Mountainheart Child Care Svcs

What Mountainheart Child Care Svcs does

MountainHeart Community Services, Inc. is a private, nonprofit 501(c)(3) community action agency incorporated in 1965 under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, headquartered in Oceana, West Virginia, with approximately 23 employees and service coverage spanning Wyoming, McDowell, Mercer, and surrounding counties. The organization delivers a broad portfolio of federally and state-funded social service programs including Child Care Resource & Referral (for designated Regions V and VI), Head Start and Early Head Start, WV Birth To Three early intervention, Parents As Teachers, Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) services, free tax preparation through the VITA program, weatherization, energy assistance (Dollar Energy), home improvement and construction, Medicaid Waiver, PREP adolescent sexual health education, and emergency crisis intervention and repair programs. MountainHeart also operates the TRAILS (Traveling Resource and Information Library System) and behavioral consultant services for child care providers in its regions.

Name

Mountainheart Child Care Svcs

Legal name

MountainHeart Community Services, Inc.

Website

https://mountainheartwv.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MountainHeart Community Services is a West Virginia 501(c)(3) community action agency delivering Head Start, child care resource and referral, early intervention, energy assistance, and other social service programs to low-income families and providers across Wyoming, McDowell, Mercer, and surrounding counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services (6242), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Early Childhood Education & Childcare Nonprofits (BPAGADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Community Centers & Neighborhood Support Services (BPAGAEAL), Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC), Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

Keywords

• Child care resource referral
• Early childhood education
• Community action services
• Family support programs
• Weatherization energy assistance

Headquarters

HQ city

Oceana

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: MountainHeart Community Services is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that operates primarily through government grant funding. The organization receives grants from the Office of Head Start (Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services), the Bureau for Children and Families, Division of Early Care and Education, and other federal and state programs including Community Services Block Grant (CSBG).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MountainHeart Community Services is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) community action agency that delivers a portfolio of community social services to low-income families and child care providers across southern West Virginia. Its core offerings include Child Care Resource & Referral for Regions V and VI, Head Start and Early Head Start early childhood education, WV Birth To Three early intervention, Parents As Teachers, weatherization, energy assistance (Dollar Energy), home improvement/construction, Medicaid waiver services, free tax preparation (VITA), and emergency crisis and repair programs. Services are delivered through office locations, outreach sites, and the LITT online portal under funding from federal and state grants.

Product overview

MountainHeart Community Services is a nonprofit community action agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of social service programs. The organization operates as a multi-service provider with distinct programs including child care resource and referral (Regions V and VI), Head Start/Early Head Start early childhood education, WV Birth To Three early intervention, Parents As Teachers, Community Services Block Grant, free tax preparation (VITA), weatherization, energy assistance, home improvement, Medicaid Waiver, and emergency assistance programs. The agency uses the LITT Customer Portal as its online service application platform. All programs collectively support low-income individuals, families, and communities in West Virginia with resources for improved quality of life.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Child Care Resource & Referral Regional child care resource and referral program connecting families with child care providers across West Virginia Regions V and VI; offers provider forms, direct deposit information, professional development schedules, behavioral consultant services, and the TRAILS traveling resource library system for child care providers and families.
• Head Start

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WV PATH (People's Access To Help)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWV PATH is West Virginia's integrated eligibility system for multiple state programs. MountainHeart participates in WV PATH as a service provider, offering services through the WV PATH Provider Portal for child care provider services and enrollment.
• Help Me Grow WVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHelp Me Grow WV is a resource connection program for families. MountainHeart refers families to Help Me Grow WV services as part of their comprehensive family support offerings.
• MyFreeTaxesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMountainHeart offers MyFreeTaxes through their Free Tax Service program, providing free tax preparation software and resources for individuals and families to prepare their own income taxes at no charge.
• LITT (My LITT Customer Portal)coreTechnology or IntegrationLITT is the technology platform used by MountainHeart for their customer service portal, allowing individuals and families to apply for services online through the mylitt.com platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• National Head Start Association: Membership and advocacy organization for Head Start grantees; relevant ecosystem peer since MountainHeart operates federally funded Head Start and Early Head Start programs under the same oversight framework.
• National Community Action Partnership: National umbrella organization representing more than 1,000 community action agencies including MountainHeart; comparable as the sector convener and standards body governing the CAA network in which MountainHeart operates.
• Childcare Aware of America: National nonprofit connecting families with child care resources and supporting CCR&R networks; MountainHeart's CCR&R program links directly to Childcare Aware resources, making it an enabling peer in the same child care information ecosystem.

Regional players

• Coalfield Development Corporation: West Virginia-based social enterprise addressing poverty and workforce barriers in southern WV; comparable as a regional peer serving overlapping low-income WV communities through complementary, non-overlapping programs.
• Goodwill Industries of KYOWVA region: Regional Goodwill operating across the KY/OH/WV tri-state area, providing workforce, family and community services; comparable as a regional nonprofit social services provider overlapping parts of MountainHeart's southern WV service area.

Direct peers

• Eastern West Virginia Community Action Agency: Regional West Virginia community action agency operating Head Start, weatherization, energy assistance and family services; comparable as a fellow WV CAA relying on the same federal grant streams (Head Start, CSBG, Weatherization) and serving a similar low-income rural population.
• Telamon Corporation: Multi-state nonprofit community action agency delivering Head Start, CCR&R, migrant and seasonal programs, and family support services with significant West Virginia presence; most directly comparable peer to MountainHeart in funding model, program mix, and rural Appalachian footprint.
• PRIDE Community Services: West Virginia-based community action agency offering Head Start, weatherization, energy assistance and family support in Logan and surrounding counties; competes in the same federal funding pool and serves an adjacent Appalachian service area with a comparable program portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/mountainheartwvorg
• Facebookfacebook.com/mountainheartwv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mountainheart-child-care-svcs
• Instagraminstagram.com/mountainheartwv

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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