Children's Alliance of Kansas

Name

Children's Alliance of Kansas

Legal name

Children's Alliance of Kansas

Website

https://childally.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Welfare Training and Advocacy Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110), Educational Services (611), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Mental Health Counseling & Therapy Services (K–12) (EDAJALAG), Therapy-Integrated Childcare Support (coordination with OT/PT/SLP/ABA) (HSAAAIAM)

Keywords

• Foster care training
• Child welfare services
• Kinship caregiver support
• Child welfare advocacy
• Caregiver certification programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Topeka

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Training Programs: Revenue generated from training program delivery, including MAPP Foundations, Deciding Together, and specialized training curricula. Programs offered free to Kansas caregivers but organization may receive government or agency contracts for service delivery.
2. MAPP Store Sales: Sale of training materials, leader guides, parent books, facilitator kits, and educational posters through the MAPP Store. Products range from $9.60 to $279.99.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Children's Alliance of Kansas is a nonprofit association that delivers training, advocacy, and networking services to strengthen Kansas's child welfare system. Its core offerings are evidence-based caregiver preparation programs (the MAPP Institute, Kinship Origins, Kinship Path, and Caring For Our Own), professional development programs for child welfare staff (KanCoach, Resilience Alliance), and policy advocacy initiatives such as the SOUL Family Legal Permanency Option. Programs are delivered through certified MAPP Leaders, virtual classrooms, and a self-paced learning management system, with training materials sold through the MAPP Store.

Product overview

Children's Alliance of Kansas operates as a multi-product training and advocacy organization offering a unified suite of programs focused on child welfare. The core offerings center on the MAPP Institute for Strong Families, which provides evidence-based preparation programs (MAPP Foundations, MAPP Foundations Evergreen, Deciding Together, and Caring For Our Own) for kinship, foster, and adoptive parents. Supporting these are the Kinship training series (Kinship Origins, Kinship Path, and Kinship Bridge), which help relative caregivers navigate foster care and potentially become licensed foster parents. Additional programs include SOUL Family (a legal permanency option for youth in care), KanCoach (supervisory coaching), and Resilience Alliance (secondary traumatic stress training). The organization also maintains an E-Learning Library with self-paced courses and a MAPP Store for training materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MAPP Institute: Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting - an internationally used training approach for kinship, foster and adoptive parents linking trauma-informed training content, professional assessment, skills-based learning and peer support.
• Kinship Origins
• Kinship Path
• MAPP Bridge
• SOUL Family
• KanCoach
• Resilience Alliance

Products and services

• MAPP Institute for Strong Families
• MAPP Foundations
• MAPP Foundations Evergreen
• Deciding Together
• Caring For Our Own
• Kinship Origins
• Kinship Path
• Kinship Bridge (MAPP Bridge)
• KanCoach
• Resilience Alliance
• MAPP Store Training Materials

Quantifiable outcome

• Kansas reduced number of children in foster care by 1,300 from June 2019 to June 2022 through Family First Prevention Services Act implementation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kansas Department for Children and Families (DCF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 April 2024State agency collaborating with Children's Alliance to implement the SOUL Family Legal Permanency Option, the first of its kind in the nation. DCF and growing network of partners statewide are building understanding, resources, services, and administrative/legal infrastructure needed to make SOUL Family a legal permanency option.
• Annie E. Casey Foundation / Jim Casey Youth Opportunities InitiativecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Provided support for the development of SOUL Family concept, which was conceived by young leaders with foster care experience. The foundation's support enabled Kansas to become the first state to implement SOUL Family permanency option.
• Cornerstones of CareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in Kansas Strong for Children and Families initiative, supporting KanCoach coaching program for child welfare supervisors.
• DCCCAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in Kansas Strong for Children and Families initiative, supporting KanCoach coaching program for child welfare supervisors.
• KVC KansasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in Kansas Strong for Children and Families initiative, supporting KanCoach coaching program for child welfare supervisors.
• Saint Francis MinistriesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in Kansas Strong for Children and Families initiative, supporting KanCoach coaching program for child welfare supervisors.
• TFI Family ServicesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in Kansas Strong for Children and Families initiative, supporting KanCoach coaching program for child welfare supervisors.
• University of Kansas School of Social WelfareminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in Kansas Strong for Children and Families initiative, supporting KanCoach coaching program for child welfare supervisors.
• Child Welfare League of AmericaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization membership providing access to national trends, policy issues, and professional development resources.
• Association of Children's Residential CentersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization membership for monitoring trends and policy issues in residential child care.
• National Association of State Associations for ChildrenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization membership providing advocacy resources and peer networking for state-level child welfare associations.
• National Association of Counsel for ChildrenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational organization membership supporting advocacy and professional development in child welfare legal practice.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Casey Family Programs: Large national operating foundation focused on child welfare reform and reducing foster care placements; comparable to CAK's advocacy role and outcome-driven approach to reducing Kansas foster care numbers.
• Child Welfare League of America: National umbrella organization for child welfare agencies; CAK holds membership and benefits from CWLA's national policy resources, making it a broader incumbent in the same advocacy and standards space.
• Annie E. Casey Foundation: Major national child welfare funder that supported SOUL Family development through its Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative; functions as both a strategic partner and a comparable advocacy/grantmaking peer.

Direct peers

• AdoptUSKids: National federally funded project supporting adoption and foster care recruitment, training, and resources; overlaps with CAK's MAPP Foundations, MAPP Bridge, and adoption preparation offerings.
• Saint Francis Ministries: Member agency offering foster care, kinship, adoption, and behavioral health services in Kansas with statewide reach comparable to CAK's training footprint.
• National Foster Parent Association: National membership and advocacy organization for foster parents; mirrors CAK's mission of training, supporting, and advocating for foster caregivers at a national scale.
• TFI Family Services: Kansas member agency providing foster, kinship, adoption, and family preservation services; shares CAK's mission around supporting foster and kinship caregivers.
• Cornerstones of Care: Member agency delivering foster care, adoption, independent living, and educational training in Kansas; collaborates on KanCoach/Kansas Strong initiatives with CAK.
• Generations United: National nonprofit focused on kinship care, grandfamilies, and intergenerational programs; directly comparable to CAK's kinship caregiver training (Kinship Origins, Kinship Path) and advocacy work.
• KVC Health Systems: Kansas-based child welfare agency providing foster care, kinship, adoption, and mental health services; a member of the Children's Alliance network and serves overlapping foster and kinship populations in Kansas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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