Kackaamin Family Development Centre

Name

Kackaamin Family Development Centre

Legal name

Kackaamin Family Development Centre

Website

https://kackaamin.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Indigenous Family Treatment Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child and Youth Services (62411)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Advocacy, Parent Training & Support Services (EDAJAKAK), Mental Health Counseling & Therapy Services (K–12) (EDAJALAG)

Keywords

• Indigenous family treatment
• Trauma-informed therapy
• Addiction recovery services
• Cultural healing programs
• Residential school recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Port Alberni

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Healthcare Funding: Primary funding from Island Health Authority, First Nations Health Authority (FNHA), and Ministry of Children and Family Development for healthcare and social services delivery to Indigenous populations.
2. Education Funding: Funding from School District #70 and Aboriginal Head Start Association for K-12 learning centre and early childhood education programs.
3. Donations: Accepts e-transfer and cheque donations from community supporters to fund programs and facilities.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Kackaamin Family Development Centre provides residential Indigenous family treatment programs in Port Alberni, BC, integrating Western clinical therapy with Nuu-Chah-Nulth traditional healing practices. Core offerings include a 6-week family program, women's 10-bed supportive recovery for early addiction recovery, and Rebuilding the Circle programs addressing sexual violence impacts. Services include on-site family housing, K-12 learning centre, and childcare, and are delivered with 24/7 staffing for First Nations families.

Product overview

Kackaamin Family Development Centre is a non-profit Indigenous family treatment organization offering a portfolio of interconnected programs organized into three main departments: Core Programs/Family Program (one of three Indigenous Family Treatment programs in Canada), the Supportive Recovery Program for early recovery, and Rebuilding the Circle for healing from sexual violence. The center provides holistic services including 6-week family programs, supportive recovery housing, specialized healing programs for sexual trauma, short-term caregivers programs, educational services (K-12 Learning Centre), childcare (Erica Seitcher Childcare Centre), and facility amenities including housing and gymnasium. Services are delivered at the Port Alberni, BC location with 16 housing units, various healing ceremony sites, and 24/7 staffing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Family reunification and improved parenting outcomes through 6-week intensive program
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• School District #70 (SD#70)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides teachers and education assistants for the on-site K-12 Learning Centre, enabling academic continuity for children during family treatment programs.
• Community Care Licensing and Island Health AuthorityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLicenses the Aboriginal Head Start childcare program ensuring compliance with provincial childcare regulations.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Tsow-Tun-Le-Lum Society: Indigenous healing/treatment centre in BC providing culturally based addiction recovery and family programs. Comparable in mission, Indigenous-healing methodology, residential program structure, and funder mix including FNHA.
• Poundmaker's Lodge Treatment Centre: Alberta-based Indigenous residential addictions treatment centre with trauma-informed and culturally based programming. Comparable as a long-standing Indigenous treatment provider serving adults/families via provincial health funding.
• Nimkee Nupnawong Edbisiiget Centre for Aborigines: Ontario-based Indigenous residential treatment centre for addictions and family healing. Comparable program set (adult, family, women's) and Indigenous cultural framework.
• Round Lake Treatment Centre: Indigenous adult and family addictions treatment centre in BC operated by the First Nations Health Authority network. Directly comparable as one of only a handful of BC-licensed First Nations residential treatment programs serving similar referral-based, government-funded client populations.
• Aventa Centre of Excellence for Women with Addictions: Calgary-based women's addictions treatment centre serving Indigenous and non-Indigenous women. Directly comparable to Kackaamin's Women's Supportive Recovery Program (10 beds) in terms of residential women's recovery, trauma-informed care, and cultural support.
• White Buffalo Treatment Centre: Indigenous residential addictions treatment centre in Saskatchewan offering culturally based programming. Comparable in Indigenous healing methodology, family-services orientation, and government funding model.
• Peguis First Nation Treatment Centre: Manitoba-based First Nations residential treatment program with family and adult tracks. Comparable in operating model, funding structure, and program duration (multi-week residential) for First Nations clients.
• Native Healing Centre (Whispering Bear): Saskatchewan-based Indigenous residential adult addictions treatment with cultural ceremonies. Comparable as an Indigenous-led residential treatment program of similar scale.

Others

• FNHA First Nations Treatment Centres Network: Network/platform of FNHA-credentialed First Nations treatment centres across BC; the buyer/funder for Kackaamin. Comparable only as the broader ecosystem context, not a direct peer.

Emerging players

• Maxxine Wright Community Health Centre: BC-based health centre serving women with substance use, mental health, and trauma needs including many Indigenous clients. Adjacent, more urban/perinatal, but overlapping on trauma-informed women's recovery.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Kackaamin-Family-Development-Centre-103074214689578
• Instagraminstagram.com/kackaamin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kackaamin-family-development-centre

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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