Dunebrook, Inc.

What Dunebrook, Inc. does

Dunebrook, Inc. is a private nonprofit organization founded in 1989 and headquartered at 7451 West Johnson Rd., Michigan City, Indiana. It operates the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) for LaPorte County, providing forensic interviews in a child-friendly setting using state-of-the-art recording and monitoring equipment, conducted in collaboration with law enforcement and the Indiana Department of Child Services (DCS). The CAC was characterized by LaPorte County Sheriff John Boyd as 'the envy of CACs in the Midwest.' Beyond forensic interviewing, Dunebrook runs the Healthy Families home visitation program supporting new parents from the prenatal period through age 5, a Public Education program delivering evidence-based prevention curricula (Monique Burr Child Safety Matters, Teen Safety Matters, Darkness to Light's Stewards of Children) in 110+ schools across 8 Indiana counties, and the Covering Kids & Families healthcare-navigation program providing certified Indiana Navigator enrollment assistance.

The organization is funded through a mix of individual donations (collected via Network for Good), corporate sponsorship (anchored by the annual Dragon Boat Family Festival), in-kind contributions, community grants, and federal program funding. All direct services to children and families—CAC interviews, home visits, prevention education, healthcare navigation—are delivered free of charge, with no pricing tier or billing relationship with end beneficiaries. Dunebrook also holds the Charter Council designation for Prevent Child Abuse Indiana in LaPorte County (since 1989) and Porter County (since 2018), making it the regional coordinator for child maltreatment prevention. As of 2024, the organization reported serving 46,000+ individuals annually, employed approximately 47 staff, and was navigating a leadership transition with its Executive Director resigning effective May 1, 2024.

Name

Dunebrook, Inc.

Legal name

Dunebrook, Inc.

Website

https://dunebrook.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dunebrook is a Northwest Indiana nonprofit founded in 1989 that delivers child abuse prevention, forensic interviews, home visitation, and healthcare navigation services free of charge across eight counties, serving more than 46,000 individuals annually.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Advocacy and Family Support 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 primary industry

Child Protection & Child Rights (BPAGABAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Child Welfare, Foster Care & Adoption Services (BPAGAEAE), Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

Keywords

• Child abuse prevention
• Forensic interview services
• Family home visitation
• Child safety education
• Health insurance navigation

Headquarters

HQ city

Michigan City, Indiana

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: Community donations through online platforms (Network for Good), event fundraising (Dragon Boat Festival), and general charitable giving support organizational operations.
2. Community Grants and Federal Funding: Funded for over 30 years through community grants, fundraising support, and federal program funding. Prevention trainings are grant-funded.
3. In-Kind Contributions: Community support through in-kind gifts, volunteer time, and Amazon Wish List contributions (Family Depot Program).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dunebrook is a nonprofit child advocacy organization that provides a coordinated suite of child abuse prevention, investigation support, and family support programs in Northwest Indiana. Its services include forensic interviews and family advocacy, voluntary home visits for parents from the prenatal period through age five, school and community safety education, and free health insurance navigation. It also coordinates community child-maltreatment prevention efforts as the charter council for Prevent Child Abuse Indiana in LaPorte and Porter Counties.

Product overview

Dunebrook is a nonprofit child advocacy organization offering a coordinated suite of programs focused on protecting children and supporting families in Northwest Indiana. The core offerings include the Child Advocacy Center (providing forensic interviews for abuse investigation), the Healthy Families home visitation program, Public Education (evidence-based prevention education), Covering Kids and Families (healthcare navigation), and Prevent Child Abuse initiatives. The organization also runs the Dragon Boats Family Festival as an annual fundraising event. Programs serve LaPorte, Porter, Starke, Pulaski, and surrounding counties.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Healthy Families Program: A free, voluntary, personalized, confidential program supporting new parents in LaPorte County, offering home visits and parenting support from prenatal through age 5.
• Child Advocacy Center (CAC)
• Covering Kids and Families
• Public Education Program
• Prevent Child Abuse La Porte County

Products and services

• Healthy Families Program A free, voluntary, personalized, and confidential home-visitation program for new parents, providing parenting support, developmental guidance, and community referrals from the prenatal period through age five.
• Child Advocacy Center A child-friendly facility where trained interviewers conduct forensic interviews of alleged child abuse victims in collaboration with law enforcement and the Indiana Department of Child Services, with family advocacy and medical and mental-health referral support.
• Public Education Program School and community presentations for children and adults using evidence-based programs to teach body safety, child abuse prevention, bullying and digital-safety awareness, and mandated-reporter responsibilities.
• Covering Kids and Families Free assistance from Certified Indiana Navigators with health insurance applications, renewals, benefits education, and enrollment troubleshooting for residents of LaPorte and Porter Counties.
• Prevent Child Abuse La Porte County A community-wide prevention initiative that coordinates child-maltreatment prevention efforts and identifies support opportunities for children and families as Dunebrook's Charter Council for Prevent Child Abuse Indiana in LaPorte and Porter Counties.

Quantifiable outcome

• 46,000+ individuals served in 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prevent Child Abuse Indiana (PCAIN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1989Dunebrook has held the charter for the Prevent Child Abuse Indiana 'Child Abuse Prevention Council' in LaPorte County since 1989 and in Porter County since 2018. This official designation makes Dunebrook the regional leader for child maltreatment prevention coordination, working to increase effectiveness, alignment, and coordination of existing prevention efforts across the county.
• Multi-Disciplinary Team (Law Enforcement and DCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative team including law enforcement and Department of Child Services Family Case Managers who work with Dunebrook's Child Advocacy Center. The team determines next steps after forensic interviews and coordinates on investigations. Evidence from interviews is released to investigators according to jointly developed protocols.
• Monique Burr FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicensed provider of evidence-based prevention education programs including Child Safety Matters (elementary) and Teen Safety Matters (middle/high school). These comprehensive programs address child abuse, bullying, cyberbullying, and digital dangers using a 5-Safety-Rule framework.
• Darkness to Light (Stewards of Children)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvider of the Stewards of Children program, a 2.5-hour training that educates adults on facts about child abuse. Dunebrook has presented this program to over 800 adults since 2017, with participants eligible for continuing education credits.
• Covering Kids & Families of IndianacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of a statewide network of organizations providing healthcare coverage navigation. Covering Kids & Families of Indiana partners with local organizations like Dunebrook to provide support to families conveniently in their communities.
• Indiana Department of Child ServicescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorReferral source for Child Advocacy Center services. DCS Family Case Managers work with Dunebrook during forensic interviews and coordinate next steps with families. Dunebrook also participates in Indiana's Framework for the Prevention of Child Abuse & Neglect.
• Local Businesses and Corporations (Dragon Boat Sponsors)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerCorporate teams participate in the annual Dragon Boat Family Festival as sponsors and racers. Event proceeds support Dunebrook's child abuse prevention and intervention programs serving multiple Indiana counties.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Monique Burr Foundation for Children: Developer of the Child Safety Matters and Teen Safety Matters evidence-based prevention curricula. Dunebrook is a licensed provider, making it a direct delivery peer in school-based child safety education.
• Darkness to Light: National nonprofit that trains adults to prevent child sexual abuse through the Stewards of Children curriculum. Dunebrook is a licensed provider of this program, making it a direct delivery peer in adult prevention education.
• Susie's Place Child Advocacy Center: Indiana-based Child Advocacy Center providing forensic interviews and family advocacy in a child-friendly setting. Operates the same core CAC model as Dunebrook in a different Indiana region.
• Covering Kids & Families of Indiana: Statewide healthcare navigation network with which Dunebrook's Covering Kids & Families program is directly affiliated. Operates the same Certified Indiana Navigator model for HIP/Medicaid enrollment.

Broad incumbents

• Healthy Families America: National home visitation program administered by Prevent Child Abuse America. Dunebrook's Healthy Families Program is a local affiliate using this evidence-based model, making it a direct program-level peer.
• National Children's Alliance: National accrediting body and network for Child Advocacy Centers across the U.S. Directly comparable because Dunebrook's CAC operates under NCA standards and benefits from the same forensic interview protocols and multi-disciplinary team model.
• Nurse-Family Partnership: National evidence-based home visitation program serving first-time parents. Comparable to Dunebrook's Healthy Families Program in mission and structure, though operating with a nurse-led delivery model.
• Prevent Child Abuse America: National umbrella organization for child abuse prevention councils. Dunebrook is a chartered council of its Indiana affiliate (Prevent Child Abuse Indiana), making it a direct organizational peer in the prevention-council model.

Emerging players

• Parents as Teachers: National home visitation and parent education model serving families from prenatal through kindergarten. Overlaps with Dunebrook's Healthy Families Program in target population and developmental focus.

Others

• Indiana Department of Child Services: State agency that is Dunebrook's primary referral source for CAC forensic interviews. While not a peer in the traditional sense, it is the ecosystem counterpart that drives a material portion of Dunebrook's CAC case volume.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutu.be/rLsjYxKGThw
• Facebookfacebook.com/HealthyFamiliesDunebrook
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dunebrook

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles20 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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