Wafa House

What Wafa House does

Wafa House is a private, nonprofit domestic violence and sexual assault (DV/SA) service agency headquartered in Clifton, New Jersey, founded in 2004 by Dorria Fahmy and co-founded by Nawal Kahf. The agency serves survivors of DV/SA in the Arab, Muslim, and South Asian communities across Northern New Jersey, addressing language, cultural, and religious barriers that drive underutilization of mainstream shelters. Its integrated service platform comprises four offerings: bilingual case management that coordinates wraparound social services (housing, utilities, food, transportation, emergency financial assistance, and diapers via its National Diaper Bank Network registration); free, confidential mental health counseling delivered by licensed Master's-level clinicians in English and Arabic, including Arabic-language anger management and psycho-education groups; free family law legal representation by an in-house attorney and an Arabic-speaking legal assistant in divorce, custody, DV/SV, and orders of protection; and Outreach & Prevention community presentations to faith leaders, law enforcement, educators, and healthcare providers.

Underlying technology is a standard off-the-shelf nonprofit stack — Wix-hosted website, Apricot by Social Solutions for client intake and case management, Bloomerang CRM for donations, Formstack for mailing list capture, PayPal and Venmo for alternative giving, and Flipdoc-hosted annual impact reports. There is no proprietary platform, no AI/ML capability, and no public or partner-facing API. Bilingual staffing (Arabic and English, with recruitment expanding into Farsi, Urdu, and Spanish) is the gating production capacity.

The business model is a donation-funded nonprofit rather than a fee-for-service model: all client services are provided free of charge and confidentially, and revenue is generated through unrestricted general donations (Sadaqa), Zakat distributions (religiously mandated restricted giving), and an upcoming Employer Matching Gifts program. Acquisition is community-led and trust-based via referrals, community presentations, and a 24/7 bilingual hotline (1-800-930-WAFA) rather than paid demand generation. In 2025 the agency reported $149,662 in general donations, 600 total clients served, 1,019 sessions delivered, and 1,611 families and children helped, with cumulative reach of more than 3,500 families since inception.

Name

Wafa House

Legal name

WafaHouse Inc.

Website

https://wafahouse.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wafa House is a nonprofit DV/SA agency founded in 2004 serving Arab, Muslim, and South Asian survivors in Northern New Jersey with free, bilingual, culturally adapted case management, mental health, and legal services funded by charitable donations and Zakat.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence and Social Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

Keywords

• Domestic violence services
• Mental health counseling
• Legal advocacy services
• Case management support
• Victim support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Clifton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. General Donations (Sadaqa): Unrestricted charitable donations supporting operations and infrastructure for ongoing services; processed online via Bloomerang, PayPal, and Venmo.
2. Zakat distributions: Religiously mandated Zakat funds distributed directly to eligible clients as Financial Assistance, Food Vouchers, Rental Assistance, Utility Assistance and more; closely follows Islamic guidelines.
3. Employer Matching Gifts: Upcoming program enabling employees, retirees, and spouses to double donations via employer matching gift programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Wafa House delivers free, confidential, bilingual (Arabic/English) social, mental health, and legal services to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault in the Arab, Muslim, and South Asian communities of Northern New Jersey. Its integrated service platform pairs in-house bilingual case management with licensed Master's-level mental health counseling and family-law legal representation, complemented by community outreach and DV/SV prevention education. Services are supported entirely by charitable donations (Sadaqa), Zakat distributions, and employer matching gifts rather than fees.

Product overview

Wafa House delivers a single integrated service platform for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault — particularly Arab and South Asian individuals in Northern New Jersey — composed of four interrelated core offerings: Case Management (the coordinating backbone that links clients to wraparound resources such as housing, utilities, food, transportation, emergency financial assistance, and the diaper bank), Mental Health Support (free, confidential, bilingual counseling and psycho-education groups delivered by licensed Master's-level clinicians), Legal Services (free family-law representation in divorce, custody, DV/SV, and orders of protection), and Outreach & Prevention (community education on DV/SV). Most clients access multiple services simultaneously as part of a holistic, restorative care journey; eligibility is based on survivor status, financial need, and service availability, with the organization supporting roughly 1,000 individuals and families per year.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Case Management (Social Services) Bilingual case management service that evaluates each client's situation, develops a treatment/success plan, and coordinates in-house and wraparound social services — including housing, utilities, food, transportation, emergency financial assistance, diaper bank, referrals, and advocacy — to help survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault achieve financial and personal safety. Targeted at Arab, Muslim, and South Asian survivors in Northern New Jersey.
• Mental Health Support Free, confidential mental health counseling delivered by licensed, Master's-level clinicians in English and Arabic in a culturally sensitive environment. Includes individual support sessions, Arabic-language anger management support, and psycho-education groups covering domestic violence, anger, sadness/hopelessness, worry/stress, relationship and marriage concerns, and school-related issues. For survivors of DV/SA in Northern New Jersey.
• Legal Services Free legal representation by an in-house family law attorney and an Arabic-speaking legal assistant in matters including divorce, child custody, domestic violence, sexual violence, and orders of protection. Supports Wafa House's holistic, restorative approach to justice for DV/SA survivors in Northern New Jersey.
• Outreach & Prevention Community presentations and education on domestic violence and sexual violence (DV/SV) designed to raise awareness, build cultural sensitivity within local law enforcement and partner agencies, and bring together leaders in faith, law enforcement, policy, education, and healthcare to better serve Arab, Muslim, and South Asian communities in Northern New Jersey.

Quantifiable outcome

• $149,662 in general donations received (2025)
• +6 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• NJ Coalition to End Domestic Violence: Statewide umbrella and policy/training coalition for NJ DV service providers, and a direct partner referral source for Wafa House. Comparable as a regional DV infrastructure organization, though not a direct service competitor.

Direct peers

• NARIKA: Bay Area nonprofit supporting South Asian women facing domestic violence through counseling, advocacy, and referrals. Comparable niche (South Asian immigrant DV survivors) and similar service mix to Wafa House.
• Asian Women's Shelter: San Francisco-based DV/SA agency serving Asian immigrant and refugee survivors with multilingual shelter, case management, and counseling. Comparable as a community-embedded, language-accessible DV nonprofit.
• New York Asian Women's Center: NYC-based nonprofit providing multilingual case management, counseling, and advocacy for Asian DV/SA survivors. Mirrors Wafa House's integrated bilingual services for an underserved immigrant community.
• Sakhi for South Asian Women: NYC-based nonprofit serving South Asian survivors of domestic violence with bilingual case management, counseling, and advocacy. Directly comparable to Wafa House's integrated model serving an immigrant, faith-and-culture-rooted DV population.
• Apna Ghar: Chicago-based nonprofit providing emergency housing, case management, and legal advocacy for South Asian and other immigrant survivors of domestic violence. Closely parallels Wafa House's holistic, culturally tailored service stack for immigrant DV clients.
• Arab American Family Services: Chicago-area nonprofit providing social services (case management, mental health, immigration, DV support) to the Arab American community. Closely analogous to Wafa House's Arab-community focus and integrated service model.

Others

• Islamic Relief USA: U.S. affiliate of Islamic Relief Worldwide and a listed Wafa House partner. Comparable as a faith-aligned funder and humanitarian organization serving the same donor community, but not a direct DV service peer.
• CAIR-NJ: New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations; civil rights and advocacy organization for the Muslim community and a Wafa House referral partner. Comparable as a Muslim-community ecosystem enabler rather than a direct service peer.

Broad incumbents

• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National 24/7 DV hotline and resource hub serving all U.S. survivors. Comparable as a free, confidential crisis-access channel but operates at much larger scale and is not community-specific.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wafahouseinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wafa-house-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/wafahouse
• Xx.com/wafahouse

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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