A Door of Hope

What A Door of Hope does

A Door of Hope is a Florida-based, faith-based nonprofit operating as a child-placing agency that recruits, trains, licenses, and supports Christian foster families across 11 counties in West Central Florida. Founded in 2014 and headquartered at a P.O. Box in Pinellas Park, the organization runs a four-stage service model — Recruit, Train, License, Support — delivered through monthly Zoom info sessions, in-person classes hosted at partner churches, home studies, and ongoing spiritual and practical support for licensed families. Its service surface is intentionally narrow: there is no software product, no app, and no API; the 'platform' is a combination of trained caseworkers, a partner network of West Central Florida churches, and the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO) affiliation that supplies training resources and peer community.

The business model is donation-driven rather than fee-based. Foster families are not charged for licensing or support, and the organization funds operations through individual giving, church and business partnerships, and structured campaigns on a GiveVirtuous.org portal — including seasonal pushes such as 'Summer of Yes.' ADOH holds a Candid (GuideStar) Silver Transparency badge and publishes Form 990s from 2017 onward and annual reports from 2021 onward, indicating baseline nonprofit governance and reporting maturity. With 11–50 employees and no disclosed revenue, the organization operates as a regionally focused, mission-driven licensing agency whose principal growth levers are geographic expansion, church-partner activation, and donor development rather than product or technology expansion.

Name

A Door of Hope

Legal name

A Door of Hope

Website

https://adoorofhope.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Foster Care Licensing Services

NAICS

Child and Youth Services (62411), Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Religious Organizations (8131)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Youth Housing, Foster Care & Wraparound Support (Education-Linked) Nonprofits (BPAGADAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH), Family Engagement & Caregiver Support Programs (SEL/Mental Health) (EDAKAMAK)

Keywords

• Foster care licensing
• Christian foster family services
• Family support services
• Child welfare ministry
• Community-based foster care

Headquarters

HQ city

Pinellas Park

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: As a nonprofit Christian organization, A Door of Hope is funded primarily through donations from individuals, churches, and businesses. They accept financial contributions through their GiveVirtuous.org donation portal and offer various giving options including one-time and recurring donations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

A Door of Hope is a Florida-based Christian nonprofit foster care licensing agency that recruits, trains, licenses, and supports Christian foster families across 11 counties in West Central Florida. The organization delivers an integrated program of family recruitment, foster parent training (info sessions and parenting classes), home licensing (home visits, background checks, and paperwork), and ongoing emotional, spiritual, and practical support to licensed families. Services are provided at no cost to families and are funded through donations from individuals, churches, and businesses.

Product overview

A Door of Hope operates as a single-service organization providing Christian foster care licensing agency services. The organization offers an integrated program of foster family recruitment, comprehensive training through information sessions and parenting classes, foster home licensing with required home visits and paperwork, and ongoing family support including prayer and community care. The service is delivered across 11 Florida counties in West Central Florida, serving children in crisis through Christian foster families.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Foster Family Recruitment Services
• Foster Parent Training
• Foster Home Licensing
• Family Support Services
• Church Partnership Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Goal: Every child in crisis would have a home if 1 family from each church opened their home to 1 foster child

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

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Candid (GuideStar)minorOthersA Door of Hope maintains a Candid (formerly GuideStar) profile showing their nonprofit transparency. They have achieved Candid's Silver Transparency badge, indicating their nonprofit information is publicly accessible and meets certain transparency standards.
• Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA Door of Hope is a member of the Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO), a network of organizations working to mobilize Christians for orphan care and foster care ministry. This affiliation provides resources, training, and connection to the broader Christian foster care community.
• Churches of West Central FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerChurches partner with A Door of Hope to host info sessions, training classes, and events. The organization believes 'it takes the church' - if one family from each church opened their home, every child would have a home. Churches provide venues, volunteers, and help recruit foster families.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bethany Christian Services: Large, well-established faith-based foster care and adoption agency. It is the most directly comparable peer because, like A Door of Hope, it recruits, trains, licenses, and supports Christian foster families on a national scale.
• Show Hope: Christian nonprofit focused on foster care and adoption recruitment and family support. Mirrors A Door of Hope's mission of mobilizing Christian families to care for children in crisis.
• Lifeline Children's Services: Christian foster care and adoption agency that recruits, trains, and licenses foster families across multiple states. Closely comparable in faith-based recruitment-to-licensing model.
• Florida Baptist Children's Homes: Faith-based Florida foster and residential care provider serving children in state custody. Operates in the same Florida geography and faith-based foster licensing niche as A Door of Hope.
• Promise686: Faith-based organization that mobilizes churches to engage in foster care, adoption, and family restoration. Closely aligned with A Door of Hope's church-partnership GTM motion.

Others

• Christian Alliance for Orphans (CAFO): Membership network of organizations working on adoption, foster care, and orphan care; A Door of Hope is a member. Acts as an ecosystem / capacity-building peer rather than a competing agency.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/adoorofhopetb
• Facebookfacebook.com/ADoorOFHopeFL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/a-door-of-hope

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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