Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas

What Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas does

Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas (CACar) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1999 and headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The organization coordinates and supports a network of 30 Child Advocacy Center (CAC) locations across Arkansas, providing a centralized, child-friendly environment where multidisciplinary teams — including law enforcement, child protective services, prosecution, victim advocacy, and medical and mental health professionals — collaborate on child abuse cases. Its core service offerings include advocacy services, forensic interviews, medical exams, and therapy, all delivered free of charge to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members. The organization also operates the Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline (1-844.SAVE.A.CHILD) and an online Training Hub for professionals and volunteers.

The organization's business model is nonprofit and donation-dependent rather than revenue-generating. All services are provided at no cost to beneficiaries, with funding derived from grants, donations, and fundraising events. The annual Inspiration Gala (renamed in 2024 from the Woman of Inspiration event) serves as CACAR's largest annual fundraising vehicle and has honored prominent civic figures including First Lady Susan Hutchinson, Johnelle Hunt, Lisenne Rockefeller, and Attorney General Tim Griffin. CACAR functions as a coordinating member organization rather than a direct service operator at most locations; the 30-location network is staffed and operated through member centers.

The technology footprint is minimal and entirely non-proprietary — standard website, email newsletter, social media presence, and a Google Sites-based Training Hub. There are no commercial products, no AI/ML capabilities, no APIs, no patents, and no disclosed revenue, funding rounds, or M&A activity. The organization is an accredited National Children's Alliance Chapter and operates under governance by a board of directors. Leadership is led by Executive Director Elizabeth Pulley, with a parent-organization headcount of 13 employees.

Name

Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas

Legal name

Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas

Website

https://cacarkansas.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas (CACar) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit coordinating a 30-location network across Arkansas that delivers free forensic interviews, medical exams, therapy, and advocacy services to child abuse victims and their families through multidisciplinary agency partnerships.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Advocacy Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Other Individual and Family Services (624190)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAGABAG

Child Protection & Child Rights

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/International Development & Poverty Alleviation

SECONDARYBPAGAEAE

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Social Services & Community Support (Food, Housing, Family)

SECONDARYBPAGADAM

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Education & Youth Development Nonprofits

SECONDARYBPAGAFAK

Consumer Rights & Public Interest Advocacy

Business & Public Services/Nonprofit, NGO & Social Services/Civil Rights, Advocacy & Public Policy Organizations

Keywords

• Child advocacy services
• Forensic interview services
• Victim advocacy support
• Child abuse prevention
• Nonprofit social services

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas (CACAR) is a nonprofit organization that promotes, assists, and supports a network of 30 Child Advocacy Centers across Arkansas. The centers deliver a coordinated, multidisciplinary response to child abuse cases through four core services: Advocacy Services, Forensic Interviews, Medical Exams, and Therapy Services, all provided at no cost to child victims of abuse and their non-offending family members.

Product overview

Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas (CACar) is a not-for-profit organization that promotes, assists, and supports the development, growth, and continuation of Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) throughout Arkansas. All services are provided at no cost to child victims of abuse or their families. The organization operates a network of CACs offering four core services: Advocacy Services, Forensic Interviews, Medical Exams, and Therapy. Additional resources include an Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline, a Training Hub for professionals, and an annual Inspiration Gala fundraising event.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Advocacy Services
• Forensic Interviews
• Medical Exams
• Therapy Services
• Child Advocacy Centers Network (CACs)
• Arkansas Child Abuse Hotline

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 11,000 children served annually by CACs in Arkansas

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• National Child Advocacy Center: A child advocacy organization in Huntsville, Alabama that pioneered the CAC multidisciplinary team approach. Operates a similar service mix (forensic interviews, medical exams, therapy, training) and serves as a national model CAC.
• Children's Advocacy Centers of Georgia: Georgia's statewide CAC coordinating body providing training, oversight, and advocacy for local centers. Directly comparable state-chapter peer serving a similar function in a different but adjacent geography.
• Texas Children's Advocacy Centers: Statewide chapter coordinating CACs in Texas. Operates the same model of supporting a network of Child Advocacy Centers delivering forensic interviews, advocacy, and therapy, making it a near-twin to CACAR's structure and mission.

Regional players

• Arkansas Court Appointed Special Advocates (Arkansas CASA): Arkansas state affiliate of the CASA network providing volunteer advocacy for foster children. Same geography and overlapping mission of supporting abused/neglected children in Arkansas, though via court advocacy rather than the CAC multidisciplinary model.

Broad incumbents

• National Children's Alliance: The national accrediting body and membership association for Child Advocacy Centers; CACAR is an NCA chapter. Most direct structural peer as the parent network setting standards and distributing resources to state chapters like CACAR.
• Prevent Child Abuse America: National nonprofit focused on child abuse prevention through advocacy, research, and a chapter network. Comparable in mission and nonprofit structure, though oriented more toward prevention and awareness than direct CAC service delivery.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children: National nonprofit providing resources and assistance to children victimized by abduction and sexual exploitation. Comparable in scale and child-protection focus, but operating nationally and emphasizing a different sub-domain of child victimization.
• Childhelp: National nonprofit dedicated to helping victims of child abuse through prevention, intervention, and treatment programs including hotlines and residential services. Comparable mission and free-to-victim service model, though broader in scope.

Emerging players

• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA): National nonprofit that recruits and trains volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in court. Comparable mission of supporting child victims of abuse through trained advocates, though operating via court advocacy rather than multidisciplinary CAC teams.
• Darkness to Light: National nonprofit focused on child sexual abuse prevention through adult education and awareness programs. Mission-adjacent peer addressing the same child abuse problem CACs respond to, but via prevention/training rather than direct victim services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/CACArkansas
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/childrens-advocacy-centers-of-arkansas

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

Investments

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