FAMILY ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY TRAINING

What FAMILY ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY TRAINING does

Family Advocacy and Community Training (F.A.C.T.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 1987 in St. Charles, Missouri, by two mothers of children with developmental disabilities who experienced a lack of local resources for special education navigation. The organization delivers free advocacy, navigation, and peer-support services to families of children with developmental disabilities (Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, autism spectrum disorder, intellectual or developmental disabilities, learning disorders, epilepsy, spina bifida) and behavioral or mental health conditions (ADHD, mood, anxiety, personality, bipolar, depression, and eating disorders) across eight counties in the St. Louis Metro Area.

F.A.C.T.'s core service lines are Educational Advocacy (IEP and 504 navigation, school meeting support), Family Support (one-on-one pairing with Certified Family Support Partners for home visits and system navigation), Partnership with Families (a coordinated program with Compass Health Network providing Parent Support Partners for behavioral-health families in Franklin, Lincoln, and St. Charles counties), the People First St. Charles self-advocacy chapter (60+ members, run by and for individuals with developmental disabilities), and Special Education Training workshops delivered via Zoom or in-person. All staff have personal lived experience as family members of people with disabilities, which is the central differentiator of the delivery model.

The business model is grant- and donation-funded rather than revenue-generating. Services are free to eligible families, with eligibility tied to funder and diagnosis requirements rather than income. Funding comes primarily from eight Missouri county resource boards (the public payers for developmental-disability services), supplemented by individual donations and an annual calendar of community fundraisers (Trivia Night, Annual Gala, Rock N Roll Bingo, Trunk or Treat, Turkey Drive, Giving Tuesday). With 19 employees serving 2,200+ families annually, the organization operates at high unit efficiency but has no technology platform, no app, no API, and no disclosed AI/ML capability, reflecting the human-driven, trust-intensive nature of the services delivered.

Name

FAMILY ADVOCACY & COMMUNITY TRAINING

Legal name

Family Advocacy and Community Training

Website

https://factmo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family Advocacy and Community Training (F.A.C.T.) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit founded in 1987 in St. Charles, Missouri, that provides free educational advocacy, family support, and peer navigation services to families of children with developmental disabilities and behavioral health conditions across eight St. Louis-area counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Advocacy and Family Support Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (624120)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ)

Keywords

• Disability family advocacy
• Special education advocacy
• Developmental disability support
• Family support services
• Behavioral health advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Charles

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

F.A.C.T. provides free advocacy, training, and one-on-one support services to families of children with developmental disabilities and behavioral or mental health diagnoses across eight Missouri counties. Its core offerings include Educational Advocacy (IEP/504 navigation), Family Support (Family Support Partners), Partnership with Families (Parent Support Partners with Compass Health Network), Special Education Training, and the People First St. Charles self-advocacy chapter.

Product overview

F.A.C.T. is a non-profit family organization offering a unified suite of advocacy and support services for families with children who have developmental disabilities or behavioral/mental health challenges. The core offerings include Educational Advocacy (helping families navigate IEPs and special education), Family Support (one-on-one guidance from Family Support Partners), Partnership with Families (coordinated with Compass Health Network for behavioral health), and People First St. Charles (self-advocacy chapter for individuals with disabilities). The organization also provides Special Education Training workshops covering topics from IEP building to transition planning. All programs are free to eligible families and are funded by county resource boards. The organization serves over 2,200 families annually across the St. Louis Metro Area.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• People First St. Charles: A local chapter of MO State People First; a membership run by and for people with developmental disabilities that empowers self-advocacy.

Products and services

• Educational Advocacy

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 2,200 families served annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Compass Health NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerF.A.C.T. and Compass Health Network partner to provide and coordinate services designed to meet the needs of families and children with behavioral or mental health diagnoses. While Compass Health Network provides an Integrated Health Specialist to work on skills with the child, F.A.C.T. pairs families with a Parent Support Partner. Families access the program through Compass Health Network's open access process.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• MPACT (Missouri Parents Act): Missouri's federally funded Parent Training and Information (PTI) center, providing parents of children with disabilities training, information, and advocacy on IEPs, 504 plans, and special education rights. Most directly comparable peer to F.A.C.T.'s Educational Advocacy and parent-training work in the same state.
• The Arc of Missouri: State chapter of The Arc, advocating for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and supporting families. Operates in the same Missouri counties with overlapping family-advocacy and case-management functions.
• People First of Missouri: Statewide self-advocacy organization run by and for people with developmental disabilities, the parent network of F.A.C.T.'s People First St. Charles chapter. Directly comparable in the self-advocacy/movement-building dimension.
• Disability Rights Missouri: Missouri's federally mandated Protection & Advocacy (P&A) system for people with disabilities, providing legal advocacy and rights protection. Comparable to F.A.C.T. in mission and geographic footprint, but emphasizes legal/rights enforcement rather than peer-driven family support.
• Autism Society of Greater Missouri: Missouri chapter of the Autism Society providing family support, advocacy, and resources specifically for families of individuals with autism. Comparable to F.A.C.T. for the autism-segment portion of its served population, but with narrower diagnostic focus.

Broad incumbents

• Learning Disabilities Association of America: National organization supporting individuals with learning disabilities and their families through advocacy, training, and resources. Overlaps with F.A.C.T.'s learning-disorder segment but operates nationally across many states rather than as a single-metro service provider.
• The Arc of the United States: National disability advocacy and family-support organization with state and local chapters. Overlaps with F.A.C.T.'s family-advocacy and IDD-support mission but operates as a much larger, broader portfolio rather than a single-metro peer-driven nonprofit.
• Easterseals Midwest: Regional branch of a large national disability services nonprofit providing case management, advocacy, and direct services across the life span. Comparable in family/disability support scope, but with significantly larger scale, broader service portfolio, and broader geographic reach than F.A.C.T.

Emerging players

• National Down Syndrome Society: National advocacy and family-support organization focused on Down syndrome, one of the specific diagnoses explicitly listed in F.A.C.T.'s primary segment. Comparable in family-advocacy intent but with a single-diagnosis focus and a national rather than regional footprint.

Others

• Compass Health Network: Missouri-based behavioral health and integrated healthcare provider that is F.A.C.T.'s named strategic partner in the Partnership with Families program. Included as an ecosystem/partner comparable because it co-delivers the behavioral-health arm of F.A.C.T.'s services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/factmo
• YouTubeshorturl.at/cwP25
• Facebookfacebook.com/Factmo.org
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/family-advocacy-&-community-training

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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