Day One RI

What Day One RI does

Day One RI is a Rhode Island-based nonprofit organization (legal name: Day One) headquartered at 100 Medway Street, Providence, providing victim advocacy, clinical therapy, Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) services, and prevention education primarily to survivors of child sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, and commercial sexual exploitation of children. The organization operates four accredited CAC locations across Kent, Newport, Providence, and Washington Counties, delivering a coordinated, multidisciplinary response that includes forensic interviewing, medical evaluations (via a partnership with Hasbro Children's Hospital/Aubin Center), mental health counseling, case management, crisis intervention, and criminal justice advocacy. Services are provided at no cost to clients and are accessed via a 24/7 helpline, direct service requests, and coordinated interagency referrals from law enforcement, schools, healthcare providers, and social services.

The organization also holds two statewide coordination roles — as the state chapter of the RI Children's Network (state chapter of CACs) and as the RI Sexual Assault Coalition — and delivers prevention education programming including body safety, online safety, and community training workshops. It maintains NCA accreditation as a Children's Advocacy Center, the recognized standards body in the sector. The business model is donation- and grant-funded; revenue streams include individual and organizational donations (processed via Blackbaud) and government/grant funding. There is no commercial product platform or technology offering, and no pricing model applies as services are free to end users.

Day One's GTM motion is community-led: outreach is driven through referral relationships with law enforcement, schools, healthcare providers, and social services, supplemented by community training delivery, a website (dayoneri.org), social media presence across Facebook, X, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Instagram, email newsletters via Constant Contact, and an annual fundraising event ("Light the Way with Day One" scheduled for October 2, 2026). The organization does not disclose revenue, headcount, founding date, or management team in the available source material.

Name

Day One RI

Legal name

Day One

Website

https://dayoneri.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Day One RI is a Rhode Island nonprofit operating four NCA-accredited Children's Advocacy Centers, providing forensic interviewing, clinical therapy, victim advocacy, and prevention education to child abuse survivors and their families across the state at no cost.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Advocacy and Victim Support Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Child and Youth Services (624110)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

Keywords

• Child advocacy services
• Victim advocacy support
• Sexual abuse prevention
• Forensic interview services
• Clinical trauma counseling

Headquarters

HQ city

Providence, RI

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, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Day One accepts monetary donations from individuals and organizations to support survivors with treatment and healing services. Donations can be one-time or recurring.
2. Grants and Government Funding: As a nonprofit serving child abuse victims, Day One likely receives government grants and foundation funding to support operations, though specific funding sources are not detailed in available materials.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Day One RI is a nonprofit organization that provides child advocacy, victim advocacy, clinical therapy, and prevention education services for victims of sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, and witnesses to violence in Rhode Island. Its core offering is the National Children's Alliance (NCA)-accredited Children's Advocacy Center, which delivers multidisciplinary response services including forensic interviews, medical evaluations, mental health counseling, and criminal justice advocacy across four county locations.

Product overview

Day One RI operates as a nonprofit social service organization providing a comprehensive suite of victim advocacy and prevention services, not a technology platform. The organization's offerings are organized around its core Children's Advocacy Center (CAC), which provides a multidisciplinary, child-friendly response to abuse including forensic interviews, medical evaluations, and mental health counseling. This core service is supported by advocacy programs, clinical therapy services, and specialized CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children) programming. Prevention and community education offerings include workshops, trainings, and educational resources on body safety and online safety. Additional services include a 24/7 helpline, the RI Children's Network (state chapter of CACs), and the RI Sexual Assault Coalition. The organization does not offer a technology product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) A coordinated, multidisciplinary response service for child victims of sexual abuse, severe physical abuse, and witnesses to violence, providing forensic interviews, family advocacy, mental health referrals, and medical evaluations. Accredited by the National Children's Alliance with four locations across Rhode Island.
• Clinical/Therapy Services Master's level licensed clinical mental health counseling services for victims of sexual abuse and trauma, including individual, group, and family counseling.
• Advocacy Services Victim advocacy providing information about victim rights, the justice system, safety planning, restraining order information, and court process liaison services.
• CSEC (Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children) Program Specialized services addressing the commercial sexual exploitation of children, providing wrap-around services and direct care to survivors of human trafficking and child pornography.
• Prevention & Community Education Educational programs including workshops and trainings for communities on prevention strategies, body safety, and online safety, available at Day One or on-site at organizations.
• RI Children's Network (State Chapter of CACs) Statewide coordination of Children's Advocacy Centers serving as the state chapter of CACs in Rhode Island.
• RI Sexual Assault Coalition Coalition coordination for sexual assault services across Rhode Island.
• 24/7 Helpline Round-the-clock crisis helpline providing immediate support and resources for victims of sexual abuse. Phone: 1-800-494-8100.
• Body Safety Program Child safety education program teaching body safety practices and prevention strategies to children and families.
• Online Safety Program Education program addressing online safety and protecting children from online exploitation and abuse.

Quantifiable outcome

• Less trauma and re-victimization for child victims through coordinated CAC response
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Hasbro Children's Hospital/Aubin CentercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMedical evaluations for child abuse victims are coordinated through Hasbro Children's Hospital/Aubin Center, with board certified child abuse pediatricians serving as members of the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT). This partnership provides essential medical evaluation services as part of the comprehensive wrap-around care for child victims.
• National Children's Alliance (NCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Rhode Island Children's Advocacy Center is accredited by the National Children's Alliance, establishing standards compliance and credibility for child advocacy services statewide.
• Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMDT includes law enforcement, prosecution, medical professionals, and social services. MDT Advisory Committee meetings are held in each county (Kent, Newport, Providence, Washington) to ensure all disciplines have input into county CAC protocols and coordinated responses to child abuse cases.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Prevent Child Abuse America: National umbrella organization advancing child abuse prevention policy and programming; comparable to Day One's prevention education, training, and statewide coordination roles, but operating nationally with affiliated state chapters.
• National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC): National nonprofit focused on missing and exploited children, including CyberTipline and CSEC-related work; comparable to Day One's CSEC program and online safety education, though operating at national scale with federal mandate.
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Largest national anti-sexual-violence organization operating the National Sexual Assault Hotline; comparable to Day One's sexual assault coalition and clinical/advocacy work but at national scope and with hotline as its flagship.
• Childhelp: National nonprofit operating the Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline and residential programs; comparable to Day One RI as a multiservice child abuse response and prevention organization, though operating at a much larger national scale.

Others

• National Children's Alliance: National accrediting body and membership organization for Children's Advocacy Centers including Day One RI; comparable as the ecosystem/standards body rather than a direct competitor, and a key partner for Day One's CAC accreditation.
• Children's Advocacy Centers of Texas: Statewide chapter network coordinating CACs in Texas; comparable to Day One's role as the RI Children's Network state chapter convener, providing a peer benchmark for statewide CAC coordination.

Direct peers

• Darkness to Light: National nonprofit focused on child sexual abuse prevention education training for adults; directly comparable to Day One's Prevention & Community Education programs and Body Safety curriculum offerings.
• Dallas Children's Advocacy Center: NCA-accredited CAC serving the Dallas metro area with multidisciplinary forensic interviewing, therapy, and advocacy; closely comparable operating model to Day One RI's CAC services, just at larger urban scale.

Emerging players

• Stop It Now: Prevention-focused nonprofit working to prevent child sexual abuse through helpline, education, and adult-accountability programming; comparable to Day One's prevention education and helpline services, with overlapping but more narrowly scoped mission.

Regional players

• Massachusetts Children's Alliance: Statewide chapter organization coordinating NCA-accredited CACs across Massachusetts; directly comparable to Day One's RI Children's Network state chapter role, with an adjacent regional peer in New England.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/dayoneri
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyuN3ilPVGN4woT2SRxZ8HA
• Facebookfacebook.com/dayoneri
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/day-one-ri
• Instagraminstagram.com/dayoneri/?hl=en

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