopting internationally, including from Latin America. Comparable to CFC on adoption-related family/community support but at materially greater scale.
• Bethany Christian Services: A large, established US nonprofit providing adoption, foster care, and family support services internationally, including Latin America. Comparable to CFC on adoption and family-support mission but operates at a much larger, multi-service scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ConcernForChildren

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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