Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault

What Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault does

Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA) is a private nonprofit coalition founded in 1980 and headquartered in Augusta, Maine. The organization operates as the statewide coordinating body for Maine's sexual violence response and prevention infrastructure, representing and supporting a network of 7 regional sexual assault support centers plus the Immigrant Resource Center of Maine. MECASA's core service is a 24/7 statewide helpline (1-800-871-7741) that routes callers to the nearest regional support center, supplemented by a volunteer advocate program, hospital and police accompaniment, legal referrals, and the Survivor Alliance survivor-engagement program.

MECASA's service portfolio spans prevention, response, and advocacy. Prevention programs include Primary Prevention, Healthy Sexuality Education, Engaging Men + Boys, and Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education delivered in K-12 schools (reaching nearly 70,000 students in FY2018-2019). Specialized programs include the Maine Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, the Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network (Maine STEN), the Children's Safety Partnership (in partnership with the Maine Department of Education), and Survivor/Human Trafficking Survivor Funds that fill gaps in food, shelter, medicine, childcare, and transportation. The organization publishes fact sheets, media guides for journalists, and policy reports, including the 2025 CSEC Committee Report under LD 1092.

All services are provided free of charge to survivors. MECASA is funded primarily through government grants from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and the Maine Department of Public Safety, supplemented by the MaineShare workplace giving program, the Bingham Foundation, and public/private donations. The organization employs 11-50 staff, is governed by a Board of Directors, and complies with federal and state non-discrimination statutes. MECASA does not operate a technology platform and has no disclosed AI/ML capabilities; its core technology surface is its website and the voice helpline infrastructure.

Name

Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Legal name

Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault

Website

https://mecasa.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Assault Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Human Rights Organizations (813311), Community Housing Services (62422)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Sexual assault services
• Crisis intervention support
• Violence prevention education
• Survivor advocacy programs
• Human trafficking response

Headquarters

HQ city

Augusta

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, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Grants and Funding: MECASA receives funding from the Maine Department of Health and Human Services and other government sources to support direct service provision and prevention efforts across Maine's sexual assault support centers.
2. Donations and Workplace Giving: The organization receives donations through direct contributions, MaineShare payroll giving program, and matching campaigns. Donations support building better systems, policy advocacy, and improving options for survivors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MECASA is a statewide nonprofit coalition that represents and supports Maine's network of sexual assault support centers, providing a 24/7 helpline, crisis intervention, counseling, legal advocacy, hospital and police accompaniment, and survivor-led prevention programming. The organization also administers specialized programs addressing child sexual abuse, human trafficking, and prevention education in schools and communities across Maine.

Product overview

MECASA operates as a coalition offering a coordinated portfolio of services, programs, and resources rather than a single unified product. The core services include a 24/7 statewide sexual assault helpline, volunteer advocate training, and representation of Maine's sexual assault support centers. Specialized programs include the Maine Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, the Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network (Maine STEN), and the Children's Safety Partnership. Prevention programming spans Primary Prevention, Healthy Sexuality Education, Engaging Men + Boys, and Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education. MECASA also provides publications and resources, legal help referrals, survivor funds, and a Survivor Alliance program. These components work together to provide a continuum of prevention, response, and advocacy services for sexual violence in Maine.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Maine Network of Children's Advocacy Centers: Membership organization promoting Children's Advocacy Centers and supporting existing and emerging centers in Maine.
• Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network (Maine STEN)
• Children's Safety Partnership

Products and services

• Statewide Sexual Assault Helpline Free, confidential 24/7 statewide helpline (1-800-871-7741) connecting sexual violence survivors and their allies with immediate crisis support, safety planning, and referrals to the nearest member center
• Sexual Assault Support Centers (Member Centers) Network of 7 regional sexual assault support centers plus the Immigrant Resource Center of Maine providing direct services including crisis counseling, advocacy, hospital accompaniment, police response, and prevention education across all Maine counties
• Volunteer Advocate Program Recruitment and training of volunteer advocates who answer the statewide helpline, provide emotional support and safety planning, and accompany survivors at hospitals and police stations
• Survivor Alliance Program bringing together survivors (and parents/guardians of minor survivors) to share experiences, inform programming, engage in public policy advocacy, and participate in public storytelling to create systems change
• Maine Network of Children's Advocacy Centers Membership organization administered by MECASA promoting Children's Advocacy Centers and supporting existing and emerging centers to effectively respond to sexually abused children and their families through multidisciplinary teams
• Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network (Maine STEN) Program providing training, technical assistance, resources, and community awareness to direct service providers engaged in anti-trafficking efforts in Maine, including a victim's support fund and human trafficking-specific media packet
• Children's Safety Partnership Online toolkit supporting schools, families, and communities in implementing Maine's child sexual abuse prevention education law (Public Law 20-A MRS §254), providing information for parents, teachers, administrators, and communities
• Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education Prevention education programming for K-12 students delivered by member centers, focusing on body ownership and recognizing/responding to confusing situations, based on nationally-recognized best practices
• Legal Help Resources Information and referrals to legal services for sexual assault survivors, including links to Immigrant Legal Advocacy Project, Legal Services for the Elderly, Maine Volunteer Lawyers Project, Pine Tree Legal Assistance, and Victim Rights Law Center
• Sexual Assault Survivor Fund and Human Trafficking Survivor Fund Funds administered by MECASA providing immediate needs for survivors including food, clothing, shelter, medicine, childcare, and transportation to fill gaps that would otherwise go unmet

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 70,000 Maine K-12 students received prevention education in FY2018-2019
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Muskie School of Public Service, Cutler InstitutesupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017University of Southern Maine research institute commissioned by MECASA to conduct the 2018 statewide study on sexual assault kit status and make recommendations for system improvement.
• Maine Network of Children's Advocacy CenterscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA membership organization of Children's Advocacy Centers in Maine, administered by MECASA, promoting CAC development and supporting existing and emerging centers to respond to sexually abused children.
• Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network (Maine STEN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentral source of information and resources about trafficking awareness and response in Maine. A program of MECASA providing training, technical assistance, and resources to direct service providers engaged in anti-trafficking efforts.
• Children's Safety PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOnline toolkit supporting schools and communities in implementing Maine's child sexual abuse prevention education law. A program of MECASA in partnership with the Maine Department of Education.
• Maine Department of Public SafetysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerOversight agency for civil rights compliance complaints. MECASA works with DPS on discrimination complaint processes.
• Maine Human Rights CommissionsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerState agency handling discrimination complaints where survivors can bring concerns about discrimination or retaliation by MECASA.
• U.S. Office for Civil RightssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerFederal oversight agency where survivors can file discrimination complaints against MECASA.
• Maine Department of EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the Children's Safety Partnership, working to implement Maine's child sexual abuse prevention education requirements in schools.
• Boys to MensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaine organization providing programs supporting healthy development of adolescent boys. MECASA supports this organization as part of engaging men in prevention work.
• Men Can Stop RapesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational organization mobilizing men to prevent violence against women. Referenced by MECASA as part of engaging men programming.
• A Call to MensupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational men's organization addressing domestic and sexual violence prevention. Partnered with MECASA's engaging men efforts.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC): National resource center providing publications, training, and technical assistance on sexual violence prevention and response. Comparable publishing/resource-distribution function to MECASA, but national scope rather than single-state.
• California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA): California's statewide sexual assault coalition providing training, technical assistance, and policy advocacy for member rape crisis centers. Same coalition-of-centers model with comparable prevention education and survivor support portfolio.
• Illinois Coalition Against Sexual Assault: Statewide coalition in Illinois that serves as the collective voice for rape crisis centers and conducts public policy, training, and prevention work. Directly comparable mission, funding model (state government grants), and member-center structure to MECASA.
• Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape: Statewide coalition in Pennsylvania that coordinates a network of rape crisis centers, operates a helpline, and conducts prevention education. Structurally the closest analog to MECASA: state-level coalition supporting member centers, government-funded, providing direct services and policy advocacy.
• Washington Coalition of Sexual Assault Programs: Washington state's coalition of sexual assault programs providing training, technical assistance, and prevention resources. Closely mirrors MECASA's training/TA role within a state-level member-center network.
• National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV): National policy alliance whose membership is composed of state sexual assault coalitions like MECASA. Directly comparable mission focused on federal policy and resource advocacy, but operating at the national level rather than statewide direct services.
• New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault: New York's statewide coalition supporting rape crisis programs through training, public policy, and prevention initiatives. Directly parallel coalition-of-centers model with similar funding mix.
• Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence: Ohio's statewide sexual violence coalition providing training, technical assistance, and policy advocacy for member rape crisis centers. Same coalition-of-centers structure and state-government-funded operating model as MECASA.

Broad incumbents

• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): National nonprofit operating the largest US sexual assault hotline and conducting public awareness campaigns. Overlaps MECASA on 24/7 helpline provision and prevention education but operates nationally and at significantly greater scale, with a much larger fundraising footprint.

Emerging players

• Joyful Heart Foundation: National nonprofit focused on sexual assault response, including the backlog of untested rape kits, survivor healing, and prevention education. Adjacent in mission (particularly on forensic kit reform, where MECASA commissioned the 2018 Muskie study) but with a national rather than statewide footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mecasa_maine
• Facebookfacebook.com/MECASA1
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maine-coalition-against-sexual-assault

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault