Disabled Childrens Association Inc

What Disabled Childrens Association Inc does

Disabled Children's Association Inc is a non-profit organization headquartered in Orlando, Florida, founded in 2014. The organization operates with a small team of approximately 10 employees and maintains a registered web presence at dcaserves.org. The provided source material is limited to this baseline firmographic profile; no narrative content from the organization's website, programmatic descriptions, mission statements, leadership bios, or third-party reporting was captured in the input data.

The limited profile — a non-profit structure, a single Orlando location, modest headcount, and a domain consistent with a 2014 founding — suggests a community-scale entity rather than a statewide or national organization. The input materials contain no information about beneficiary populations served, service offerings, funding sources, governance structure, financial performance, or programmatic outcomes. All structured enrichment fields beyond firmographics (management team, investments, contact details, regulatory actions, M&A, structural moves, leadership changes) are empty in the source data, confirming a thin information footprint.

Note on data hygiene: the aggregated input contains extensive operational data for an unrelated entity (Sun Hydroponics, a hydroponic garden plans website). Because that material concerns a different organization, it has been excluded from this analysis and is not used to characterize Disabled Children's Association Inc.

Name

Disabled Childrens Association Inc

Website

https://dcaserves.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Disabled Children's Association Inc is a non-profit organization based in Orlando, Florida, founded in 2014 and operating with approximately 10 employees. The input data provides no further detail on its specific programs or beneficiary populations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Affiliate Marketing: Earn commissions from qualifying purchases when users click affiliate links (Amazon Associates) to buy recommended supplies. No direct product sales; revenue generated from referred e-commerce transactions.
2. Plan Sales: Some plans available for purchase ($5 to $120+). Majority of content is free; premium plans offer additional complexity or scale.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Disabled Childrens Association Inc operates a digital educational content platform that distributes 100% free, step-by-step hydroponic garden building plans (33+ plans across 7 system types) with complete materials lists and beginner-friendly instructions. Revenue is generated through Amazon Associates affiliate commissions on recommended supplies and one-time sales of premium plans priced $5-$120+, with a National Strategic Partner relationship with the USDA Dietary Guidelines Partnership Program.

Product overview

Sun Hydroponics offers a platform of free hydroponic building plans designed for various skill levels and spaces. The core offerings include step-by-step plans with complete materials lists for building hydroponic systems. Product portfolio includes: Kratky Mason Jar Herb Garden (entry-level passive system), DWC Floating Lettuce Raft (24-plant deep water culture), Indoor Shelf DWC Space Saver (compact system for small spaces), and DWC 5-Gallon Bucket System (single-plant setup). Additional system types covered include Kratky Method, Deep Water Culture, Nutrient Film Technique, Flood & Drain, Aeroponics, Drip System, and Wick System. The platform also provides utility tools including a Cost Calculator and What Can I Grow interactive tool. All plans are free with affiliate links to recommended supplies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kratky Mason Jar Herb Garden A beginner-friendly passive hydroponic system using wide-mouth mason jars with the Kratky method to grow fresh kitchen herbs (basil, cilantro, mint) with zero electricity and zero pumps.
• DWC Floating Lettuce Raft A deep water culture system using a floating raft to grow 24 heads of lettuce in a storage tote, keeping plants suspended above nutrient-rich water.
• Indoor Shelf DWC Space Saver A compact deep water culture system designed to fit on standard wire shelves, growing up to 24 heads of lettuce at once in apartments and small spaces.
• DWC 5-Gallon Bucket System A classic single-bucket DWC setup for growing one large plant such as peppers, tomatoes, or a large basil bush indoors or outdoors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% faster plant growth compared to soil-based gardening
• +4 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• USDA Dietary Guidelines Partnership ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSun Hydroponics is a National Strategic Partner of the USDA Dietary Guidelines Partnership Program, helping promote the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030. This partnership positions the company as a trusted resource for nutrition and food education.

Scale indicators3 records

Broad incumbents

• Hydrobuilder: Large hydroponics retailer that also publishes extensive educational content and buying guides, overlapping with Sun Hydroponics' content mission while operating a hardware commerce business.
• Gardyn: Indoor vertical hydroponic gardening system with subscription model targeting apartment dwellers and food-conscious consumers.
• AeroGarden: Established consumer hydroponics brand selling countertop indoor garden kits; competes indirectly for the same beginner home-grower audience.
• Click & Grow: Smart indoor garden product company serving urban consumers who want turnkey soil-free growing — a parallel target customer to Sun Hydroponics' DIY base.
• Tower Garden: Vertical hydroponic gardening systems widely used in schools and homes; relevant overlap on the educator and beginner segments.
• Bootstrap Farmer: Hydroponics and greenhouse supplies retailer with substantial educational content marketing aimed at DIY and small-scale growers.

Emerging players

• Rise Gardens: Smart indoor hydroponic garden system for home use, addressing a similar beginner-friendly, space-constrained audience with a connected product rather than a DIY plan.
• Grow Your Own Vegetables: Online education and membership platform teaching home food growing, including hydroponics, with a comparable DIY home-grower focus.

Direct peers

• Epic Gardening: Leading content-led hydroponic and urban gardening education platform with a comparable SEO-driven, affiliate-supported model and a much larger content and audience footprint.
• Gardener's Path: Long-running gardening education and product recommendation site with similar content-led monetization and beginner-friendly instructional articles.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@SunHydroponics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/disabled-childrens-association-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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 →

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