WAYNE COUNTY SAFE PROGRAM

Name

WAYNE COUNTY SAFE PROGRAM

Legal name

Avalon Healing Center

Website

https://wcsafe.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Avalon Healing Center, the operating arm of Wayne County SAFE Program, is a Detroit-based nonprofit operating the designated 24/7 Acute Assault Center for Wayne County, Michigan, delivering free and confidential sexual assault crisis response, medical-forensic exams, counseling, advocacy, pediatric services, and human trafficking support across 5 clinic locations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sexual Assault Crisis Services

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAFAJ

Victim Services & Witness Assistance (Justice System)

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Justice System (Courts, Prosecution & Corrections)

SECONDARYBPADAHAF

Protection Services (GBV, Child Protection, Safeguarding)

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Refugee, Migration & Displacement Services

SECONDARYHLAFACAM

Forensic & Correctional Behavioral Health Services

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Behavioral Health & Substance Use Treatment

Keywords

• Sexual assault services
• Crisis intervention support
• Forensic medical exams
• Trauma-informed counseling
• Survivor advocacy services

Headquarters

HQ city

Detroit

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: The organization operates as a nonprofit and relies on donations, including a Survivor Strong monthly giving program, to fund operations and services.
2. Public/Government Funding: As a designated Acute Assault Center serving Wayne County, the organization likely receives government grants and public funding to support its crisis services and forensic examination programs.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Wayne County SAFE Program provides free, confidential, trauma-informed 24/7 sexual assault crisis services for survivors of all ages. Offerings include medical-forensic examinations (rape kits), counseling, advocacy, pediatric services, a wellness clinic for follow-up medical care, and human-trafficking response support, delivered across five clinic locations in the Detroit/Wayne County area.

Product overview

WAYNE COUNTY SAFE PROGRAM operates through Avalon Healing Center, a trauma-informed sexual assault support organization providing free, confidential services 24/7 to survivors of sexual violence. The organization offers a coordinated suite of services including acute assault response (medical-forensic exams within 120 hours), non-acute assault services, individual and group counseling, advocacy with expert witness testimony, pediatric services, wellness clinic follow-up care, human trafficking support, and professional training. Services are delivered across 5 clinic locations in the Detroit metropolitan area including DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford St. John Hospital, and Avalon-operated sites. The SAFE Program Help Center and Sexual Assault Kit Tracking are resource services supporting survivors through the legal process.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical-Forensic Sexual Assault Examinations (Rape Kit / SAFE Exam) Forensic medical examination performed by trained clinicians (Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners) to collect evidence and provide immediate medical care following a sexual assault; available 24/7 to survivors at program clinics.
• Trauma-Informed Counseling Confidential, trauma-informed counseling for survivors of sexual assault to support emotional recovery and coping after an assault.
• Survivor Advocacy Services Advocacy support that helps sexual assault survivors navigate medical, legal, law-enforcement, and social-service systems following an assault.
• Pediatric Sexual Assault Services Specialized medical-forensic, counseling, and advocacy services tailored for child and adolescent sexual assault survivors and their non-offending family members.
• Wellness Clinic (Follow-Up Medical Care) Follow-up medical care clinic for survivors who have accessed SAFE Program services, providing ongoing wellness and post-assault medical support.
• Human Trafficking Response Support Crisis response and support services for survivors of human trafficking, integrated with the program's broader sexual assault crisis offerings.
• Professional Training and Community Education Training programs for professionals and community education on sexual assault response, trauma-informed care, and related topics delivered by the SAFE Program.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DMC Sinai-Grace HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partnership for acute assault services - Avalon provides 24/7 sexual assault medical and forensic exams on-site, eliminating need for survivors to visit emergency rooms for evidence collection.
• DMC Detroit Receiving HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partnership for acute assault services - on-site medical-forensic examination services for sexual assault survivors.
• Children's Hospital of MichigancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPediatric sexual assault services partnership providing specialized care for child survivors along with dedicated pediatric clinic services.
• Kids-TALK Child Advocacy Center (CAC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-disciplinary approach to child abuse investigation providing coordinated services for pediatric survivors.
• Henry Ford St. John HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHospital partnership for acute assault services - Avalon provides on-site sexual assault medical and forensic exams.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Kid's-TALK Children's Advocacy Center (national network reference): National Children's Advocacy Center network representing the multi-disciplinary child abuse investigation model that Avalon uses via its Detroit Kids-TALK CAC partnership. Comparable as the systemic framework underpinning Avalon's pediatric services.
• RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network): Operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline and is the largest US anti-sexual-violence organization. Comparable to Avalon as a survivor-services provider, though RAINN operates nationally and focuses on hotline/referral infrastructure rather than in-person forensic exams.

Direct peers

• Pittsburgh Action Against Rape (PAAR): Pennsylvania's oldest rape crisis center providing 24/7 hotline, medical advocacy, counseling, and forensic exam coordination. Closely comparable to Avalon in scope (medical-forensic exam coordination + counseling + advocacy) and in mid-size urban service model.
• Safe Horizon: New York City-based victim services nonprofit providing sexual assault response, counseling, advocacy, and forensic exam coordination. Directly comparable operating model to Avalon — multi-site crisis response with advocacy and counseling components — though at significantly larger scale.
• YWCA of Metropolitan Detroit: Regional YWCA affiliate providing sexual assault crisis services, advocacy, and shelter programming in the same Detroit metro market. Directly comparable in service scope (crisis response, advocacy, counseling) and geographic catchment to Avalon.
• DC SAFE / DC Victim Assistance: Washington DC-area sexual assault and domestic violence service provider offering forensic exams, crisis response, and advocacy. Comparable to Avalon as an urban-area sexual assault response organization with embedded hospital/clinic partnerships.
• Zoe Center for Sexual Assault: Sexual assault response center offering forensic exams, advocacy, and counseling in the Indianapolis area. Comparable to Avalon as a multi-site hospital-partnered sexual assault center serving a single metropolitan region.

Others

• National Children's Alliance: Accrediting body and network for Children's Advocacy Centers, including Kids-TALK CAC which Avalon partners with. Comparable to Avalon as an ecosystem participant that defines standards for the pediatric sexual abuse response services Avalon delivers.
• International Association of Forensic Nurses (IAFN): Professional association that sets standards and provides training for Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) programs. Comparable to Avalon because IAFN's SANE training and certification framework underpins Avalon's forensic exam service delivery and clinical quality.

Regional players

• Michigan Coalition to End Domestic & Sexual Violence (MCEDSV): Statewide coalition that coordinates and advocates for Michigan's sexual assault and domestic violence service providers. Comparable to Avalon as a stakeholder in the same Michigan service ecosystem, though operating as a coordinating body rather than direct service provider.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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