Corporación Opción

Name

Corporación Opción

Legal name

Corporación de Oportunidad y Acción Solidaria

Website

https://opcion.cl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Child Protection and Juvenile Justice Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (624110), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Justice, At-Risk Youth & Violence Prevention Nonprofits (BPAGADAM)

Keywords

• Child protection services
• Juvenile justice programs
• Family support services
• Social reinsertion programs
• Child rights advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Providencia, Santiago Metropolitan Region

HQ country

Chile

HQ region

Latin America

Offices19 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Transfers from Servicio Nacional de Protección Especializada a la Niñez y Adolescencia: Core funding comes from government transfers under formal convenios (agreements) with the Servicio Nacional de Protección Especializada a la Niñez y Adolescencia, which funds the execution of child protection programs including CEPIJ, AFT-PF, PIE, PEE, PAS, PPF, and PRI programs.
2. Transfers from Servicio de Reinserción Social Juvenil: Secondary revenue stream from government transfers for juvenile justice and social reintegration programs including LAE, LAS, MCA, SA, and SBC/RD programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Corporación Opción is a non-profit social services organization that delivers specialized child protection and juvenile justice programs on behalf of the Chilean government. Its services include therapeutic family accompaniment, specialized psychosocial care for victims of abuse and sexual exploitation, intervention programs for children exhibiting problematic sexual behaviors, and socio-educational and community-service compliance centers for adolescents in conflict with criminal law. Programs are executed through formal convenios with the Servicio Nacional de Protección Especializada a la Niñez y Adolescencia and the Servicio de Reinserción Social Juvenil, and are delivered free of charge to beneficiaries across multiple regions of Chile.

Product overview

Corporación Opción is a non-profit organization (founded 1990) operating a multi-program portfolio focused on child and adolescent protection and juvenile justice. The core offering consists of two main areas: the Área de Protección de Derechos (Rights Protection Area) delivering specialized programs including AFT-PF (family accompaniment), PRM-CEPIJ (child protection), PAS (problematic sexual behavior), PEE (sexual exploitation repair), PIE/Pie-24 (specialized intervention), PPF (focalized prevention), and PRI (institutionalized children); and the Área de Reinserción Social Juvenil (Youth Social Reinsertion Area) providing LAE, LAS, SA, SBC/RD, and MCA compliance centers for adolescents in the justice system. Supporting programs include the Agrupación Infantojuvenil for child participation, a digital library with 30+ publications, advisory services for institutions, and the 'Escucha, Cree, Protege' awareness campaign. The organization operates nationwide through approximately 40+ programs across multiple regions of Chile in partnership with government services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Programas de Acompañamiento Familiar Territorial y de Prevención Focalizada (AFT-PF) Therapeutic accompaniment program serving children, adolescents, and their families; intervention aims to strengthen parenting and caregiving skills to interrupt rights violations through an integrated model complemented by the Focused Prevention program. Delivered under formal agreement with Chilean government child protection services.
• Programas de Protección Infanto Juvenil (PRM-CEPIJ) Programs of Reparation of Abuse providing specialized psychosocial care to children and adolescents under 18 who have been victims of forms of abuse constituting crimes. Operated through CEPIJ program sites across multiple Chilean regions.
• Programas PAS Specialized therapeutic intervention programs for children and adolescents exhibiting problematic and abusive sexual behaviors.
• Programas de Reparación de la Explotación Sexual Infantil (PEE) Programs focused on reparation and specialized care for children and adolescents who have been victims of sexual exploitation.
• Programas de Intervención Especializada PIE Specialized intervention programs providing therapeutic and psychosocial support to children and adolescents in situations of rights violations.
• Programas de Intervención Especializada PIE 24 Horas 24-hour specialized intervention programs providing immediate response and support for children and adolescents in crisis situations.
• Programas de Prevención Focalizada PPF Focused prevention programs aimed at early identification and intervention with families and children at risk of rights violations.
• Programa de Reparación de Intervención para niños Institucionalizados PRI Reparation program for institutionalized children providing specialized intervention and support for those in residential care settings.
• Centros de Cumplimiento de Libertad Asistida Especial (LAE) Specialized assisted freedom compliance centers for adolescents in the juvenile justice system requiring intensive supervision and support.
• Centros de Cumplimiento de Libertad Asistida Simple (LAS) Simple assisted freedom compliance centers providing supervision and socio-educational support for adolescents.
• Centros de Cumplimiento de Salida Alternativa (SA) Alternative exit compliance centers offering pathways for adolescents to exit the formal justice system through supervised programs.
• Centros de Cumplimiento de Servicio en Beneficio de la Comunidad y Reparación de Daño (SBC/RD) Community service and damage reparation compliance centers where adolescents fulfill court-ordered community service obligations.
• Centros de Cumplimiento de Medidas Cautelares Ambulatorias (MCA) Ambulatory precautionary measure compliance centers providing supervised programs for adolescents awaiting trial.
• Agrupación Infantojuvenil Protagonic participation space for children and adolescents from various programs, enabling them to share perspectives, advocate for their rights, and generate territorial impact actions.
• Asesorías y Transferencias Advisory and methodology transfer services offering institutional experience to public and private organizations for the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs and policies for children and adolescents.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction of children in residential care from 63% (1990) to 8.2% (2014)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• Amnesty International ChilemajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Joint project 'Este es mi cuerpo' directed at youth aged 13-19 to empower them in promoting and defending their sexual and reproductive rights. Project was conducted in parallel in Chile, Argentina, and Peru.
• Servicio Nacional de Protección Especializada a la Niñez y AdolescenciacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary government partner for execution of child protection programs. Corporación Opción executes programs including CEPIJ, AFT-PF, PIE, PEE, PAS, PPF, and PRI under formal convenios (agreements) with this government service.
• Servicio de Reinserción Social JuvenilcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment partner for juvenile justice and social reinsertion programs. Corporación Opción executes LAE, LAS, MCA, SA, and SBC/RD programs under formal convenios with this government service.
• UNICEF ChilemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on child rights awareness and protection initiatives. UNICEF logo appears on the 'Escucha, Cree, Protege' campaign materials alongside Corporación Opción.
• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in international forums and initiatives related to child protection and drug policy. Logo appears on organizational materials indicating partnership status.
• Universidad de ChilemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the Índice de Medición de Efectividad (Effectiveness Measurement Index) for CEPIJ and ESI programs. Implementation began in 2024 with training conducted by FACSO academics.
• Defensoría de la NiñezmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on child rights advocacy and policy development. Defensoría de la Niñez participates in organizational events and initiatives.
• CONAF (Corporación Nacional Forestal)minorOthersCollaboration on community service initiatives where adolescents participate in environmental activities such as tree planting as part of their social reinsertion process.
• Municipalities across ChileminorOthersLocal government partnerships for program execution and community-based activities at the municipal level.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fundación para la Confianza: Chilean foundation focused on the prevention of and response to child sexual abuse. Highly comparable because it works on the same therapeutic and prevention problem space (PAS/PAS-equivalent interventions) and collaborates with Chilean public agencies.
• Fundación Integra: Chilean nonprofit operating publicly funded early-childhood education and care centers nationwide. Comparable because it is a large, government-contracted child-services operator with national coverage, professional staff, and a multi-program portfolio funded via convenios.
• Hogar de Cristo: Major Chilean social-services nonprofit addressing poverty and vulnerability across multiple population groups. Comparable in scale and operating model: large professional workforce, government-funded programs, national geographic footprint, and Catholic-affiliated nonprofit governance.
• World Vision Chile: Chilean branch of World Vision International focused on child protection, advocacy, and community development. Comparable because it executes child-rights programs in Chile, partners with public agencies, and pursues international child-welfare funding streams.
• Aldeas Infantiles SOS Chile: Chilean affiliate of SOS Children's Villages, delivering alternative care and family-strengthening programs for children and adolescents. Highly comparable to Corporación Opción because both operate residential and family-based protection programs funded by the Chilean state for vulnerable children.
• Cáritas Chile: Chilean Catholic social-action network delivering social assistance, child and family support, and emergency programs. Comparable because it channels public and donor funding into community-level vulnerable-population services with a similar nonprofit operating structure.
• Save the Children Chile: Chilean operation of Save the Children International working on child rights, protection from violence, and juvenile justice advocacy. Directly comparable as a child-rights NGO delivering programs, research, and policy advocacy within the same Chilean institutional landscape.

Broad incumbents

• UNICEF Chile: Chilean country office of UNICEF, the global UN children's agency. Comparable as a child-rights policy actor and donor in Chile, and as a current partner of Corporación Opción, though it operates as a broader incumbent rather than a direct program-delivery peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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