What Personal Development Center does

Personal Development Center, Inc. is a private, Wisconsin-incorporated nonprofit victim services agency headquartered at 505 East Depot Street, Marshfield, WI, with a secondary outreach office in Neillsville. Founded in 1977, the organization delivers advocacy, case management, and prevention education to individuals and families across North Wood County and Clark County, with a stated mission centered on the safety and empowerment of those impacted by domestic abuse and sexual assault. Programs are organized into six functional verticals: Adult Advocacy (domestic violence victim services), Youth Advocacy, Sexual Assault Victim Services, Elder Abuse Services, Visitation & Exchange Services, and Education & Community Awareness classes, supplemented by a Women In Search of Empowerment (W.I.S.E.) adult support group, a six-week Growing Connections parent/child program, and coordinated access to Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) professionals. The agency also operates a 24-hour crisis line, provides emergency shelter, and runs prevention/outreach programming to schools, businesses, and community organizations.

Name

Personal Development Center

Legal name

Personal Development Center, Inc.

Website

https://pdcmarshfield.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1977

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Victim Advocacy Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Victim advocacy services
• Domestic violence support
• Sexual assault services
• Crisis intervention services
• Community education programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Marshfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Grants: Primary funding source is grants from government and foundation sources.
2. Donations and Contributions: Secondary revenue stream from individual donations, charitable money market accounts, and fundraising events. Cell phone and ink cartridge recycling programs generate contributions.
3. United Way Support: Funding support through Marshfield Area United Way.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Personal Development Center is a private, non-profit victim services agency providing case management, advocacy, and prevention education to individuals and families in the North Wood County and Clark County area of Wisconsin. The agency operates a 24-hour crisis line, emergency shelter, supervised visitation and exchange services, and community education programs. Services are delivered free of charge and span domestic violence, sexual assault, youth, and elder abuse programs.

Product overview

Personal Development Center is a private, non-profit victim services agency that provides case management, advocacy, and prevention education to individuals and families. The organization operates as a single integrated service offering comprising multiple interconnected programs: Adult Advocacy (domestic violence victim services), Youth Advocacy, Sexual Assault Victim Services, Elder Abuse Services, Visitation & Exchange Services, and Education & Community Awareness classes. These services are coordinated to provide comprehensive support from crisis intervention through long-term recovery, with advocacy, safety planning, emergency shelter, legal navigation, and community education as the primary service delivery mechanisms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Domestic Violence Victim Services (Adult Advocacy Program) Advocacy and support services for adults affected by domestic violence and assault, including safety planning, emergency shelter, restraining orders, legal navigation, and coordination with community agencies.
• Youth Advocacy Program Advocacy and support services for children who are victims of or affected by domestic violence or sexual assault, including education, skill building, individual advocacy, prevention education, and parent/child support groups.
• Sexual Assault Victim Services Advocacy and support services for adults affected by sexual violence and assault, including medical advocacy, safety planning, emergency shelter, restraining orders, and legal navigation.
• Elder Abuse Services Advocacy and support services for later life adults affected by domestic violence, abuse, and assault, including assessments, safety planning, order of protection, and referrals to housing, counseling, and medical care.
• Visitation & Exchange Services Supervised visitation and exchange program providing safe interactions between parents and children in family violence situations, including exchanges, supervised visitation, referral counseling, and parenting information.
• Education & Community Awareness Prevention education and training for youth, schools, businesses, and community organizations covering topics including bullying, teen dating violence, healthy relationships, domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse, and workplace violence.
• Women In Search of Empowerment (W.I.S.E.) Program Adult education and support group for women who share life experiences related to abuse, addressing legal issues, financial issues, safety issues, stress handling, self-esteem, and communication.
• Growing Connections - Parent/Child Support Group Six-week program designed to help children/youth and parents who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault learn to identify feelings, coping skills, and enhance communication.
• Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program Coordinates with specially trained SANE professionals who provide forensic medical-legal exams, documentation, medical care, evidence collection, and testimony for sexual assault victims.

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Board of DirectorscoreOthersAgency is guided by a Board of Directors representing area businesses, service providers, medical community, individuals, and organizations.
• The Women's Community Inc.minorOthersReferral partner and additional local domestic violence agency in Wausau, WI serving the broader region.
• The Family CenterminorOthersReferral partner - local domestic violence agency in Wisconsin Rapids, WI.
• Local Law EnforcementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with local law enforcement for victim referrals, restraining order assistance, and coordinated response to domestic violence situations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National 24/7 crisis line for domestic violence victims. Comparable crisis-line function to PDC's 24-hour crisis line, but operates nationally rather than as a regional community provider.
• RAINN: National anti-sexual-violence organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline. Overlaps with PDC's sexual assault victim services but at a national scale with centralized hotline infrastructure.

Direct peers

• The Family Center: Wisconsin Rapids-based domestic violence agency identified as a referral partner. Comparable small-community DV nonprofit operating in central Wisconsin with overlapping service model.
• Harbor House: Multiple community-based domestic violence shelter and advocacy organizations operating under this name across the U.S. Comparable community-rooted DV shelter model with emergency housing and advocacy services.
• Safe Horizon: Large NYC-based direct service provider for domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking victims. Comparable mission across advocacy, shelter, and crisis response, though at significantly greater scale.
• YWCA: National nonprofit with local chapters providing domestic violence shelters, advocacy, and sexual assault services. Comparable mission and service portfolio though much larger scale.
• The Women's Community Inc. Referral partner and Wausau-based domestic violence and sexual assault agency serving north-central Wisconsin. Directly comparable as a community-rooted DV/SA nonprofit in the same regional network.

Regional players

• End Domestic Abuse Wisconsin: Statewide Wisconsin coalition addressing domestic violence. Comparable Wisconsin service geography and mission focus, but operates as a statewide coordinating body rather than direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/pdcmarshfieldwi
• Xx.com/pdcmarshfield
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/personal-development-center-inc

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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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