Dawning Family Services

Name

Dawning Family Services

Legal name

Dawning Family Services

Website

https://dawningfamilyservices.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Family Homelessness Services

NAICS

Community Housing Services (62422), Temporary Shelters (624221), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Individual and Family Services (6241)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Homelessness Prevention, Shelter & Supportive Housing Services (BPAIANAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

Keywords

• Family homelessness services
• Emergency shelter programs
• Rapid rehousing assistance
• Housing stability support
• Employment support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Tampa

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. Individual Donations: One-time and recurring donations from individual supporters, including the Impact Circle monthly giving program
2. Corporate Giving & Sponsorship: Corporate sponsorships for events, program-specific support, employee engagement activities, workplace giving campaigns, and in-kind support
3. Foundation & Grant Funding: Support from foundations and grant-making organizations including Hillsborough County, City of Tampa, Children's Board, and community foundations
4. Special Events: Annual fundraising events including Make An Impact Breakfast and Dusk Til Dawn

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Dawning Family Services provides a continuum of family homelessness services in Hillsborough County, Florida, encompassing four core programs: Family Homeless Prevention (early intervention for households showing signs of housing instability), Emergency Shelter (safe temporary housing with case management), Rapid Rehousing (housing navigation and financial assistance to transition families into permanent homes), and Work for Success (employment readiness training and job placement support). All services are delivered free of charge to families with minor children.

Product overview

Dawning Family Services operates as a nonprofit organization offering a continuum of housing and support programs for families with children experiencing homelessness or housing instability in Hillsborough County, Florida. The core service portfolio includes four interconnected programs: Family Homeless Prevention (early intervention), Emergency Shelter (temporary housing), Rapid Rehousing (transition to permanent housing), and Work for Success (employment support). These programs are complemented by donor engagement initiatives including the Impact Circle monthly giving program and signature events like the Make An Impact Breakfast and Dusk Til Dawn sleep-out event. The organization serves all modern family structures including single parents, couples, multi-generational parents, and LGBTQ+ parents with at least one minor child in the household.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Family Homeless Prevention
• Emergency Shelter
• Rapid Rehousing
• Work for Success
• Impact Circle

Quantifiable outcome

• 94% of families in Rapid Rehousing program had a signed lease
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• BayCarecoreOthersHealthcare partner providing support for families in the Dawning Family Services programs
• Carlton FieldssupportingOthersCorporate partner providing legal and business support services
• Junior League of TampasupportingOthersWomen's volunteer organization supporting community programs and initiatives
• SolarquestminorOthersCommunity partner supporting organizational initiatives
• St Marks Episcopal ChurchsupportingOthersFaith-based community partner providing spiritual and practical support
• Suncoast Credit UnionsupportingOthersCredit union partner providing financial support and community engagement
• Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative (THHI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead coordinating body for homeless services in Hillsborough County, working strategically with Dawning on system-wide initiatives

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Metropolitan Ministries: Tampa-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter, meals, housing, and family support services directly comparable to Dawning's continuum-of-care model serving Hillsborough County families.
• St. Vincent de Paul CARES: Faith-based Tampa-area nonprofit delivering rapid rehousing, case management, and homelessness prevention services to families in the same Hillsborough County service territory.
• Catholic Charities Diocese of St. Petersburg: Regional Catholic Charities affiliate operating family housing, rapid rehousing, and emergency services across the Tampa Bay region — directly overlaps Dawning's core programs in the same geography.
• Family Promise of Hillsborough County: Local Family Promise affiliate focused specifically on family homelessness prevention, shelter, and stabilization in the Tampa Bay area — the closest narrow-focus peer to Dawning.

Others

• Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative (THHI): Lead coordinating body for homeless services in Hillsborough County that funds and collaborates with Dawning; relevant as a system steward and funder rather than a direct program operator.
• United Way Suncoast: Major regional funder of family-support services and Dawning's core institutional partner; comparable as an ecosystem orchestrator funding overlapping family and housing programs across Tampa Bay.

Emerging players

• Goodwill Industries-Suncoast: Mission-driven regional nonprofit operating workforce development, housing, and re-entry programs across Tampa Bay; comparable to Dawning's Work for Success employment pillar.

Regional players

• Lighthouse Ministries: Tampa-area faith-based nonprofit providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, and recovery services — comparable in operating geography and population served.

Broad incumbents

• Volunteers of America Florida: Statewide affiliate of a large national human services nonprofit operating housing, reentry, and family-support programs that overlap directly with Dawning's rapid rehousing and family stabilization work.
• The Salvation Army Tampa Area Command: A large, established social services and shelter operator in Tampa with broader mission scope (housing, food, recovery) that overlaps Dawning's emergency shelter and family support services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@dawningfamilyservices
• Facebookfacebook.com/DawningFamilyServices
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dawningfamilyservices
• Instagraminstagram.com/dawningfamilyservices
• Xx.com/dawningfs

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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