Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre

What Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre does

Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (KSACC) is a nonprofit society registered in British Columbia, Canada, founded in October 1982 (originally as the Thompson Nicola Rape Crisis Centre) by five feminist organizers with seed funding from the BC Ministry of the Attorney General. The organization provides free, client-centred trauma counselling and support services to survivors of sexualized violence, intimate partner violence, childhood sexual abuse, and harassment across the Kamloops, Chase, Logan Lake, and Ashcroft communities in the Thompson-Nicola and South Cariboo regions. Its service portfolio comprises six core programmes: Adult Counselling (Stopping the Violence/STV), Child & Youth Counselling (Sexual Abuse Intervention Program / PEACE), Community Based Victim Services (CBVS), a 24/7 Anti-Violence Crisis Line with hospital accompaniment at Royal Inland Hospital, Education & Outreach workshops, and Peer Support Groups including Indigenous-, 2SLGBTQ+-, and male-survivor-specific groups.

KSACC's business model is grant-and-donation funded rather than commercial. The primary revenue stream is provincial government funding (anchored by the Ministry of the Attorney General and related BC ministries), supplemented by individual community donations and an active 2024 capital campaign for facility expansion. All counselling, crisis response, victim services, and educational programmes are provided at no cost to qualifying individuals, with community workshops offered on a sliding scale. The organization operates with no proprietary technology platform; service delivery is human-mediated through registered social workers, clinical counsellors, art therapists, and trained crisis-response workers, supported by a basic website (ksacc.ca), social media, and an email newsletter. Distribution spans four physical offices (one headquarters in Kamloops and three satellite offices co-located inside partner facilities in Chase, Logan Lake, and Ashcroft), a 24/7 toll-free crisis line (1-888-974-7278), hospital accompaniment, and outreach via schools, workplaces, and community groups.

Name

Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre

Legal name

Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre

Website

https://ksacc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre is a BC-registered nonprofit society, founded in 1982, that provides free trauma counselling, crisis response, victim services, and education to survivors of sexualized violence across the Kamloops, Chase, Logan Lake, and Ashcroft communities.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Assault Counselling Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Protection, Child Protection & Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Response (BPAGAAAG)

Keywords

• Sexual assault counselling
• Crisis intervention services
• Trauma support services
• Victim advocacy services
• Community education workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Kamloops

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Provincial government funding (Ministry of the Attorney General and other ministries) provides the primary revenue stream, ensuring all programs and services are provided free of charge to clients.
2. Community Donations: Individual donors and community supporters contribute financially to supplement government funding and support operational costs.
3. Capital Campaign: A capital campaign is underway to fund facility expansion and organizational growth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KSACC is a nonprofit feminist organization providing free trauma-informed counselling, crisis intervention, and victim services to survivors of sexualized violence and abuse in the Kamloops, BC region. The centre also delivers education and prevention programming to schools, community groups, and the wider public, and supports a volunteer program. Services are offered at no cost to clients and are guided by an intersectional feminist framework.

Product overview

Kamloops Sexual Assault Counselling Centre (KSACC) is a non-profit feminist organization providing free, client-centred support services to survivors of sexual assault, childhood sexual abuse, domestic violence, and harassment. The organization offers a portfolio of interconnected counselling and support services organized around distinct programs: Adult Counselling (Stopping the Violence - STV), Child & Youth Counselling (SAIP and PEACE programs), Community Based Victim Services (CBVS), Anti-Violence Crisis Response with a 24/7 crisis line and hospital accompaniment, Education & Outreach workshops, and Peer Support Groups. All services are provided free of charge to qualifying individuals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Royal Inland HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Royal Inland Hospital to provide hospital accompaniment services. KSACC crisis response workers attend the hospital with recent survivors of sexual assault or domestic violence to provide information, advocacy, and support during medical attention including the Sexual Assault Forensic Kit and RCMP reporting.
• RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted Police)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRCMP receives third-party (anonymous) reports filed by KSACC community-based victim service workers on behalf of survivors who do not wish to report directly. KSACC assists victims in understanding reporting options and can forward third-party reporting forms to RCMP.
• Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society (KAFS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKSACC is collaborating with the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society on a support group for male survivors of sexualized violence and abuse. This partnership supports Indigenous male survivors in accessing appropriate support services.
• South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry SocietyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKSACC operates a satellite office at the South Cariboo Elizabeth Fry Society location in Ashcroft, providing access to Stopping the Violence counselling services in the more remote Ashcroft community.
• Chase Wellness CentreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKSACC maintains an office at Chase Wellness Centre providing STV counselling and PEACE program services for children and youth in the Chase community.
• Logan Lake Health CentreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKSACC operates a satellite office at the Logan Lake Health Centre providing Stopping the Violence counselling services to Logan Lake residents.
• The Loops Sex Workers AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoth organizations serve overlapping populations. KSACC's Sex Worker Outreach Coordinator (Fern) is also the director of The Loops Sex Workers Association, providing peer-led programming for current and former adult industry workers. The organizations cross-refer and collaborate on community support.
• Y OutreachminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChildren who have experienced assault or witnessed intimate partner violence are referred to Y Outreach's PEACE Program at 250-319-2406 for specialized child and youth violence support services.
• Thompson Rivers University (TRU)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKSACC maintains a resource listing for TRU students including Sexualized Violence Prevention and Response (250-828-5023), Campus Security, Wellness Centre, Counselling Department, and Medical Clinic contacts.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Society: Indigenous-led organization offering cultural programming, victim services, and community support in Vancouver. KSACC's partnership with the Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship Society demonstrates comparable Indigenous-serving service elements.
• PEERS (Prostitution Empowerment Education & Rehabilitation Society): Vancouver-based nonprofit offering peer-led support, outreach, and resources to current and former sex workers. Comparable niche population to KSACC's sex worker outreach programming but focused exclusively on the sex-worker community.

Broad incumbents

• Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver: National network with provincial/regional chapters offering advocacy, counselling, and support to women and gender-diverse people impacted by violence and criminalization. KSACC itself partners with a regional Elizabeth Fry chapter in Ashcroft, indicating service-model alignment.
• YWCA Metro Vancouver: Larger, multi-service nonprofit providing women's shelters, anti-violence programming, housing, and child care. Operates a broader portfolio than KSACC but overlaps materially on anti-violence counselling and crisis-response services.

Others

• Ending Violence Association of British Columbia: Provincial umbrella association coordinating anti-violence programs and policy across BC. KSACC operates within the EVA BC member network that channels provincial anti-violence funding, making EVA BC a key ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor.

Direct peers

• WAVAW Rape Crisis Centre: Vancouver-based feminist organization offering crisis line, counselling, victim services, and hospital accompaniment for survivors of sexualized violence. Operates with a similar trauma-informed, intersectional feminist framework and free-services funding model as KSACC.
• Battered Women's Support Services: Vancouver-area feminist organization providing counselling, victim services, and education for women and gender-diverse survivors of gender-based violence. Comparable mission, service portfolio, and grassroots nonprofit structure to KSACC.
• Victoria Sexual Assault Centre: Provides trauma counselling, crisis support, and advocacy for survivors of sexualized violence in the Greater Victoria region. Closely comparable in service mix (adult and youth counselling, hospital accompaniment, education/outreach) and BC-based nonprofit model, differing primarily in geography.

Regional players

• Kelowna Women's Shelter: Provides safe housing, counselling, and outreach to women and children fleeing violence in the Okanagan. Comparable anti-violence services to KSACC but with an emergency-shelter component not present in KSACC's offering.
• Surrey Women's Centre: Serves women and families in Surrey, BC with counselling, victim services, and anti-violence programs. Comparable community-based service model with provincial government funding, but operates in a different Lower Mainland region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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